1998 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK AND INCREASED IN SPEED OVER ABOUT TWO MILES. HE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR, AND IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. DRIVER BURNED UP THE BRAKES TRYING TO STOP, AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE SPEED CENSOR WIRES BURNED. MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT THE CAR, AND HE INDICATED BECAUSE OF WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM HE COULD NOT DRIVE IT. THEY NEVER LOOKED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL ,AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. CALLER TOOK SOMEONE FROM DEALERSHIP OUT IN CAR AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

BOTH OF MY 1998 CHEVROLET TRUCKS HAVE DEFECTS IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ELECTRONICS AND/OR MOTOR.

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE WORKED INTERMITTENLY DURING RAINY OR WET CONDITIONS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN AND FRUSTRATION SINCE IT HAS AT TIMES BEEN SO DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE ON THE ROAD DURING A RAIN THAT I'VE HAD TO PULL OVER FOR SAFETY SAKE. THESE ARE THE SAME CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY THE RECALL OF THE '95 CHEVY BLAZER THAT I READ. MINE IS A '98 CHEVY BLAZER. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER I'VE TAKEN THIS IN TO FOR POSSIBLE RECALL, THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. EXPECTING FOR A RECALL ON THIS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, I'VE STILL NOT HAD IT REPAIRED.

BLINKER NOISE PERSISTS EVEN WHEN BLINKERS ARE TURNED OFF. SOUND DISAPEARS AFTER ENGAGING BRAKE PEDAL THEN PERSISTS WHEN BREAK PEDAL IS RELEASED. IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, HAD TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF USE WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. TALKED TO A GM MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY - A REAL LIABILITY. CALLED GM TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM & POSSIBLE LIABILITY OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT (CASE #1-333564043) & WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE BLAZER BEING A 1998 THERE MAY BE NONTHING THEY CAN DO. THE SAME MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS MADE IN MEXICO FOR 1998-2001 MODELS AND IF IT DISFUNCTIONS CAN CAUSE BREAK LIGHTS NOT TO WORK AS WELL AS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES LIKE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR FIRE - WOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL FOR ALL MODELS THAT HAVE THE PART?

THE CONSUMER'S FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER WORKS AND IT GETS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN USED. SOMETIMES THE CONSUMER HAS TO STOP, EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TOUCH THE WIPERS TO GET THEM TO WORK PROPERLY. *NM

WHILE DRIVING TO TENN. FOR AN IMPORTANT EVENT, IN THE RAIN- OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT AND WILL ONLY WORK ON AND OFF. THEY WOULD JUST STOP IN THE VERTICLE POSTION BLOCKING MY HUSBANDS VIEW AND WE WOULD HAVE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUSH THEM DOWN IN THE RAIN. THEY STILL WORK PART TIME. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND THIS IS THE RAINY SEASON. I HAVE ALMOOST BENN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. BEING MY ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE A CHANCE. I CHECKED ON THE VIN NUMBER WITH NO LUCK ON A RECALL. I CALLED GM THEY SUGGESTED I GET AN ANALYSIS.

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE CONSUMER COULD STILL HEAR THE CLICKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE HEATER WAS LEAKING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WERE INOPERATIVE, THE REAR END HAD GONE OUT AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. A NEW SWITCH WAS PLACED ONTO THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. *SC *JB

SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE, ANDAT TIME THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK YOU HAVE TO RAISE THE HOOD AND JIGGLE THE CIRCUIT BOARD BEFORE THEY WORK I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD MANY TIMES SWERED, THEY QUIT ON YOU OR THEY WONT COME ON AT ALL THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THE OLDER CHEVROLET WERE HAVIN I REPORTED AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ON THIS FAILURE I WILL SUE GM FOR THIS PROBLE I AM A VERY PETITE LADY I CAN NOT GET OUT AND REACH TO JIGLE THE WIRE AND I HAVE MY 3 CHILDREN WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME THE GM DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY RECALLED THEM I AM TIRED OF WAITINF I WAS CAUGHT IN A HELL STORM THE OTHER DAY AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK

THE SUN SHELL BREAKS ON BLAZERS, MINE BROKE AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER HE SAID IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. NOW THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE WONT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING, ONLY AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30+ MINUTES. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS WHEN THE DEALERSHIPS SAYS THESE THINGS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND THERE ARE FORUMS ONLINE WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER BLAZER OWNER WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

