1998 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE DEALER HAS STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD HAS MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. *AK THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM, THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SCC *JB

1998 CHEVY S-10 PICKUP. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. IF THEY DO FUNCTION, THE INTERMITTENT FEATURE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE WIPERS OFTEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CALLED A DEALER REGARDING REPAIR, WAS TOLD THAT ONLY 1996 AND 1997 S-10S WERE INCLUDED. I CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND I COULD DO IT MYSELF FOR ABOUT 100 DOLLARS. GM SHOULD BE FIXING THESE ON THE 1998S BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENT. WILL TURN ON AND SOMETIMES NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. OTHER TIMES THE ONLY FUNCTION I CAN GET TO WORK IS "MIST". SOMETIMES WHAN THE SWITCH IS ON INTERMITTENT THE WIPERS WILL SWITCH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN LOW AND INTERMITTENT.*AK

DRIVERS WIPER CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT OR APPEARS TO HAVE A WEAK OR POOR DESIGN. WIPERS CAN BE SELECTED TO INTERMMITENT, WILL WORK FOR A WHILE PROPERLY THEN MAY SWITCH TO LOW WITH NO DRIVER INVOLVEMENT. SOMETIMES WHEN SWITCHED TO OFF, WIPERS MAY CONTINUE OPERATING FOR 1-2 MINUTES. SOMETIMES WHEN SELECTING "MIST" ON WIPER CONTROL, WIPERS MAY OPERATE ANYWHERE FROM 5-10 "SWEEPS" (SHOULD ONLY BE ONE).*AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, WHEN YOU STOP SUDDENLY, THE SEAT SLAMS FORWARD.(COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT) ALSO BOTH SEAT ADJUSTER HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF.(CHEAP PLASTIC) CAN NO LONGER ADJUST SEATS THEY ARE STUCK IN POSITION.ALSO, THIRD DOOR LATCH (ALSO PLASTIC ) BROKE OFF CAN NO LONGER OPEN THIRD DOOR.*AK

HANDLE THAT ADJUSTED THE SEATBACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE. CONSEQUENTLY, WHOLE SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH WHEN GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OVER. DRIVER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT RESPOND WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, THEN THE WIPERS SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WORK. *SCC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH DURING A RAIN STORM. *AK AFTER THE FAILURE THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH THIS DEFECT. *PH *JB