1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

STRONG GAS SMELL ON AND OFF SINCE AUGUST 2005. LOOKED OVER BY MECHANIC - WAS TOLD I HAVE A INTERNAL GAS LEAK - AND THAT I WAS DRIVING A "FIRE HAZARD". GAS LEAKING IN ENGINE - SMALL CUP IN AREA OF ENGINE - FILLED WITH GASOLINE. *NM

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP MIDWAY AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. AK *JB

MY 1998 BLAZER HAD A WIPER FAILURE DURING THE FIRST RAINSTORM OF THE CALIFORNIA YEAR YESTERDAY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONLY A MILE OR TWO FROM HOME. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. THIS MORNING, THEY DID. I SAW THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 BLAZER. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HE WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE HOME ,AND THERE HE COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO, THEY QUIT AT ANYTIME THEN START WORKING AGAIN THEN QUIT. THERE IS NO DELAY, LOW, OR HIGH THEY WORK ON WHAT EVER LEVEL THEY WANT TO. I HAVE CALLED LOCAL DEALERS AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS OF VEHICLES EXCEPT FOR 1998 FOR THE SAME REASON.( IT IS GOING TO COST $200.00 PLUS TO FIX) I WENT OFF THE RODE TODAY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE WIPERS STOPPING IN A DOWN POUR. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS AS I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JB

MY 1998 CHEVY BLAZER HAS NEEDED EXTENSIVE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND ULTIMATELY I HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A FEW OTHER CHEVY BLAZER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. ALSO PROBLEMATIC IS THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER -- NEVER HAS WORKED AND I'VE HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED TWICE. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A CHEVROLET BLAZER NEW ON 01/28/98 FROM MASSE CHEVROLET OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. THE CONSUMER ALWAYS MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE AT THE PROPER SERVICE INTERVALS. HAS ALL THE RECORDS. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 THE BRAKES FAILED. IT HAPPENED WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND GOING BACK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TOWARD THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY RUNNING INTO THE TREES ALONGSIDE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A GARAGE, WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE. ALL GM TRUCKS FROM 1999 UP HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER DID NOT THINK THERE WAS ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 1999 MODEL AND A 1998 MODEL. . IT WAS DEFINITELY A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION, WHICH WAS WHY HE WAS TRYING TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL.*AK THE HYDRAULIC LINES THROUGHOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WERE CORRODED AND REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS SOME SCRAPES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A CRASH. *JB

INTERMITTENT WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD ON MY 1998 CHEVY BLAZER WENT BAD AROUND 90,000 MILES. CAUSED INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY GM AND THAT EARLIER MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM WERE RECALLED.*JB

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND IT WAS DESTROYED. THERE HAS BEEN NO INVESTIGATION TO SEE WHERE THE FIRE STARTED. THE CONSUMER STATE FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL BOX BECAUSE THAT WAS WHERE IT GOT THE HOTTEST. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING THE SAME PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE NUMBER. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP THE CONSUMER.*AK

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL STOP AT ANY GIVEN TIME, DURING WET WEATHER. THE STOPPED WIPER BLOCKS VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO THE WIPER MOTOR/CIRCUIT BOARD OR WIRING. THIS IS A PRODUCT FAILURE THAT GM HAS NOT RECALLED FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. THEY HAVE RECALLED 1996, 1997, 2002, AND 2003 SUVS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. AFTER MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH GM REPRESENTATIVES, THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. WHY WON'T THEY RECALL THE 1998 LINE WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM? A QUICK ON-LINE INTERNET SEARCH YIELDS HUNDREDS OF UNHAPPY 1998 BLAZER OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME WIPER ISSUES THAT CAUSED THE OTHER RECALLS. *NM