REPLACEING FRONT PADS , AND WENT TO PUT BRAKE GUIDE PINS BACK IN, ONLY TO FIND INSET FEMALE THREADS DETHREADED. UPON INSPECTION IT LOOKEDE LIKE THERE WAS A DIFFERENT TYPE (MAYBE SOFTER) METAL FEMALE THREAD TO THE HOUSING. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY BECAUSE THE AIR BAG SENSOR IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, AT 30,000 MILES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR THE EARLY MODEL YEAR. *AK THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WIPER CONTROL MODULE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR, WHICH THEY PERFORMED BUT THE AIR BAG IS STILL INOPERATIVE. *BF *NM

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *NM

PURCHASED SUV IN 1999, DROVE CAR FOR 4 YEARS TIL 2004 WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION. HAD TRANSMISSION BUILT, FAILED 3 MONTHS LATER. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT FAILED AGAIN TODAY 9 MONTHS AFTER LAST REBUILD.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 1998 CHEVY BLAZER AGAIN FAILED TO WORK DURING A RAIN SHOWER. FORCED ME TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD TO WAIT FOR RAIN TO SUBSIDE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS STILL IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL CONSIDERING EARLIER MODEL BLAZERS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM.*AK *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER TOLD THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENED AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

I HAVE OWNED MY '98 BLAZER FOR ABOUT A YEAR, AND IT WAS AND STILL IS A VERY WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE, BUT THE TURN SIGNAL IS CLICKING AND MAKING ME CRAZY! I ALSO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTION, THEY WON'T STOP SOMETIMES. ARE THE MANUFACTURERS GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I HAVE THE COMPLAINT HISTORY ON THESE TRUCKS AND I THINK IT IS A RATHER LARGE PROBLEM!

1) WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING CONSISTENTLY IF THEY WORK AT ALL. HAVE HAD TO STOP DRIVING DURING THE RAIN OR SNOW BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO SEE. 2) TURN SIGNAL MAKES CLICKING SOUND EVEN WHEN NOT IN USE. *JB HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS REPAIRED TO NO AVAIL. THEY BOTH CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION.

THE THROTTLE, ON MY 1998 BLAZER, STICKS WHEN FIRST DEPRESSED AND THEN ENGAGES, WITH THE THROTTLE PARTIALLY OPEN, SO THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME CHEVERLOT ISSUED A LETTER TELLING ALL REPAIR SHOPS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS IT HAPPENS ON ALL OF THESE VEHICLES ALL THE TIME WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVERLOT SEVERAL TIMES AND OFFERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF IF THEY WOULD TELL ME WHAT TO DO BUT THEY REFUSE. THEY TELL ME TO TAKE IT TO A GM SERVICE CENTER, WHICH I DID, AND WAS TOLD IT WILL COST $65 AND THE REPAIR WILL NOT BE PERMANENT. MY CONCERN IS SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED WHEN ONE OF THESE BLAZERS OR S10 VEHICLES LURCHES FORWARD IN A PARKING LOT. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO. *JB

CONSTANT TURN SIGNAL CLICKING NOISE WHEN SIGNAL IS NOT ENGAGED. NO LIGHTS FLASH. CLICKING ONLY STOPS WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. *AK

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INTERMITTENT STOPAGE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES, ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE 1997 MODEL HAD A RECALL - THIS CONTINUES WITH THIS MODEL. *AK

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

WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE FAILED DURING SNOW STORM 10/04 AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $156. *NM

VEHICLE NOT STEERING PROPERLY AND IDLER ARM WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 65,000 MI. *NM

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

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

WHEN DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

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

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY,SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL,SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF FOR A LONG TIME AFTER THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF.FROM THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS INTERNET SITE,IT SEEMS THAT YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS YEARS,BUT IT'S NOT A PROBLEM NOW.PLEASE BELIEVE ME,IT IS.TRY IT OUT FOR YOURSELF.NEXT TIME YOU ARE COMING HOME FRON A LONG TRIP,WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR,PRETEND THAT IT'S RAINING,PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SIT THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR,YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR AND STRETCH,YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR KIDS TO THE BATHROOM.OKAY,IT STOPPED RAINING,ON YOUR WAY AGAIN.AFTER A HALF HOUR OF DRIVING,WOOPS,IT'S RAINING AGAIN.APPARENTLY,NOBODY TOLD THE CLOUDS THAT A 98 CHEVY BLAZER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY.STILL DON'Y THINK IT'S A PROBLEM,TRY THIS.TAKE YOUR CHILD TO A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT THAT THEY HAVE TO ATTEND,A LITTLE OVER HALF WAY THERE,PRETEND THAT IT STARTS TO RAIN,AND YOUR WIPERS WON'T TURN ON.DO YOU TRY TO SEE THROUGH THE RAIN CASCADING DOWN YOU WINDSHIELD AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN KEEP YOUR CAR ON THE ROAD AND OUT OF HEAVY ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR DO YOU PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HOPE THAT THE RAIN DOESN'T LAST MORE THAN THE TWENTY MINUTES OF EXTRA TIME YOU ALLOWED YOURSELF.I COULD GO ON,BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS "THERE IS A MALFUNCTION PROBLEM IN THE WIPER CONTROL SYSTEM IN THESE VEHICLES ."DO YOU NEED DEATH REPORTS BEFORE A PROBLEM BECOMES A PROBLEM?WHY DON'T YOU ,AT THE VERY LEAST,SEND A QUESTIONAIRE TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO SEE HOW MANY H

