1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Visibilitywindshield Wiperwasher Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WILL WORK VERY INCONSISTENTLY. ALSO, IF HE MANUALLY MOVES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WILL BEGIN TO FUNCTION FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/29/08*LJ UPDATED 09/29/08 *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL # 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) IS FOR THE SAME FAILURE, HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN RECALL # 03V159000 CONCERNING VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY OR FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE OCCASIONALLY HAS TO BANG ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO GET THE WIPERS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. ALSO ATTACHED A STICK AND TAPED IT TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 242,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #98V150001, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

CONSUMER1994 SUBURBAN WINDSHEILD WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHEILD OR AT TIMES WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER PULSE CONTROL MODULE. *NM

CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AFTER EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TS THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIR MADE ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE HIM ALTHOUGH THE PART NUMBER WAS IDENTICAL. *NM

I OWN A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE WIPERS STARTED OUT SHUTTING OFF IN THE WRONG POSITION OR NOT SHUTTING OFF AT ALL. THE WIPERS DON'T WORK AT ALL NOW. I HEARD ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I WENT TO YOUR WEBSITE AND SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 94 SUBURBANS.(NHTSA ID NUMBERS 03V159000 AND 98V150001). I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY VIN IS [XXX]. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF MY VEHICLE WAS OVERLOOKED IN THE RECALL OR MY PROBLEM IS JUST WITH MY VEHICLE.*JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WIPER MOTORS FAIL AND WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND STOP WHILE DRIVING CREATING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. IS LISTED AS RECALL ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V15900 AND 98V150001 ON YOUR WEB SITE. WE CALLED CHEVROLET ON 800-222-1020 AND WERE TOLD THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM AFTER SEVEN YEARS. THE RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED UNTIL 07/01/98 AND 04/28/03 - THAT MAKES THE RECALL NOTICE PAST THE SEVEN YEAR CHEVROLET POLICY.

WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM.WIPERS WILL START THEN GO OFF AND NOT RESTART.NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL WORK. *AK

ON MY 1994 SUBURBAN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK SOMETIMES. CHEVROLET HAS PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THIS BUT WHEN I ASK ABOUT MY VHEICLE THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED. I AM A BIT CONFUSED BY THEIR LACK OF RESPONSE WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *PH

CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS IN RECALL# 98V150001. *SCC *JB

DURING HEAVY RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. WIPERS FROZE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. DEALER REPAIR $124.24. VEHICLE NUMBER NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA. VEHICLE # [XXX]. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID SORRY BUT NO REFUND. DUH! MANY COMPLAINTS OF SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR WEB PAGE.PLEASE ADVISE THANK YOU [XXX] *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

98 V 150 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILS SUDDENLY AND REPEATDLY.*YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK WIPERS FAILED AGAIN AND MECHANIC SHOWED CONSUMER HOW TO BANG ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN. FINALLY THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED REPLACING, THE BANGING STOPPED. *JG

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THERE ARE 2 RECALLS ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILS SUDDENLY AND REPEATDLY.*YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AT ANYTHING, AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. YET THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR WAS RUNNING.MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS HAPPENED TO OTHER SUBURBANS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK GREAT, AS LONG AS IT IS NOT RAINING. DURING HARD BRAKING BRAKES FADE TO FLOOR, I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED NO PROBLEM FOUND. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRES DURING HARD BRAKING. (EMERGENCY SITUATIONS). *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THERE IS INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED THE MOST. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. ALSO, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN A FAILURE OCCURS, HE CAN RAISE THE HOOD AND TAP ON THE WIPER BOX, AND THEN THE WIPERS WILL RE-START, CONSUMER STATES THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, EVEN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *JB

WINDSHEILD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. TRUCK NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150001.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY NOT AT ALL (DURING RAIN, GO FIGURE). IF THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND YOU PULLED ON THE ARM OF THE WIPER, THEY WOULD SOMETIMES BEGIN TO FUNCTION. I LEARNED OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM: VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V15000, CAMPAIGN #: 98043. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LISTED DEALER FOR THE DEFECT OF A BAD CIRCUIT BOARD TO BE CORRECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM THAT THEY FOUND WITH THE WIPERS, THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL, WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS WAS ON 1-3-01, AND I HAD TO PAY $ 95.67 FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED AS DICTATED BY THE RECALL. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. JOHN JACOB

THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED ON NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150001, BUT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1993, BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RECALL. THE SYMPTOMS OF MY COMPLAINT ARE EXACTLY AS STATED IN THIS RECALL.

WINDSHIELD GO OUT WHEN TURNING ON THUMPS TO DASH, A GIGGLE TO THE WIPER WILL RESTART THEM

THE 1994 SUBURBANS HAD A RECALL #98V150000 FOR THE PROBLEM OF THE WIPER MOTOR MODULE BECOMING INOPERABLE. I TOOK MINE IN FOR THE REPAIR AS MY WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN# FOR MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE COVERED RANGE, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $86.96 TO REPAIR IT. OBVIOUSLY, THE VIN RANGE SHOULD BE EXPANDED AS THE PROBLEM IS EFFECTING OTHER VEHICLES.

