1998 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN AIR BAG ON AND OFF SWITCH. *MR *CB *JB

I HAVE A 1998 4X4 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2002. SINCE THEN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE QUIT OFF AND ON. IF THE QUIT, I HAVE TO TAPE THE WIRING HARNESS WHERE THEY PLUG IN. IT APPEARS THAT THE HARNESS BEGINS TO SAG AFTER TIME AND PULLS THE PLUGS OUT. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

THERE WAS A RECALL ON OUR 1995 S-10 TRUCK AND OUR 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZIER HAS THE EXACT SAME PART AND IS ALSO DEFECTIVE ALSO. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON OUR 1998 BLAZIER DONOT WORK SOME TIMES THEY WON'T WORK OTHER TIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T SHUT OFF. OUR GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN YOU TRY TO TAKE OFF.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. RELATED RECALL 98V150001, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK THIS OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE WIPERS WERE ON. THE CONSUMER HAD TO JIGGLE THE CONNECTION OR TAP ON THE MOTOR. *SCC *JB

THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. DEALER RETRIEVED COMPUTER ERROR CODE: B1036 SENSOR CIRCUIT SHORT OR OPEN. DEALER STATES THAT PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPRODUCED. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS UNABLE TO BE RESOLVED WITHOUT EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTICS. DEALER CANNOT GIVE ESTIMATE OF REPAIR COSTS OR GUARANTEE REPAIRS. DEALER STATES THAT WHEN SIR WARNING LIGHT IS ON, AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK

98 CHEVY BLAZER; WINDSHEILD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A SEVERE RAIN STORM. IN THE VEHICLE WERE MY WIFE, MY THREE YEAR OLD SON AND MYSELF.

AT NIGHT DURING A POURING RAINSTORM MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON A NARROW TWO LANE ROAD. THINK THIS WON'T QUICKEN YOUR PULSE? REPAIR WAS $166.00 AND MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A FREQUENT REPAIR IN HIS SHOP. I SEE PLENTY OF COMPAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE 1998 MODEL. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENLY, DEALER UNABLE TO RESOLVE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF FROM THE SPROCKET AND SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA 03-V-159-000 ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE CONSUMER'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK *TS *JB

TWO THINGS: 1. CONSISTANT KNOCKING NOISE IN FRONT END. HAD IT FIXED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT CONTINUED AT A LATER DATE. 2. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT TIMES WILL NOT TURN OFF MAKING DRIVING IN SNOW OR RAIN DANGEROUS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTREMELY ROUGH, PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE WHEN VEHICLE IS WARM. PROBLEM STARTED AT 70,000 MILES. FOUND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON IN CHEVROLET TRUCKS, VANS, AND SUVS FROM 1995-1999. WHY NO RECALL YET?

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER. MY WIPERS HAVE CEASED TO FUNCTION AND THERE IS A LARGE RECALL ON GM VEHICLES 1994-1997. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCT. 1997 AND SO WAS THE WIPER BOX. THE RECALL WAS FOR 1.77 MILLION TRUCKS. I THINK IT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE EARLY 1998 (TECHNICALLY THEY ARE 1997) VEHICLE. MY VIN # IS [XXX]. WITH GM/CHEVY KNOWING THE ENORMITY OF THIS PROBLEM, IT IS NO FAIR THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY 125.00 TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL OR WORK AT RANDOM. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN RAINY DRIVING CONDITIONS.*AK

THE OIL COOLING LINE LEAKED FLUID. *JB PH *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE. WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. *AK WHEN OPERATED ON MEDIUM AND HIGH SPEEDS THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RE-START BY SHUTTING THE WIPERS DOWN. THE LAST TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED AND FAILED TO RESTART. *AK *TS *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER OPERATES INTERRMITENTLY, AT TIMES. HAS NOT BEEN MUCH OF A PROBLEM UNTIL YESTERDAY ON THE WAY HOME IN A DOWN POUR. THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED. BEGAN WORKING AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER, AFTER I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED MID SWEEP DURING A RAIN STORM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TWICE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED RELATED TO THIS FAILURE BUT ONLY FOR THE 1997 BLAZER'S NOT THE 1999 BALZER'S. * PH *CB *NLM

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION LET LOOSE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT DIDN`T COME ON. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A RESTURAUNT INTO TRAFFIC. *AK

