Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1998)

716 consumer complaints on file.

#10053761January 9, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WITHOUT ANY WARNING DRIVER COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053497January 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND GO OFF OWN THEIR OWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051441December 31, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY IN SEVERE ROLLOVER. SEVERE FRONTEND DAMAGE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
2
#10051372December 30, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052076December 29, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051126December 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ERRATICALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050827December 20, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
1998 CHEVY BLAZER FLASHERS MALFUNCTIONING. THE "CLICKING" SOUND MADE WHILE FLASHERS ARE OPERATING CONTINUES EVEN AFTER FLASHERS ARE TURNED OFF. THE CLICKING SOUND IS CONSTANT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050709December 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER VIN # [XXX] AND AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMING ON THEIR OWN AND WHEN BEING USED THEY WILL STAY ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THEY ARE SHUTOFF. SOMETIMES THEY JUST STOP WORKING AND "PARK" IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050736December 18, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER LEVER BROKE TWICE - REPAIRED BY DEALER FIRST TIME AT COST OF $150.00- WILL COST THE SAME FOR SECOND FAILURE LEVER SHAFT SHEARED. HOW MANY OF THESE FAILURES DOES THIS AGENCY NEED TO INITIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051703December 17, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STALLED. MONTHS BEFORE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. DEALER REPLACED A CIRCUIT BOARD BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049645December 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046243December 10, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049956December 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT 5 MPH AXLE BROKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049031December 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES DONT WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049033December 2, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FRONT SEAT RECLINER HANDLES BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049030December 2, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BUCKET SEAT RECLINER HANDLES BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049074December 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
#1.WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO COME ON AND IT SEEMS THAT IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON THAT'S WHEN THEY DON'T WORK. COULD BE A COINCIDENCE??HEARD 97'S HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNDER RECALL. #2.INSIDE OF CAR ALWAYS FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE HEATER . HAVE TO RUN A/C TO FEEL COOL. #3 INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT FAILS TO COME ON OR TO GO OFF. #4 HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED 6 MONTHS AGO AND NEXT DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPAIRED FOR ABOUT $1200.00 AND I HAD NO MONEY TO DO IT. WHAT'S STRANGE IS MY CAR DRIVES BEAUTIFULLY AND I'VE NEVER FELT ANY GEAR SLIPPAGE. IS THERE SOME SORT OF RESET BUTTON FOR THIS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049072December 2, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR CONTINUES TO "CLICK" AFTER TURN SIGNAL HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. IT CLICKS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVATED. AS WITH OTHER 1998 BLAZERS, THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY THEY DO NOT SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048285November 19, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL ON 1994-1997 VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041876November 18, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED DUE TO PLASTIC PART POORLY DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE PEDAL ENGAGES, BUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT LOCK. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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