1998 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE ENGAGED OR ENGAGEING BY THEMSELVES IN THE FASTEST MODE. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT TO CORRECT BOTH FAILURES. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE TURN SIGNAL ON MY BLAZER WON'T STOP CLICKING. *JB

TURN SIGNAL FLASHER UNIT CONTINUES TO "CLICK" WHEN TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT IN USE. LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH. CLICKING STOPS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING IN GM SUV'S SINCE MID 80'S. RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOME 2000-2002 GM SUV'S. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WITH THE LUBRICANT USED IN THE TURN SIGNAL MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. GM FIX IS TO REPLACE SWITCH AND WAIT FOR NEXT FAILURE. *AK

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR US SINCE WE LIVE IN ONE OF THE SNOWY STATES. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM AND THEY QUIT WORKING. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER DROVE INTO A DITCH AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB *MR

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER 2-DOOR S10. I HAVE A PROBLEM W/ MY TURN SIGNALS. THE TURN SIGNALS WORK FINE, BUT THE CLICKING SOUND THAT GOES W/ THE TURN SIGNAL IS CONSTANTLY CLICKING, IT BEGAN WHEN THE TRUCK ONLY HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT, JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED. I'VE REPLACED 2 DIFFERENT PARTS ON IT AND IT HAS STILL CONTINUED. *JB

1998 BLAZER WENT OUT ROAD INTO 2 DITCHES AND HAD FRONT END DAMAGE AND BOUNCED AROUND . THE FRAME WAS BENT RIGHT WHERE THE RIGHT AIR BAG SENSOR IS LOCATED AND IT DIDN'T GO OFF. FENDER,HOOD,COW,BUMPER,GRILL, MOTOR MOUNT HAD BEEN REPLACED THAT I KNOW OF SO FAR. STILL AT REPAIR SHOP. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE AIR BAGS AND SAFETY. THE 2 PEOPLE THAT WERE IN CAR ARE OKAY, THEY WAERE BRUISED AND SORE.*AK

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. EARLIER AND LATER BLAZERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE 1998 MODEL YEAR. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 1998 MODELS.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAYED ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON. *AK

WITHIN 1 MINUTE OF TURNING ON MY REAR DEFROSTER, THE REAR WINDSHIELS EXPLODED. MY CAR WAS ALREADY WARMED UP AND WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. *AK

-- PASSENGER SIDE RECLINER HANDLE BROKE -- FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN THE 6YRS OF OWNERSHIP -- WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS ERRATICALLY (STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW) -- THE EXTRA HEAVY DUTY BATTERY DIED AFTER 3 YRS OF OWNERSHIP -- THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *PH THE SWITCH FOR THE WIPERS HAD BEEN REPLACED. THERE WERE 3 PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS OF THE BLAZER WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR FAULTY WIPER MOTORS. *SC *JB

WIPER STOPS WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, OR WIPER RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. *CB

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS REMAINED ON ALTHOUGH THE SWITCH WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO A WALL AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. THEY STOP WORKING AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES...LIKE WHEN THERE IS A RAIN FALL AND THEY ARE NEEDED FOR SAFETY AND VISIBILITY. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL. THE RECALL IS AVAILABLE ON 94 TO 96 MODELS. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURE DATE ON MY VEHICLE IS 2/17/1997. IN A TORRENTIAL RAIN FALL, GOING 50 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE W/S WIPERS STOPPED, IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN AN 18 WHEELER PASSED MY SON, WHOM WAS DRIVING AND SPLASHED EXTRA WATER ON THE VEHICLE. LUCKLY HE MAINTAINED CONTROL AND HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

SEAT RECLINER HANDLES JUST BREAK OFF THIS IS COMMON ON ALL BLAZER WITH THE SAME RECLINING BUCKET SEATS THE PART IS 70 BUCKS A SIDE 2 HOURS LABOR PER SIDE! AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN USED THAT JUST BROKE OFF I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH GM AND THEY COZ MY CAR IS A 98 THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO THIS IS A BIG SAFTY ISSUE AND EVERY BLAZER PERSON I HAVE TALKED TOO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM

