# 1997 CHEVROLET S10 — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
> NHTSA complaint `525221` · 2005-03-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** S10
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
- **Miles at failure:** 13,500
## Narrative
.WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN A VERY HEAVY DOWN POUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CONSUMER TRIED TO GET TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN, KOST CONTROL, AND HAD ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A ROAD WITH NO YELLOW LINE. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS ROAD INTO A YARD AND BACKWARDS ROUGH A CAR PORT INTO A CAR. CONSUMER WAS CITED A STHE GUILTY PARTY IN THE ACCIDENT. INSURANC ECOMPANY RAISED CONSUMER'S RATE BY $35 A MONTH, AND CHEVROLET DEALER REFUSED TO HELP HIM. CONSUMER MAINTAINED ACCIDENT WAS NOT HIS FAULT. *AK
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