THE 1994 SUBURBANS HAD A RECALL #98V150000 FOR THE PROBLEM OF THE WIPER MOTOR MODULE BECOMING INOPERABLE. I TOOK MINE IN FOR THE REPAIR AS MY WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN# FOR MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE COVERED RANGE, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $86.96 TO REPAIR IT. OBVIOUSLY, THE VIN RANGE SHOULD BE EXPANDED AS THE PROBLEM IS EFFECTING OTHER VEHICLES.

MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN 98V150001 AND/OR 98V150000. CHEVROLET IS MAINTAINING THAT MY VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED, ALTHOUGH THAT IS NOT THE CASE. WHILE THIS MAY BE A RARE SNAFU, IT MAY BE PART OF A PATTERN OF CONDUCT. INTERESTINGLY, CHEVROLET HAS SAID THAT IF I CAN PRODUCE THE RECORDS THAT DEMONSTRATE THAT THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, THEY WILL DO THE WORK AGAIN. (SINCE THE WORK HAS NEVER BEEN DONE, I OBVIOUSLY CANNOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.) FROM CHEVROLET'S PERSPECTIVE, I CAN HAVE THE WORK DONE TWICE IF I HAVE A RECORD OF IT HAVING BEEN DONE ONCE, BUT I CANNOT HAVE IT DONE AT ALL IF THEY HAVE A RECORD THAT IT WAS DONE PREVIOUSLY, BUT I HAVE NO SUCH RECORD. DO THEY THINK THEY CAN WIN WITH THIS LOGIC? DOES NHTSA MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RECALLS? DO YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS GM'S...

INTERMITTANT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS/RECALL STARTED IN 1994/HAVING SAME PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING IN A DOWNPOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST STOP WORKING. IN ORDER TO GET THEM TO FUNCTION AGAIN, CONSUMER HAS TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE AND WIGGLE THEM AROUND. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR FOR THIS MATTER.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPPERATE FOR PERIODS OF TIME. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS PRIOR TO RECALL (98V-150). MJS

NO SUMMARY

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, RECALL HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. (98V-150) MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION OR THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES THE WIPER'S DON'T WORK AT ALL. *AK

ABS SYSTEM FAILED-IT STARTS TO KICK IN, THEN RELEASES, SENT US INTO INTERSECTION AND NEAR MISSES WITH CARS-PAID TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED, DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM (TOLD IT MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM); WIPERS OCCASIONALLY BEGIN SLOWING AND WORK INTERMITTENTLY; DIFFERENTIAL WAS OUT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE PARTS, APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING AGAIN 2 YEARS LATER.

GENERAL MOTORS STATES THAT MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED BY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL FOR 94-95 CHEVY'S, ALTHOUGH THE FAULT IS THE SAME AND THE MECHANICS WHO PERFORMED THE PART REPLACEMENT STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS IDENTICAL "IN FAILURE" AS VEHICLES COVERED BY THE RECALL.

DEALER ADVISED THAT MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURERED AT THE JAINSVILLE WI PLANT, BUT THAT IT WAS MADE 100,000 CARS BEFORE THE CURRENT RECALL BEGAN. I HAVE TRIED IN THE SPRING TO GET MY WIPERS REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION THAT WHAT ISN'T BROKEN CAN'T BE FIXED (THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING OR CONSISTENCY). THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL AS THEY WON'T BE REIMBURSED FOR WORK DONE. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR ME AND I AM SURE THAT OTHER SUBURBAN OWNER ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT ARE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW TO PROCEED. THANK YOU.

WHILE USING WINDSHEILD WIPERS THAY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELILD WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL FOR OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ISN'T WORKING ,AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

I TURNED WIPERS AND WASHERS ON AND THEY STOPPED WORKING I TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WORKED. AT TIMES THEY WOULD WORK AND AT OTHER TIMES THEY WOULD NOT.

BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRIED TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT.--- WIPER WOULD STOP FOR NO REASON AND SOMETIME WOULD OT START, DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT WAS ON A G.M. RECALL LIST FOR 1994 SUBURBANS BUT OUR UNIT VIN NO WAS NOT INCLUDED, I CONTACTED G.M. ON THE PHONE AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO REPAIR, I PURCHASE THE REPLACEPENT BOARD FROM THE DEALER AND THE WIPER WORKS OK, I BELEIVE G.M. OWES ME FOR THE REPAIR.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND WASHER SELDOM WORKS. *AK

WHENEVER IT'S RAINING OR SNOWING & THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE TO BE USED, THEY WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. WOULD STOP VEHICLE & GET OUT TO JIGGLE THEM IN HOPE THAT THEY WOULD WORK. *AK