1996 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Visibilitywindshield Wiperwashermotor Problems

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE OR FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V159000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. TURNED TO HIGH THEY STARTED WORKING, IF PUT IN LIMIT TIME IT DID NOT WORK. SHUT OFF TRUCK AND RESTARTED TRUCK THEY WORKED O.K. FOR 5 MIN. THEN STOPPED AGAIN. *JB

CONSUMER STATE WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPER WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPER WOULD WORK INTERMITS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. THEY DO NOT GO DOWN TO LOW POSITION ON GLASS WHEN NOT IN USE. MY NEIGHBOR HAD SIMILAR VEHICLE THAT CAME OFF THE SAME PRODUCTION LINE IN PONTIAC, MI WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. HIS WIPERS GOT RECALLED AND MINE DID NOT. GO FIGURE? WE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.*AK

MULTIPLE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. LAST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. I WAS PULLING A 7000 TRAILER ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SO THAT I COULD SEE WELL ENOUGH TO STAY ON THE ROAD, HOPEING NO ONE WOULD REAR END ME. THIS PROBLEM IS IN GM'S RECALL # 98043 AND YOUR # 98V150, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN # , EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS EXPLAINED IN GM'S RECALL. THISW IS A $270 REPAIR THAT GMSHOULD COVER BECAUSE THE WIPER MOTOR IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL REGARDING THIS CONDITION. *TT

THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND APPEARS TO FAI WHEN EITHER CD PLAYER OR DEFROSTER IS USED. WHEN BOTH ARE DISCONTINUED AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME PASSES,WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK PROPERLY.*AK

I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THREE TIMES DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTOMES WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO COME ON. I HAD HEARD A RECALL EXISTED FOR 1996 CHEVROLET PICKUPS. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 100% OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER BOARD FOR THE WIPERS. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE MINE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT AND UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE. I LONG SINCE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND SEEN COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FRUSTRATION AS I AM. ONE OF THE TIMES THE WIPERS FAILED TO WORK WAS WHILE MY WIFE, 2 YR OLD CHILD AND I WERE ON A FAMILY TRIP WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN HEAVILY; THE WIPERS...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AND FAIL TO OPERATE DURING WET CONDITIONS. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY,. THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS , REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. SOMETIMES WOULD TURN ON/OFF ON THEIR OWN. WOULD GET OUT IN RAIN AND EITHER JIGGLE WIRES OR MOTOR TO GET WIPERS WORKING AGAIN. AT HIGH SPEED WOULD START OKAY, BUT AT LOW SPEED THEY WORKED ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE STOPPING.*AK *JB

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL DURING HEAVY DOWN POUR.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED TWICE. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR TO ZERO VISIBILITY. DEFECT IS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF SOLDIER JOINTS IN THE COMPUTER OF WINDSHIELD WIPER.*AK *SLC

NHTSA RECALL 98V150000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043;VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED, AND THEY STOP WORKING, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *AK

AT 30,000 MILES WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. AT 50,000 MILES MODULE COMPLETELY FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING RAIN STORM.*AK *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS REPLACED PULSE WIPER MODULE WHICH CORRECTED DEFECT. DEALER CLAIMED THIS WAS THE SAME PART AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL WHICH ONLY APPLIED ON PRIOR VEHICLES OF THAT SAME MODEL.*AK THE RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS ISSUED BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVENTHOUGH PART ARE THE SAME. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. AT ONE TIME, THEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CURRENTLY, THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE PROBLEM OF WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER FAILURE IS CAUSED BY BAD COMPUTOR MODULE. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON OCCASIONS. I HAVE REVIEWED A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. MY BROTHER ALSO HAS A 1996 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT WHEN RAINING IF THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK. I SUGGEST THAT YOU HAVE THIS MODEL RECALLED BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER IS SUED FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED , AND INFORMED CONSUMET THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND NEEDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, RECALL 98V150001 DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

THIS MODULE CONTROLS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND IT "FREEZES UP" CAUSING THE WIPERS TO STOP. I WAS IN A HEAVY RAIN, AND HAD TO STOP. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT IS A RECALL ITEM ON S-10'S, BUT NOT FULL SIZE CHEVROLETS. THIS IS THE MOST UNSAFE DEFECT I HAVE EVER HEARD OF IN MY 54 YEARS OF LIFE, 38 DRIVING. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!! IT FAILED ONCE TOO MANY TIMES, SO I BOUGHT THE PART AND FIXED IT MYSELF. I THINK THAT MAYBE CHEVRELOT SHOULD REVERT TO "VACUUM" WIPERS FROM THE 40'S AS THEY, ALTHOUGH SLOW AT TIMES, AT LEAST NEVER QUIT ON A DRIVER. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING YOU HEAR A BUZZ COMMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CERTAIN VIN'S NOT MINE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION OR JUST STOP WORKING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING TO WORK DURING OPERATION. CONSUMER REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD OWNER EXPENSE. DEALER /MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO INFORM HER WHY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLEY STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE NOT UNDER RECALL AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PART AND PROBLEM. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING WHILE ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. OWNER INFORMED THAT IF PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED, CORRECTIVE MEASURES COULD NOT BE TAKEN . *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO FAIL, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILING, WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO CHEVROLET TAHOE 1996 IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#'S.)AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SOLDER JOINT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTTHER DETAILS. *AK

THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES OF WINDSHEALD WIPERS FAILURES ON 1996 SILVERADO TRUCKS ,BUT GM SAYS THAT THE VIN NUMBER DOSENT INCLUDE MY TRUCK.I BELEAVE YOU SHOULD EXPAND THIS RECALL BECAUSE ITS APPARENT THAT MANY OTHER TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME DEADLY PROBLEM.I SUSPECT FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB THE AC AND FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS ARE ALSO COMMON.I RECEIVED MY TRUCK JUST AFTER THE STRIKE. THAT WAS A BIG MISTAKE .*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE MOTOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER DESCRIBED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT SOME VEHICLE OF THIS SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAVE BEEN RECALLED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. IF THEY HAD FAILED DURING A HEAVY RAIN DOWNPOUR, MY WIFE AND I MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED. MANUFACTORER HAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THE VIN, ON MY 1996 VEHICLE, WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT EXPERIENCES SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES DURING RAIN STORMS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE WIPER MOTOR.

VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL DUE TO VIN.