1995 GMC Safari Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“At idle at a stop light, the windshield wipers stalled in the mid position. We turned the engine off and restarted it and the wipers did not restart until about 5 minutes had passed. After about 30 more minutes of driving we stopped for lunch and when we restarted the car again it worked normally. We drove for another 100 miles turned the car off and when we restarted it the wipers didn't start until 30 minutes had passed with the engine on and the wiper knob activated.”

“Windshield wipers do not come on a lot of the time. This is extremely dangerous as we live in rainy pacific northwest and we end up driving up to 1/2 hour in rain before they come on if they come on at all. This is a huge hazard as it could lead to a very serious and devastating injury or loss. I have not contacted a dealer yet but the problem seems to becoming much worse. It started out infrequently and not for a long time before the wipers would come on, but now it is chronic, it is nearly every time.”

“Coming to a stop on a dry road, the pavement surface changed from dry asphalt to dry,cracked concrete. Anti-lock kicked in when not needed and I almost rear-ended the vehicle in front of me. Later that day, in a driving rainstorm, the windshield wiper motor stopped (for about the 50th time) and I was unable to see in front of me. I had to pull over and manually tug the wiper blade to get the wipers to work again. Both these are recurring incidents and I have complaints on file with GM, who has a recall on both issues that year but not on my vehicle .”

“My windshield wipers don't come on sometimes and sometimes they do. I know two other people withe the same van and same year with the same problem. The moter had a rod knock when I purchased it, but there was a thick liquid added to the oil so I never heard it unti I had an oil change. After the engine was rebuilt the first time, while driving it, I had another rod knock but this time it was alot louder and caused more damage to the motor. I still sometimes hear a knocking noise, but the dealership keeps telling my that it's something vibrating.”

“The wipers have an int. Problem. It sounds just like the one in bulletin # 98v150000. I see there that it covers the trucks and not the vans. Also the a\c clutch has some diagonal bands on the front, they broke away from the center and opened up like flail knives and cut every belt, hose, and wire near the clutch until one of the bands broke off and went flying around under the hood causing alot of dammage and a big mess. My a\c has never worked right since. Sorry about the VIN I do not have access to the van at this time, if you would need it at a latter time I could get it. …”