1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Visibility

IN RAIN STORMS OR IN GOOD WEATHER GO TO PUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND THEY JUST MAKE A NOISE (LIKE IT IS SHORTING OUT). IT IS NOT REPEATABLE ALL THE TIME. ONE MINUTE THEY DON'T WORK, THEN THE NEXT MINUTE THEY DO! THIS CONDITION HAPPENS ONCE EVERY SO OFTEN. BUT WHEN IT IS RAINING, IT CREATES A HAZARDOUS CONDITION.*AK

MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS EXISTING RECALL (PER GM); HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. GM RECALL NO. 03023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 03V159000 MY VEHICLE INFORMATION: VIN: [XXX], MAKE: CHEVROLET, MODEL: K1500, YEAR: 1997. *NM UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

HAVE A 1997 CHEVY C1500 FULL SIZE TRUCK AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND THEY TURN OFF WHEN THEY WANT. ALMOST GOT IN TO A ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY STOPPED WITH NO WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWNPOUR. THEN THEY START BACK UP A FEW MINUTES LATER THEN REPEATED ITS SELF. NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1997 TRUCKS BUT MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN A RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO TURN ON WHEN ENGAGED. THIS RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THERE WAS A WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL 03V159000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED DUE TO VIN. *AK *SC

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM A 75 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GIVING HIM TROUBLE. HE STATED THAT SOMETIMES THEY DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE ON RECALL, HOWEVER HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK RECALL# 03V159000 WAS ISSUED BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. WHICH AT THE TIME THE WIPERS DID NOT FAIL. THE CURRENT PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. (CK1500/MODEL) *SC *JB

MASSIVE SUDDEN FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE WIPER MOTOR CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE DANGEROUS SITUATION AT NO CHARGE. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER DOCUMENTED THEIR DENIAL OF RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE SITUATION IN MY CASE FILE NUMBER 1-218373806, FILED BY LATOSHA CULPEPPER ON 5/18/2004.*AK

1997 SILVERADO Z71 WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP & START ON OWN.*AK

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

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY, I RECEIVED A LETTER SHORTLY AFTER NOTICING THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH THE WIPERS AND THE LETTER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED IF I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP "ONLY IF IT WAS UNDER 70,000 MILES. WELL I AM AROUND 72, AND THEY ARE JUST NOW DOING THIS. WHAT 97' VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE AROUND THAT KIND OF MILEAGE BY NOW. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND IT SHOULD STILL BE FIXED UNDER CHEVROLET. *JB

I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP AND A 1998 GMC YUKON IN WHICH BOTH VEHICLES ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER MOTORS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NEVER WORK WHEN I NEED THEM TO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT RAINS DUE TO NO VISIBILITY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T AGREE WITH THE GM INSPECTOR WHO SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR EARLIER MODEL VEHICLES, BUT MINE WERE NOT INCLUDED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUN INTERMITTENTLY, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND DO NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE SWITCH IS MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION. I HAVE WRITTEN TO GM AND BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO A VIN CUTOFF IN THE RECALL PROGRAM, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME DEFECT AND PART AS IN THE VEHICLES COVERED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.. [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. THE WIPERS HAD BEEN RECALLED UP TO 96' AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REFERENCED TO THE THIS VEHICLE AS WELL (97'). *SCC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL NOT WORK ON OCCASION. NEARLY WRECKED LAST WEEKEND WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING IN A HARD RAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER, VEHICLES' WINDSHIELD WIPERS EITHER HESITATES TO WORK OR QUIT WORKING, OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. THIS RESULTS IN DRIVER HAVING POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE WIPER MODULE, AND ALSO THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. MR *NLM *DT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING, BUT ONCE CONSUMER GETS OUT AND TAPS ON MOTOR WIPERS WILL COME BACK ON.*AK

MY WIPERS WORKED FINE ON LOW IT STARTED RAINING HARD I PUT THEM ON HIGH THEY WENT 1/3 UP AND STOPPED.THIS HAPPEND GOING 75MPH IN THE DARK ON A BUSY 4 LANE THEY CAME ON ABOUT 45 SEC. LATER.I ALSO DRIVE A 97 K2500 AT WORK AND IT DID THE SAME THING THERE MUST BE MANY MORE. NLM