Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / SAFARI / 1987

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 992092311 Incident Date: Dec, 31 1991
Consumer's City: JANESVILLE Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SAFARI Model Year: 1987
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#: 1G2BL81Y5HA Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 11 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1987
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The windshield wiper controls turn on and work fine at all speeds. however, when you try to turn the wipers off, (turn the wiper controll to the "off" position, you cannot do so unless you stop the car and turn off the engine. therefore once you turn them on and then it stops raining, you cannot turn off the wipers by just setting the wiper control to "off". you must instead set the control to "off" stop the car, and then turn off the engine completely. when you start the car again, the wipers will be stopped until the next time you use them, and then you have to go through the same procedure again. i took the car into our local mechanic and he is the one who thinks it is in the relay box and not the motor. he thinks it is not making a good contact somewhere and that is what's causing the problem. he did not know enough about the system so he was hesitant to try and fix it. i then called everhart o'leary motors, but they want to charge $32.00 just to look at it, and are guessing that it might cost approximately $150. to fix the problem. i don't recall exactly when the problem started (i only guessed at the date), but it seems to be a defect in the system which the manufacturer should address. your help would be appreciated.