Dt: the contact stated the passenger's side door will not open from the outside. It is possible to open it from the inside of the car, but with great difficulty. She is afraid the driver's side door will experience the same problem and she will not be able to open it. The driver's side door came open while she was driving the vehicle. She heard a loud popping sound prior to the sliding door falling off its hinges. The windshield wipers work intermittently. The mechanic told her he thought the windshield/wiper motor was bad.*ak updated 12/7/2005.
1996 Chevrolet Lumina: windshield wiper failure
5 of the 244 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- 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
Windshield wipers start and stop at random intervals.
Windshield wiper switch failed to operate during a heavy rainstorm at high speed. Wiper became jammed and failed to work. Only worked at low speed which was not sufficient. Repaired and paid for part myself.
While driving in a rainstorm the consumers windshield wipers ceased to operate due to a corroded ground wire. Consumer feels this is due to poor design since the wire is in close proximity to the battery. Nlm
Windshield wipers do not operate fast enough to permit visibility in heavy rain.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina?
5 of 244 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina (2%) 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 Lumina?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina
Seat belt 9Stalling 8Grinding brakes 7Overheating 7No deployment 6Brake failure 6Engine failure 6Knocking 6Transmission failure 6Loss of power 5
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