1998 Chevrolet S10 complaints

CONSUMER NOTICED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH ON THE WIPERS TO GET THEM STARTED, WHEN ON LOW SPEED, THEY SUDDENLY GO TO HIGH. THE CONSUMER WOULD TURN THE WIPERS ON AND HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR AND THEN THEY BECAME INOPERATIVE. *SCC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TOO.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTNLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER SPORADICALLY FAILS TO FUNCTION. WHEN WIPER CONTROL IS SWITCHED ON WIPER WILL SOMETIMES FUNCTION AND SOMETIMES NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO COLLIDE WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONFIDENCE THAT MY WIPER WILL WORK FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME. THIS DEFECT VERY CLOSELY RESEMBLES AND RECALL NOTICE SENT OUT TO OWNERS OF 95-97 CHEVROLET S-10 OWNERS IN WHICH THEY OFFER TO REPAIR THE DEFECT AT NO CHARGE. SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS LABELED AS A 98 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET THEY WILL NOT DO NOTHING FOR ME IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT IT COULD HAVE JUST AS EASILY BEEN LABELED A 97 MODEL. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM AT 1800-222-1020 (MY SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER 1-120539042). THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME IF ENOUGH COMPLAINTS COME IN TO THEM TO WARRANT A RECALL ON THE 98 MODEL YEAR S-10. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED, BLOCKING VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS NEVER WORK, OR THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WHETHER IT'S RAINING, SNOWING OR I JUST WANT TO CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD. *AK

THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE TO WINCH SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VECHILE AND CAUSED SEVERAL CARS TRAVELING BEHIND TO TAKE ADVASIVE ACTION TO MISS THE TIRE.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS. STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING A REAL BAD RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO GET INTO A COLLISION. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OUT OF THE HIGHWAY, AND HAD TO TOUCH THE WIPERS FOR THEM TO START WORKING AGAIN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING. ONE DAY THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRED, BUT NOISE RETURNED, AND CHAIN BROKE AGAIN IN 60 DAYS. HAS REPLACED TIMING CHAIN AND GEAR COMPONENTS 4 TIMES SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE.*AK

1998 CHEVROLET S10 HAS FAILING WIPER MOTOR, THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *JB. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED AND RESUMED AT ANY TIME. PH *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENT NOT WORKING CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ALSO FRONT RECLINER LEVER ON SEAT HAS BROKEN TWICE, ONCE ON DRIVERS SIDE (REPLACED-OUT OF WARRANTY) NOW ON PASSENGER SIDE. *NLM

ON THIS SPECIFIED DAY, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WITH A SEMI-TRUCK TRAVELING BESIDE ME WHEN A SUDDEN RAIN STORM CAME UP. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS I WAS BLINDED. IT WAS VERY SCARY! I WAS VERY LUCKY WHEN CROSSING THE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE THAT I DID NOT KILL SOMEONE ELSE OR MYSELF. NOT TO MENTION DODGING THE CAR PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. ON ANOTHER INCIDENT BACK IN JANUARY WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, MY WIPERS QUIT WHILE IT WAS SLEETING. INSTANTLY THE WINDSHIELD WAS FROZEN OVER. AT OTHER TIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN HEAVY RAIN, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OVER THIS MALFUNCTION, 94-97 CHEVROLET S-10'S HAVE THE WIPER MOTOR RECALL, WHY NOT THE 98'S??? I KNOW MORE PEOPLE WITH 98'S THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE THEN THE PEOPLE WITH THE 94-97'S...IF A RECALL ISN'T ISSUED SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THESE WIPER MOTORS! JZ. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

GM WILL BE HAVING A RECALL THAT APPLIES TO CHEVROLET S-10'S THROUGH 1997. THE RECALL RELATES TO FAULTY WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARDS THAT LEAD TO INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WIPER BLADES. I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET S-10 VIN NUMBER [XXX] AND HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE WIPER BLADES DURING RAIN STORMS. THE MOST SEVERE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING HEAVY RAINS TODAY, WHEN I LOST THE USE OF MY WIPERS FOR 10 MINUTES. I HAVE DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO MECHANICS WHO INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL AND INDICATED THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY THE SAME PROBLEM AS THAT OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO MODEL YEAR 1998 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT BLEW OUT. *TT

