Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Feb 28, 2003DC
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. SCC *JB
1991 GMC Pickup
Routine
Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Manual Transmission | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 9, 1997FL
VEHICLE PULSATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed Jun 24, 1996AZ
WHILE DRIVING, HEARD CLONKING NOISE, SMELLED SMOKE, NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM ALTERNATOR. *AK
Power Train › Automatic TransmissionFire
Filed Mar 28, 1996NE
TRANSMISSION LEAKED OIL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. (NEBRASKA STATE FIRE MARSHAL INCIDENT REPORT)*SD
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed Mar 24, 1996TX
ALTERNATOR FROZE, CAUSING FIRE. *SD
Power Train › Manual TransmissionFire
Filed Feb 21, 1996NE
TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.