Electrical System
Filed Apr 28, 2017WI
TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD MAKES CLICKING NOISE WHEN NOT ON. COMPUTER CLIMATE CONTROL WON'T SHUT/OPEN VENTS AND ONLY BLOWS HOT
1998 Chevrolet S/T Blazer
Routine
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › recliner. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsStructure › Body
Filed Dec 10, 2013109,000 milesKY
MY DRIVERS DOOR HAS HAD THE PINS AND BUSHING REPAIRED 5 TIMES. I OWN 2 CHEVY BLAZERS , AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH BOTH. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING , TURNED A CURVE AND MY DOOR FLEW OPEN. WAS UN ABLE TO CLOSE DOOR, DROVE TO WORK HOLDING MY DOOR SHUT. I WORK IN A METAL SHOP, ONE OF OUR WELDERS RE WELDED THE STRICKER PLATE. THIS HELD FOR A MONTH OR SO. IT NOW HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND IS STARTING TO BE COSTLY TO MY POCKET. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN OR OWNED CHEVY BLAZERS AND THIS IS VERY COMMON. THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF IMPROVEMENT MADE TO REPAIR THESE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER ALL , MY DOOR FLEW OPEN INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Apr 19, 200887,000 milesGA
WINDSHIELD WIPES WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RUN AND CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. *TR
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Aug 14, 2006CA
FAILURE # 1, DRIVER & PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER LEVER ATTACHMENT BROKE, NOT THE HANDLE PART BUT WHERE THE HANDLE ATTACHES. FAILURE # 2, CONSISTENT WATER PUMP, OIL LEAKS ON THE VORTEC V6 ENGINE. FAILURE # 3, 3RD BRAKE LIGHT LEDS BURN OUT WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. *JB
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.