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1997 Chevrolet Lumina: windshield wiper failure
9 of the 346 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- 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
Consumer complained about windshield wiper motor problem. While driving in rainstorm windshield wiper motor failed. Consumer had to wait until the rain stopped before getting help. This occurred on two occasions. A recall was issued. However, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
When driving during a rain storm windshield wipers failed. Took vehicle to dealership, and mechanic stated windshield wiper motor malfunctioned, and needed to be repaired.
Windshield wipers failed to work, started again, failed to work, etc.... During a drive in the rain in the middle of heavy commuter traffic. Fortunately I was able to navigate across several lanes of traffic and pull over without an accident.
If windshield wipers are to be used during the rain/snow, they would fail to come on. Would have to play around with switch before wipers work. This causes the driver to have poor visibility when driving. Its an intermittent problem, but becoming worse. Will be taking to dealer to check.
The door has been painted once by the dealer and already and it continues to peal again. Needs to be redone. Windshield wipers when turned on don't like to shut off, an intermittent problem.
The windshield wipers system malfunction, causing the wipers not to work in the low position. But will work in the high position. Dealer cannot determine problem. Also a squeaky noise everytime the braking system is activated.
While driving the vehicle at highway speed on major highway it was almost rearended. Went into neutral and the it was almost rear ended. This has happened several times. There is a service bulletin (tsb) 6771641. Took vehicle to dealer and they rebuilt the transmission. Dealer is aware of the problem because of the service bulletin, but is not honoring it as a recall. In addition, windshield wiper motor malfunctioned 3 times.
Windshield wipers do work properly when they have not been used for a while. When wipers are turned on they will not do anything until wipers are turned on high. This is an intermittent problem. Dealers have not found a cause
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina?
9 of 346 owner complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina (3%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina
Steering lock-up 15Power steering loss 14Stalling 13No deployment 12Airbag light 11Fuel gauge 11Fuel pump 10Brake failure 7Headlights 6Loss of power 6Grinding brakes 5Door locks 5Fuel leak 5
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