1998 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE. THEN, IT WOULD START FOR A MOMENT THEN STOP.*AK THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO A CORRODED WIRE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK *TC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF. DEALER WAS AWARE THIS WAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MY WINDSHEILD WIPERS IN THE FRONT AND REAR BEGAN BY ONLY FAILING TO WORK WHEN IT WAS RAINING, AND NOW THE FRONT WIPERS DO NOT TURN ON AT ALL. YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR TURNING ON, BUT THE WIPERS DO NOT MOVE.*AK

RIGHT SIDE FRONT WHEEL HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A 3RD TIME D/T BEARING WEAR. MECHANIC FELT THAT THE NUMBER OF REPLACEMENTS IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WAS NOT COMMON. SUGGESTED THAT I REPORT TO GM. PHONED GM, TOOK REPORT. STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL-ABLE ISSUE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY IN RAINY WEATHER. *JB THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE. *NM

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK FINE IF TURNED ON AT THE FIRST INDICATION OF RAIN. THEY CONTINUE TO DO SO NO MATTER HOW SEVERE THE RAIN. BUT WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND THE IGNITION IS AGAIN TURNED ON AND IT IS STILL RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE FRONT WILL NOT TURN ON.*AK

1998 CHEVY BLAZER. WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. THE WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. THEY OFTEN DON'T WORK WHEN IT'S RAINING, OR JUST STOP BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE RECALLED LIKE THE PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE BEEN. *JB

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

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. ALSO, THE HANDLES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BROKE, AND WATER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

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

DURING HEAVY RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND THEN WOULD START AND STOP INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

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.

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

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *AK

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

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

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

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

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAD NOT REMEDY OTHER THAN INSTRUICTING US TO "JIGGLE" A SPECIFIC WIRE UNDER THE HOOD.*AK

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

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

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

1. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER LEVERS HAVE BROKEN OVER LAST FEW YRS, DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED 3 TIMES, I HAD TO PAY 100. DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX EACH TIME. 2. FUEL GUAGE INDICATOR SHOWED FUEL TANK 1/'2 FULL, NO GAS IN THE TANK,CAR STOPPED IN A DARK STREET IN AN UNSAFE PART OF TOWN, HAD TO PAY $100. DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX, NO WARNING LIGHTS TO SHOW GAS EMPTY, CAR JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED. 3.REAR TRUNK LATCH WOULD NOT WORK, HAD TO PAY DEDUCTIBLE FOR DEALER TO FIX. 4. WINDSHIIELD WIPER MECHANISM STOPPED WORKING, DEALER REPLACED AFTER WE PAID DEDUCTIBLE. 5. CURRENTLY THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PEDAL DEPRESSED, CAR NO LONGER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER'S ATTN SEV TIMES BEFORE WARRNTY EXPIRED, DEALER MECH COULD FIND NO PROBLM. *AK

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH DUE TO THE BODY OF THE STRIKE PLATE ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAVING IN. *AK THERE WAS A CRACK AROUND THE STICKER PLATE. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE DRIVER SIDE STICKER PLATE. THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME AFTER ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR RATTLING ON THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE, THE ENCODER MOTOR HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AFTER THE MODULE SHORTED, THE STABILIZER LINK NUTS WERE MISSING, THE LEFT DOOR WOULD RATTLE WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, WHEN BRAKING, A SQUEALING NOISE WAS HEARD, THERE WAS A HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN CHANGING THE REVERSE, THE "TRIP METER" WAS INOPERATIVE, THE WAS A RATTLE IN THE DASH WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, THE LEFT REAR DOOR WOULD OPEN BY ITSELF, AND THE TAIL GATE RATTLED. *SC *JB

WIPERS FAILED CAN'T SEE IN THE RAIN. *LA

WIPERS WORK ONLY WHEN THEY WANT. LAST 2 EVENINGS, OUT OF TOWN, VERY LATE, MIDDLE OF MAJOR STORMS...NO WIPERS! HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. BUT, WHEN I WANT TO WASH MY WINDSHIELD...THEY WORK! *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM. *NM

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM PUT ON. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD NOT ALIGN HER VEHICLE UNTIL SHE HAVE THE IDLE ARM, THE BALL JOINTS AND THE LOWER AXLE REPLACE. SHE STATES THEY TOLD HER IT COULD COST APPROX $500.00. SHE STATES SHE IS ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE INTERIOR LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ANY MORE. *NM

