1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Visibility Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET C1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

WE OWN A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 THAT HAS WIPER PROBLEMS. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 1994 THRU 1997 MODEL CHEVY VEHICLES. OUR SON HAD A '93 THAT ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE NEW "BOARD" THAT WAS INSTALLED BY DEALERS ALSO WOULD END UP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE SOLDER SPOTS WERE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO COVER THE CONTACT AREAS FOR THE WIRING AND NEED REPAIR IN THAT FORM. WE ARE STILL FIGHTING THE PROBLEM IN OUR '98 AND FEEL THAT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES DURING RAIN OR SNOW THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED UNTIL FIXED PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WIPERS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS RAINING.

Mileage: 125,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) AND GM RECALL NUMBER 0203 WERE REFERENCED. THE FAILURE OCCURS DAILY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A PULSE BOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT A MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 82,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN THEY FINALLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 08/02/07. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

MY 1998 SILVERADO PICKUP HAS DEVELOPED INTERMITTENT WIPERS AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICK IN AT LOW SPEEDS. *JB

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. RECENTLY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BECOME INTERMITTENT IN WORKING. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN. ALSO MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE KICKING ON AT LOW SPEEDS. *JB

WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPER STARTED MALFUNTION DURING ALL CYCLES OF NORMAL OPERATION LEAVING DRIVER TO HALT VEHICLE UNTIL RAIN SUBSIDES OR WIPERS RESUME FUNCTION. UNSAFE TO USE DUE TO UNRELIABILITY AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF VISIBILITY DURING RAINY WEATHER. *NM

Mileage: 99,710

1998 CHEVROLET, K1500,4X4, 5.7 VORTEC AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS AND THEN DOESN'T,MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED TWICE,D/S ELECTRIC WINDOW WORKS AND THEN DOESN'T AND REAR TURN SIGNAL HOUSING AND CONNECTION ON RIGHT SIDE KEEPS FAILING, NOT BULB! ALSO LEAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF COOLANT FROM RESERVOIR, IN THE MIDDLE OF UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. BOUGHT NEW! *JB

Mileage: 10,000

1998 CHEVROLET K-1500 P/U WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY STOPS AND RESTARTS. CONTACTED DEALER AND SERVICE DEPT. CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VIN #. THEY WANT OVER $100 TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. *JB

Mileage: 63,804

INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE ON 1998, CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. A COWORKER OWNS A 1997 SILVERADO AND MY BROTHER OWNS A 1999 TAHOE. BOTH OF THEIR VEHICLES EXHIBITED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE . ALSO, I OWN A 1996 GMC SUBURBAN THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE 1996 VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE OTHER VEHICLES MENTIONED AFOREMENTIONED WERE NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE VERY SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL FAILURES AS THE 1996 MODEL.*AK

Mileage: 101,000

VEHICLE IS 1998 CHEVY C/K PICK-UP TRUCK. DURING HEAVY RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FIRST STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY THEN FAILED. *JB

Mileage: 77,500

DT: WHEN DRIVING IN A HURRICANE INDUCED RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. UNABLE TO SEE, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD BECAUSE WAS UNABLE TO SEE. THESE WIPERS WERE INACTIVE FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THEY STARTED BACK FUNCTIONING ON THEIR OWN. THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES BEFORE STOPPING AGAIN. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND SHOOK WIRING TO WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY BECAME ACTIVE AGAIN. HOWEVER THEY WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AFTERWARDS. DID CONTACT MANUFACTURER, FILED COMPLAINT AND THEY NOTED BY THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO SODERED JOINTS AND CONNECTOR PINS THAT CAUSE MALFUNCTION. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT PLAN TO HAVE REPAIRS AS OF TOMORROW. *AK

Mileage: 129,000

WINDSHEID WIPERS WORK INTERMITTANTLY. REQUIRES REACNING OUT OF CAR AND PHYSICALLY MOVING THEM TO RESTART- IF THEY WORK AT ALL- SO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM SO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. PER CHEVY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM

Mileage: 50,000

OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. WHEN IT RAINED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK

Mileage: 110,000

STARTING AROUND 70,000 MILES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM OFF THEY WILL OFTEN CONTINUE TO RUN FOR 30 SECONDS OR LONGER BEFORE STOPPING. WHEN THEY DO STOP, IT IS USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF 10 TO 15 TIMES TO GET THEM STOPPED WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO STOP. WHEN I TRY TO USE THEM ON THE INTER. SPEEDS THEY OFTEN RUN AT A REGULAR SPEED WITH NO PAUSES BETWEEN WIPES. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND THEN RESUMED FUNCTION AFTER AN UNSPECIFIC LENGTH OF TIME. *JB

