COMPLAINT 1: HOOD LATCH PROBLEM!!! THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM GM VEHICLES HAVE BEEN HAVING FOR AT LEAST 25 YEARS!!!!! THE HOOD WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS YOU PULL THE RELEASE LEVER AND POUND ON THE HOOD. YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD BORROW OR USE FORDS SYSTEM OF BETTER PARTS!!!!-----COMPLAINT 2: THE DOOR PANELS HAVE A WEAK AREA WHERE T…
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COMPLAINT 1: HOOD LATCH PROBLEM!!! THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM GM VEHICLES HAVE BEEN HAVING FOR AT LEAST 25 YEARS!!!!! THE HOOD WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS YOU PULL THE RELEASE LEVER AND POUND ON THE HOOD. YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD BORROW OR USE FORDS SYSTEM OF BETTER PARTS!!!!-----COMPLAINT 2: THE DOOR PANELS HAVE A WEAK AREA WHERE THE KNEE COMES INTO CONTACT WITH IT ON TURNS, MINE CRACKED REAL BAD!!! COMPLAINT 3: MAIN COMPLAINT:--THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AND FOGGED MY WINDSHIELD UP SO BAD I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT!!! I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON HWY. 69 AT MCALESTER OK. AND HAD TO PULL OFF AND WOUND UP CUTTING THE HOSES AND SPLICING TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO HEATER CORE, THIS WAS ON LABOR DAY 2003. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THE CARMAKER WILL CORRECT FOR ME FOR FREE. I KNOW THAT HEATER CORES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 10 YEARS IF NOT MORE. THIS CAUSED ME A LOT OF PROBLEMS!!!! I CHECKED INTO A NEW HEATER CORE AT 2 AUTO PARTS STORES, AUTO-ZONE AND O'REILLEY'S AND THEY BOTH SAID IT WAS UNAVAILABLE .????? PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. THANK YOU, REGGIE HOLLAND. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10041332
Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 2003
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WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10042159
73,000 miles · Oct 1, 2003
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CHEVROLET ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED. CONSUMER EVENTUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10042122
50,000 miles · Oct 1, 2003
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK OR DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED. OFTEN WHEN I TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY CYCLE PART WAY THROUGH AND THEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE WIPERS ON AND OFF DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE ALREADY …
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK OR DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED. OFTEN WHEN I TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY CYCLE PART WAY THROUGH AND THEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE WIPERS ON AND OFF DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. THE CHEVY PARTS GUY TOLD ME ALL THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULERS THROUGH THE YEAR 2000 WERE GOING BAD AND HE ROUTINLY KEEPS 20 OR MORE IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY ALL USE THE SAME PART. WHY HAVE THE OTHER YEARS NOT BEEN RECALLED IF IT IS THE SAME PART AS THE ONES BEING RECALLED ON OLDER MODELS AND THEY ARE GOING BAD AS WELL?
NHTSA ODI #10041035
80,000 miles · Sep 23, 2003
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CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THE WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INVOLVE THE 1998 BLAZER. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *SCC *JB
NHTSA ODI #10032432
53,600 miles · Sep 22, 2003
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WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER AND INTERMITTENT FAILED.*JB
NHTSA ODI #10039308
80,000 miles · Sep 20, 2003
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ONCE AGAIN MY WIPERS FAILED TO WORK DURING A DOWN POUR OF RAIN. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. MY WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL SOMETIMES. EARLIER MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THIS MODEL BEEN RECALLED? *JB
NHTSA ODI #10039192
76,500 miles · Sep 18, 2003
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WIPERS QUIT WHEN RAINING OR SNOWING /PART THAT REMEDIES PROBLEM IS SAME PART FOR RECALL 1995-1997 THIS IS NOT COVERED. VIN SHOWS 1998, BUT MANUFACTURED IN 1997. DEATHS WILL OCCUR IF THIS IS NOT FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS GROWING AND I HOPE THAT NO ONE DIES TO FORCE A RECALL. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10039148
54,000 miles · Sep 16, 2003
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THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL JUST STOP WORKING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, AND OTHER TIMES WILL WORK PROPERLY. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT 1995 THROUGH 1997 BLAZERS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE 1998 WAS NOT INCLUDED (SEE NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID# 98V150001, RECALL DATE JULY 1, 1998)…
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THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL JUST STOP WORKING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, AND OTHER TIMES WILL WORK PROPERLY. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT 1995 THROUGH 1997 BLAZERS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE 1998 WAS NOT INCLUDED (SEE NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID# 98V150001, RECALL DATE JULY 1, 1998) THIS IS A REAL HAZARD IN HEAVY RAIN. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10038995
Mileage unknown · Sep 15, 2003
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THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *PH *JB
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BUILT WITH A CANDELA VALUE GREATER THAN 3,000 CANNOT BE MOUNTED HIGHER THAN 864MM ABOVE THE ROAD SURFACE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED WIRING HARNESS THAT CHANGES THE DRL'S FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM DRL'S, AND INSTALL NEW LONG-LIFE LOW BEAM BULBS.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE OR ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE. ONE OR BOTH OF THE ATTACHING NUTS FOR THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM ARE UNDER TORQUED. THIS CAN ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND SUBSEQUENT BREAK RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM THE FRAME.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RETIGHTEN THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM NUTS TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE REAR AXLE RIGHT-HAND BRAKE PIPE CAN OCCUR CAUSING A SLOW BRAKE FLUID LEAK RESULTING IN A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. IF THE BRAKE PIPE BREAKS, THE DRIVER WOULD EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN DROP IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THERE WOULD BE A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PIPE.
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