1998 Chevrolet S Series Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 57%of 7 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,850miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the visibility of the 1998 Chevrolet S Series, 57% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,850 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Windshield wipers operation has become very unreliable. Started out just being a problem in the intermittent setting but has progressed to all settings. Sometimes they will not come on at all no matter what I try and other times they will not shut off. A friend had her older truck recalled because of this and it's still a problem on the newer units I guess.”
NHTSA complaint #10043614, filed 2003-10, 75,000 miles“Windshield wipers worked and stopped for the past 6 years and now totally stopped raining hard and also caused a wreck truck in good condition only 50,000 miles.”
NHTSA complaint #10492192, filed 2013-01, 50,000 miles“Windshield wipers stop working when using intermittent wiper function. Happens without warning and wipers must be set on full speed setting to get them to work at all. They will remain unusable in intermittent settings for several minutes or sometimes days. The defect goes away and returns without any pattern of failure.”
NHTSA complaint #10023078, filed 2003-06, 55,000 miles“Windshield wipers stop working when using intermittent wiper function. Happens without warning and wipers must be set on full speed setting to get them to work at all. They will remain unusable in intermittent settings for several minutes or sometimes days. The defect goes away and returns without any pattern of failure, lately, wipers stop working in all modes until shut off and turned back on.”
NHTSA complaint #10039257, filed 2003-09, 66,700 milesVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 | 57% |
Other parts of the 1998 Chevrolet S Series
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet S Series
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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