1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

SUSPENSION - RIDES ROUGH: REPLACED SHOCKS ELECTRICAL - INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN, HEADLIGHTS, DIRECTIONAL, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND CAUTION LIGHTS. REPLACED: ELECTRICAL UNIT INSIDE STEERING COLUMN AND OXGEN SENSOR. STEERING - REPLACED: WHEELS, TIRES, ROTORS, BALL JOINTS, AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE TIRES AND FRONT END ALIGNMENTS WITH NO REAL DIFFERENCE. IDLES - ROUGH. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WERE OPEN. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF SOMETHING STRUCK THE WINDOW HOWEVER NO OBJECT WAS FOUND. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 6/12/2006 -*NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCHED ON AND/OR SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING IN ALL POSITIONS EXCEPT THE FULL-ON POSITION. *NM

I HAVE A 1998 S-10 CHEVY BLAZER THAT HAS AN ABS PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE DISTANCE. 90% OF THE TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL RESISTS PRESSURE BEING PUT ON IT AND PUSHES BACK. I HAD THE ABS FUSE REMOVED TO DISCONNECT THE SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM CEASES. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ABS SENSORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OVER $1000.00. THIS VEHICLE IS UP FOR INSPECTION THIS MONTH AND WILL NOT PASS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT 4 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A MAILBOX. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL BRAKING ON A ROAD COVERED WITH SNOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-5 @ 70 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE WIPER MOTOR , TAPPED THE WIRE HARNESS , IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 10 MILES, DID THEY DO A RECALL???? ANYONE KNOW !!!. *JB

LOTS TO LIST... 1998 CHEVY BLAZER ZR2 FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN, LEVER FOR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF. NOW STARTING TROUBLES CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. HELP ME. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. AFTERWARDS, THE THERMOSTAT CONTINUED TO ELEVATE, AND SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND ADDED COOLANT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN HOT. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT BY FLUSHING THE INTAKE AND ADDING MORE COOLANT. ALTHOUGH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM IT CONTINUED TO PERSIST. *AK