IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *CB
1994 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Visibility. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
Visibility complaints
11 reportsWHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK THE CONSUMER SUGGEST THERE MAY BE A RECALL FOR THERE VEHICLE. * CB *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OCASSIONALLY DO NOT WORK. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON, TURNED THEM OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY CAME ON
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPE DWORKING IN RAIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD HAS BEEN REPLACED AT MY COST. THERE ARE TWO RECALLS (#98V150000 & 98V150001) FOR SIMILAR TRUCKS FOR THIS SAME PART. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES
DURING RAIN OR SNOW WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP AND I WOULD HAVE TO GO UNDER HOOD AND HIT WIPER MOTOR TO GET THEM TO RUN. I WAS CONCERNED AND WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT TRUCKS WERE BAD FOR WIPER MOTORS. THEN 7-12-99 MY SON HAD TOLD ME THAT HIS FELLOW WORKERS HAD THAT PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD RECALL ON THEIR TR…
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DURING RAIN OR SNOW WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP AND I WOULD HAVE TO GO UNDER HOOD AND HIT WIPER MOTOR TO GET THEM TO RUN. I WAS CONCERNED AND WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT TRUCKS WERE BAD FOR WIPER MOTORS. THEN 7-12-99 MY SON HAD TOLD ME THAT HIS FELLOW WORKERS HAD THAT PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD RECALL ON THEIR TRUCKS. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTANTLY, ESPECIALLY IF DRIVER GOES OVER A BUMP OR STOPS SUDDENLY.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1SQ97020 · Unintended Release Of The Rear Hatch
Opened Oct 6, 1997 · Closed Nov 19, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
GM REPORTED THAT THIS TSB WAS ORIGINATED AFTER A PLANT ENGINEER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM.THIS WAS A PLANT GENERATED COMPLAINT. ODI HAS NO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.GM REPORTED 6 FROM OWNERS BEING PUZZLED BY THE HATCH AJAR LAMP BEING ILLUMINATED.A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT, NOR A TREND, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF THE AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.