1994 Chevrolet Suburban

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPER MOTER CAN BE HEARD TRYING TO ENGAGE THE WIPERS, BUT FAILS TO DO SO. IF THE CAR IS DRY PRIOR TO RAIN, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES WILL WORK. IF THE CAR IS OUT AND IS WET, THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK. THE WIPERS WILL SOMETIMES FAIL ONCE IN USE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET, TO WHICH THEY SAID THEY CAN'T INCLUDE THE CAR IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE RECALL. WE TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR ON APRIL 29, 1994.*AK

I FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE THAT A RECALL WAS INSTITUTED FOR THE WINSHIELD WIPER MODULE FOR 1994 SUBURBAN'S. I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I A MODULE FAILURE AS DESCRIBED AND I HAVE A 1994 SUBURBAN. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD AND I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR REPLACING THE MODULE. IS THIS CORRECT? *AK

WHILE RAINING WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES GO OUT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BY THEMSELVES, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THERE IS A RECALL 98V150001, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE DEALER STATE THAT THE VEHICLE VIN DOES NOT INDICATE THE DEFECTIVE UNITS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PRESENTS THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AS THE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL. *YH

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY NOT AT ALL (DURING RAIN, GO FIGURE). IF THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND YOU PULLED ON THE ARM OF THE WIPER, THEY WOULD SOMETIMES BEGIN TO FUNCTION. I LEARNED OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM: VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V15000, CAMPAIGN #: 98043. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LISTED DEALER FOR THE DEFECT OF A BAD CIRCUIT BOARD TO BE CORRECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM THAT THEY FOUND WITH THE WIPERS, THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL, WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS WAS ON 1-3-01, AND I HAD TO PAY $ 95.67 FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED AS DICTATED BY THE RECALL. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. JOHN JACOB

WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED. THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE ON JAN 12, 1994, THEREFORE IT WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN #98V150001, AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE BOARD AS PART OF THE RECALL. I REPLACED THE BOARD MYSELF. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY AN NHTSA-APPOINTED ENGINEER, IF YOU DESIRE. SINCE IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS CONDITION EXISTS FOR MORE THAN THE LIMITED DATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU EXPAND THE CAMPAIGN TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAVE LIVES. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT LIGHTLY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN YOU ORIGINALLY THOUGHT - SEE THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS - ODI #S: 735172 734175 864283 862133 844514 711482 839471 838820 838386 848120 707007 843175 838540 707212 830912 841155 543656 830459 707179 713640 479355 516020. *AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #98V150001 COVERS THIS FAILURE FOR SUBURBAN'S MANUFACTURED SHORTLY AFTER MY SUBURBAN WAS MANUFACTURED. THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED IS THE SAME AS THE ONE DESCRIBED IN #98V150001. THIS SITUATION NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF MANUFACTURER. IT IS A SAFTEY HAZZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF LIFE.