Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1998)

716 consumer complaints on file.

#10108199January 29, 2005
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING, DO NOT RESPOND TO THE DELAY SETTING, AND OFTEN DO NOT TRUN OFF WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THAT CAUSES RAPID WIPER BLADE WEAR AND A LOUD SUEALING SOUND. OFTEN, THE WIPERS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107830January 24, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I OWN A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER LT (4WD). THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR BEGAN TO DROP AN INCH OR TWO SEVERAL MONTHS AGO EVERY TIME IT IS OPENED. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE DOOR WON'T SHUT, BECAUSE THE LATCH IS HITTING THE FRAME AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE EVERY TIME IT IS CLOSED. SEVERAL DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS HAVE STATED THAT THE DOOR IS TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS TO BE WELDED BACK ON. I HAVE ANOTHER GM TRUCK IN MY FAMILY (1997 GMC JIMMY) THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER BLAZER/JIMMY OWNERS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND DEALT WITH BY GM. I WILL ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO SUBMIT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. IN COMPARING THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE TO OTHERS, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH PROPER SUPPORT FOR THE DOOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN MANUFACTURING. I REQUEST THAT THIS PROBLEM BE LOOKED INTO AND PROPER RECALLS ISSUED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107586January 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER ON DECEMBER 1, 2204, THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD, THE WIPERS WON'T WORK, WIPER MODULE, AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE OIL COOLER. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LEAKS AIR BADLY. *NM WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106261January 13, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT ON OR NOT. ALSO ONLY WORK ON HIGH FOR 10% OF TIME. CAN'T GO ANYWHERE WHEN IT IS RAINING BECAUSE OF NOT KNOWING WHEN WIPERS WILL WORK. HAVE ALMOST HAD 3 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF SUDDENLY NO WIPERS IN DOWN POURS. CALLED DEALERSHIP WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $80.00 TO $300.00 TO FIX DEPENDING ON WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. CAN'T GET FIX BECAUSE JUST SPENT $1000.00 ON OIL COOLER LINES FOR THE 2ND TIME. ALSO HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 93 TRUCK AND MY 86 TRUCK BUT THEY WERE RECALLED ALONG WITH MY BOYFRIENDS 97 TRUCK WITH THE SAME MANUFACTURE DATE ON WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. BUT 98 BLAZERS AREN'T RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME WINDSHIELD CIRCUITS AND MOTORS. DOESN'T MAKE SINCE TO ME. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED WITH THIS AS I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS WITH THE 98 BLAZER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106089January 10, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINSHIELD WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY ONLY WORK ON THE HIGHEST SPEED. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT NO RECALL IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR. THIS IS ONE OF MANY REASONS TO BUY A HONDA OR A TOYOTA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106921January 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR BECOME INOPERATIVE DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105888January 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON MY 1998 CHEVY BLAZER IS SHOWING THE SAME DEFECTS AS THE RECALLED WIPER MOTOR ON THE 1996 AND 1997 MODELS. THE INTERMITTENT SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK AND CAUSES THE WIPERS TO GET STUCK OR NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFTY ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104089December 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I OWN TWO 1998 CHEVROLETS; ONE IS A BLAZER, THE OTHER AN S-10 PICK-UP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN BOTH FAIL PERIODICALLY. I SEE THAT CHEVROLET ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT IN 1998, BUT IT ONLY COVERS THROUGH 1997 MODELS. SHOULDN'T THIS APPLY TO MY VEHICLES? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103977December 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM-INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER-SHORTED OUT TRUCK BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO GET HELP. NO HELP FROM MY INSURANCE CO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102428December 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN TRUCK IS IN MOTION, IF ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED IT STOPS BUT THEN RESUMES AFTER IT COMES BACK TO A STEADY PULL WHY .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100720November 29, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I'VE SEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE/STOPPAGE DURING RAINS, BUT NOT THE THE '98 BLAZER. MINE WORKS, BUT ONLY WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING. IT FAILS REGULARLY WHILE IN USE. ANY IDEAS ?