1998 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

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

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

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

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

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

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTS ERRATIC. RECENTLY HAVE NOT BEEN COMING ON WHEN TURNED ON. *NM

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

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.

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.

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

1998 CHEVY BLAZER WITH MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS, WHICH CHEVY DENIES. INCLUDING WIPER FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, COMPLETE CORROSION OF ANYTHING TOUCHED BY DEXCOOL, AND ON AND ON. VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE!!!!! *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A POPPING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I STOPPED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A WHELP IN THE TIRE, THE SIZE OF A TENNIS BALL WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE. AS I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD AND TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES I KNOW THAT IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND NOT OVER TIME. I AM REPLACING THE TIRE BECAUSE I WILL NOT CHANCE AN ACCIDENT AND AM THANKFUL THAT IT DID NOT BLOW AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 8 MONTH OLD IN THE VEHICLE. *JB

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES 1) WIPER OPERATION HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND DOES NOT ALWAYS FUNCTION WHEN WIPER CONTROLS ARE EXERCISED. OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THIS VEHICLES' INITIAL PURCHASE IN 12/97. 2) WIPER FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND NEAR COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. 3) INITIAL INVESTIGATION HAS DEEMED POTENTIAL CAUSES OF FAILURE TO BE CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS IN WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT MODULE AND/OR DEFECTIVE WIPER CONTROL SWITCH. CORRESPONDING CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REPLACEMENT OF BOTH: WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT MODULE AND WIPER CONTROL SWITCH. *JB

SUSPENSION - RIDES ROUGH: REPLACED SHOCKS ELECTRICAL - INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN, HEADLIGHTS, DIRECTIONAL, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND CAUTION LIGHTS. REPLACED: ELECTRICAL UNIT INSIDE STEERING COLUMN AND OXGEN SENSOR. STEERING - REPLACED: WHEELS, TIRES, ROTORS, BALL JOINTS, AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE TIRES AND FRONT END ALIGNMENTS WITH NO REAL DIFFERENCE. IDLES - ROUGH. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WERE OPEN. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF SOMETHING STRUCK THE WINDOW HOWEVER NO OBJECT WAS FOUND. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 6/12/2006 -*NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCHED ON AND/OR SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING IN ALL POSITIONS EXCEPT THE FULL-ON POSITION. *NM

I HAVE A 1998 S-10 CHEVY BLAZER THAT HAS AN ABS PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE DISTANCE. 90% OF THE TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL RESISTS PRESSURE BEING PUT ON IT AND PUSHES BACK. I HAD THE ABS FUSE REMOVED TO DISCONNECT THE SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM CEASES. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ABS SENSORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OVER $1000.00. THIS VEHICLE IS UP FOR INSPECTION THIS MONTH AND WILL NOT PASS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT 4 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A MAILBOX. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL BRAKING ON A ROAD COVERED WITH SNOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-5 @ 70 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE WIPER MOTOR , TAPPED THE WIRE HARNESS , IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 10 MILES, DID THEY DO A RECALL???? ANYONE KNOW !!!. *JB

LOTS TO LIST... 1998 CHEVY BLAZER ZR2 FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN, LEVER FOR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF. NOW STARTING TROUBLES CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. HELP ME. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. AFTERWARDS, THE THERMOSTAT CONTINUED TO ELEVATE, AND SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND ADDED COOLANT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN HOT. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT BY FLUSHING THE INTAKE AND ADDING MORE COOLANT. ALTHOUGH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM IT CONTINUED TO PERSIST. *AK

WIPERS FAIL. *NM

STRONG GAS SMELL ON AND OFF SINCE AUGUST 2005. LOOKED OVER BY MECHANIC - WAS TOLD I HAVE A INTERNAL GAS LEAK - AND THAT I WAS DRIVING A "FIRE HAZARD". GAS LEAKING IN ENGINE - SMALL CUP IN AREA OF ENGINE - FILLED WITH GASOLINE. *NM

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP MIDWAY AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. AK *JB

MY 1998 BLAZER HAD A WIPER FAILURE DURING THE FIRST RAINSTORM OF THE CALIFORNIA YEAR YESTERDAY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONLY A MILE OR TWO FROM HOME. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. THIS MORNING, THEY DID. I SAW THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 BLAZER. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HE WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE HOME ,AND THERE HE COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO, THEY QUIT AT ANYTIME THEN START WORKING AGAIN THEN QUIT. THERE IS NO DELAY, LOW, OR HIGH THEY WORK ON WHAT EVER LEVEL THEY WANT TO. I HAVE CALLED LOCAL DEALERS AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS OF VEHICLES EXCEPT FOR 1998 FOR THE SAME REASON.( IT IS GOING TO COST $200.00 PLUS TO FIX) I WENT OFF THE RODE TODAY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE WIPERS STOPPING IN A DOWN POUR. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS AS I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JB