THE TURN SIGNAL ON MY1998 CHEVY BLAZER WON'T STOP CLICKING. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE COMBINATION FLASHER/SIGNAL PART THAT'S BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX WITH NO RESULT. TODAY I SAW WISPS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING CONSOLE. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE FINE. I'M AFRAID MY CAR IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE!*AK

WHILE ADJUSTING THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT THE LATCH SHEARED OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC ASKED CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SEAT THE LEVER. BROKE OFF. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE LEVERS BROKE THREE TIMES AFTER THAT, WHICH HAS TOTALED UP TO FIVE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM TO WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE IT WHEN IT RAINS. I HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES IN HEAVY RAIN WITH NO WIPERS TONIGHT. WHEN I CAME HOME I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS AND AM UPSET TO FIND THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO OTHER BLAZER OWNERS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL. *AK

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, PASSENGER SIDE RECLINE LEVER HAS BROKEN. METAL SHEARED OFF SO WHOLE ROD WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. UNIT WAS NOT FORCED AND SNAPPED OFF. THINK GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE ITEM AND REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH TWO VERY TROUBLING ISSUES. ONE WAS THAT MY WINDSHEILD WIPERS WOULD QUIT WORKING. OF COURSE YOU ONLY USE THEM WHEN IT RAINS, SO IT CREATED A TERRIFYING SITUATION. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT! I MISSED GOING OFF A BRIDGE BY A MERE FOOT! I REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR AND HAVE NOT HAD TROUBLE SINCE (THOUGH I STILL HAVE THE OLD WIPER MOTOR). THAT WAS WHEN I LEARNED OF ALL THE TROUBLES EVERYONE ELSE WAS HAVING! WITH SO MUCH TROUBLE, WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE! I SPENT MY HARD EARNED MONEY ON FIXING IT WHEN IT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE THIS FAULT ALL ALONG. I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THE FAMILY THAT WILL LOSE A LOVED ONE DUE TO THIS....AND IT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. MAYBE YOU CAN'T HELP ME SINCE I'VE HELPED MYSELF IN THIS ISSUE, BUT THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS PREVENT HARM TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE SECOND ISSUE I AM HAVING THAT I HAVE AS OF YET BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IS THE TURN SIGNAL CONSTANTLY CLICKING. I'VE NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT! PLEASE ADVISE!! ONE MORE PERSONAL NOTE....I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO READ ANYMORE OF THE COMPLAINTS ON MY VEHICLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS, WITH ONE PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT SOMETHING CAN'T BE DONE. I JUST THINK IT'S BETTER TO BE PROACTIVE THAN HAVE TO DEAL WITH CONSEQUENCES AFTER THAT FACT.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IT STARTED TO RAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST HAVE A COLLISION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPLACED ONCE. *AK *SC

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER, LT MODEL INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER SUDDENLY LOST READINGS ON FUEL GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND SHIFT SELECTION. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, THE REAR WINDOW RELAY STOPPED WORKING AND SO DID THE FIRST SPEED OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THIS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND COMPUTER AND WIRING HARNESS TO BE OK. ALL GROUNDS WERE CHECKED. VEHICLE OPERATES BUT WITHOUT A FUEL GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SHIFT SELECTOR.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT AT ONE POINT HEADLIGHTS AND FLASHERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND FOUND THAT THE WAIT WAS TOO LONG. THEN, CONSUMER DECIDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE CERTIFIED MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD BY HIM THAT MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. HAD THIS REPLACED, BUT HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK HALF THE TIME. ALSO, SOMETHING WAS DRAINING BATTERY BECAUSE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. WENT TO THE WEB, AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. *AK THE VEHICLE BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO REPLACED. *NM