1998 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. FORTUNATELY THE WIPERS ARE FUNCTIONAL ALTHOUGH THEY WILL NOT FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ALSO DO NOT PARK WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNTIL THEY PARK IN RANDOM POSITIONS AT A RANDOM INTERVAL UP TO FIVE MINUTES OBSERVED SO FAR. THE "MIST" OPERATION ALSO EXHIBITS THE SAME BEHAVIOR AND BUT BE USED TO EVENTUALLY GET THEM TO STOP IN AN ACCEPTABLE POSITION FOR DRIVING. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES OF SIMILAR TYPE FOR SEVERAL YEARS PREVIOUS (FOR WHICH THERE IS A RECALL) AND IS RELATED TO A CONNECTION TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CONTROLLS WIPER OPERATION.*AK

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1997 AND OLDER CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER THAT I TAKE MY TRUCK TO FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOT ANY RECALL FOR MY 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPER ON 1998 K1500 PICKUP OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES STOPPING WHILE OPERATING, AT OTHER TIMES NOT OPERATING WHEN TURNED ON. HITTING THE COVER ON THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR WILL ALMOST ALWAYS RESTART THE WIPERS. IDENTICAL PROBLEM TO THAT ON MY 1995 K1500 PICKUP. SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS COVERED IN GM RECALL NO. 03023. PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES, CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AT 126,000 MILES. INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO RUST. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WHEN WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THEY FAIL TO FUNCTION, REQUIRING DRIVER TO MANUALLY MOVE WIPER ARM TO GET THEM STARTED.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL COMPLETELY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE, WIPER MODULE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITENTLY. STOP HALF WAY THROUGH CYCLE. CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. SAME PROBLEM GM HAS HAD FOR YEARS. SAME PROBLEM WE HAD WITH 1995 SUBURBAN. SAME PROBLEM WE HAD WITH 1996 TAHOE. FROM LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS STARTING TO APPEAR ON YOUR WEB SITE, THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE 1998 MODEL YEAR.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING HARD RAIN STORM,AND ARE INTERMITTENTLY AT OTHER TIMES,1998 CHEVORLET C1500 PICKUP

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING AT TIMES. YOU CAN TURN WIPER SWITCH OFF AND ON AND THEY MAY WORK AGAIN BUT WILL STOP AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT HARDER TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SOME EARLY MODELS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY NOT THE 1998 MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM? *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS START AND STOP. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THEM TO RESTART BY SWITCHING THEM OFF AND WAITING A FEW SECONDS. OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT BEFORE THEY WILL OPERATE AGAIN. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS YEARS UP TO 1997. WHY 1998 WAS NOT INCLUDED IS A GOOD QUESTION SINCE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *JB