MY 1998 CHEVY BLAZER HAS NEEDED EXTENSIVE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND ULTIMATELY I HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A FEW OTHER CHEVY BLAZER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. ALSO PROBLEMATIC IS THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER -- NEVER HAS WORKED AND I'VE HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED TWICE. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A CHEVROLET BLAZER NEW ON 01/28/98 FROM MASSE CHEVROLET OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. THE CONSUMER ALWAYS MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE AT THE PROPER SERVICE INTERVALS. HAS ALL THE RECORDS. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 THE BRAKES FAILED. IT HAPPENED WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND GOING BACK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TOWARD THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY RUNNING INTO THE TREES ALONGSIDE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A GARAGE, WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE. ALL GM TRUCKS FROM 1999 UP HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER DID NOT THINK THERE WAS ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 1999 MODEL AND A 1998 MODEL. . IT WAS DEFINITELY A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION, WHICH WAS WHY HE WAS TRYING TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL.*AK THE HYDRAULIC LINES THROUGHOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WERE CORRODED AND REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS SOME SCRAPES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A CRASH. *JB

INTERMITTENT WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD ON MY 1998 CHEVY BLAZER WENT BAD AROUND 90,000 MILES. CAUSED INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY GM AND THAT EARLIER MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM WERE RECALLED.*JB

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND IT WAS DESTROYED. THERE HAS BEEN NO INVESTIGATION TO SEE WHERE THE FIRE STARTED. THE CONSUMER STATE FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL BOX BECAUSE THAT WAS WHERE IT GOT THE HOTTEST. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING THE SAME PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE NUMBER. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP THE CONSUMER.*AK

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL STOP AT ANY GIVEN TIME, DURING WET WEATHER. THE STOPPED WIPER BLOCKS VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO THE WIPER MOTOR/CIRCUIT BOARD OR WIRING. THIS IS A PRODUCT FAILURE THAT GM HAS NOT RECALLED FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. THEY HAVE RECALLED 1996, 1997, 2002, AND 2003 SUVS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. AFTER MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH GM REPRESENTATIVES, THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. WHY WON'T THEY RECALL THE 1998 LINE WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM? A QUICK ON-LINE INTERNET SEARCH YIELDS HUNDREDS OF UNHAPPY 1998 BLAZER OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME WIPER ISSUES THAT CAUSED THE OTHER RECALLS. *NM

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK ACCORDING TO THE SETTING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL. MANY TIMES THE WIPERS WOULD GO ON AND NOT SHUT OFF AND MANY TIME THE WIPERS WOULD NOT GO ON AT ALL. OVER THE SPAN OF 18,000 MILES THE EFFECT HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS TO MY PERSONAL SAFETY. ON SUNNY DAYS WHEN APPLYING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER, THE WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THIS CAUSES ME TO PULL OVER AND PULL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS UNTIL THEY START AND THEN THEY DO NOT TURN OFF. ON RAINY DAYS, THEY TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND RISK BEING HIT DUE TO A DRIVER SIDE VEHICLE EXIT ON BUSY HIGHWAYS TO MANUALLY CLEAN THE WINDOW OR WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS. I HAVE HAD THE CONTROL REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $300 BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTIONS FROM THE PULSE CONTROLLER BOARD AND THE WIPER MOTOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FLAW IN THE VEHICLE AND MUST BE CORRECTED BY GM. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ALL THE OWNERS OF VEHICLES USING AC DELCO PART NUMBER 15036008 WIPER MOTORS. MANY COMPLAINT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AND IT IS TIME THAT THE NHTSA PROTECTED THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES EFFECTED REGARDLESS OF THE PAIN CAUSED TO GM. IF IT SAVES ONLY ONE LIFE IT IS WORTH IT. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM DUE TO THEIR DEATHS? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION AGAINST AN OBVIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN A VEHICLE? THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED. *NM

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF NOW. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 9-1-02. *AK *MR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY GOING ON AND OFF. THE DEALER HAD SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP, NOW THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS LIT, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK. *JB

I OWNED A 1996 CHEVY BLAZER. THE SEAL ON THE ENGINE WENT AT 70K MILES. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. I NOW OWN A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER, REPLACED THE SEAL IN DEC '04 AND THE ENGINE BLEW AT 67K MILES. HAD TO REPLACE (REBUILD) THIS ENGINE. I HAVE SERVICE RECORDS FOR BOTH VEHICLES. NO REASON TO HAVE TWO ENGINES GO. I WROTE GM AND GOT NO ANSWER. *JB

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER 4WD SUV - UNWANTED APPLICATION OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. *NM

