IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T WORK AT ALL. *AK
1995 Chevrolet 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Visibility. Review the 65 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
18 crash reports1 fire reports9 injury reports
Visibility complaints
65 reportsWINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, THIS HAPPENED PERIODCALLY. *AK
WINDSHILED WIPER MOTOR FAILED DURING A RAIN STORM AND SOMETIMES FAIL TO COME ON AT ALL. NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY . *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE. MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS, AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED. WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE, WHICH MAY RESULT VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND ACCIDENT. OCCUPANT KEEPS MOVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH IN ORDER TO OPERATE AGAIN. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTANTLY - UNRELIABLE. FAIL IN RAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WORKED. HOWEVER, IT CONTINUES TO FAIL IN NECCESSARY SITUATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT HAS BROKEN AND THE SEAT IS INSECURE. 4X4 CAB
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULD ONLY WORK ON A SLOW DELAY MOTION. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THISWAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PIVOT DRIVE ASSEMBLY. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN APPLIED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. *AK
Official recalls
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