| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004301200 | Incident Date: Sep, 06 2004 |
| Consumer's City: PROSPECT | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:windshield wiper/washer:linkages |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1ND52M1WY | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 29 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: (1) i was driving home on i-75 an hour north of atlanta after labor day weekend. while doing 70-75 mph in heavy rains and winds from the leading edge of hurricane frances, my windshield wipers suddenly failed leaving windshield awash in rain and visibility less than 6 feet. the passenger side winsheild wiper arm snapped first in the vertial position, then the driver side windshield wiper arm ran over top of it breaking it too. trecherous driving conditions were endured in attempting to get off interstate. i was left to drive with nearly no visibility through hurricane frances for 3 more hours until i made it far enough to get out of the storm. 3) when back home in louisville, i took the car to service center to get estimate and fixed since it was predicted to rain soon. the failure was diagnosed to the windshield wiper linkages breaking. i have been in contact with gm customer assistance center to try to get gm to cover the cost of the repairs. *ak i searched safety recall database here and came accross open investigation for this part that failed. therefore i decided to make a complaint also. rq04006. this part was recalled in 2001 but only in 28 northern states.*ak |
