Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / PICKUP / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001090118 Incident Date: Jul, 11 2001
Consumer's City: RIO RANCHO Consumer's State: NM
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: PICKUP Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Visibility:windshield wiper/washer
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCEK19K5RE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 16 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1994
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Gm had a recall for the failure of the electronic control unit of the wipers on their suburbans, but it did not include pick up trucks. i personally know of 3 other people who have had the same exact failure of this component. i have contacted the gm corporation without any return other than " the recall did not include pickups". don't figure...is the same kind of vehicle with same component failure. i was fortunate in my small accident. i received minimal damage due to hitting a curb and blowing out a tire. the damage was to the tire, ruining it, plus knocking the alignment out. i live in new mexico where rain is a rarity and whiper/washer use is at a minimum. i was in florida at the time of the accident and was caught in a sudden rain down pour which did not allow me enough time to safely pull over to the side of the road and bang on the whiper unit to get it to operate. the unit has been replaced at a cost of approx. $ 62. to which i think that gm should pay for. they had knowledge of this being a problem and did not follow up on anything other than their suburbans. glad i am not an accident statistic due to their lack of concern. please, can you do something about this for other peoples' sake.thank you. *ak