1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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