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.
1998 Chevrolet Blazer: complete transmission failure
8 of the 715 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer describe complete transmission failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 9 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Complete transmission failure by model year
What owners say
Purchased SUV in 1999, drove car for 4 years til 2004 when transmission failed. There was less than 90,000 miles on the transmission. Had transmission built, failed 3 months later. Had transmission rebuilt failed again today 9 months after last rebuild.
Transmission replaced after 2 years of hassle, new transmission shifts hard but dealer states all transmissions run that way. Turn signal/windshield wiper module replaced twice, turn signal continued to click after turned off, windshield wipers turned on by itself. Driver's mirror replaced twice due to vibration and continues to vibrate, dealer refused to replace a third time due to a bugshield being installed even though mirror vibrated before bugshield was installed. Vehicle was bought at grubbs chevrolet but has been serviced for the past two years at lowe chevrolet in waynesville mo.
At 12300 miles consumer noticed fluid leaking from vehicle, dealer replaced transmission cooling lines that had been leaking. On 3 sep 2001, consumer noticed another leak. Dealer again replaced leaking transmission cooling lines.
Transmission failed prematurely, consumer request reimbursement. Nlm
The original automatic transmission failed while driving on a crowded highway (march 1999/10878 miles). The replacement transmission failed while accelerating to merge with freeway traffic (august 2000/33500 miles). The second replacement transmission is now beginning to shift into 4wd lo by itself (december 2000/40000 miles).
Transmission failed no 2nd or 3rd reverse failed had to push car brought to shop shell broke
Transmission failed. Yh
Service bulletins that may apply
- Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter
- Diagnosis of cracked or broken transmission case
- 4WD inoperative and diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U1026 atc fuse open
- 4WD models with noise, vibration on dry pavement
- 4L60E, 4L65E forward and low reverse waved steel clutch plate appearance change
- 4L60-E automatic transmission oil pump first and second design identification
- Slips in 4-WHEEL drive, noise, vibration, leaks, hot odor
- Diagnostic information for intermittent transmission downshift, slip, busy/cycling tcc or noisy cooling fan
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer transmission failure
Is complete transmission failure a common problem on the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer?
8 of 715 owner complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer (1%) mention complete transmission failure. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer?
There are 0 recalls and 9 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer
Wipers 240Ball joint 29ABS 17Fire or smoke 15Adaptive cruise 13Brake failure 13Airbag light 12Headlights 12No deployment 11Stalling 10Grinding brakes 9Seat belt 9Harsh shifting 8Slipping 8Door locks 7Overheating 7Jerking 6Engine failure 5Fuel gauge 5Fuel smell 5Power steering loss 5Won't start 5
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