Sometimes when you are using the wipers they will just stop. Or sometimes they will not come on when needed. You have to keep messing with them to get them to work. When the wipers do not work neither does the headlights.....
1998 Chevrolet Blazer electrical complaints
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Bought car brand new. Drivers side mirror consistently vibrates - had replaced twice - dealer would not replace a third time due to bug shield being installed. It still vibrates. June 2001 - door locks went nuts. They would lock and unlock themselves while driving down the road or while parked - with keys in it. March 2003 - blinker switch went crazy. It would not stop clicking - whole dash had to be taken out to replace switch - not a cheap thing! May 2003 - alternator went out and ruined battery. Almost caused a car fire. Transmission fluid leak. Not yet fixed because of unknown cause of problem.
Had to replace altenator. Handle of passenger seat fell off in hand, causing riding and sitting difficult. Puts me right up to the air bag. Purchased this vehicle to take my husband to nashville, for his heart transplant visits, needed a reliable vehicle. On the last trip there, 70 MPH, in hard rain, no windshield wipers, just quit on the expressway, in heavy traffic. Gas pedal also sticks, and pushes with force, when it releases. (wonder we haven't hit someone). Being on social security,we thought paying extra, for and extended warranty would protect us. (a wasted $1800.00) the payment takes almost half our income, we can't afford to fix the manufacturers mistakes. By looking at the other complaints, we're not the first with the above problems. Very unhappy consumer. Our first payment on the blazer was 1-14-02, we began having these problems 6 months later.
Upon returning to my truck on tues evening 4/1/03 (after it was parked for 1 1/2 hrs) I noticed a burning smell when I opened the door. I had about a 4 mile ride home so I started the vehicle and attempted to go home. As I drove, the burning smell became horribly worse even though I could not see any smoke. I decided it was safer to drop it off at my local dealer (patterson chevrolet in hamilton nj)since it was on the way. I disconnected the battery as a precaution. The dealer worked on the truck on 4/2. In the process of trying to locate the source of the smell, they had to reconnect the battery. This resulted in the vehicle catching on fire!! Fortunately, they had traced the source of the smell to a wire harness under the passenger seat floor board that gets connected to a power seat (which I do not have!) and they had removed the carpeting and seats before the fire started. Upon extinguishing the fire, they removed the damaged wire harness and re-installed the seats & carpeting. This left me with a vehicle that still smells absolutely horrible and a $531 repair bill. If I had parked my truck in my attached garage like I do every night instead of running an errand, the truck most definitely would have caught fire in my garage and could have killed my entire family. I consider this a very near tragedy and the design of this wire harness needs to be looked at immediately before someone actually does get killed. Why didn't a fuse blow that automatically cut power to the shorting wire? Is this a recall item? Copies of this e-mail are being forwarded to the cpsc and the federal safety agency for review as well. There is no way a wire under a floor board should simply catch fire! Secondly, there is nothing that I could have done that could have prevented this incident or caused it. The repair expense in this instance should not be the burden of the consumer.
Chevy's motto for their trucks on their website is...... " the most dependable long lasting trucks on the road " I bought a 1998 chevy blazer in decmber 2001 ...........this truck is not dependable nor is it long lasting. I have been concerned about the recalls on this vehicle. A representative from chevy told me that my vehicles VIN # was not part of this recall. Is there any way I can verify this without having to pay for it? My VIN # is [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While driving down the road, the vehicle sounded as if someone was tampering with the locking mechanism. The consumer states that the rear hatch opened on its own, when the engine was off. The locks continued to click. Ts per-invoice; electrical repair-relay, found the body control module faulty-replaced the bcm battery, found the the switch for the endgate glass inop/shorted replaced. Scc
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The fuel injectors leaked onto the main wiring harness inside the engine. All of the wires melted. Three different mechanics confirmed that this should never have happened and could have caused a fire. I was refered to general motors. Estimated repairs for $1600.00 include replacement of the wiring harness, fuel injectors, fuel regulator kit, fuel body kit and upper intake gasket. Gm has agreed to pay 50% of the bill. Since the vehicle has only 42,000 miles, has been maintained properly with oil changes and tune ups, I feel that gm is responsible for the total amount.
The vehicle was parked the vehicle was on fire at the back .*jb investigator believes the fire was caused by electrical distribution.
Replaced both seat adjusters. Replaced battery after it broke and leaked on the cable operating the 4wd. Replaced the cable operating the 4wd. Replaced both back windows, (2-door) the seals kept coming out in front of the doors making it hard to open the doors. Replaced drivers side mirror. Seat belt warning light was staying on. Lastly the lower ball joints, tie rod ends, pittman arm and idler arm have been replaced. All done under warranty except the front end components. What a crappy car!
Vehicle caught on fire while parked during night. Insurance investigator determined fire was started by main line of alternator. Vehicle was totalled.
