1996 GMC K1500 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 43%of 14 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 75,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the visibility of the 1996 GMC K1500, 43% of the 14 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,000 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.
“The contact owns a 1996 Gmc K1500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers tend to work periodically. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 80,000 and failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 06/25/08. The consumer stated the failure he experienced was identical to recall 03v159000. Updated 06/25/08”
NHTSA complaint #10229772, filed 2008-06, 75,000 miles“Windshield wiper motor goes out while driving. This could have caused an accident. Cause unknown, and dealer was notified. Consumer states wiper motor turns off while driving in the rain. If switch is left on the wipers will come back on and then go off again.”
NHTSA complaint #8014262, filed 2002-07“Wiper failure as described in recal 98043 dated sep 1998. My VIN does not match the recal list. The VIN list should be expanded to include others with same problem.”
NHTSA complaint #751096, filed 2001-08Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
Other parts of the 1996 GMC K1500
4 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 GMC K1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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