Vehicle bought used at 132000. Wipers stop working intermittently. Must bang on wiper motor to engage blades. Headlamps, fuses, am/fm radio, and hazard lights also fail intermittently.
Chevrolet Z71 wipers problems
26 of the 104 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Z71 describe windshield wiper failure, most of them for the 1993 model year.
- owner complaints
- 26
- worst model year
- 1993
- typical mileage
- 110,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 chevrolet z71 extended cab. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the windshield wipers failed to operate after being turned on. He tapped the circuit breaker and wipers began to work. The contact had neither taken the vehicle to an authorized dealership nor called the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000. The current mileage was approximately 29,000.
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??
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 become intermittant or quit working. There is a recall but my vehicle was not included.
Windshield wipers stop working intermitently.
Windshield wipers work only intermittently.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chevrolet Z71 wipers
Which Chevrolet Z71 years have windshield wiper failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1993 (9 complaints), 1994 (8 complaints) and 1998 (8 complaints).
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