1997 Chevrolet Silverado wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 39 complaints for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 39 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 92,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 22% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	1
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	1
60k to 80k miles	3
80k to 100k miles	4
100k to 120k miles	4
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 18 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The passenger pushed the button for the window to roll up and stuck his head out, and without warning, the window closed and caught his head in the window. Driver hit the button four times, then it released. The passenger was blue in the face, and had to be revived by cpr, and transported by ambulance to hospital.

January 2004 Injury

Front windshield wipers worked intermittently. Caused poor visibility during inclement weather, which could lead to a vehicle crash. Dealer was notified.

Reported at 100,000 miles, July 2003

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