| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004265667 | Incident Date: Mar, 16 2004 |
| Consumer's City: TAMPA | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:rear window wiper/washer:linkages |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1ND52T3VY | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 16 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 23 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling on a busy interstate in very heavy rains and rush hour traffic, i heard a loud noise and then my wipers were stopped & criss-crossed in front of me. i felt extremely lucky to get off the highway, without causing a wreck. later, i found out that there was a know defect on the wiper pivots for my model car. but regardless, the recall wasn't any good for my state. i don't understand the logic behind this... if a part is defective- it is defective. the recall was only effective for certain 'salt-belt' states, of which my state isn't included. i did however live in one of these salt-belt states for several years (with this car). but whether your car is registered in one of those states or not you could have a lot of use of the wipers. between hurricane season and the rainy season in florida, wipers get a whole lot of use down here too. *nm |
