Chevrolet Silverado wipers problems

Filed Dec 11, 2019 · Visibility · 200,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 1996 chevrolet silverado. While operating the vehicle, the windshield wipers operated intermittently without warning. The contact discovered the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v159000 (visibility/wiper). The contact took the vehicle to wittmeier chevrolet (2292 forest ave, chico, ca 95928, (530) 895-8181) and was informed that the parts for the recall repair were currently on backorder. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed Jun 16, 2015 · Visibility · 900 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado. While driving approximately 65 MPH in heavy rain, the windshield wiper's high setting failed to operate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 900. Updated 8/10/15

Filed Nov 25, 2014 · Electrical · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 1991 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated the windshield wiper was inoperable. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The contact who's a certified mechanic, diagnosed and replaced the windshield wiper motor. However, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Nov 2, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 73,500 miles · OH · fire

Went out to truck to move it and noticed wipers up on windshield, tried to start it and only check engine light came on , looked under hood to find an electrical burning smell coming from fuse box. Disassembled fuse box to find it was melted and found evidence of combustion, wiring harness connector x2 pin n5 was melted and connector x5 pins g1 h1,2,3,4 k 4,5,6 and j 2,3,4 had melted this is all the damage that I found.

Filed Apr 18, 2014 · Visibility · 70,182 miles · TX

I was currently at plainview texas, 2007 chevrolet silverado, unable to drive due to rain, had to stop to wait for rain to go away, wipers fell to work during cold weather. Both wiper froze causing them not to work, had to stop at different stores to check if there was something wrong. Once we enter el paso tx started to work. Not safe to drive on a cold weather, wipers should be able to work in any type of weather, I was in dangerous driving along with my 2 daughters and husband.

Filed Mar 14, 2014 · Visibility · 5,600 miles · NY

My wiper blade was damaged from ice and road spray during a storm. I tried to buy a replacement. Found wiper uses an odd vehicle specific mount. Wiper blade seems to be only available from chevy. Not even a delco blade is available. There is no reason to use a new style mount, the basic arm and blade are the same as always. Not having the ability to quickly replace a damaged blade during bad weather creates a real safety issue especially nights and weekends when chevy dealers are closed.

Filed Mar 11, 2014 · Visibility · 7,000 miles · MO

The passenger windshield wiper does not touch the windshield to the extreme right in the lower position. This causes a streaked windshield and ice build up in the winter. It makes it hard to so a car approaching from the right in rain and almost impossible to see in the winter weather conditions. I've taken it to the dealer. They replaced the blade but the new blade still doesn't wipe the full windshield. I've called gm and they siad there is nothing that they can do since it must be a design flaw in the wiper system. I am afraid to drive at night in a rain and in the winter when there is any ice or snow. There are two websites that are gm truck owners and there are several comments very close to the problems I am having with my windshield wipers.

Filed Aug 5, 2013 · Body, Visibility · 7,321 miles · FL

April, 2013 - truck was parked out side, and I left for a 70 mile trip early in the morning, after the dew had fallen. June, 2013 - a tropical storm swept through the area, dumping tons of rain; causing the humidity to rise a few hours later as well as causing everything to be moist/wet. Both events were either in the early morning hours or in the evening after the sun went down, and involve wetness/moisture, humidity, and the inability to "dry" the windshield. Problem: there is a "condensation film" that forms on the windshield due to the outside elements being more moist and humid than the inside of the windshield. Usually, when turning on the defroster, this will "dry" the windshield and make the condensation film go away. However, the defroster on this model does not "dry" the windshield on the right side (passenger) of the vehicle. The air coming out of the defroster on the right side is not as strong as the left. There is a constant condensation film that forms and remains. The wipers will clear the wetness/moisture away, temporarily, but the film remains and the moisture/wetness returns. This makes the visibility on the right side of the truck non-existent, and when turning a right hand corner, or entering an intersection, you can not see out of the right hand side of the windshield. This is a liability and accident waiting to happen....... Confirmation/manufacturer knowledge: I took my vehicle into the dealer - twice - and was told this was "normal" for this model. I contacted the gm hotline, who escalated the claim to the engineering claims department and was told that this is a recurring problem, that they were aware of it, and told the dealer not to do any repairs at this time. I also talked to the dealers head mechanic who said that he has seen this numerous times in the past. Is gm waiting for a death before fixing? Pictures available...

Filed Aug 17, 2010 · Electrical · 72,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated the windshield wipers would continuously fail without warning. He located a recall for the failure (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v240000-electrical system) but was unable to confirm if his vehicle was included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were approximately 72,000.

Filed Nov 11, 2009 · Visibility · 58,000 miles · AL

Windshield wiper motor failure - windshield wiper motor circuit board fails, and windshield wiper motor remains on, even with the switch in the "off" position.