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U.S. Opens Probe on GM Windshield Wiper Failures
The U.S. is investigating whether General Motors Co. should recall 1.7 million SUVs because their windshield wiper systems may fail.
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The U.S. is investigating whether General Motors Co. should recall 1.7 million SUVs because their windshield wiper systems may fail.
Two years ago GM called back 367,000 of its 2013 model Chevrolet Equinox (pictured) and GMC Terrain SUVs to fix the same problem. At the time, the company said warranty data identified an abnormally high failure rate.
Dealers installed an improved wiper motor system and moved the location of a water drain hole.
But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has received 249 complaints—including 107 this year—about the issue occurring in other models from the 2010-2016 model years. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation has opened a “recall query” to assess the factors that cause the failures.
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