MY WIFE WAS IN DANGER DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN SHE BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER ROUTE (ANOTHER SHOP), WHICH WAS HUTCHENS CHEVROLET. THEY TOLD MY WIFE AND GAVE HER THE PAPER WORK STATING THAT, THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE AND SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER IF CONTINUED DRIVING IT. WHEN HE WAS TOLD OF THE BRAKE PROBLEMS, (THE CAR DEALERSHIP OWNER) HE INSTRUCTED MY WIFE TO TAKE IT TO HIS OWN AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WHEN MY WIFE GOT THE TRUCK BACK, IT WAS IN THE SAME STATE NOT EVERYTHING WAS FIXED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED AT HUTCHENS. THE WORK HAD TO HAVE COST ABOUT $378.00. AND THERE ARE MORE TROUBLES WITH THE TRUCK, I SEE SIGNS OF RUST AND CORROSION, THERE ARE VIBRATIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES.

2 YEARS AGO IN THE FALL, I WENT TO FIRESTONE WITH A COMPLAINT OF NO HEAT. WITH NO HEAT, THE DEFROSTERS ARE SLOW OR DO NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD IN A QUICK OR SAFE MANNER. FIRESTONE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND I HAD SUFFICIENT (NOT HOT LIKE IN THE PAST) HEAT UNTIL THIS PAST NOVEMBER. AGAIN WITH NO HEAT OR EFFICIENT DEFROSTERS, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO WILSON'S AUTO SERVICE. THEY SAID MY THERMOSTAT WAS COMPLETELY OPEN--THE SPRING WAS CAUGHT. THEY PERFORMED SERVICE TO THE EXTENT OF REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT AND BACKFLUSHING THE HEATER CORE. THIS SEEMED TO HELP SOME UNTIL IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT COLDER WEATHER. LAST WEEK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 15 DEGREES IN THE MORNING AND I LET MY VEHICLE "WARM UP" FOR 20 MINUTES, THE INTERIOR WAS STILL VERY COLD AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS BARELY CLEARED OF LIGHT FROST. WILSON'S IS NOW WORKING ON REPLACING THE HEATER CORE AT A COST TO ME TO THE TUNE OF ALMOST $800. WILSON'S SERVICE MANAGER WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND THAT WORKS OR WORKED FOR GM THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH BLAZER OWNERS AS THE DESIGN AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE HEATER CORE IN THESE VEHICLES ARE SUCH THAT WHEN THE HEATER IS NOT IN USE--LIKE IN THE SUMMER--THE CORROSION AND SEDIMENT FROM THE COOLANT CLOGS UP THE PASSAGES AND BLOCKS THE HOT AIR TO HEAT THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THE PART IS NOT TOO EXPENSIVE BUT THE LABOR INTENSIVE REPAIR IS THE MAJORITY OF THE COST OF REPLACING THE PART. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 2 OTHER BLAZER OWNERS--DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS--THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM A

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE IS A VIBRATION AND A LOUD GROANING SOUND. THIS BEGAN IN MARCH 01, AND CONTINUES. AT THIS POINT IT IS ALMOST CONSTANT. A GM SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS THE BALL JOINT AND THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. WE HAVE TRIED TO KEEP UP WITH THE RECALLS, BUT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY REGARDING THIS MATTER. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT BE A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *LA

WITHOUT ANY WARNING DRIVER COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND GO OFF OWN THEIR OWN. *AK

FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY IN SEVERE ROLLOVER. SEVERE FRONTEND DAMAGE.

