I purchased the vehicle used. But from the day I purchased it, I had a problem with the windshield wipers! It seemed as though sometimes they will freeze halfway through the motion, and other times they wouldn't shut off.*ak one year later - due to lack of time and funding - I have been unable to fix this problem - which has now progressed to the point in which 80% of the time my windshield wipers will fail to work! I will turn the knob - and they don't not come on! I have found that a short in terms of loose connection does not appear to be the cause of this malfunction. I have also tested this theory by turning on the wipers to max speed (of the 20% of the time my wipers work, about 3/4 of that time will the wipers only work when I have them set to maximum speed) - I have even seen several times, while driving over a completely flat surface, my wipers set to max speed, suddenly come to life again! Only to stop working again later. I also attempted driving over potholes to see if the bump would jarr the chip into working - it did not work once. Gm has stated that this problem is caused by the wiper pulse control modual. I searched around - and found that this wiper modual (wether it is the same one, or variations of the same unit) go back I believe to the 1980's! Now that is insane worst of all - 1998 was one of the only years not recalled by gm! I have found this to be a very common problem - and find it obsurde that I must pay $130 to the dealership to have this item repaired. I would easily pay the $100 for the board if I was not a college student - who can't afford to spend $100 on something like this - and I also just find it stupid that I should be forced to pay the dealership a lot of money for something that they have been having problems with for 10+ years! Thank you for reading this report - I just had to express my deepest anger with gm for watching them continue to ignore this large threat
1998 Chevrolet Blazer visibility complaints
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Daily, flasher unit continues to click with turn signals off. Under normal driving conditions, wipers fail to turn off on their own. Under wet driving conditions, windshield wipers fail completely. Have to use the mist or washer fluid function to get wipers to woprk when raining. After searching found that 1995 models were recalled for this same issue with the wipers.
My wife has a 1998 chevy blazer. She is having problem with her wipers. They have been acting up for some time and are getting more frequent. They will just stop working. Im sure you are aware of this complaint. I know there are recalls on this for certain years but,the 1998 model is not included. I have seen on line the complaints of other people with this same problem. I have even contacted gm about this. They told me because of the age and mileage on the vehicle(107,000 miles) we could not have this fixed free of charge. It seems to me this is an ongoing problem that gm does not wish to resolve. Is there anything we can do to have them fix this?
Same problem with windshield wipers stopping and starting in any weather I have had contact with g.m. Via mr, tim sindel and was told that basically there is no problem with my 1998 and that since I'm not the original owner sorry about your luck even though my vehicle only has 62,000 miles.
While driving over bumps and using the windshields wiperss, they will stop functioning without warning.
The windshield wipers will engage then go off by itself. Now it will quit working while it is engaged. The consumer has to push the wiper plug in to restart the wipers. The dealership indicated this is due to a crack in the solder joints on the controller circuit board. There's a recall on this issue 03v159000 but the VIN # is outside the remedy scope.
Wipers are working rarely and directional sounds when directionals are off.
Windshield wipers sometimes stop on there own. Sometimes they are on intermitent and just start working like the on the normal setting. Sometimes when I shut them off they won't stop. I have called general motors and even though there is a recall for 1997 blazers for this problem, since my blazer is a 1998(manufacture date 10/97) they will not help me at all.
Front windshield wipers quit working while engaged or engageing by themselves in the fastest mode. Consumer had to turn vehicle off and restart it to correct both failures. Recall 03v159000 was issued, but this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
Windshield wipers don't operate properly. Windshield wipers sometimes come on by themselves, and will not turn off. Also, windshield wipers will stop operating during inclement weather. The dealer inspected the wipers and informed the consumer that there is a wiring problem with the windshield wipers. *ak
1998 chevrolet blazer. Windshield wipers stopped working without warning. This is a major problem for us since we live in one of the snowy states. Very dangerous when driving in a snow storm and they quit working.
Windshield wipers came on and off. Windshield wipers stayed on while the vehicle was on.
1998 chevrolet blazer. Windshield wipers stop working without warning. The problem has been going on for about 10 months. Earlier and later blazers have been recalled for this problem, but not the 1998 model year. I believe the recall should be extended to include 1998 models.
Within 1 minute of turning on my rear defroster, the rear windshiels exploded. My car was already warmed up and was driven for about 45 minutes before turning on the rear defroster.
-- passenger side recliner handle broke -- front brake pads and rotor have had to be replaced twice in the 6yrs of ownership -- windshield wiper works erratically (stopping in the middle of the window) -- the extra heavy duty battery died after 3 yrs of ownership -- the alternator had to be replaced.
When driving the vehicle in the rain the windshield wipers failed, causing the driver to pull off the road. *ph the switch for the wipers had been replaced. There were 3 previous year models of the blazer which had been recalled for faulty wiper motors. *sc
Wiper stops while in the middle of windshield, or wiper runs continuously.
My wife was in danger driving the truck when she brought it to another route (another shop), which was hutchens chevrolet. They told my wife and gave her the paper work stating that, the truck was unsafe and she could have been in danger if continued driving it. When he was told of the brake problems, (the car dealership owner) he instructed my wife to take it to his own auto repair shop, when my wife got the truck back, it was in the same state not everything was fixed. The work was completed at hutchens. The work had to have cost about $378.00. And there are more troubles with the truck, I see signs of rust and corrosion, there are vibrations when the vehicle is in excess of 60 miles.
While driving in inclement weather the windshield wipers stopped and caused poor visibility. Sometimes the wipers remained on although the switch was turned to the off position. *ak
Without any warning driver could not steer the vehicle. It was towed to a dealer, who found that the rack and pinion had to be replaced. Also, windshield wipers operated intermittently.
While driving in inclement weather windshield wipers come on and go off own their own.
Failure of windshield wipers
While driving in inclement weather windshield wipers came on and went off on their own.
Windshield wipers work erratically.
I recently bought a 1998 chevrolet blazer VIN # [xxx] and am currently experiencing problems with the front windshield wipers coming on their own and when being used they will stay on for several minutes after they are shutoff. Sometimes they just stop working and "park" in the middle of the windshield obstructing the view of the road.*ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While driving at 20 MPH windshield wipers stalled. Months before, windshield wipers only worked intermittently, at least 20 times in one year. Dealer replaced a circuit board but the problem persisted.
Windshield wiper motor doesn't work properly.
The windshield wipers would come on and go off by themselves while driving in inclement weather. This problem was intermittent, and the dealer was aware of the problem. *ak *scc
#1.windshield wipers fail to come on and it seems that if the cruise control is on that's when they don't work. Could be a coincidence??heard 97's had same problem and they were under recall. #2.inside of car always feels like you have heater . Have to run A/C to feel cool. #3 interior overhead light fails to come on or to go off. #4 had my transmission fluid changed 6 months ago and next day my check engine light came on and dealer said my transmission needed repaired for about $1200.00 and I had no money to do it. What's strange is my car drives beautifully and I've never felt any gear slippage. Is there some sort of reset button for this?
Turn signal indicator continues to "click" after turn signal has been shut off. It clicks randomly while driving when the turn signal has not been activated. As with other 1998 blazers, the windsheild wipers work intermittently, usually they do not shut off for several minutes.
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