Chevrolet Corvette wipers problems

Filed Jan 14, 2014 · Lights · 118,000 miles · VA

While driving in the pouring rain with my daughter following me in another car the headlights went out. We were on pa mountain roads and I did not know what happened. This was the most dangerous situation. We were 4 hrs from home, I thought the wipers were bad and my vision had failed and the state just didn't paint the lines on the rd. The situation was so bad I had to wait till we found the next exit ramp to pull over. I left the car running and noticed my headlights went off while I was paying for my food and gas. I had to drive home with my highbeams on!!! When we finally got home I was so shaken by the situation I looked it up online to find out this was not and isolated incident!!! Recall this before someone is killed!!!

Filed Sep 21, 2010 · Visibility · 92,000 miles · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet corvette. While the vehicle was parked he attempted to engage the windshield wipers but they would not come on. Upon examining the vehicle he noticed that there was water in the windshield wiper module. The vehicle was not examined for the cause of failure and it was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 92,000.

Filed Oct 23, 2008 · Visibility · 80,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that the windshield wipers spontaneously stopped working. He is in the process of having the vehicle inspected by a technician to determine the cause of the failure. He speculated that the failure occurred because the compartment that holds the windshield wiper motor is improperly sealed, which allows water to reach the motor and cause it to fail. Secondly, he concluded that the windshield wiper utters do not properly drain the water in the windshield wiper assembly, which promotes water build up. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 80,000.

Filed Aug 15, 2007 · Engine, Visibility · 3,500 miles · FL

We were at a stop light and smelled oil burning. This happened a couple of times before we decided to look under the car. When we did there was oil all over the oil pan and all the way to the rear of the car. Took the car to the chevy dealer and they tightened the bolts on the oil pan. The service manager told us when we had it in that there was a service bulletin for this and the rear main seal had a problem with leaking and that it should be replaced if any one brought a vehicle in with this problem. Took the car home and drove for a couple days and still smelled oil. Looked under the car and there was oil all over again. This time it was also all over the back of the car and the rear wheels and brakes. Now that is a safety issue to me. Took the car back to the dealer. They kept it a week. Went to pick up the car and the service manager told us they replaced the seal but did not have to pull the motor??????? I said how did you do that? Maybe they could pull this off on some little old lady but not someone that knows something about cars. He went and talked to the guy that worked on the car and he said they didn't replace it, they put dye in and test drove it and didn't find a leak. Well by the time I got home there was oil all over again. In other words, they did not want to fix it because we bought it out of state. The car only had 3500 miles on it. The other problem was the windshield wipers did not work on high. You do not want to be in florida when it rains without wipers that work on high. After 3 tries, they finally had to cut the wiring harness because it was all corroded. I sure am glad I spent $70,000 for a brand new car. I would never take another vehicle to lott mather chevrolet in haines's city, fl or recommend them to anyone. As for buying my dream car.......lemon!

Filed Aug 22, 2005 · Brakes, Electrical · 2,550 miles · NC

Dt: the caller said that on dashboard a readout came on that stated the ABS needed servicing, service handling, and the gas will not register on the dashboard. The wiper/washer motor ran all the time and had be disconnected. She has to replace the battery a year after she bought the vehicle. The caller said the dealer stated the lights come on normally at startup but now the vehicle chimed, and warning lights stayed on. Dealer said that it needed further diagnosis. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet.

Filed Feb 3, 2005 · Visibility · 51,060 miles · TX

When the windshield wipers are turned off instead of returning to the bottom of the windshield they go to a vertical position and stop and impairing visibility.

Filed Dec 2, 2003 · Body, Engine · AR

The steering wheel would lock after leaving the vehicle idling for a period of three to five minutes. When placing the key in the ignition, the warning indicator suggested taking the key out and try again in ten seconds. The dealer made some repairs to the steering column, but the problem still occurred. *ak other problems are as followed: the right window leaked water where the top meets the windshield(badly), the rear differential area leaked fluid when sat overnight, there was a rattling noise underneath the vehicle due to the transmission cooler liners being misadjusted, there was a rattle in the engine when accelerated up a hill or when taking off, the driver door leaked when it rained and scrapes when rolled down, there was a grinding in the rear end when backed up or when it's cold, the right door glass rattled while the vehicle was in motion, and the wipers were inoperative. The convertible top was replaced. *scc the fog lamp was replaced and the spoiler was loose.

Filed Sep 17, 1999 · Visibility · FL

Wipers get entangled with eachother, happens fairly regularly, no permanent fix available from dealer, I have switched to shorter, aftermarket blades which seems to have helped

Filed Jun 10, 1999 · Visibility · TX

Experiencing front windshield wiper failure during moderate / heavy rainstorms, resulting in poor visibility and possible collision.

Filed Apr 27, 1999 · Visibility · TX

Windshield wipers fail intermittently causing them to stop in the middle of the windshield resulting in poor visibility. Nm