# 1998 CHEVROLET S10 — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
> NHTSA complaint `502363` · 2004-10-20 · 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:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
- **Miles at failure:** 55,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
MY WIPERS QUIT WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT, ESPECIALLY IN A POURING RAIN, OR THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL!  THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THEM NOT GOING OFF WHEN TURNED OFF.  I HIT A DEER BECAUSE THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER USING THE WINDOW WASHER TO CLEAN MY WINDOW IN MY GARAGE.  AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO TURN THEM OFF, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE 20 MILES TO MY JOB SITE.  ON THE WAY, I HIT A DEER.  IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, THE ONCOMING PICKUP COULD HAVE BEEN WHAT I HIT.  PLEASE, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!  AFTER READING 21 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING, I WOULD THINK THAT SOMEONE WOULD TAKE THIS AS A SERIOUS SUBJECT.
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