1998 Chevrolet Blazer

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK AND INCREASED IN SPEED OVER ABOUT TWO MILES. HE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR, AND IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. DRIVER BURNED UP THE BRAKES TRYING TO STOP, AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE SPEED CENSOR WIRES BURNED. MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT THE CAR, AND HE INDICATED BECAUSE OF WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM HE COULD NOT DRIVE IT. THEY NEVER LOOKED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL ,AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. CALLER TOOK SOMEONE FROM DEALERSHIP OUT IN CAR AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE WORKED INTERMITTENLY DURING RAINY OR WET CONDITIONS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN AND FRUSTRATION SINCE IT HAS AT TIMES BEEN SO DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE ON THE ROAD DURING A RAIN THAT I'VE HAD TO PULL OVER FOR SAFETY SAKE. THESE ARE THE SAME CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY THE RECALL OF THE '95 CHEVY BLAZER THAT I READ. MINE IS A '98 CHEVY BLAZER. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER I'VE TAKEN THIS IN TO FOR POSSIBLE RECALL, THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. EXPECTING FOR A RECALL ON THIS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, I'VE STILL NOT HAD IT REPAIRED.

BLINKER NOISE PERSISTS EVEN WHEN BLINKERS ARE TURNED OFF. SOUND DISAPEARS AFTER ENGAGING BRAKE PEDAL THEN PERSISTS WHEN BREAK PEDAL IS RELEASED. IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, HAD TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF USE WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. TALKED TO A GM MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY - A REAL LIABILITY. CALLED GM TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM & POSSIBLE LIABILITY OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT (CASE #1-333564043) & WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE BLAZER BEING A 1998 THERE MAY BE NONTHING THEY CAN DO. THE SAME MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS MADE IN MEXICO FOR 1998-2001 MODELS AND IF IT DISFUNCTIONS CAN CAUSE BREAK LIGHTS NOT TO WORK AS WELL AS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES LIKE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR FIRE - WOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL FOR ALL MODELS THAT HAVE THE PART?

WHILE DRIVING TO TENN. FOR AN IMPORTANT EVENT, IN THE RAIN- OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT AND WILL ONLY WORK ON AND OFF. THEY WOULD JUST STOP IN THE VERTICLE POSTION BLOCKING MY HUSBANDS VIEW AND WE WOULD HAVE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUSH THEM DOWN IN THE RAIN. THEY STILL WORK PART TIME. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND THIS IS THE RAINY SEASON. I HAVE ALMOOST BENN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. BEING MY ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE A CHANCE. I CHECKED ON THE VIN NUMBER WITH NO LUCK ON A RECALL. I CALLED GM THEY SUGGESTED I GET AN ANALYSIS.

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE CONSUMER COULD STILL HEAR THE CLICKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE HEATER WAS LEAKING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WERE INOPERATIVE, THE REAR END HAD GONE OUT AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. A NEW SWITCH WAS PLACED ONTO THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. *SC *JB

SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE, ANDAT TIME THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK YOU HAVE TO RAISE THE HOOD AND JIGGLE THE CIRCUIT BOARD BEFORE THEY WORK I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD MANY TIMES SWERED, THEY QUIT ON YOU OR THEY WONT COME ON AT ALL THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THE OLDER CHEVROLET WERE HAVIN I REPORTED AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ON THIS FAILURE I WILL SUE GM FOR THIS PROBLE I AM A VERY PETITE LADY I CAN NOT GET OUT AND REACH TO JIGLE THE WIRE AND I HAVE MY 3 CHILDREN WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME THE GM DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY RECALLED THEM I AM TIRED OF WAITINF I WAS CAUGHT IN A HELL STORM THE OTHER DAY AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK

THE SUN SHELL BREAKS ON BLAZERS, MINE BROKE AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER HE SAID IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. NOW THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE WONT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING, ONLY AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30+ MINUTES. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS WHEN THE DEALERSHIPS SAYS THESE THINGS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND THERE ARE FORUMS ONLINE WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER BLAZER OWNER WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK