Tl*the contact owns a 1996 chevrolet c1500. The contact stated that the windshield wiper motor works intermittently. He has had to tap the motor in order for it to function again. The dealer stated that the recall was no longer active. The failure mileage was 104,000 and current mileage was 104,500.
1996 Chevrolet C1500: windshield wiper failure
52 of the 227 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 52
- of this car's complaints
- 23%
- typical mileage
- 83,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Windshield wiper failure by model year
What owners say
While driving, n rainy weather windshield wipers came on and off on their own. Driver took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the windshield wiper motor needed to be replaced.
Windshield wipers worked intermittently. After talking the vehicle to the deale consumer was told, there was a recall. However, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
When driving in the rain windshield wipers failed causing the driver to pull off the road. Consumer contacted the dealership, but problem recurred.
Consumer stated windshield wipers will not work due to circuit board failure. Dealer will not replace wiper arms under recall.
Wipers fail intermitantly at any speed. Gm claims VIN not part of massive wiper recall, but problem is obviously the same (bad solder joints).
When vehicle's windshield wiper is turned on, they will either, not come on or quit working. When it is turned off, they will continue to work. Please provide more details. Ph
Consumer states that their vehicle is experiencing the same defect with their windshield wipers as stated in recall # 01 f 156 000, but vehicle is not included by it's VIN number. Ts
The windshield wipers stop working on my 1996 silverado without any notice. They turn on and then depending on how long they are kept on, they just stop. I've had to drive home in the rain with very little visibility because of this. Chevrolet did a recall for this in 1998 for a limited number of VIN's. There are apparently many more problems than just what they recalled in 1998. The internet has hundreds of complaints from various chevy truck owners in recent years. This is clearly a safety issue and a further recall should be considered because of the abrupt way the problem shows up. You don't know you have a problem until it is raining and you try to use the wipers and they don't work. *ph **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**768333
Intermittently the windshield wipers become inoperable obstructing the drivers view. A recall has been issued on similar makes and models, however this vehicle is not include due to the VIN dealer notified. Nlm
Windshield wipers work intermittently -- tsb 98043 issued but I was told by the dealer that my vehicle was not included in the recall. Nlm
Windshield wipers are constantly going off and on. You can just barely touch wiper motor when it is stopped again and it will start working again only to stop again later. The dealer knows it is the same problem that the recall covered about the wipers on these models but they said my VIN excluded my truck. What should I do?
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet C1500?
52 of 227 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 (23%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Chevrolet C1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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