Have had numerous intermittent failures of the wiper system. Reported the first incident to the dealer while the vehicle was under warranty. They found no faults with the vehicle. The wipers have been operating intermittently all thru the vehicles life. It did not happen very often at first, but as the vehicle has gotten older it occured more frequently. It finally quit working altogether today 1feb99. Being an ase certified technician, I made a diagnosis of the vehicle myself. I discovered that the circuit board inside the wiper motor was at fault. I could lightly tap the circuit board and the wipers would resume operation. When I called my local dealer to check on the part I learned that this item has a particularly high failure rate. They actually had 63 of them in stock. The parts person stated that they sell like hotcakes. I really feel that it is to late for my van as I have no choice but to purchase the circuit board at a jobber cost of 28 dollars. Normally I would not be over concerned about problems of this nature, except it almost caused my wife and son to have an accident. I personally think that the problems that GM has with their truck wiper motors extends into other GM body styles as well.

- Warner Robins, GA, USA

Windshield wipers do not work when it's raining. Would have to stop vehicle & get out & lift hood to shake or bang on the wiper motor to get the wipers to move. Possibly caused by bad solder connections in the motor. A very intermittent problem.

- Santee, CA, USA

Windshield wipers are working intermittently, causing consumer to have visibility problems when driving in the rain.

- Eglin Afb, FL, USA

Oct-Nov-98, consumer exprienced windshield wiper control panel failure. There is a recall through GM for this problem, consumer's vehicle is not included.

- Chino Hills, CA, USA

While driving in a rainstorm, the windshield wipers stopped working for no reason. Took to dealer & informed a problem with module & had to be replaced.

- Morton Grove, IL, USA

Windshield wipers became inoperative, failed while it was pouring rain, causing poor visibility, dealer replaced circuit board module.

- Polk City, FL, USA

When using the windshield wipers the wipers stop in the middle of operating. Driver has to press wiper motor under hood before wipers continue operation. The motor has been replaced by dealership at owner's expense.

- Orland, CA, USA

Intermittently when turning on the windshield wipers they do not come on. The dealer has replaced delay module which is same part number used in recall # 98V-043. Consumer feels this van should have been included in the recall.

- Kennesaw, GA, USA

While driving the vehicle the windshield wipers sometimes work and sometimes do not work, but they may come on while driving. When raining, the wipers will occasionally come on. Dealer is not aware of the problem.

- Plymouth, IN, USA

Windshield wipers fail intermittently.

- Beloit, WI, USA

Windshield wipers: When driving in the rain, turned on wipers, most of the time they will come on for a few minutes and without any warning they will just stop. Have taken in three times and nothing has been done.

- Capre Coral, FL, USA

Windshield wipers: Driving along windshield wipers just shut off, causing poor visibility.

- Dayton, OH, USA