NHSTA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID# 03V15900 APPLIES TO CHEVY S-10'S THROUGH 1997. THE RECALL RELATES TO FAULTY WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARDS THAT LEAD TO INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WIPER BLADES. I OWN A 1998 CHEVY S-10 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE WIPER BLADES DURING RAIN STORMS. THE MOST SEVERE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING HEAVY RAINS ON JUNE 4, WHEN I LOST THE USE OF MY WIPERS FOR 20 MINUTES. I HAVE DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO MECHANICS WHO INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL AND INDICATED THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY THE SAME PROBLEM AS THAT OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO MODEL YEAR 1998 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CUTS ON AND OFF. ONCE AGAIN I HAVE TO CHANGE ALL MY PLANS BECAUSE IT IS RAINING. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH IT'S WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. *SCC *JB

THE NEW RECALL ON GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S ONLY GOES TO 97'. I HAVE A 98' WITH THE SAME PROBLEM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD ALREADY IN AN ACCIDENT.. SPEED WAS AT 55 MPH CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF 1998 S-10 ZR2 TRUCK.. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT...OF THIS THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AT ALL THE SAFETY BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN..DRIVER SUFFERED CHEST TRAUMA BACK,KNEE,AND NECK INJURIES.... CHEVROLET WAS CALLED TO COMPLAIN AND THEY DID INVESTIGATION BUT NOTHING WAS RESOLVED.... *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION AT ALL TIMES. WILL STOP WHILE DRIVING. ONE SUCH INCIDENT , I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN THEY STOPPED, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP BEFORE PROCEEDING. WIPERS STARTED WORKING AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER THAT. *JB

IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS HAVE NOT WORKED OR HAVE STOPPED WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY DRIVING IN RAIN. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL IN MID SWEEP. MIST SETTING SPEEDS UP TO FAST. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE (GOODYEAR P20565R15). *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO VIN#. *NLM

PROBLEM W/ WIPER CONTROL ON '98 S-10 W/ 48,000 MILES. FIRST OBSERVED 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID WAS NO LONGER PUMPED TO WINDSHIELD. REPLACED PUMP IN RESEVOIR-- STILL HAD PROBLEM. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO, WIPERS BEGAN OPERATING ERRATICALLY-- EITHER RUNNING TOO FAST, NOT AT ALL, OR REFUSING TO SHUT OFF. SUSPECT THIS MAY BE A CONTROL BOARD ISSUE, BUT CURRENT RECALL ONLY COVERS '97'S AND EARLIER

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. RECALL# 1557585. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *NLM THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE MODULE HIMSELF WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *SCC

THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. DEALER DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF WASHER CIRCUIT BOARD. *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHEN USING WASHING FLUID OR UNDER REGULAR USE. *JB

THE FRONT RECLINING SEAT HANDLE BROKE OFF. THE SEATS DID NOT SIT UPRIGHT OR RECLINE. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 1998 CHEVROLET S-10 STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN USE, OR DON'T EVEN COME ON WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON. *NLM

1998 CHEVY S 10...WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHEN IN RAIN.....NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, OTHER THAN WHEN RAINS.....I ALSO HAVE A 1997 CHEVY S 10 BLAZER WHICH DOES THE SAME THING...CHEVY HAS RECALLED THOSE MOTORS TO BE FIXED...BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1998....THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THAT....I TOLD THEM OF HAVING BOTH VEHICLES (I BOUGHT BOTH OF THEM NEW)....THAT I KNEW THE PROBLEM WAS EXACTLY THE SAME....WAS TOLD TO DRIVE TO DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE....AND WAS TOLD THERE IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS 4,21,03.....*JB

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY. 40 MPH, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. APPLYING THE BRAKES SEEMED TO HAVE MINIMAL EFFECT AS THE POWER OF THE ENGINE SEEMED TO OVERPOWER THE BRAKING. AT THAT POINT SHE TRIED TO SHIFT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL, BUT PUT IT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD. THIS CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK, THE TRUCK THEN SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND TURNED OVER UPON STRIKING THE CURB. *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL AT VARIOUS TIMES. ON 1998 S-10 PICKUP TRUCK. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE *JB...*AK

GO TO START TRUCK WOULD NOT START, ALSO TAIL LIGHTS, STOP LIGHTS BACKUP LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK REPLACE FUESES AND THEY BLOW EVEY TIME, I HAVE ONE BRAKE LIGHT FOR NOW WENT FOR 6 MONTHS WITH NO LIGHTS IN BACK AT ALL, SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE AT TIMES, SCREWS FALL OUT OF SEAT HANDLE, LIGHTS INSIDE TRUCK GO OUT AT TIMES AND BOB HOOK CHEV. SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE 1998 BOUGHT TRUCK OFF LOT NEW.*JB

THE FAN FLEW OFF THE SHAFT INTO THE MOTOR, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO ABRUPTLY PULL OVER. *JB *TT