1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

MULTI- FUNCTION SWITCH PROBLEM. THE WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING THE RAIN. IN THE PAST I HAVE SPOKEN TO DEALER SERVICE MANAGERS AND THEY SAID A LOT OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE WIPER DELAY BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS MADE ON IT. MOSTLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THE WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF WITH THE SWITCH, THE IGNITION HAS TO BE TURNED OFF TO TURN OFF THE WIPERS. THE CONCERN IS THE WIPER STOPPING DURING HEAVY RAIN CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR YEARS, I JUST BECAME AWARE OF THIS ROUTE OF COMPLAINT PROCESS. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IS EXPENSIVE. CLICKING IS ALSO HEARD AT TIMES DUE TO THE SWITCH, A SERVICE MANAGER HAS SAID THE MULTI- FUNCTION SWITCH CAUSES THIS ALSO. THE 10 FOR NUMBER OF FAILURES IS THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF TIMES I CAN REMEMBER THE WIPERS STOPPED WHEN OPERATING. *JB

FOR THE PAST YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE I'VE EXPERIENCED A SPORADIC FRONT WIPER MOTOR. JUST RECENTLY IT WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND HIT A LOW BRANCH. THE BRANCH CAUSED THE WINDSCREEN TO CRACK BUT NOT SHATTER, AND THE DRIVERSIDE WIPER TO CEASE FUNCTIONING. *NM

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTS ERRATIC. RECENTLY HAVE NOT BEEN COMING ON WHEN TURNED ON. *NM

ISSUES ONE WOULD NOT EXPECT FROM A 20K PLUS VEHICLE INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE FAILURE TODAY ("NEAR MISS" ACCIDENT FROM HEAVY RAIN AND TRAFFIC), SMOKE EMITTING FROM STEERING COLUMN, CONTINUOUS INTERMITTENT REPETITIVE SOUNDS EMITTING FROM TURN SIGNAL CONTROLLER(S). SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS HAVE ALL PREVIOUSLY BEEN DESCRIBED IN GREAT DETAIL BY OTHER OWNERS AS: AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUE, WIPER CONTROL BOARD, VARIOUS CONNECTORS AND OR HARNESS, MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, SMOKE CONCERNS ETC. LISTED FROM COMPLAINTS FROM ODI CASE NUMBERS: 743685, 10014026, 10023129, 10030946, 10036610, 10045357, 10060630, 10066061, 10086138, 10086896, 10098912, 10103977, 10112458, 10137415, 549079, 847885, 866953, 874993. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES THROTTLE BUTTERFLY FRACTURED OFF AND LOCKED THE THROTTLE OPEN, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM SLOWING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 98V150001, REGARDING THE VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY AND NEVER IN HEAVY RAIN. SOMETIMES THEY WORK IN LIGHT RAIN BUT THEN QUIT ALL TOGETHER. REFUSE TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO THIS MONEY PIT AND GET THEM FIXED. ASSUMING IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ON THIS BLAZER MODEL. AM LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR AND ONLY DRIVE BLAZER WHEN CONDITIONS ARE DRY. *NM

1998 CHEVY BLAZER WITH MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS, WHICH CHEVY DENIES. INCLUDING WIPER FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, COMPLETE CORROSION OF ANYTHING TOUCHED BY DEXCOOL, AND ON AND ON. VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE!!!!! *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A POPPING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I STOPPED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A WHELP IN THE TIRE, THE SIZE OF A TENNIS BALL WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE. AS I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD AND TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES I KNOW THAT IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND NOT OVER TIME. I AM REPLACING THE TIRE BECAUSE I WILL NOT CHANCE AN ACCIDENT AND AM THANKFUL THAT IT DID NOT BLOW AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 8 MONTH OLD IN THE VEHICLE. *JB

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES 1) WIPER OPERATION HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND DOES NOT ALWAYS FUNCTION WHEN WIPER CONTROLS ARE EXERCISED. OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THIS VEHICLES' INITIAL PURCHASE IN 12/97. 2) WIPER FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND NEAR COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. 3) INITIAL INVESTIGATION HAS DEEMED POTENTIAL CAUSES OF FAILURE TO BE CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS IN WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT MODULE AND/OR DEFECTIVE WIPER CONTROL SWITCH. CORRESPONDING CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REPLACEMENT OF BOTH: WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT MODULE AND WIPER CONTROL SWITCH. *JB