Battery failed five times, consumer states that the dealer and gm are unwilling to help resolve whatever is causing the excessive battery failures yet they acknowlegde that the number of battery failures is abnormal.
While driving in 2-wheel drive vehicle will jumps into 4-wheel intermittently. Dealership has examined vehicle, and replaced wiring harness for the first incident, and then replaced transfer case shift modular. Vehicle has not been examined for third incident. Please provide any additional information / attachments.
Delco battery failed, the entire battery positive(+) terminal fell out of the side of the battery, there was a substantial amount of corrosion on the battery and within the battery tray, also cracked and leaking, consumer had 5 years on battery,but was told by dealer that vehicle was over 36,000 miles and would not honor warranty, consumer has replaced batttery.
Our blazer caught on fire while driving down the interstate. We were traveling at 75 MPH using the cruise control. The steering wheel jerked a little and we immediately saw black smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. White smoke was coming out of the passenger side under the hood. We pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the engine. As we were pulling off the road the computer controlled dash instruments started to malfunction, but at no time did the engine appear to have problems. As soon as we pulled over we realized we had a fire & immediately called 911. Someone stopped with a small fire extinguisher to try a stop the flames. The fire appeared to be located towards the dash on the passenger side down in the middle or lower area of the engine compartment. The fire was so hot that it went through the passenger side below the dash board and entered the cab of blazer. At that point we had nothing left to extinguish the fire and shut all the doors and the hood to try & contain & smother the fire. We then waited for help. We were 150 miles from home when this happened on a rural stretch of interstate (the nearest town was 18 miles away). We would like an investigation to find our what happened to our vehicle. Our insurance company won't help. We have contacted the dealer and we are still waiting for the general manager to call back. We contacted gm and got as far as the product allegation resolution team. They sent a letter stating "our investigation revealed no evidence to support product allegation". We called them back and they admitted that they never looked at the vehicle. He said he followed procedures according to company policy (we have requested a copy of that policy). Our vehicle is still where it was originally towed in march. We would appreciate your help in this matter. Thank you.
Left front electric window motor failed and the regulator failed.
Interior lights would flicker off/on at will. Headlights & running lights failed. Took vehicle to dealership & was informed by mechanic problem cannot be resolved. Components had been changed numerous times, but not the wiring. Still has electrical wiring problem.
Gas petal sticks.
While driving about 55 MPH all of a sudden hood flew up and dropped back down. Day before hood flew up, owner could not get hood to open. Owner reported incident to chevrolet's customer service. *ak a modular relay switch failed. Ground wire was not install. Another ground wire was not install at fuel injector causing not enough gas to get into injector. Break pedal failed. Breaks locked after making screening noise. Tape player failed.
While driving turn signals malfunctioned in which the smoke came from the steering wheel, indicating a short circuit in the wiring harness. Please provide further information.
Second set tires worn out at 39000 miles due to unidentified frt sus.problem.due to unusual amount of dealer verified concerns and past title history,even though most occured before factory w/added gmpp all attemts to have local gm dealers repair any of the problems acknowlaged, have been refused at presant time car sits in my driveway and we are using a rental paid for by me. The dealers,and factory have passified me through 3/36 coverage and made me think some conserns were not valid,because I was forced to drive vehc.all complaints have been duplicated and varified,documented by many gm techs. As well as passengers,private shops and the same dealer who questened concerns.my job,marrage,and daily life have been affected and saftey was and is disregaurded by what I once considered the greatest auto manufacturer in the world,there are many problems that exist to date and were recorded before 3/36 *ak( dot number: tire size: p235/70r15 )
Vehicle has experienced continued failure of the instrument panel gauges/indicators, six attempts to correct malfunctions however continues to fail due to possible electrical failure. Mjs
Had tried to start vehicle the 1st time & it failed to catch. Retried the 2nd time & finally caught. Weather was not a factor in starting vehicle. Had taken vehicle to dealer & mechanic replaced the battery. Also had fuel pump checked & replaced it. The new fuel pump terminal was broken & needed to be replaced. The computer chip was also replaced. In addition, pcv hose was not insulated & the windshield wiper washer was not working.
Intermittently the control panel shorted out resulting in a non-functional speedometer. The dealer has repaired and inspected the vehicle several times. The manufacturer has been notified.
Front end noise required repair. Mjs
Battery failed.
Electronic brake control module failed. Yh
Radio failed. Yh
My blazer is 2 dr with zr2,, funny sound from rear suspension when it bump, and engin cut off at backing up car without warm up, and make bone cracking noise or squeak noise from dash or brake, everytime I turn or stop or go. Very poor fitting for both of 2 door and front and rear bumper and etc,,
Due to a faulty wiring and transmission problems, the vehicle while driving, will shift lower gears unexpectedly, lurching the vehicle and may cause an accident. Been to dealer several times. Dealer cannot determine the problem.
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