IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN ON FOR MORE THEN 5 TO 10 MINUTES. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS.*AK
1998 Chevrolet Truck M/L Van
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- Visibility. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
Visibility complaints
19 reportsINTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. BEEN GOING ON FOR 4 MONTHS. BEEN WAITING FOR COMPLETE FAILURE SO DEFECT CAN BE DETECTED. HAVE BEEN INFORMED THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM ON ASTRO VAN. TRYING TO FIND OUT IF A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM! *NM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING COMPLETELY WHILE IN USE, OR NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN NEEDED. CAN HEAR MOTOR, BUT WILL NOT WORK. CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS.*AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN MY 1998 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP STOPPED WORKING. *JB
1998 CHEVROLET S10 VIN#[XXX] PICKUP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT COME, WHEN THEY COME THEY MAY JUST STAY UP AND NOT MOVE AGAIN THEN YOU CAN'T TURN THEM OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE PICKUP. I HAVE CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 7-5-04 THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE A RECALL THAT ONLY COVERS MODELS…
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1998 CHEVROLET S10 VIN#[XXX] PICKUP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT COME, WHEN THEY COME THEY MAY JUST STAY UP AND NOT MOVE AGAIN THEN YOU CAN'T TURN THEM OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE PICKUP. I HAVE CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 7-5-04 THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE A RECALL THAT ONLY COVERS MODELS FROM 1994 TO 1997 . THE DESCRIPTION IN THE RECALL IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE RECALL ONLY GOES TO 1994-1997, I KNOW THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I WAS IN A DOWN POUR ON INTERSTATE 40 AT 65 MILES AND TURNED ON MY WIPERS THEY CAME UP AND DIDN'T MOVE AGAIN.I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE IN A BAD WRECK WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES IN THAT RAIN. I KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE BOARD ON THE WIPER MOTOR GMC CORP. SHOULD BE ORDERED TO RECALL 1998 MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THEY SIMPLY DO NOT OPERATE WHEN IT RAINS, WHICH HAS BECOME QUITE A HAZARD, ESPECIALLY DURING SUDDEN RAIN, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC!*AK WHILE I HAVE INCURRED NO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS FAILURE, I'VE HAD TO STOP IN TRAFF…
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THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THEY SIMPLY DO NOT OPERATE WHEN IT RAINS, WHICH HAS BECOME QUITE A HAZARD, ESPECIALLY DURING SUDDEN RAIN, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC!*AK WHILE I HAVE INCURRED NO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS FAILURE, I'VE HAD TO STOP IN TRAFFIC, DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AS I COULD NOT SEE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE SAFELY.
WE OWN A 1998 S10,CHEVROLET PICKUP. SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS QUIT WHILE DRIVING. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY INTERMITTENT! I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL FOR A WINDSHEILD WIPER PROBLEM AND WOULD C…
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WE OWN A 1998 S10,CHEVROLET PICKUP. SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS QUIT WHILE DRIVING. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY INTERMITTENT! I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL FOR A WINDSHEILD WIPER PROBLEM AND WOULD COST ROUGHLY $400 DOLARRS TO REPLACE THE PULSE MODULE. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM IN CANADA RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK IN THE US HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY QUESTION? IS GM RESPONSIBLE AND HAS THIS BEEN BEEN DONE TO ALERT GM?*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER CUTS OUT. *LA
THIS IS A 1998 CHEVROLET P/U THAT HAS AN INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. WE ALSO OWN A 1995 CHEVROLET P/U THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED. THE 1998 P/U HAS EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE 1995 AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ALSO.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STALLED INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING DEGRADATION OF INVISIBILITY IN THE RAIN. *PH *MR
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