THROTTLE STUCK HALF OPEN WHILE GETTING ON FREEWAY. FOUND A PIECE OF THE THROTTLE BODY BUTTERFLY HAD BROKEN AND FALLEN IN THE WAY SO THAT THE BUTTERFLY COULD NOT CLOSE. LOOKS LIKE A DESIGN DEFECT.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS. YESTERDAY, 7/1/2003, THE WIPERS DID NOT OPERATE AT ALL*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE USING WINDSHIELD DRIVER HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING IN THE RAIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPIER DO NOT COME ON SOMETIMES AND AT OTHERS WILL NOT TURN OFF, ALSO WILL GO FROM ITERMITTENT TO FULL SPEED WITHOUT BEING SELECTED. FRONT SEAT RECLINER HANDLES BOTH HAVE BROKEN OFF, LEFT SIDE TWICE.*AK

MY ABS LIGHT GOES ON FREQUENTLY. I HAVE BEEN IN A COUPLE OF ALMOST COLLISIONS. IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC, THE SENSOR GOES ON AND FREEZES MY BRAKES. MY CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AND TO REPAIR CENTERS AND ALL COMPANIES SAY THEY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE SOLUTION EACH TIME WAS JUST TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, HOWEVER, EVEN DRIVING OUT OF DEALERSHIP THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON. I HAVE READ IN THE PAST SIMILAR INSTANCES WITH ABS PROBLEMS, IS THERE EVER GOING TO BE A RECALL, OR IS IT GOING TO TAKE A SERIOUS LAWSUIT/ACCIDENT BEFORE THE PROBLEM GETS FIXED? I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT HANDLE BREAKING, AND IT IS STILL BROKEN. *JB

THE REAR SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT, AS A RESULT OF THE BUCKLE BEING INOPERATIVE. THE SEAT BELT LATCH PLATE DID NOT GO INTO THE BUCKLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART. (PART UNKNOWN). *TS *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATES THERE IS A CRACK IN THE MOTOR BOARD. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AFTER SEEING GASOLINE ON DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER STATES" GAS TANK IS RUSTED AND DEVELOPED A HOLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

MY 98 BLAZER'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THEY COME ON BY THEMSELVES, GO OFF WHEN THEY WANT TO. ON INTERMITTENT, THEY DO WHATEVER SPEED THEY FEEL LIKE DOING, AND CAN SHUT THEMSELVES OFF AT ANYTIME (IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY WERE JUST TURNED ON OR NOT). IT IS DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR (THERE'S BEEN ONE ON EVERY OTHER YEAR)! PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS SITUATION GM! *JB

SEAT HANDLES TO RECLINE FRONT SEATS BROKE OFF ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS. *JB

STEERING PULLS SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT. UNSUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING AN ALIGNMENT TO PRECLUDE THE SITUATION. *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT RAINS. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *AK

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE USING THE WIPERS THEY WILL JUST STOP. OR SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON WHEN NEEDED. YOU HAVE TO KEEP MESSING WITH THEM TO GET THEM TO WORK. WHEN THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK NEITHER DOES THE HEADLIGHTS.....*NLM

NO HEAT AT 50,000 MILES --VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED BY INDEPENDENT GARAGE 12-31-02. DEX-COOL RENEWED AT THIS TIME. COST $160.00. IN APRIL 2003 NO HEAT AGAIN. I DRAINED DEX-COOL AND USED SYSTEM CLEANER TWICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS EACH TIME WITH HEATER ON. I FILLED SYSTEM WITH REGULAR PRESTONE GLYCOL BASED ANTIFREEZE. NO PROBLEMS TO DATE. THE ORIGINAL DEX-COOL WAS A MUDDY SLUDGE WHEN REPLACED AND THE SECOND CHARGE OF DEX-COOL WAS ALREADY CHANGING COLORS AND THICKENING AFTER ONLY 4 MONTHS WHEN IT TOO WAS REPLACED. DEX-COOL DOES NOT LIVE UP TO THE MANUFACTURERS CLAIMS OR THE DEALERS REPRESENTATIONS. I AM A FEDERALLY LICENSED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WORKING FOR A MAJOR AIRLINE FOR 14 YEARS AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE A DEPOSITION IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. *NLM

THE GENERAL MOTORS WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN MY 1998 BLAZER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS EARLIER MODELS OF GM TRUCKS. THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM 1991 WHY CAN'T THEY BE MADE TO FIX IT! I WAS LUCKY TO GET HOME ALIVE IN THE RAIN STORM YESTERDAY. THEY JUST QUIT AND I COULD SEE VARY LITTLE. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO HAND RESTART WIPER. WITHOUT ANY INDICATION S WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP INTERMITTENTLY, A REAL PROBLEM AT HIGH SPEEDS DURING A STORM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHEVROLET, HAS HAPPENED ON S-10 PICKUPS, THE SOLDER DEVELOPS CRACKS WHICH CAUSES THE FAILURES. PLEASE BE SURE TO SUE CHEVROLET FOR NOT DOING A RECALL. *JB

