# 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `660776` · 2008-03-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAVALIER
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
- **Miles at failure:** 63,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. PLASTIC CAP THAT BY FRICTION HOLDS ELBOW/JOINT OF BOTH CONTROL ARMS TO WIPER PIVOT POINT SEPARATED  AND IS WORN AND WILL NOT HOLD. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE CHEAP PLASTIC CAP HAS FAILED. THE MOTOR WORKS FINE. INDEPENDANT REPAIR MAN SAYS HE SEES THIS " ALL THE TIME" PART VERY POORLY ENGINEERED NO RETAINING CLIP, COTTER NUT,OR SCREW TO GIVE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT.  *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*