1998 Chevrolet Truck M/L Van

INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE. THE WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING FOR A FEW MINUTES TO A HALF HOUR OR MORE AT TIMES. MOVING THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR ON AND OFF OF THE WIPER MOTOR HOUSING A FEW TIMES TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES OR A WEEK OR MORE AT TIMES. IT APPEARS THAT THE CONNECTION THERE IS FAULTY. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THE WIPER FAILURE RECALL. *LA

FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET C1500 SILVERADO WOULD QUIT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FINALLY, IN AUG 2003 I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN DRIVING RAINS WHEN THE WIPERS UNEXPECTEDLY QUIT CAUSES ME TO NARROWLY AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN DUE TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY. I THEN STOPPED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT C1500 TRUCKS FROM 1994-1997 HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM DUE TO LOOSE SOLDERING ON THE WIPER MOTOR SWITCH. I WAS FORCED TO SPEND $64 TO REPLACE THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. BOTH GM AND THE NHTSA ARE NEGLIGENT IN FAILING TO INCLUDE 1998 MODELS IN THIS RECALL. I HAVE CHECKED YOUR SITE AND FIND THAT THE NHSTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE AT LEAST MAY 2002. I DEMAND A WRITTEN REPLY FROM THE NHSTA EXPLAINING WHY THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO RECALL. ONCE I HAVE YOUR REPLY I WILL FORWARD IT TO THE PRESIDENT, THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION AND MY SENATORS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *LA

HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS03/GM_WIPERS.HTML PLEASE SEE THE ARTICLE ABOVE REGARDING GM'S RECALL OF 1994-1997 PICKUP TRUCKS WITH A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE THAT CAUSES THE WIPERS TO STOP WORKING.GM HAS LIMITED THE RECALL OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART FOR VEHICLE UP TO 1997 EVEN THOUGH THE PART IS USED IN 1998 VEHICLES. THIS WEEKEND I ALMOST CRASHED MY 1998 CHEVY 1500 PICKUP WHEN THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND RAIN. I THEN STOPPED AT A CHEVY DEALERS WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR VEHICLES ONLY UPTO 1997. I THEN HAD TO PAY $67 TO REPLACE THE PART MYSELF.IT WAS ONLY BY LUCK THAT I AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART. GM NEEDS TO MODIFY THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE 1998 AND LATER MODELS THAT USE THIS MODULE.*AK

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY S10 PICKUP. THE MANUFACTURE DATE IS 1/98. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE EARLIER MODELS 1994/1997 DID WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WORK REAL WELL EXCEPT WHEN IT RAINS, ALSO WHEN THE WASHER IS USED IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THEM TO TURN OFF. I AM TOLD BY MY GARAGE THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. SAME PROBLEM AS EARLIER MODELS. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?? *NLM