1998 CHEVROLETER 4X4 4DOOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE FRONT QUIT WORKING. HAVE WORKED ON AND OFF FOR 2 MONTHS. CAN GET THEM TO WORK AFTER PLACING A ZIP STRAP AROUND MOTOR AND WIRES AND PULLING REAL TIGHT. THIS LOOKS LIKE AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT A PREVIOUS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR IN MY 91 CHEVROLETK 3 TIMES. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD WORK. SOMETIMES THEY WOULDN'T. THIS APPARENTLY IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETR MOTORS AS MY FRIENDS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS WELL WITH VARIOUS CHEVY TRUCKS AND BLAZERS.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT HANDLE SHEARED OFF DURING USE DUE TO COMPONENT MANUFACTURING OF SOFT METAL.*AK

LOUD RUMBLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP WHEN FIRST STARTING TRIP. RUMBLE ONLY OCCURS AROUND 1500 RPMS.*AK

REFER TO NHSTA CAMPAIGN #98V150001 DATED 7/1/1998. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INTERMITTENT SWITCH DOES NOT WORK LIKE IT SHOULD, WIPERS CONTINUOUSLY RUN WHEN USING MIST FUNCTION TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD, SOMETIMES WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. RECALL ISSUED 5/1/2003 TO INCLUDE 1996-1997 BLAZERS. MINE IS 1998 AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL PER DEALER EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM

FIRST THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STARTED ILLUMINATING EVERY SO OFTEN STARTING IN 2002, NOW THE WIPERS HAVE BECOME VERY ERRATIC. IT HAS NOW GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SETTING ( DELAY, SLOW OR FAST) THE WIPERS ARE SET AT THEY REACT ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES THEY STOP COMPLETELY WHICH CAUSES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. YOU COULD HAVE THE SETTING ON SLOW DELAY AND THEY WILL BEGIN GOING VERY FAST OR MEDIUM SPEED, THEN CHANGE AGAIN FOR NO REASON. THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO RUN WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THIS STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAS INCREASED IN INTENSITY WITH EACH USE DUE TO RAIN. I UNDERSTAND PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING IF THIS YEARS MODEL HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST? *NLM

AS REPORTED IN "ODI ID NUMBER : 758908" I ALSO AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DOME LIGHT COMING ON FOR NO REASON, THE NOISE FOR THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD COME ON WITHOUT THE TURN SIGNAL BEING ON (MY TURN SIGNALS WORKED PERFECTLY FINE) AND THE HANDLE YOU USE TO ADJUST THE SEAT BACK BROKE OFF ON PASSENGER FRONT SEAT.*AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *TT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE RELIABLY ENOUGH THAT THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A HAZARD. THEY STOP WORKING ON ALMOST EVERY OCCASION THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED FOR VISIBILITY AND OFTEN WILL NOT STOP WHEN TURNED OFF AND ADDITIONALLY THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY WILL OPERATE IS ALSO UNRELIABLE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE WIPERS TO RESUME OPERATION WHEN I HAVE TAPPED ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD COVER BUT THEY USUALLY STOP AGAIN BEFORE I REACH MY DESTINATION AND OFTEN BEFORE I GET BACK OUT ON THE ROAD. FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ OF AND PERSONALLY HEARD ABOUT CONCERNING THIS MODEL YEAR (AND ALSO OTHER MODEL YEARS) WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM I FEEL THAT IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THAT APPEARS TO BE KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED SO BY THE MANUFACTURER IN THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR. SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES WILL ARISE WHEN THESE FAULTY WIPER SYSTEMS FAIL A THE MOST CRITICAL OF TIMES, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *NLM

BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW. DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR CONSISTENTLY VIBRATES - HAD REPLACED TWICE - DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE A THIRD TIME DUE TO BUG SHIELD BEING INSTALLED. IT STILL VIBRATES. JUNE 2001 - DOOR LOCKS WENT NUTS. THEY WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHILE PARKED - WITH KEYS IN IT. MARCH 2003 - BLINKER SWITCH WENT CRAZY. IT WOULD NOT STOP CLICKING - WHOLE DASH HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TO REPLACE SWITCH - NOT A CHEAP THING! MAY 2003 - ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AND RUINED BATTERY. ALMOST CAUSED A CAR FIRE. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. NOT YET FIXED BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *NLM