I am the new owner of a 1998 chevy k1500 z71. My girlfriend and I were going to a football game and she tried to clean the windshield and the windshield wipers would not work. Two days later I was coming home when a rain storm started I turned on the wipers and they did not work. After getting out of vehicle and picking up the wiper blades they started to work. When I got home I turned off the engine, and my girlfriend got into the truck to leave and take daughter home and the wipers did not work. Picked up wipers and they worked once again. My girlfriend said while she was out wipers kept going off and on even with the control turned to on. At one point she had to pull over in heavy rain for fear of having a wreck because she could not see and the wipers had cut off. When she came home, she looked on the internet for recalls and came across info on other 1998 chevy k1500 owners having the same problem. She copied one recall but my VIN was not included. Re: recall 98 v 150 001/windshield wiper wiring: wipers work intermittently, this can result in inoperative wipers, reducing a driver's visibility, and increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Will it take someone getting killed for a recall to be put out??
1998 Chevrolet Z71: windshield wiper failure
8 of the 45 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Z71 describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 18%
- recalls
- 0
Windshield wiper failure by model year
What owners say
While driving on a heavy raining day windshield wipers become inoperable and resulted in poor visibility. Dealer was notified, and indicated this vehicle was not recalled due to VIN.
Consumer complained about a brake problem. While driving on highway brakes were slow to stop vehicle. When driving around town brakes worked fine. Also, windshield wipers operated poorly, power steering worked intermittently.
Windshield wiper motor is not working . Dealer stated there was no recall on this vehicle. *ak the consumer's vehicle also had problems with the tail light bulb plates which were replaced three times at $58.00 dollars each. *ph
Windshield wipers don't work or quit during rain storms. Have to pull over and wait for several minutes before getting them to work.
Windshield wipers work only intermittently.
Chevrolet truck 1997 & 1998 z71 have steering problems. Must replace steering sensor to have good steering. This is a safety problem along with windshield wipers that come on for no reason or don't come on when you need them.
Windshield wipers comes on intermittently. At this time windshield wipers will not come on at all. Cooling system consists of dexcol which clogs up the system, preventing heat flow through out the system.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet Z71 wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1998 Chevrolet Z71?
8 of 45 owner complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Z71 (18%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Chevrolet Z71?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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