1998 Chevrolet Malibu Visibility

PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE 01V068000, CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM BROKE INSIDE THE CASING DURING A SNOW STORM AND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE ARM, IMPAIRING CONSUMERS VISIBILITY, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL C01014-S, THE CONSUMER IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE COST OF REPAIRING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER, CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL REPAIR BILL.*YH *JB

PRIOR TO RECALL 01V068, THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER PIVOT HOUSING CRACKED AND THE WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION REQUEST AND THEN REQUESTED A REFUND SINCE HE HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER WHEN HE RECEIVED THE REFUND CHECK IT WAS ONLY FOR $64.00 NOT EVEN HALF THE AMOUNT THAT HE PAID.*YD

PIVOT HOUSING BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. BOTH PARTS WERE REPLACED AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME DEFECT AS LISTED IN RECALL 01V068000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE: PIVOT: DRIVE ASSEMBLY CRACKING DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER REPAIRED DEFECT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, AND DID NOT RECOGNIZE RECALL. *AK

FUSES FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUED TO BLOW. THEN, PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER CRACKED AND BROKE, WHICH NECESSITED THE REPLACEMENT OF WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 01V068000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THE DEALER WON'T PAY FOR THE PARTS BECAUSE MY VIN# DON'T COME UP. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND IS REGISTERED IN NEW YORK ONE OF THE SNOW BELT STATES AFFECTED. ORIGINALLY, THE CAR WAS SOLD AND DELIVERED IN FLORIDA, AND THAT'S WHY MY VIN# ISN'T COMING UP. SOMEONE HAS TO TELL THEM THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT IN NY AND ISN'T BEING USED IN FLORIDA. MY WIFE ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BROKE WHILE THE WET SNOW CAME DOWN.I'VE JUST FOUND OUT THAT A PERSON AT MY INSURANCE CO, JUST GOT THERE RECALL AND THEIRS DIDN'T BREAK YET, WHILE MINE DID. PLEASE HELP. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT CLEARING THE WINDOW. BLADES ARE NOT TOUCHING THE WINDOW PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER, AND HAD WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED 3 TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING IS FRACTURED AT THE BASE, RESULTING IN OPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. *JB

I'M WAITING FOR PAPERS TO BE SENT TO ME FOR THIS COMPLAINT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE FROM THE SNOW, AND MY WIFE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHILE PULLING OVER CAUSE SHE COULDN'T SEE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, RECALL ANNOUNCED IN MARCH 2001, NO NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE YET. *AK CONSUMER STATED AN ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST CAUSED DUE TO THE FAULTY WIPERS. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS AN INTERMITENT PROBLEM TO DOWN. DEALER CHECK BUT CONDITION CONTINUE. DASH COVER IS SHRINKING PREMATURELY. DEALER SAID CONDITION IS NORMAL AND HAS NO PLAN TO REPLACE IT. PERSONALLY OBSERVED OTHER CARS, SAME YARS, WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK

THE METAL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHEARED OFF, AND CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE IN RAINY WEATHER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARM BROKE. DEALER CONTACTED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *YC

POWER MIRROR ADJUSTER FAILED. *YC

WIPER ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED DURING A DOWNPOUR--ARMS CROSSED AND WOULDN'T WORK. EXACT SAME FAILURE JUST HAPPENED TO MY SISTER-IN-LAW WHO HAS A NEW OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME CAR. I THEN REALIZED THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.

SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE/FAILED, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE VEHICLES IN THE REAR.

REAR WINDOW BROKE FOR NO REASON. WEATHER WAS HOT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKOWN. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK