| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046727 | Incident Date: Nov, 08 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BOONSBORO | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: S10 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:windshield wiper/washer |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDT13W8W2 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 15 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 07 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving in the rain the windshield wipers fail at random positions. the last incident happened on a country road where there was no shoulder to pull off on to. a very dangerous situation because the drivers visibility was severely restricted to on coming traffic. this failure was on a recall status for the 1996 and 1997 chevrolet s10 models but not included in the 1998 models. failure of the wiper circuit board. the problem is known to exist but gm will not honor free replacement of the defective part because of a stated age date even though the vehicle has less than 37,000 miles on it. *jb |
