1998 Chevrolet Blazer: gas smell in the cabin

Filed Nov 15, 2005 · Fuel system · 63,500 miles · MD

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.

Filed Nov 3, 2003 · Electrical · 103,000 miles · MI

Vehicle stalled when driving and would not re-start. The engine would turn over but there didn't seem to be any spark. Car had fuel and I didn't notice any excessive fuel smell so ruled out flooded engine. Waited 20 minutes but still would not start. Battery was nearly drained after just a few minutes of trying to start the vehicle. Suspect electrical problem (alternator? Short?) but haven't been able to diagnose. Latest in a string of electrical problems including: wipers not working consistently or getting stuck, horn relay failing during routine driving, rear speakers weak/intermittent. Overall dissatisfaction with vehicle for price.

Filed Mar 19, 2001 · Fuel system · MI

There is a fuel smell inside vehicle when filling up with gas. This only happens when consumer fills fuel tank full , not when fuel tank is filled half way.

Filed Dec 2, 2000 · Brakes, Engine · WI

I have contacted gm several times to no avail.here are my problems.the right side latch on the seat has been replaced three times by apple valley cherolet. Now the one on the left has broken.this is a two door vehicle and the only way to get in and out of back seat.this car is not mistreated to have this happen.three times it has left me sitting and wont start sometimes you can tell when its going to happen because the lights will dim and the charging gage will drop they have tried to repair this but havent,the windsheild wipers now will delay for about five times then they just stop in the middle of the windsheild or keep running as fast as they can until you turn them off and start over,the four wheel drive system kicks in on its own and you have to stop to get it back to two wheel drive,not the light on the dash it stays in two,the brakes are spongee and go almost all the way to the floor,gm said my blazer wasnt in the recall for the brakes because of where it was made,the exhaust smells like sewer I dont know if I have an exhaust leak or not,when I received this vehicle I ordered it in december of 97 and received it in feb. Of 98.the bolt was missing off of the strut,they replaced that and alligned the front end and it still will not stay in allignment,since the warranty has ran out 4,000 miles ago we have replaced a belt tightner and a water pump

Filed Aug 1, 2000 · Engine · MI

On 2/9/00, ruck was taken to james martin chevrolet-buick dealership due to emission problems. The truck was not repaired until 3/7/00 because it was "difficult" to determine where the evaporation leak was coming from. Less than 6,000 miles later, another emission problem happened on july 29th. I was driving on the expressway when I started to smell gas fumes. It brought me to the point of chocking and I had to get off the expressway and get out of the truck to breathe. The problem was fixed on 7/31/00, however, I still feel that a recall should be issued on the chevy blazer 1998 edition. The botton of my invoice states that further diagnosis will be done once the driver notices any other problems. This concerns me because each time, the emission problems is becoming worse than the last one.