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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports2 fire reports2 injury reports

What owners actually said

209 reports

Mileage unknown · Apr 4, 2001

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THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS WILL ALSO OCCUR IF THE TRUCK IS STOPPED. AT FIRST IT APPEARS TO BE A LOOSE OR INCOMPLETE CIRCUIT. HOWEVER, TALKING TO A FRIEND WHO HAS A TRUCK SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HE TOOK HIS TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT. HE DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY HAD DONE TO THE TRUCK BUT SAID THEY REPLACED SOME PARTS. THEY ALSO CHARGED HIM FOR THE SERVICE. INDISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS: THERE IS A FAIL;URE IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD ON THE WIPER MOTOT ASSEMBLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REPAIR AT NO COST. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE, EVEN TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, IN A DRIVING RAIN. THANK YOU .*AK

NHTSA ODI #743531

Mileage unknown · Mar 26, 2001

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THE INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WITHOUT NOTICE. HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY AT NIGHT DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. GM HAS HAD A 'SELECTIVE' RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WILL THIS CONTINUE UNTIL SOMEONE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT? HOW CAN THEY HAVE A SELECTIVE RECALL, WHEN THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS ALREADY IDENTIFIED…

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NHTSA ODI #743070

Mileage unknown · Feb 26, 2001

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WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT, AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON.CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. THEN, WHEN CONSUMER WANTED TO START UP, WOULD NOT START BACK UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER FIXED PROBLEM. PROBLEM WOULD START BACK UP. *AK

NHTSA ODI #881418

Mileage unknown · Feb 25, 2001

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WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. SAME CAUSE AS PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. FROM READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS RECALL WAS OBVIOUSLY TOO LIMITED BASED ON HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM WAS.

NHTSA ODI #741500

Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 2001

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RECALL 98V150000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043; CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN RAIN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GO STRAIGHT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. DEALER POUNDED ON CIRCUIT BOARD AND THEY STARTED WORKING. THEY WERE ON AND OFF BEFORE LEAVING DEALERSHIP. SERVICEMEN DIDN'T HAVE AN IDEA WHAT PROBLEM WAS.…

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NHTSA ODI #881251

Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 2001

Seats

WHILE TRAVELING DRIVER'S SEAT LEFT SIDE RAIL BROKE, AND SEAT LEANED BACK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #881221

Mileage unknown · Feb 18, 2001

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WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE AT TIMES, OTHER TIMES WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN TURNED ON HIGH. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #785290

Mileage unknown · Jan 29, 2001

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98 V 150 001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VIN OF THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #879261

Mileage unknown · Nov 15, 2000

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WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK HALF OF THE TIME. CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK WHEN IT'S RAINING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #875040

Mileage unknown · Nov 13, 2000

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WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ODI #874829

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

EA97023 · Driver's Seat Frame Failure

Opened Oct 31, 1997 · Closed Jun 1, 1999

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats

THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION HAS RECEIVED 375 REPORTS ALLEGING FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WHICH IS PRONE TO BREAKAGE AT THE LEFT FRONT ATTACHING POINT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SEAT MAY TILT AWAY FROM THE RISER DURING ACCELERATING OR BRAKING.(SEE CLOSING REPORT)