Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1998)

716 consumer complaints on file.

#10089626August 24, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS STOPPED BY POLICE DUE TO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS BEING OUT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE IN-OPERATIVE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089640August 24, 2004
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. ALSO, THE HANDLES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BROKE, AND WATER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086896August 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
SMOKING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS BEING USED AND THEN THE TURN SIGNALS REFUSE TO TURN OFF. SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS SOME KIND OF A SHORT IN THE BLINKER SYSTEM. IF THIS IS NOT FIXED A FIRE COULD BE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086850August 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DURING HEAVY RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND THEN WOULD START AND STOP INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086753August 12, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE RAIN. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR 1997 MODELS, AND EXPECTED ONE FOR 1998 MODEL. DID NOT REPLACE WIPER MOTOR DECIDED TO WAIT FOR RECALL. LOOKING ON INTERNET, FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY 1998 CHEVY BLAZERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086693August 12, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, STEERING:LINKAGES, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, EQUIPMENT
I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT IF THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COMPONENTS BECOMING DEFECTIVE, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF BALLJOINTS THAT HAVE NEEDED TO BE INSTALEDL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST SET ALONG WITH THE PITMAN ARM WENT DEFECTIVE AT 29,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM UNDER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087707August 11, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086202August 4, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WITH VIOLENT VIBRATION WHEN GOING OVER 45 MPH. HAVE REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS, NEW TIRES AND HAD VEHICLE ALIGNED 2 TIMES. TWO SHOPS STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. BOTH FOUND THAT THE WHEEL BASE WAS OFF. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE IS 1/4" SHORTER THAN THE LEFT. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED TO SEE IF IT HAD BEEN WRECKED. TWO BODY SHOPS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO VISUAL SIGNS OF A WRECK. THE CARFAX REPORT CAME BACK THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO WRECKS. BODY SHOPS ALSO STATED THAT PUTTING THE VEHICLE ON A FRAME PULLER WOULD NOT HELP BECAUSE AFTER TAKING IT OFF THE FRAME WOULD MOST LIKELY GO BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS. WENT AHEAD AND TRIED AND THE WERE BOTH RIGHT. HAVE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF SPEAKING WITH CHEVROLET HEADQUARTERS. ANY IDEA ON WHAT TO DO? THINKING OF CONTACTING MY LAWYER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086138August 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
HAD DRIVERS SIDE DOOR REHUNG DUE TO SAGGING. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND MY AUTO RESERVE POWER(ALLOWS RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND POWER WINDOWS TO OPERATE FOR 15 MINUTES AFTER ENGINE SHUTOFF) BEGAN TO WORK "OCCASIONALLY". ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE RANDOMLY - JUGGLING THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD HELPS TO MAKE THEM RUN . NOW, AT 3:30AM THIS MORNING, I REALIZE THAT MY HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT OPERATING, CHECKED IN THE MORNING AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORK, BUT WHEN YOU MANUALLY TURN THE HEADLAMPS ON, THE DAYLIGHTS GO OUT AND YOU HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086144August 4, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
AFTER PURCHASE FROM DEALER WE NOTICED THE WIPERS WOULD NOT STOP IN THE OFF POSITION BUT THEY WORKED FULL-TIME. ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO THEY PROCEEDED TO WORK INTERMITINLY AND WE COULD SOMETIMES GET THEM STARTED BY RAISING THE ARMS UP AND DOWN MANUALLY AND NOW THEY BARELY WORK AT ALL. LAST INCIDENT WE WERE IN A DOWNPOUR AND THEY WON'T COME ON AT ALL EVEN IF WE TRY MOVING THE BLADES UP AND DOWN WITH OUR HANDS.SINCE THAT TIME, ONCE AGAIN WE CAN SOMETIMES GET THEM TO MOVE. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN OUR OPINION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086153August 4, 2004
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY, WHEELS:HUB
AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE DEALER COULD NOT GET BOTH SIDES OF THE BACK SEATS TO LAY FLAT ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE. ANOTHER COMPLAINT IS I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS WARPED AND WHEN THE MECHANIC DID THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FRONT THE HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS WONDERING IF ANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE OR IS THERE PENDING RECALLS FOR THESE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086101August 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAD NOT REMEDY OTHER THAN INSTRUICTING US TO "JIGGLE" A SPECIFIC WIRE UNDER THE HOOD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083272July 20, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER FOUR TIMES. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE BODY INJURIES, WHICH INCLUDED ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN STITCHES AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR ELEVEN DAYS. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10081179July 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A RAINY MONDAY MORNING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED ..I HAD NO CHOICE TO CUT OFF A COUPLE CARS TO GET TO BREAKDOWN LANE..THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES INVOVLED BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF THERE WAS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE..I CHECKED FUSES AND WIPER MOTOR CONNECTION THEY WERE FINE..I CALLED MY BOSS TOLD HIM I WAS GOING TO BE LATE ..HE TOLD ME ABOUT A RECALL ON GM PRODUCTS AND TO SHAKE THE WIPER ARMS TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN..THEY DID START WORKING AGAIN..AFTER CHECKING WITH SEVERAL GM DEALSHIPS THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL WAS FROM 1994-1997 ON SEVERAL MAKES AND MODELS BUT MY 1998 WAS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THO THERE WERE SEVERAL REPORTS THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED IN 98'S AND ABOVE DUE TO THEY CHANGED THE PART # ON THE WIPER MOTOR..KEEP IN MIND HERE THEY CHANGED THE # NOT THE PART..?????..HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS??? I HAVE TAKEN TODAY OFF FROM WORK AT A $200.00 LOSS TO REPLACE THE PART MYSELF DUE TO I CANT AFFORD TO PAY DEALSHIP PRICES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NEVER GO TO SOMEONE LIKE GM AGAIN WHEN THEY WONT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS ANYWAY. THANK YOU KENNETH GOUGH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081947July 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080612July 8, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK MOST OF THE TIMES. (5/1/04). LAST WEEK A TURN SIGNAL NOISE STARTED WHICH IS APPARENTLY A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS BAD. (7/1/04). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075558July 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER GM VEHICLE, HOWEVER THIS YEAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079054June 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
AS I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 BLAZER MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THEM. BEFORE THEY STOPPED WORKING I HAD THEM ON A CONTINUOUS SETTING AND THEY WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY ACTED AS IF THEY WERE SET ON INTERMITTENT. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND ME AND I COULD SAFELY PULLOVER AND WAIT OUT THE STORM. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT OLDER MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT MINE WAS NOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078825June 25, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT START, OR IF THEY DO START. THEY WILL STOP WITH WARNING. IN ADDITION TO THIS MY AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT HOLD COOLENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078829June 25, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
10/10/2001 REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR - IT WAS OVER CHARGED AND WENT BAD! NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TOO! 12/20/2001 WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN HEAVY RAIN. THEN WHEN MOTOR TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN THEY WORKED, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF SINCE THAT TIME, BUT TODAY 06/26/2004 THEY JUST STOPPED ALL TOGETHER - NOTHING HELPED. HAD TO HAVE THE SAME SOLDERING REPAIR DONE AS IN THE 1995 -1997 CHEVROLET S-10 / BLAZERS - WHICH I MIGHT ADD WAS A RECALL. THE SAME PARTS ARE USED IN MOST 1998'S AS WELL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE COMPONENTS, NOT JUST A FEW OF THEM! ALSO I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DASH PARTS BREAK LOOSE - LIKE THE HATCH DOOR RELEASE / BACK WIPER CONTROL IS JUST SITTING THERE - NOTHING HOLDING IT IN. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RECLINER HANDLE FELL OFF - HAD IT PUT BACK ON AT DEALER - THEN IT BROKE OFF. (MAKES BEING A PASSENGER IN MY BLAZER VERY UNCOMFORTABLE) I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TOO! THE DRIVERS OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE - ONE OF THE SCREWS THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE IS NOT ABLE TO PUT BACK DUE TO PLASTIC IS STRIPPED- SO THE DOOR HANDLE WABBLES. THE HEAT FROM THE SUN HAS BOWED UP THE FRONT WINDSHEILD VENT UNTIL IT IS CRACKED AND BROKEN NOW TOO. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN CHEVROLET'S - BUT HERE LATLEY WITH ALL OF THE PLASTIC THEY ARE USING - I AM BEGINNING TO WONDER IF MY MONEY WOULDN'T BE BETTER SPENT IN ANOTHER MAKE OF VEHICLE. I LOVE THE DESIGN AND ECT. OF THE BLAZER - BUT THE PLASTIC IS NOT HOLDING UP - THIS IS SOME EXPENSIVE PLASTIC TO BE MADE SO CHEAP. IF YOU SHUT THE DOORS HARD AT ALL THE WHOLE TOP OF THE ARM REST POPS UP AND HAS TO BE POPPED BACK IN PLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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