# 2000 CHEVROLET S10 — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
> NHTSA complaint `272179` · 2001-02-05 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** S10
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WINDSHIELD  WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. THIS WOULD CAUSE DRIVER'S VIEW  TO BECOME  OBSCURE.  WINDSHIELD WIPER MOVES VERY SLOWLY FOR CLEARING WINDSHIELD.  MANUFACTURER AND DEALER KNOW OF PROBLEM, BUT REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. WENT TO LITIGATION AFTER HAVING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY WINDSHIELD  WIPERS.  *AK
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