Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1998)

716 consumer complaints on file.

#10021482June 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP INTERMITTENTLY, A REAL PROBLEM AT HIGH SPEEDS DURING A STORM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHEVROLET, HAS HAPPENED ON S-10 PICKUPS, THE SOLDER DEVELOPS CRACKS WHICH CAUSES THE FAILURES. PLEASE BE SURE TO SUE CHEVROLET FOR NOT DOING A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021181June 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
1998 CHEVROLETER 4X4 4DOOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE FRONT QUIT WORKING. HAVE WORKED ON AND OFF FOR 2 MONTHS. CAN GET THEM TO WORK AFTER PLACING A ZIP STRAP AROUND MOTOR AND WIRES AND PULLING REAL TIGHT. THIS LOOKS LIKE AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT A PREVIOUS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR IN MY 91 CHEVROLETK 3 TIMES. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD WORK. SOMETIMES THEY WOULDN'T. THIS APPARENTLY IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETR MOTORS AS MY FRIENDS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS WELL WITH VARIOUS CHEVY TRUCKS AND BLAZERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021125June 5, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEAT HANDLE SHEARED OFF DURING USE DUE TO COMPONENT MANUFACTURING OF SOFT METAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021126June 5, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LOUD RUMBLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP WHEN FIRST STARTING TRIP. RUMBLE ONLY OCCURS AROUND 1500 RPMS.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021029June 4, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
REFER TO NHSTA CAMPAIGN #98V150001 DATED 7/1/1998. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INTERMITTENT SWITCH DOES NOT WORK LIKE IT SHOULD, WIPERS CONTINUOUSLY RUN WHEN USING MIST FUNCTION TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD, SOMETIMES WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. RECALL ISSUED 5/1/2003 TO INCLUDE 1996-1997 BLAZERS. MINE IS 1998 AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL PER DEALER EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021031June 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
FIRST THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STARTED ILLUMINATING EVERY SO OFTEN STARTING IN 2002, NOW THE WIPERS HAVE BECOME VERY ERRATIC. IT HAS NOW GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SETTING ( DELAY, SLOW OR FAST) THE WIPERS ARE SET AT THEY REACT ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES THEY STOP COMPLETELY WHICH CAUSES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. YOU COULD HAVE THE SETTING ON SLOW DELAY AND THEY WILL BEGIN GOING VERY FAST OR MEDIUM SPEED, THEN CHANGE AGAIN FOR NO REASON. THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO RUN WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THIS STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAS INCREASED IN INTENSITY WITH EACH USE DUE TO RAIN. I UNDERSTAND PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING IF THIS YEARS MODEL HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST? *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020939June 3, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, SEATS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
AS REPORTED IN "ODI ID NUMBER : 758908" I ALSO AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DOME LIGHT COMING ON FOR NO REASON, THE NOISE FOR THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD COME ON WITHOUT THE TURN SIGNAL BEING ON (MY TURN SIGNALS WORKED PERFECTLY FINE) AND THE HANDLE YOU USE TO ADJUST THE SEAT BACK BROKE OFF ON PASSENGER FRONT SEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020818May 31, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019291May 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE RELIABLY ENOUGH THAT THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A HAZARD. THEY STOP WORKING ON ALMOST EVERY OCCASION THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED FOR VISIBILITY AND OFTEN WILL NOT STOP WHEN TURNED OFF AND ADDITIONALLY THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY WILL OPERATE IS ALSO UNRELIABLE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE WIPERS TO RESUME OPERATION WHEN I HAVE TAPPED ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD COVER BUT THEY USUALLY STOP AGAIN BEFORE I REACH MY DESTINATION AND OFTEN BEFORE I GET BACK OUT ON THE ROAD. FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ OF AND PERSONALLY HEARD ABOUT CONCERNING THIS MODEL YEAR (AND ALSO OTHER MODEL YEARS) WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM I FEEL THAT IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THAT APPEARS TO BE KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED SO BY THE MANUFACTURER IN THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR. SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES WILL ARISE WHEN THESE FAULTY WIPER SYSTEMS FAIL A THE MOST CRITICAL OF TIMES, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019097May 22, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW. DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR CONSISTENTLY VIBRATES - HAD REPLACED TWICE - DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE A THIRD TIME DUE TO BUG SHIELD BEING INSTALLED. IT STILL VIBRATES. JUNE 2001 - DOOR LOCKS WENT NUTS. THEY WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHILE PARKED - WITH KEYS IN IT. MARCH 2003 - BLINKER SWITCH WENT CRAZY. IT WOULD NOT STOP CLICKING - WHOLE DASH HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TO REPLACE SWITCH - NOT A CHEAP THING! MAY 2003 - ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AND RUINED BATTERY. ALMOST CAUSED A CAR FIRE. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. NOT YET FIXED BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020239May 20, 2003
EQUIPMENT
WHEN THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE LADDER TO GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE PLASTIC PART WHICH HELD THE STEP TOGETHER BROKE OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020240May 20, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019933May 15, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME DISFUNCTIONAL IN HEAVY RAINS, THEY COMPLETELY STOP WORKING CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE RAIN SUBSIDED. THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PARTICULAR ISSUE WHICH IS NOT IN OUR SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ALONG WITH ANY OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018672May 14, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER STOP WORKING WHEN RAINING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019730May 13, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME AS THE NHTSA RECALL RELATED TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE DEALER REFUSED REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018645May 13, 2003
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE PULLED REALLY HARD TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT BUT IT ALREADY SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING BACK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019519May 8, 2003
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019326May 7, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019388May 7, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD JUST STOP WHILE IN OPERATION. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHILE IT WAS RAINING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018322May 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WE ARE AWARE THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS ON 1997 CHEV. BLAZERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR REPAIRS. WE OWN A 1998 BLAZER THAT WE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 1997, SO IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1997. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON OUR BLAZER DO NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. WE ARE WONDERING IF A RECALL IS PLANNED FOR THE 1998 BLAZERS ALSO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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