1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“Windshield wipers work on an intermittent basis. Some vehicles manufactured in the years 1994 through part of the year in 1997 have been recalled for this problem. I have been told by chevy hotline that my vehicle, 1998 chevy silverado, is not covered under the recall even though the problem is the same.”

“We own a 1998 chevy silverado 4x4 that has wiper problems. The recall was issued for 1994 thru 1997 model chevy vehicles. Our son had a '93 that also had the same problems. The new board that was installed by dealers also would end up having the same problems. The solder spots were not large enough to cover the contact areas for the wiring and need repair in that form. We are still fighting the problem in our '98 and feel that due to safety issues during rain or snow that this should be recalled until fixed properly.”

“Starting around 70,000 miles, the windshield wipers started to malfunction. When I attempt to turn them off they will often continue to run for 30 seconds or longer before stopping. When they do stop, it is usually in the middle of the windshield. I have to turn them on and off 10 to 15 times to get them stopped where they are supposed to stop. When I try to use them on the inter. Speeds they often run at a regular speed with no pauses between wipes.”

“Intermittent windshield wiper failure. Windshield wipers will stop intermittently during use on 1998, Chevrolet silverado pickup. A coworker owns a 1997 silverado and my brother owns a 1999 tahoe. Both of their vehicles exhibited the same intermittent failure . Also, I own a 1996 gmc suburban that experienced the same intermittent failure. The 1996 vehicle was covered under a recall to repair the defect. The other vehicles mentioned aforementioned were not covered by this recall even though they were very similar vehicles with virtually identical failures as the 1996 model.”

“Windshield wiper on 1998 k1500 pickup operates intermittently, sometimes stopping while operating, at other times not operating when turned on, and other times continuing to run when turned off or running constant when in the intermittent mode. Sounds identical to the problems covered in GM recall no. 03023.”