1997 CHEVROLET C/K 1500 PICK-UP WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE VIN # [XXX]. CALLED ATZENHOFFER CHEVROLET ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL (GM RECALL #03023, NHTSA ID# 03V159000). *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (F…
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1997 CHEVROLET C/K 1500 PICK-UP WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE VIN # [XXX]. CALLED ATZENHOFFER CHEVROLET ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL (GM RECALL #03023, NHTSA ID# 03V159000). *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA ODI #10123790
Mileage unknown · May 2, 2005
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I HAVE 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN THEY SEEM TO QUIT AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES AND START WHEN THEY ARE DUMB GOOD AND READY, THE DEALER IN KALKASKA TELLS ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND I NOW FIND THERE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST COVERING THE 1997 CK CHEV. PKUP
NHTSA ODI #10119388
92,000 miles · Feb 8, 2005
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MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING.I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAME YEAR MODEL BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED.HOWEVER IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE OTHER 1997 MODELS THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED GMC NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS AND AMEND IT…
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MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING.I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAME YEAR MODEL BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED.HOWEVER IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE OTHER 1997 MODELS THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED GMC NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS AND AMEND ITS RECALL.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10110077
69,270 miles · Nov 6, 2004
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INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LEADING TO A COMPLETE FAILURE AND TOTALLY INOPERABLE. WIPER MOTOR MODULE/CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED BY CHEVROLET DEALER AT FULL PRICE OF $148.15. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER GENERAL MOTORS RECALL #03023 (NHTSA RECALL # 03V159000) AS MY VIN [XXX] WAS NOT …
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INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LEADING TO A COMPLETE FAILURE AND TOTALLY INOPERABLE. WIPER MOTOR MODULE/CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED BY CHEVROLET DEALER AT FULL PRICE OF $148.15. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER GENERAL MOTORS RECALL #03023 (NHTSA RECALL # 03V159000) AS MY VIN [XXX] WAS NOT ON THE APPROVED GM RECALL LIST. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT LISTED, THE FAILURE WAS THE EXACT SAME AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL DESCRIPTION AND I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA ODI #10098388
47,000 miles · Oct 13, 2004
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THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL# 03V159000 REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10096722
Mileage unknown · Oct 13, 2004
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WITHIN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF SERVICE. THIS POSES POTENTIAL HAZARDS NOT ONLY TO MYSELF, BUT OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND FOUND SOME INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL ISSU…
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WITHIN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF SERVICE. THIS POSES POTENTIAL HAZARDS NOT ONLY TO MYSELF, BUT OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND FOUND SOME INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL ISSUED IN 2003 THAT SEEMS TO COVER THIS EXACT SAME DEFECT IN MANY OTHER GM MODELS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF MY 1997 CK 1500 PICK UP TRUCK WAS COVERED AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT AND SUGGESTED THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THAT IS THE SAME THING THAT WAS WRONG WITH THE RECALLED VEHICLES. PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF AND WHAT STEPS THEY ARE TAKING TO AMEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MAKES AND MODELS. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10095688
100,000 miles · Sep 20, 2004
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. DURING EACH FAILURE, TO DATE, I HAVE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RAISED THE HOOD. WITH THE WIPER IN THE "ON" POSITION, I RAP SHARPLY ON THE MOTOR AND THE WIPERS BEGIN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THIS WOULD INDICATE A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10091320
Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 2004
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WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT WORKING. *MR THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE PROCESS OF TRACKING DOWN THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT NO FUSE WAS IN THE AIR BAG. THE FUSE HAD BEEN LEFT OUT DURING ASSEMBLY. *SC *JB
NHTSA ODI #10082049
Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 2004
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO TURN ON. THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE 1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS. *LA
NHTSA ODI #10081125
Mileage unknown · Sep 29, 1999
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WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE WIPER TO STOP WHILE IN USE, SAME COMPONENT HAS BEEN RECALL IN 93-96 MODEL BUT NOT 97 MODEL. NLM
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
PE01001 · Vacuum Brake Booster
Opened Jan 8, 2001 · Closed May 22, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ALLEGED THAT THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER CAN FAIL RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
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