Windshield wiper motor stops working sometimes. You can tap on the motor itself sometimes and it will work for a while.
1998 Chevrolet S10 visibility complaints
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Problem started in 1999 with erratic operation of the windshield wipers and continued until failure. This seems to be an extension of the federal safety agency #03v159000 campaign. The part replaced was manufactured by itt automotive part #pcb 24006727 rev. C dealer fp-number 12463090 description module 16.o67.
In the last 2 months, my vehicles windshield wipers have stopped working while in operation or they simply will not start at all. This is very dangerous with the lose of visibility. I took the vehicle(1998 s10 blazer) to the dealer and he replaced a bad circuit board module to fix the problem and have paid the dealer for the fix. I have found that gm already has a recall for this vehicle for the 1997 model but my years model is not covered by the recall. The federal safety agency id # is 03v159000. Gm should cover this very dangerous problem on the 1998 model as it very obvious that this model has the same problem as the 1997's.
Wipers stopped during thunderstorm on interstate! This has happened many times! They work intermittently. But you never know when. Mechanic says this is common in this truck. Parts and labor around 200.00 . I see a potentially fatal situation that will happen or perhaps already has. Why is chevrolet ignoring this serious problem that could result in death?
Dt: 1998 chevrolet s10. The consumer states the windshield wipers do not work. The vehicle has not been looked at. There was a recall for this problem on previous years. This started about a year ago, they would work when they wanted to, now they do not work.
Windshield wipers quit working while raining. Has done this for the last 2 1/2 years. Thankfully I have not wrecked. Everyone I have talked to has said that there is a recall for 1996 and 1997 models but not for 1998's. Well there needs to be. Nothing has been to correct the failure be cause cheverolet says there is nothing wrong because there is no recall on this year model. I don't have the money to replace every part and see by trial and error. I've read that it might be a circuit board. I guess its going to take someone getting killed to do something about it.
Windshield wiper failure, wipers have failed many times over the 3 years that we have owned this truck. We have went to several mechanics for help and no solutions have worked. An auto tech. Instructor told my son that the s10 has a weak system and that new ends could not be ordered for connections. Several people who have s10's have told me that they have the same problem. This my teenage sons truck and I fill that chevorlet should recall and fix the problem.
Windshield wipers fail intermittently. Failure is unpredictiable. Last failure occured while I was driving down interstate 495 during a heavy rainstorm
Dt: consumer says while driving ve in the rain windshield wipers periodically malfunctioned. Sometimes stopped completel, slowed down or turned off. This happened since purchasing vehicle. Consumer received no help from dealer or manufacturer.
Last year the wipers started to not work properly, it would speed up, slow down, not work, not shut off, now it is worse. Quite hazardous during rain, not repaired yet, called local dealer advised no recall for that year. There is a recall for 1997 model year with same problem
Wiper motor
I own two 1998 chevrolet trucks; one is an s-10 pick-up, the other a blazer. The windshield wipers fail on both of them, usually in the middle of a downpour.
Consumer stated the windshield wipers will just quit. The dealer replaced the circuit board.
My windshield wipers have a wiring problem. When the switch is turned, they work sometimes and sometimes they do not. They often do not work in the rain but on dry days they will come on. After doing some research, I have discovered that water is getting in the wiring harness, and the device had to be shaken in order for the wipers to come back on. Windshield wipers that will not work in the rain seems pretty ridiculous to me. There was a recall on earlier year models that have almost identical wiring. The wipers not working has put me in several serious situations.
When you turn the windshield wipers on, they will work and then stop working while driving down the road, if you go to turn them for mist, they will go back and forth like they were on and not stop, if you put them on interment, they will work sometimes but they usually stay on until you pull over and turn the truck off and back on.
Windshield wiper motor quits intermittantly , needing to go outside and wiggle wiper arm to get going. Very much a hazard during heavy rains. Should be recalled.
While driving my windsheild wipers work at any speed they wanted even after turning them off, causing my wipers to wear out faster, then they quit working.
Sometimes windshield wiper does not wipe at all. Ometimes it won't stop wiping. Ometimes when set to interrupted wiping, it wipes continuously. As happened frequently, almost every time it has rained and I have had to use the wipers since it started in sept. 2004.
While driving at any speed front windshield wipers failed intermittently. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
When driving, the front windshield wipers worked intermittently. *jb wipers worked on high speed but if put in low sometimes they work and sometimes they do not. The consumer stated that if he touches the circuit board wipers come on.
My wipers quit whenever they feel like it, especially in a pouring rain, or they will not come on at all! There is also a problem with them not going off when turned off. I hit a deer because the wipers would not turn off after using the window washer to clean my window in my garage. After many attempts to turn them off, I proceeded to drive the 20 miles to my job site. On the way, I hit a deer. It could have been much worse, the oncoming pickup could have been what I hit. Please, this is a very dangerous situation! After reading 21 pages of complaints about the same thing, I would think that someone would take this as a serious subject.
Windshield wipers worked intermittently. This occurred because of a crack in the solder joint as described in the windshield wiper recall 03v159000, but this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
1998 chevrolet blazer windhshield wipers do not work on a consistant basis. The worst scenerio was when my son broke his arm and we were leaving the emergency room. Minutes after getting in the car a terrible rain storm hit and made it almost impossible to see. We pulled over and sat for about 1 1/2 hours - when we should have been at the pharmacy getting his pain pills. To me, this is unacceptable. There have been too many times to even recall as to when the wipers have not worked. The recall needs to include 1998 blazers!!! Dls.
Windshield wiper motor failed. A recall was issued. However, this vehicle was not included due to VIN.
Windshield wipers will stop for no reason,then start again later,or you may have them set on intermittent, and they may all of a sudden stop orstart to go full speed.
During a rain storm windshield wipers stopped working. After a near accident, the truck was pulled over and stopped at an unsafe location on the shoulder of the freeway. This happened just saturday, aug. 21, 2004 to my daughter who was driving I-40 from raleigh to our home in chapel hill.
The windshield wipers on my 1998 chevy s10 do not work properly. They wil not turn on, turn off, or return to their full off position consistently. On the mist setting they don't stop after a few swipes nor do they work consistently on the intermittent setting.
Intermittently windshield wipers stopped while in operation or will not operate at all during inclement weather. The manufacturer was notified. A recall had been issued for the vehicle the consumer's vehicle was not included due to VIN.
Problems with windshield wipers.*mr the windshield wiper would stop in the middle of the windshield while being operated in the rain. This problem has been occurring for the past 2 years.
Windshield wipers operated poorly. Consumer took the vehicle to several places for the problem, but no one could find anything wrong. Consumer was told that chevrolet had a recall on this problem, but could not find any problem of this nature. Sometimes windshield wipers work, and sometimes they won't work. Once they stop they may or may not begin to work again.
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