Tl* the contact owns a 1998 isuzu hombre. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH in rainy weather, the windshield wipers failed. Also, while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and all of the instrumental panel lights were illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after waiting a few minutes. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. The VIN was unavailable.
1998 Isuzu Hombre: windshield wiper failure
24 of the 53 complaints about the 1998 Isuzu Hombre describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 24
- of this car's complaints
- 45%
- typical mileage
- 50,000
- 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
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 isuzu hombre. The contact stated that the windshield wiper would not function properly intermittently. Sometimes it would work and other times, it would not. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the vehicle was not inspected. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that there were no recalls and could offer no assistance. The current and failure mileages were approximately 50,000.
The wipers just started stopping while driving. Then it would go back on, but when you are on the hwy and it is raining; it is very difficult to continue driving hoping they will go back on. I have not gone into have it repaired. It used to do it intermittently and if you go over a bump it would start working again. Yesterday, it stopped altogether. There was a recall notice for model yr 1996 campaign 98v150002.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 isuzu hombre. In stormy or hot weather conditions, the front windshield wipers failed intermittently. The failure reduces visibility and increases the risk of a crash. The manufacturer stated that his particular year was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 98v150002 (visibility:windshield wiper/washer); therefore, the manufacturer would not assume any financial responsibility for the repairs. He filed a complaint (case number 08206028) with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 4,000 and current mileage was 90,000. Updated 09/16/08 *bf the consumer stated the wipers work 70% of the time. When he shute the switch off, the wipers continued to run. Updated 09/19/08.
Dt*: the contact stated the windshield wipers on the vehicle worked intermittently, then stopped functioning. The vehicle was not taken in for service. There was a the federal safety agency recall# 03v210000, which pertained to the windshield washer/wiper motor. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.
Windshield wipers failed only when its raining. Replace wiring harness and wiper switch. None of this corrected the problem.
Dt: consumer had to replace the windshield wiper unit which cracked twice. She contacted the dealer and manufacturer, and was told that moisture got into the unit and caused the problem. The unit just stopped working with no warning. When replacing the switch the wipers didn't always come on.
Windshield wipers stopped working then started working as if they had a mind of their own-- only when it is raining--there was a recall on the circuit board for this problem the year before my vehicle.
While driving in inclement weather the windshield wipers came on and off on their own. This was an intermittent problem, and the dealer was aware of it. *ak *sc
The windshield wipers worked intermittently. Windshield wipers got stuck to one side of the windshield and will not return to the other. Consumer stated could not drive in any rain weather.
1998 isuzu hombre windshield wiper/washer problem. Works fine then suddenly stops. Has occurred a number of times since 1998. If you "jiggle" the wiring/connector at the wiper motor under the hood the wipers start working again. However, it can and will suddenly re-occur at any time.
While driving in the rain the windshield wipers stopped working. The consumer had the dealer replace the motor module. Please provide details.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Isuzu Hombre wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1998 Isuzu Hombre?
24 of 53 owner complaints about the 1998 Isuzu Hombre (45%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Isuzu Hombre?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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