1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

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

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.

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.

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

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

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?

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

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