1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“1996 Chevrolet 1 ton 4-door pickup truck 4x4 with a 350 vortec and automatic the windshield wiper motor wire-plug shorts out and the wipers stop working. I stuck a piece of wood shim between the plug-in and housing and this keeps the it from shorting out. I was told by a local mechanic that this problem is very very common with these trucks and that it is a short inside the little box where the plug plugs into. I was driving home pulling a large trailor in the rain when the wipers just stopped working and almost crashed into the freeway railing and had to stop on the freeway near seattle! …”

“Whenever windshield wipers were in use they would fail to operate properly. Would sometimes not come on when switch was turned. The problem caused poor visibility for the driver in rain or snow. Been to dealer & contacted manufacturer. Indication was that nothing could be done. Vehicle was not on recall.”

“When the temperature goes below freezing, the windows fog up and do not clear. Even with defrost on high, the windows do not clear. Heater core has been changed and the problem still exists and dealer says, it's the vehicle and there is nothing they can do to stop it.”

“Windshield wipers work intermittently when turned on and sometimes do not come on or stop while in operation. This makes visability nearly impossible. The anti-lock brakes pump the brakes sometimes when trying to stop on dry pavement at slow speeds.”

“While driving at speed 50-65 MPH driver has difficulty seeing a clear image because of extreme vibration in the right and left hand outside rear view mirrors.”