Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1998)

716 consumer complaints on file.

#10226519May 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM APPROXIMATELY 2-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE STILL REMAINED. IN ADDITION, THE WIPER BLADES WIRING MECHANISM DID NOT WORK EFFECTIVELY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE. SHE HAD THE WIRING SPLICED AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE WIPERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/03/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212792December 20, 2007
TIRES, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:REAR
1998 CHEVY BLAZER WITH TIRE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES BLEW OUT AND WHEN HE WENT TO GET THEM REPLACED THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE DRY ROTTED. HE SAID THE BRAKES ENGAGED ON HIS WAY HOME. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE TIRE REPLACEMENT, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES BY ANOTHER DEALER. THE FIRST DEALER STATED EVERY THING CHECKED OUT AND THAT MAYBE THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT WAS REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS DEALER MAY HAVE PARTIALLY FAILED. THE REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED, THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER GLUED IT BACK TOGETHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209936November 26, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER BLAZER OWNERS HAVE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS EXPLAIN, THEY TURN OFF AFTER MINUTES OF USE, AND SOMETIMES WILL TURN RIGHT BACK ON, BUT USUALLY STAY OFF FOR A WHILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209512November 20, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207880November 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE, SLIPS. CANNOT MOVE VEHICLE WITHOUT TOW. DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWS CODE 1870. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204657October 2, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 01/02/08. *4200 THE CONSUMER STATED HAS 2 CHEVROLET BLAZERS WITH THE SAME INTERMITTENT DEFECT. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200193August 20, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
MY 1998 BLAZER'S DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER BROKE OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST SEAT. I AM UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SEAT FOR PROPER DRIVING POSITION. THE DRIVER'S SEAT LEVER BROKE AT 30,000 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SEAT LEVER BROKE ABOUT 40,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UTILIZING VICE GRIPS TO HOLD THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT IN PLACE. THESE SEATS ARE NO LONGER ADJUSTABLE AND PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. INQUIRIES FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT OWN THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AT SOME POINT THE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTED A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS DEFECT. I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AND WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, NUMEROUS CONSUMERS OWNING THE BLAZER ARE FACED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THE LEVER SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER SINCE IT IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200044August 19, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN LIGHT RAIN. WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON. ON A LATER OCCASION, FRIENDS WERE FOLLOWING BEHIND MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE (THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS WORKING). ALSO NOTICED THAT HAZARDS LAMPS WERE NOT WORKING EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199751August 16, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. INTERMITTENT CONTROL IS INOPERABLE EXCEPT AT HIGHEST SETTING AND USUALLY SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY DURING HEAVY DOWN POURS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199278August 10, 2007
AIR BAGS
I WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER SUV BELONGING TO MY DAUGHTER,WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS A BAD CRASH, BUT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON INJURED. AFTERWARDS IT WAS A STUNNING REVOLUTION TO FIND THIS OUT ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND IT HAS LEFT ME WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THINK THEY ARE PROTECTED WITH AIRBAGS, WHEN THEY MAY OR MAY NOT WORK ANYWAY. THIS AUTO HAD A PREVIOUS OWNER AND IT SEEMS TO ME THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LETTING THE NEW BUYER KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS WORK OR DON'T WORK. THANKS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10197823July 30, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT. AT TIMES THERE IS NO PROBLEM AT OTHER TIMES THE STOP IN MID CYCLE AND AT OTHER TIMES THE SPEED CONTROL WON'T ALLOW THEM TO SHUT OFF. THIS NORMALLY OCCURS DURING A DOWNPOUR. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY IT TAKES BEFORE NTSB DECIDES TO MAKE GM REPAIR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193451June 15, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190378May 10, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED/FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN, BUT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY WIFE TRAVELED 120 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK AND HAD TO STOP MIDWAY YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF RAIN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY DECIDED NOT TO WORK. A HALF-HOUR OF WAITING AND THEY WORKED FINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182235February 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MULTI- FUNCTION SWITCH PROBLEM. THE WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING THE RAIN. IN THE PAST I HAVE SPOKEN TO DEALER SERVICE MANAGERS AND THEY SAID A LOT OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE WIPER DELAY BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS MADE ON IT. MOSTLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THE WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF WITH THE SWITCH, THE IGNITION HAS TO BE TURNED OFF TO TURN OFF THE WIPERS. THE CONCERN IS THE WIPER STOPPING DURING HEAVY RAIN CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR YEARS, I JUST BECAME AWARE OF THIS ROUTE OF COMPLAINT PROCESS. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IS EXPENSIVE. CLICKING IS ALSO HEARD AT TIMES DUE TO THE SWITCH, A SERVICE MANAGER HAS SAID THE MULTI- FUNCTION SWITCH CAUSES THIS ALSO. THE 10 FOR NUMBER OF FAILURES IS THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF TIMES I CAN REMEMBER THE WIPERS STOPPED WHEN OPERATING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178678January 14, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
FOR THE PAST YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE I'VE EXPERIENCED A SPORADIC FRONT WIPER MOTOR. JUST RECENTLY IT WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND HIT A LOW BRANCH. THE BRANCH CAUSED THE WINDSCREEN TO CRACK BUT NOT SHATTER, AND THE DRIVERSIDE WIPER TO CEASE FUNCTIONING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169128September 23, 2006
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTS ERRATIC. RECENTLY HAVE NOT BEEN COMING ON WHEN TURNED ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166638August 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ISSUES ONE WOULD NOT EXPECT FROM A 20K PLUS VEHICLE INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE FAILURE TODAY ("NEAR MISS" ACCIDENT FROM HEAVY RAIN AND TRAFFIC), SMOKE EMITTING FROM STEERING COLUMN, CONTINUOUS INTERMITTENT REPETITIVE SOUNDS EMITTING FROM TURN SIGNAL CONTROLLER(S). SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS HAVE ALL PREVIOUSLY BEEN DESCRIBED IN GREAT DETAIL BY OTHER OWNERS AS: AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUE, WIPER CONTROL BOARD, VARIOUS CONNECTORS AND OR HARNESS, MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, SMOKE CONCERNS ETC. LISTED FROM COMPLAINTS FROM ODI CASE NUMBERS: 743685, 10014026, 10023129, 10030946, 10036610, 10045357, 10060630, 10066061, 10086138, 10086896, 10098912, 10103977, 10112458, 10137415, 549079, 847885, 866953, 874993. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165254August 11, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES THROTTLE BUTTERFLY FRACTURED OFF AND LOCKED THE THROTTLE OPEN, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM SLOWING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164835August 7, 2006
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 98V150001, REGARDING THE VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163576July 26, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY AND NEVER IN HEAVY RAIN. SOMETIMES THEY WORK IN LIGHT RAIN BUT THEN QUIT ALL TOGETHER. REFUSE TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO THIS MONEY PIT AND GET THEM FIXED. ASSUMING IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ON THIS BLAZER MODEL. AM LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR AND ONLY DRIVE BLAZER WHEN CONDITIONS ARE DRY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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