1998 Chevrolet Blazer problems
Owners have filed 1,025 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 25.9% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of seats at 8.2%.
Complaints1,025
Crashes58
Fires20
Injuries55
Deaths33
What owners report breaking
Visibility 25.9% · 265
Seats 8.2% · 84
Electrical system 8.0% · 82
Power train 7.5% · 77
Engine and engine cooling 6.8% · 70
Suspension 6.5% · 67
Service brakes, hydraulic 6.2% · 64
Exterior lighting 4.3% · 44
Severity
Of those complaints, 58 describe a crash, 20 describe a fire, 55 report an injury and 33 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the Chevrolet Blazer in this data, 1998 sits 4th by complaint volume. 1995 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 10 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 70,193 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving the vehicle the windshield wipers become disfunctional in heavy rains, they completely stop working consumer had to pull over until the rain subsided. The consumer spoke to the dealer and manufacturer. The consumer stated that there was a recall on the particular issue which is not in our system. Please provide vehicle identification number along with any other information regarding this issue. *Nlm Visibility
The turn signal switch would not shut off and the consumer could still hear the clicking noise. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *Ak the heater was leaking, the windshield wiper were inoperative, the rear end had gone out and the 4 wheel drive was not working properly. A new switch was placed onto the transfer case and the differential assembly was removed and replaced. *Sc Visibility · reported at 57,000 miles
My 98 Blazer's windshield wipers have a mind of their own. They come on by themselves, go off when they want to. On intermittent, they do whatever speed they feel like doing, and can shut themselves off at anytime (it doesn't matter if they were just turned on or not). It is dangerous and there should be a recall on this year (there's been one on every other year)! Please help resolve this situation gm! Visibility
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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