Mileage: 47,250

WINDSHIELD WIPER ON 1998 K1500 PICKUP OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES STOPPING WHILE OPERATING, AT OTHER TIMES NOT OPERATING WHEN TURNED ON, AND OTHER TIMES CONTINUING TO RUN WHEN TURNED OFF OR RUNNING CONSTANT WHEN IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE. SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS COVERED IN GM RECALL NO. 03023. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN THE RAIN, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98 V-150001. *JB

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE DRIVING FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 92,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL C02054. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SC

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 73,000

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEWS. DEALER WAS SORRY THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME. OCCASSIONALLY WHEN THE WIPER IS TURNED ON, IT WON'T WORK.*AK

Mileage: 140,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY ARE SLOW. SOMETIMES THEY ARE REGULAR. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE SO I WILL HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT BEEN CAUGHT IN A BAD RAINSTORM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE INTERMINTTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK. ALSO HAVE BACK/BRAKE/TURN SIGNAL LIGHT PROBLEMS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 111,880

WIPERS FAIL DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. A BUZZING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. *LA

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN AND TRAFFIC THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM *JB

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO FIX THE WIPERS. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THIS IN TURN RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *NLM

Mileage: 62,000

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. A BUZZING SOUND CAN BE HEARD, WHICH VARIES DEPENDING ON THE WIPER SPEED SELECTION SWITCH POSITION. *AK

Mileage: 83,000

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 112,000

CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DUE TO MODULE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE ALL THE TIME. THEY WILL WORK SOME TIMES, BUT NEVER WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE OCTOBER OF 2002. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED OFF DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED ME JUCH STRESS AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN WRECK. AFTER HAVING WIPERS CHECKED OUT I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP AND BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL ANY YEARS WITH THE FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARDS. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. SOME VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN THE YEARS 1994 THROUGH PART OF THE YEAR IN 1997 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY CHEVY HOTLINE THAT MY VEHICLE, 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO, IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME.*JB

Mileage: 30,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED SPORADICALLY, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *JB *TS

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROZE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. *JB THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING A RAIN STORM. THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND A MISSING SODER IN THE MODULE. SCC

Mileage: 48,021

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL OCCASIONALLY AROUND JUNE 2001 .. SLOWLY STARTED TO FAIL MORE OFTEN. NOW THEY BARELY EVER WORK.*AK

WHEN SWITCHING ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN RAINY CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL ON WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM TO GET IT STARTED. DEALER HAS YET BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS RESULTS IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS WHICH REDUCE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND BOTH INFORMED CONSUMER THATTHIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WEB COMPLAINT SITES ALSO INDICATING SAME FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL NOT RUN IF THE WEATHER IS RAINY OR DAMP. AS SOON AS MOISTURE IS IN THE AIR, THE WIPER MOTOR WILL NOT ACTIVATE. IF YOU LEAVE THE WIPER SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION, IT WILL EVENTUALLY START. MEANTIME, YOU ARE TRAVELING IN RAIN, AND YOU HAVE NO WIPER ACTION TO CLEAR THE WINDOW. WEB SITES INDICATE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. RESPONSE INDICATES THAT MOISTURE GETS INTO CIRCUIT BOARDS CONTROLLING WIPER MOTOR AND SHORTS OUT THE CIRCUIT. ANOTHER SITUATION FOR A GMC RECALL. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. YH

WARRANT IS 3/36 BUT CHEVY NOW SAYS 12000 MILES. I THINK THATS B/S A WINDSHIELD SHOULD NOT START GOING BAD IN TWO YEARS. D. *AK

DESIGN OF THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD VENTILLATION VENTS ARE INADEQUATE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE DEFROST SYSTEM. MJS

WINDSHIELD LEAKING DUE TO FAULTY SEAL.

THE BRAKET DESIGN OF THE ON PIECE PLASTIC PILLAR BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND THE POP-OUT REAR WINDOW DO NOT SUPPORT CONSTANT SHIFTING OF THE PLASTIC SIDES. THE DESIGN DOES NOT FULLY SUPPORT THE WINDOW OVER ANY TYPE OF ROAD WITHOUT SHIFTING AND CREATING AN UNBEARABLE POPPING NOISE AT ANY SPEED.

PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR VENT WINDOW IS ANGLED OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE REAR OF THE WINDOW IS STICKING OUT APPROX 3/16-5/16 OF AN INCH PASSED THE BODY. IT SHOULD BE FLUSHED WITH THE BODY. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE ON DECEMBER 18, 97, WHEN THE PAINT INSIDE AND AROUND THE WINDOW WAS CHIPPED AND SCRATCHED. WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK. THE VENT WINDOW IS STILL NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. CONSUMER WILL NOT DRIVE VEHICLE IN RAIN TO TEST FOR LEAKS, DEALER WANTS TO PUT IN NEW WINDOW. ALSO THE THERE ARE 7 OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND 55 OTHER SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR VEHICLES, AND 39 OF THE VEHICLES HAVE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO THE ROCKER PANELS ARE NOT COMPLETELY PAINTED. *AK