1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR POST BOARD WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. BUT FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS! IT SEEMED AS THOUGH SOMETIMES THEY WILL FREEZE HALFWAY THROUGH THE MOTION, AND OTHER TIMES THEY WOULDN'T SHUT OFF.*AK ONE YEAR LATER - DUE TO LACK OF TIME AND FUNDING - I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM - WHICH HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO THE POINT IN WHICH 80% OF THE TIME MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL TO WORK! I WILL TURN THE KNOB - AND THEY DON'T NOT COME ON! I HAVE FOUND THAT A SHORT IN TERMS OF LOOSE CONNECTION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. I HAVE ALSO TESTED THIS THEORY BY TURNING ON THE WIPERS TO MAX SPEED (OF THE 20% OF THE TIME MY WIPERS WORK, ABOUT 3/4 OF THAT TIME WILL THE WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN I HAVE THEM SET TO MAXIMUM SPEED) - I HAVE EVEN SEEN SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING OVER A COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE, MY WIPERS SET TO MAX SPEED, SUDDENLY COME TO LIFE AGAIN! ONLY TO STOP WORKING AGAIN LATER. I ALSO ATTEMPTED DRIVING OVER POTHOLES TO SEE IF THE BUMP WOULD JARR THE CHIP INTO WORKING - IT DID NOT WORK ONCE. GM HAS STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE WIPER PULSE CONTROL MODUAL. I SEARCHED AROUND - AND FOUND THAT THIS WIPER MODUAL (WETHER IT IS THE SAME ONE, OR VARIATIONS OF THE SAME UNIT) GO BACK I BELIEVE TO THE 1980'S! NOW THAT IS INSANE WORST OF ALL - 1998 WAS ONE OF THE ONLY YEARS NOT RECALLED BY GM! I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM - AND FIND IT OBSURDE THAT I MUST PAY $130 TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS ITEM REPAIRED. I WOULD EASILY PAY THE $100 FOR THE BOARD IF I WAS NOT A COLLEGE STUDENT - WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND $100 ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS - AND I ALSO JUST FIND IT STUPID THAT I SHOULD BE FORCED TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP A LOT OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FOR 10+ YEARS! THANK YOU FOR READING THIS REPORT - I JUST HAD TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST ANGER WITH GM FOR WATCHING THEM CONTINUE TO IGNORE THIS LARGE THREAT

DAILY, FLASHER UNIT CONTINUES TO CLICK WITH TURN SIGNALS OFF. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, WIPERS FAIL TO TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. UNDER WET DRIVING CONDITIONS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL COMPLETELY. HAVE TO USE THE MIST OR WASHER FLUID FUNCTION TO GET WIPERS TO WOPRK WHEN RAINING. AFTER SEARCHING FOUND THAT 1995 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE WIPERS.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS LEAKING FUEL INTO THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE MAIN COMPUTER CHIP. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE. *AK

UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ALIGNMENT, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WORK HAS BEEN SONE ON IT. SIGNAL ALSO CONTINUES TO MAKE SOUND EVEN WHEN THE BLINKER IS NOT ON.

WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION. *AK

MY WIFE HAS A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER. SHE IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH HER WIPERS. THEY HAVE BEEN ACTING UP FOR SOME TIME AND ARE GETTING MORE FREQUENT. THEY WILL JUST STOP WORKING. IM SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS COMPLAINT. I KNOW THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS FOR CERTAIN YEARS BUT,THE 1998 MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THE COMPLAINTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS. THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE(107,000 MILES) WE COULD NOT HAVE THIS FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT GM DOES NOT WISH TO RESOLVE. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HAVE THEM FIX THIS? *NM

SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING AND STARTING IN ANY WEATHER I HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH G.M. VIA MR, TIM SINDEL AND WAS TOLD THAT BASICALLY THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MY 1998 AND THAT SINCE I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND USING THE WINDSHIELDS WIPERSS, THEY WILL STOP FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ENGAGE THEN GO OFF BY ITSELF. NOW IT WILL QUIT WORKING WHILE IT IS ENGAGED. THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH THE WIPER PLUG IN TO RESTART THE WIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS IS DUE TO A CRACK IN THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THERE'S A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE 03V159000 BUT THE VIN # IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NM