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ERRATICALLY. *AK

1998 CHEVY BLAZER FLASHERS MALFUNCTIONING. THE "CLICKING" SOUND MADE WHILE FLASHERS ARE OPERATING CONTINUES EVEN AFTER FLASHERS ARE TURNED OFF. THE CLICKING SOUND IS CONSTANT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. *LA

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER VIN # [XXX] AND AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMING ON THEIR OWN AND WHEN BEING USED THEY WILL STAY ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THEY ARE SHUTOFF. SOMETIMES THEY JUST STOP WORKING AND "PARK" IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER LEVER BROKE TWICE - REPAIRED BY DEALER FIRST TIME AT COST OF $150.00- WILL COST THE SAME FOR SECOND FAILURE LEVER SHAFT SHEARED. HOW MANY OF THESE FAILURES DOES THIS AGENCY NEED TO INITIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION?*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STALLED. MONTHS BEFORE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. DEALER REPLACED A CIRCUIT BOARD BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *SCC *JB

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT 5 MPH AXLE BROKE.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES DONT WORK. *AK

FRONT SEAT RECLINER HANDLES BROKE. *AK

BUCKET SEAT RECLINER HANDLES BROKE. *AK

#1.WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO COME ON AND IT SEEMS THAT IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON THAT'S WHEN THEY DON'T WORK. COULD BE A COINCIDENCE??HEARD 97'S HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNDER RECALL. #2.INSIDE OF CAR ALWAYS FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE HEATER . HAVE TO RUN A/C TO FEEL COOL. #3 INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT FAILS TO COME ON OR TO GO OFF. #4 HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED 6 MONTHS AGO AND NEXT DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPAIRED FOR ABOUT $1200.00 AND I HAD NO MONEY TO DO IT. WHAT'S STRANGE IS MY CAR DRIVES BEAUTIFULLY AND I'VE NEVER FELT ANY GEAR SLIPPAGE. IS THERE SOME SORT OF RESET BUTTON FOR THIS? *AK

TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR CONTINUES TO "CLICK" AFTER TURN SIGNAL HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. IT CLICKS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVATED. AS WITH OTHER 1998 BLAZERS, THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY THEY DO NOT SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL ON 1994-1997 VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED DUE TO PLASTIC PART POORLY DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE PEDAL ENGAGES, BUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT LOCK. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. *AK *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS. WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL IN THE RAIN. MY SON'S 1996 BLAZER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE RECEIVED A RECALL. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY NOTIFICATION FROM NTMVS ON 1998 BLAZERS YET. I THINK THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 1998 BLAZERS. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. *LA

REPLACE STARTER AGAIN. *LA

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM AT 50 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF TO RESET MODULE. THEN, RESTARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN AND WIPERS BEGAN TO WORK. DEALER STATED WIPER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *PH

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

MY 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER HAS HAD REGULAR PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM NOT PROVIDING HEAT TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AT PROPER TEMP. THE HEATER CORE IS CONTINUALLY CLOGGING UP REQUIRING REGULAR TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO "FLUSH" THE HEATER CORE THAT IS PLUGGED. I UNDERSTAND FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS IS DUE TO THE DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE THAT GM PUTS IN THE CAR AND THAT THERE ARE LAWSUITS AGAINST GM REGARDING THIS. THE LAST TIME I HAD THIS DONE THE DEALER TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THAT A NEW CORE WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED AT A COST OF $650+. THE CORE IS NOW PLUGGED ONCE AGAIN.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVEN 60 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH. THE PROBLEM WAS RECURRING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES, THEN OTHER TIMES WILL NOT WORK. I'VE READ ON MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIPER CONTROL BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR FOR 1997 BLAZERS, BUT NOT FOR 1998. *LA

PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER LEVER BROKE OFF, REAR DIFFERENTIAL FRONT SEAL LEAKING, TEMPERATURE DISPLAY CHANGES TO CELSIUS WHEN RAINING, TAILGATE COVER BROKE. *LA

LEFT REAR SEAT BELT NOT WORKING. *LA

DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER LEVER BROKE, REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING. *LA