VEHICLE: 1998 CHEVY BLAZER 4DR 4X4 4.3L VORTEC V6 EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FAILURE(S): THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH THIS VEHICLE: 1) FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, IT WILL REPORT COMPLETE FULL AND WHEN VARYING AMOUNTS OF FUEL THE FUEL GAUGE BOUNCES AROUND(USUALLY BETWEEN HALF AND FULL, BUT SOMETIMES BETWEEN E AND FULL) I AM FORCED TO USE TRIP ODOMETER AND APPROXIMATE FUEL ECONOMY TO DETERMINE TANK LEVEL. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL TO MANY ANECDOTAL STORIES OF OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. 2) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. CURRENTLY WHEN OPERATING IN 'INTERMITTENT' MODE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BEGIN TO OPERATE IN CONTINUOUS, REGULAR SPEED AND WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN SWITCH TURNED TO 'OFF' POSITION. SITUATION WILL OCCASIONALLY CORRECT ITSELF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. OTHER TIMES I AM REQUIRED TO STOP, PARK, AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE BEFORE RESTARTING IT TO TURN THE WIPERS OFF. OCCASIONALLY THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL IN ANY POSITION. USUALLY THIS ONLY HAPPENS FOR A SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, WHILE I AM TRYING TO TURN THEM ON BY SCRUBBING THROUGH ALL THE POSITIONS OF THE SWITCH. I OWNED A 95 GMC JIMMY PRIOR TO THIS VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS MODEL YEAR WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL THAT ENDED WITH, I BELIEVE, THE 97 MODEL YEAR. CORRECTIONS/REPAIRS: I HAVE HAD NEITHER PROBLEM REPAIRED. THEREFORE, I STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS. INSTEAD OF REPAIRING, CURRENTLY FINANCIALLY UNFEASIBLE, I AM USING RAIN-X FO

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND OVERHEATING IN MY 1998 CHEVY BLAZER. I INSTALLED A TRANSMISSION COOLER HOPING THAT WOULD STOP THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HASN'T EVEN TOUCHED THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING NONE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN BLAZERS.

SAME COMPLAINT AS DOCUMENTED IN CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER RECALL 03023 BUT THAT IS LIMITED UP TO AND INCLUDING 1997 AND MY VEHICLE IS A 1998.....*JB

CONSUMER WAS INJURED BY THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT HANDLE ON THE 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER.*MR THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE INCIDENT WITH THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT HANDLE OCCURRED. *JB

WE OWN (MY WIFE) A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO QUIT FOR NO REASON INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. WE WERE RECENTLY TRAVELING WEST ON I-70 JUST PAST THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL IN COLORADO IN A RAGING DOWNPOUR, AND THEY QUIT AGAIN NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I'VE READ ON THE WEB THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIPER MOTOR PULSE MODULE FOR MANY YEARS' BLAZER MODELS, BUT NOT THE '98 OR '99, WHICH ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ON THE WEB. I BELIEVE THE 1998 MODEL BLAZER PULSE MODULE SHOULD BE RECALLED ALSO. CAN'T YOU COMPEL GM TO RECALL THIS ALSO? I'VE READ NUMEROUS STORIES ON THE WEB OF PEOPLE GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEVERS ON THE FRONT TWO SEATS BROKE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2001. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE OWNER TO KEEP REPLACING THE LEVERS WITH THE SAME IDENTICAL PART WITH WHAT THEY PROVIDED. AFTERWARDS, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LEVERS. THEY KEPT BREAKING. OWNER DECIDED TO GO TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WERE THE LEVERS WERE MADE OUT OF METAL AND WERE LASTING . THEY HAVE NOT BROKEN SINCE THE OWNER CHANGED THE LEVERS TO METAL. CURRENTLY, THE OWNER WAS GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE LEVER ON THE OTHER SEAT WHICH WOULD COST $113.52. THE OWNER STATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, THAT THEY REPLACE THE LEVER WITH REAL METAL INSTEAD OF FLIMSY METAL, AND THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER. *AK *JB

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. CONSUMER OWNED A 1998, CHEVROLET BLAZER AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED SPORADICALLY, SOME TIMES THEY WONT WORK FOR DAYS. HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS. TRIED TO GET DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR YEAR AND MODELS BEFORE AND AFTER HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. BUT FOR SOME REASON HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL OR THEY WILL STOP ABRUPTLY. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1996 AND 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER, BUT NOT THE 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED IF THERE WERE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS IN THE FUTURE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED. *AK MAY 2005 THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAIN STORM RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND CIRCUIT BOARD WERE REPLACED. *TT

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH BOARD OR THE MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES IT WORKS WHEN IT IS RAINING AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR. IT COST $150.00 TO GET IT FIXED IT. *AK

WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY - ONLY WORK SOMETIMES. THEY RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STOP...SOMETIMES THEY START BACK WITHIN A FEW MINUTES SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. VERY DANGEROUS..ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD DURING A STORM WHEN THEY STOPPED IN MID MOTION.

1998 BLAZER FUEL INJECTORS CLOG, ENGINES CUTS OUT, NO RESPONSE, STALLING, BACK FIRES, SHUTS DOWN, THREE TIMES FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED, TOLD "THAT MODEL KNOWN FOR THAT." ARIZONA CAR ON ARIZONA GAS; ALSO DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTER LATCH BROKE OFF. COST $1500 EACH TIME TO REPLACE INJECTORS, SAME PROBLEM WITH NEW INJECTORS, UNRELIABLE VECHILCE, DRIVER IS 76 AND TRAVELS TO SUMMER HOME IN MOUNTAINS, 500 MILE STRETCH, STRANDED ON ROAD, 50 MILES FROM NEAREST TOWN IN 100+ TEMPERATURES