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100585November 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENT STOPAGE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES, ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE 1997 MODEL HAD A RECALL - THIS CONTINUES WITH THIS MODEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100496November 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1. TWO DAYS AGO, AT 50 MPH, I STARTED HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS (QUICKLY STEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TO STAY ON ROAD). IT IS IN THE SHOP (ONLY 84K MILES) TO THE TUNE OF $600 TO REPLACE BOTH BALL JOINTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100497November 24, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE FAILED DURING SNOW STORM 10/04 AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $156. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100498November 24, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
VEHICLE NOT STEERING PROPERLY AND IDLER ARM WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 65,000 MI. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100424November 23, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER (LAST 8 OF VIN W2121658) THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENT LEVELS DO NOT WORK. THE HIGH LEVEL OF THE WIPERS WILL WORK FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN STOP. I WANT TO MAKE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE SEVERAL OTHER YEARS OF THIS SAME MODEL HAVE HAD A RECALL BUT THIS YEAR AND VIN DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT RECALL ON THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098912November 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD TO MAKE MAJOR REPAIRS TO OUR 1998 BLAZER. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP ($294.55) IN OCTOBER 2002. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND GOT WORSE. WE TOOK IT TO AAMCO, WHERE WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT HAD TO BE REBUILT. THIS WAS IN JULY OF 2002. THE TOTAL COST WAS ($2077.37). I INQUIRED THAT SAME MONTH AT CHEVROLET ABOUT RECALLS, AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NONE. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS MINOR PROBLEMS WITH THE LAME SUV, INCLUDING BROKEN RECLINER HANDLES, STEERING THAT PULLS AND GRINDS, AND A MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (CLICKING SOUNDS FROM UNDER THE GLOVE BOX, THREE BATTERIES REPLACED). I SAW A REPORT LAST WEEK ABOUT THE USE OF DEXCOOL AND ITS POSSIBLE LINK TO PROBLEMS IN GM VEHICLES. ARE THERE ANY REMEDIES AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099869November 12, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099897November 12, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH CONSUMER MADE HER WAY BACK INTO THE EMPTY PARKING LOT, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE STILL IN GEAR. CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF. CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE PRIOR TO THE OCCURRENCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098609November 10, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DURING THE FIRST RAINSTORM SINCE I BOUGHT MY USED BLAZER, MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER DIDN'T WORK WHEN TURNED ON. AFTER REPEATEDLY TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE WIPER FINALLY WORKED AT HIGH SPEED ONLY. AFTER A WHILE, IT WORKED AT LOW SPEED AND INTERMITENT SPEED. THEN WHILE IN THE INTERMITENT SPEED POSITION, THE WIPER WORKED IN LOW SPEED ONLY. WHEN SWITCHED OFF, THE WIPER DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY STOP. SINCE THE RAINSTORM, THIS PROBLEM WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE WIPER EITHER WORKING CORRECTLY OR MALFUNCTIONING. I REMOVED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PULSE CONTROL MODULE FROM THE WIPER MOTOR, EXAMINED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, AND FOUND EIGHT CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS. I RESOLDERED THE DEFECTIVE SOLDER JOINTS AND REINSTALLED THE MODULE INTO THE WIPER MOTOR. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE MY REPAIR. THE DESIGN OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD IS POOR. THESE FAILURES OCCURRED AT STRESS POINTS. APPARENTLY NO ACCOMMODATION WAS MADE TO MECHANICALLY SECURE THE LEADS TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD BEFORE THE LEADS WERE SOLDERED. INSTEAD, SOLDER WAS USED TO BOTH MECHANICALLY SECURE THE LEADS TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRICALLY PROVIDE THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY REQUIRED. TO EXACERBATE THIS SITUATION, NOT ENOUGH SOLDER WAS USED AT THESE JOINTS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATED ERRATICALLY, BUT IT HAPPENED AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE ERRATIC OPERATION WAS NOT SO BAD THAT HE WAS OVERLY CONCERNED ABOUT IT. IT IS A FACT THAT CRACKS ON DEFECTIVE SOLDER JOINTS WIDEN WHEN SUBJECTED TO STRESS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAS BEEN AN IDENTIFIED SAFETY PROBLEM IN GENERAL MOTORS' 1994 TO 1997 PICKUPS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND VANS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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