1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 60 complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Passenger's side rear vent window is angled or improperly installed. The rear of the window is sticking out approx 3/16-5/16 of an inch passed the body. It should be flushed with the body. Consumer had repairs done on december 18, 97, when the paint inside and around the window was chipped and scratched. When consumer received vehicle back. The vent window is still not properly installed. Consumer will not drive vehicle in rain to test for leaks, dealer wants to put in new window.
Windsheid wipers work intermittantly. Requires reacning out of car and physically moving them to restart- if they work at all- so many complaints from so many people about this problem why hasn't something been done about it. Per chevy nothing is wrong with them
Other problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Brakes 150 complaints
- Steering 48 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints
- Transmission 20 complaints
- Suspension 19 complaints
- Body & structure 16 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints
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