Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet ck 1500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers worked intermittently. Occasionally they do not come on and at other times, when they do come on, they will not shut off. The vehicle was inspected and there were no recalls related to the his year, make or model vehicle. The contact spoke with the manufacturer who stated that because his vehicle was manufactured in 1997 it should also be included in the federal safety agency recall 03v159000, visibility windshield wiper/washer; however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.
Chevrolet C/K Series wipers problems
12 of the 48 owner complaints about the Chevrolet C/K Series describe windshield wiper failure, most of them for the 1998 model year.
- owner complaints
- 12
- worst model year
- 1998
- typical mileage
- 80,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 19986
- 19973
- 19952
- 19941
Often reported together
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet ck 2500. While the windshield wipers were activated during a storm, they suddenly stopped working. The failure occurs intermittently. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 41,000 and failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 09/25/08 *bf updated 09/25/08.
Windshield wiper motor fails to operate. Works sometime and all of a sudden stops working. Driving down the highway and wiper stop working. Almost ran off the highway could not see because of heavy rain and no wipers. Gm has had problems with this for several years, only recalling select models. Wiper module is defective.
Dt*: the contact stated the windshield wipers work intermittently. The wipers fail more often in wet weather; however the problem has progressively gotten worse. There is a the federal safety agency recall, # 03v159000, regarding the windshield wiper/washer. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the VIN.
We have a 1998 chevy z71 pickup and have had for several years. We have continual brake problems with this truck. We have replaced rotors, calipers, brake pads all several times. Sometimes replacing brake pads as often as every six months. Still have the same spongy brake pedal with too much pedal travel. Also still have longer stopping distances than we should have. The truck has also had the intermittent wiper problem, the wipers sometimes work sometimes not, we paid for a replacement wiper board and repaired the problem. Now we are having problems with the windshield fogging up especially on the drivers side on the outside of the windshield. We have no idea what is causing this problem, it just started within the last 4 months and is getting worse. It will fog up when the air conditioner is on or when the defroster is on. It is starting to get so bad that you cant see thru the window when you are driving down the road, and could cause a serious accident.
1998 chevrolet c/k 1500 developed problems with the windshield wiper circuit board.*mr there was a recall to repair the circuit board in 1995-1997 models but not 1998 which exhibited the same failure.
Dt: consumer received a recall letter. He already had the recall repair work done , and sent the receipts to the general motors. He received a reply from general motors stating vehicle wasn't covered under recall due to VIN, and he would not receive a refund. The repair work was done on 1/24/05. *ak wipers worked intermittently.
I purchased this 1995 chevrolet z71 in march of 1996 with 19,000 miles on it, as good judgement on my part I purchased an extended warranty. Approx 1 year and 57,000 miles later the transmission went out, almost causing me to get rear-ended. Luckily no one got hurt. Gm/chevrolet dealer(atzenhoffer, victoria tx.) warrantied the repair of the transmission. Approx. Jan 2003 at 175,000 miles the transmission goes out again with another near miss, this time several of the trans pan bolts backedout and caused fluid to leak out and stop all forward motion in the middle of a busey intersection. I am afraid to contact the dealer due to a constant ration of crap, when the first tranny went out, then when the wiper motor went out(a recall).
The windshield wipers work sporadically. On 6/27 during a thunderstorm, the wipers suddenly ceased working and nearly caused an accident. From this site I discovered that there is a recall on this item for my make and model truck (recall number 03v159000). I contacted chevrolet and they informed me that the recall did not apply to my truck based on the VIN number. Although the manifestation of the problem on my particular vehicle would indicate that the scope of the recall was too narrow, chevrolet refused to offer me cost assistance in getting this repaired.
The 97 chevrolet truck has a problem with the windshiled wiper motor malfunctioning. Mine did the same thing and had to be replaced by my mechanic.the dealer says even though it occurs on the 97s there is no recall on the 98s. I know of other 98s that have the same problem.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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Which Chevrolet C/K Series years have windshield wiper failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1998 (6 complaints), 1997 (3 complaints) and 1995 (2 complaints).
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