1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEVERS ON THE FRONT TWO SEATS BROKE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2001. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE OWNER TO KEEP REPLACING THE LEVERS WITH THE SAME IDENTICAL PART WITH WHAT THEY PROVIDED. AFTERWARDS, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LEVERS. THEY KEPT BREAKING. OWNER DECIDED TO GO TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WERE THE LEVERS WERE MADE OUT OF METAL AND WERE LASTING . THEY HAVE NOT BROKEN SINCE THE OWNER CHANGED THE LEVERS TO METAL. CURRENTLY, THE OWNER WAS GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE LEVER ON THE OTHER SEAT WHICH WOULD COST $113.52. THE OWNER STATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, THAT THEY REPLACE THE LEVER WITH REAL METAL INSTEAD OF FLIMSY METAL, AND THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER. *AK *JB

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. CONSUMER OWNED A 1998, CHEVROLET BLAZER AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED SPORADICALLY, SOME TIMES THEY WONT WORK FOR DAYS. HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS. TRIED TO GET DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR YEAR AND MODELS BEFORE AND AFTER HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. BUT FOR SOME REASON HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH BOARD OR THE MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES IT WORKS WHEN IT IS RAINING AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR. IT COST $150.00 TO GET IT FIXED IT. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL OR THEY WILL STOP ABRUPTLY. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1996 AND 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER, BUT NOT THE 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED IF THERE WERE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS IN THE FUTURE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED. *AK MAY 2005 THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAIN STORM RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND CIRCUIT BOARD WERE REPLACED. *TT

WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY - ONLY WORK SOMETIMES. THEY RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STOP...SOMETIMES THEY START BACK WITHIN A FEW MINUTES SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. VERY DANGEROUS..ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD DURING A STORM WHEN THEY STOPPED IN MID MOTION.

1998 BLAZER FUEL INJECTORS CLOG, ENGINES CUTS OUT, NO RESPONSE, STALLING, BACK FIRES, SHUTS DOWN, THREE TIMES FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED, TOLD "THAT MODEL KNOWN FOR THAT." ARIZONA CAR ON ARIZONA GAS; ALSO DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTER LATCH BROKE OFF. COST $1500 EACH TIME TO REPLACE INJECTORS, SAME PROBLEM WITH NEW INJECTORS, UNRELIABLE VECHILCE, DRIVER IS 76 AND TRAVELS TO SUMMER HOME IN MOUNTAINS, 500 MILE STRETCH, STRANDED ON ROAD, 50 MILES FROM NEAREST TOWN IN 100+ TEMPERATURES

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.