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. *LA

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR POST BOARD WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

DAILY, FLASHER UNIT CONTINUES TO CLICK WITH TURN SIGNALS OFF. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, WIPERS FAIL TO TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. UNDER WET DRIVING CONDITIONS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL COMPLETELY. HAVE TO USE THE MIST OR WASHER FLUID FUNCTION TO GET WIPERS TO WOPRK WHEN RAINING. AFTER SEARCHING FOUND THAT 1995 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE WIPERS.*AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. BUT FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS! IT SEEMED AS THOUGH SOMETIMES THEY WILL FREEZE HALFWAY THROUGH THE MOTION, AND OTHER TIMES THEY WOULDN'T SHUT OFF.*AK ONE YEAR LATER - DUE TO LACK OF TIME AND FUNDING - I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM - WHICH HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO THE POINT IN WHICH 80% OF THE TIME MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL TO WORK! I WILL TURN THE KNOB - AND THEY DON'T NOT COME ON! I HAVE FOUND THAT A SHORT IN TERMS OF LOOSE CONNECTION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. I HAVE ALSO TESTED THIS THEORY BY TURNING ON THE WIPERS TO MAX SPEED (OF THE 20% OF THE TIME MY WIPERS WORK, ABOUT 3/4 OF THAT TIME WILL THE WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN I HAVE THEM SET TO MAXIMUM SPEED) - I HAVE EVEN SEEN SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING OVER A COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE, MY WIPERS SET TO MAX SPEED, SUDDENLY COME TO LIFE AGAIN! ONLY TO STOP WORKING AGAIN LATER. I ALSO ATTEMPTED DRIVING OVER POTHOLES TO SEE IF THE BUMP WOULD JARR THE CHIP INTO WORKING - IT DID NOT WORK ONCE. GM HAS STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE WIPER PULSE CONTROL MODUAL. I SEARCHED AROUND - AND FOUND THAT THIS WIPER MODUAL (WETHER IT IS THE SAME ONE, OR VARIATIONS OF THE SAME UNIT) GO BACK I BELIEVE TO THE 1980'S! NOW THAT IS INSANE WORST OF ALL - 1998 WAS ONE OF THE ONLY YEARS NOT RECALLED BY GM! I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM - AND FIND IT OBSURDE THAT I MUST PAY $130 TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS ITEM REPAI

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS LEAKING FUEL INTO THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE MAIN COMPUTER CHIP. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE. *AK

UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ALIGNMENT, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WORK HAS BEEN SONE ON IT. SIGNAL ALSO CONTINUES TO MAKE SOUND EVEN WHEN THE BLINKER IS NOT ON.

WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION. *AK

MY WIFE HAS A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER. SHE IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH HER WIPERS. THEY HAVE BEEN ACTING UP FOR SOME TIME AND ARE GETTING MORE FREQUENT. THEY WILL JUST STOP WORKING. IM SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS COMPLAINT. I KNOW THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS FOR CERTAIN YEARS BUT,THE 1998 MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THE COMPLAINTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS. THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE(107,000 MILES) WE COULD NOT HAVE THIS FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT GM DOES NOT WISH TO RESOLVE. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HAVE THEM FIX THIS? *NM

SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING AND STARTING IN ANY WEATHER I HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH G.M. VIA MR, TIM SINDEL AND WAS TOLD THAT BASICALLY THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MY 1998 AND THAT SINCE I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND USING THE WINDSHIELDS WIPERSS, THEY WILL STOP FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ENGAGE THEN GO OFF BY ITSELF. NOW IT WILL QUIT WORKING WHILE IT IS ENGAGED. THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH THE WIPER PLUG IN TO RESTART THE WIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS IS DUE TO A CRACK IN THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THERE'S A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE 03V159000 BUT THE VIN # IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NM

WIPERS ARE WORKING RARELY AND DIRECTIONAL SOUNDS WHEN DIRECTIONALS ARE OFF.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES STOP ON THERE OWN. SOMETIMES THEY ARE ON INTERMITENT AND JUST START WORKING LIKE THE ON THE NORMAL SETTING. SOMETIMES WHEN I SHUT THEM OFF THEY WON'T STOP. I HAVE CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1997 BLAZERS FOR THIS PROBLEM, SINCE MY BLAZER IS A 1998(MANUFACTURE DATE 10/97) THEY WILL NOT HELP ME AT ALL.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES, AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE WIPERS AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE IS A WIRING PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK *NM