1998 Chevrolet Blazer

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY,SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL,SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF FOR A LONG TIME AFTER THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF.FROM THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS INTERNET SITE,IT SEEMS THAT YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS YEARS,BUT IT'S NOT A PROBLEM NOW.PLEASE BELIEVE ME,IT IS.TRY IT OUT FOR YOURSELF.NEXT TIME YOU ARE COMING HOME FRON A LONG TRIP,WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR,PRETEND THAT IT'S RAINING,PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SIT THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR,YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR AND STRETCH,YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR KIDS TO THE BATHROOM.OKAY,IT STOPPED RAINING,ON YOUR WAY AGAIN.AFTER A HALF HOUR OF DRIVING,WOOPS,IT'S RAINING AGAIN.APPARENTLY,NOBODY TOLD THE CLOUDS THAT A 98 CHEVY BLAZER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY.STILL DON'Y THINK IT'S A PROBLEM,TRY THIS.TAKE YOUR CHILD TO A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT THAT THEY HAVE TO ATTEND,A LITTLE OVER HALF WAY THERE,PRETEND THAT IT STARTS TO RAIN,AND YOUR WIPERS WON'T TURN ON.DO YOU TRY TO SEE THROUGH THE RAIN CASCADING DOWN YOU WINDSHIELD AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN KEEP YOUR CAR ON THE ROAD AND OUT OF HEAVY ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR DO YOU PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HOPE THAT THE RAIN DOESN'T LAST MORE THAN THE TWENTY MINUTES OF EXTRA TIME YOU ALLOWED YOURSELF.I COULD GO ON,BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS "THERE IS A MALFUNCTION PROBLEM IN THE WIPER CONTROL SYSTEM IN THESE VEHICLES ."DO YOU NEED DEATH REPORTS BEFORE A PROBLEM BECOMES A PROBLEM?WHY DON'T YOU ,AT THE VERY LEAST,SEND A QUESTIONAIRE TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO SEE HOW MANY HAVE THIS PROBLEM,CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING?*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM TO WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE IT WHEN IT RAINS. I HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES IN HEAVY RAIN WITH NO WIPERS TONIGHT. WHEN I CAME HOME I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS AND AM UPSET TO FIND THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO OTHER BLAZER OWNERS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL. *AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH TWO VERY TROUBLING ISSUES. ONE WAS THAT MY WINDSHEILD WIPERS WOULD QUIT WORKING. OF COURSE YOU ONLY USE THEM WHEN IT RAINS, SO IT CREATED A TERRIFYING SITUATION. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT! I MISSED GOING OFF A BRIDGE BY A MERE FOOT! I REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR AND HAVE NOT HAD TROUBLE SINCE (THOUGH I STILL HAVE THE OLD WIPER MOTOR). THAT WAS WHEN I LEARNED OF ALL THE TROUBLES EVERYONE ELSE WAS HAVING! WITH SO MUCH TROUBLE, WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE! I SPENT MY HARD EARNED MONEY ON FIXING IT WHEN IT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE THIS FAULT ALL ALONG. I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THE FAMILY THAT WILL LOSE A LOVED ONE DUE TO THIS....AND IT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. MAYBE YOU CAN'T HELP ME SINCE I'VE HELPED MYSELF IN THIS ISSUE, BUT THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS PREVENT HARM TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE SECOND ISSUE I AM HAVING THAT I HAVE AS OF YET BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IS THE TURN SIGNAL CONSTANTLY CLICKING. I'VE NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT! PLEASE ADVISE!! ONE MORE PERSONAL NOTE....I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO READ ANYMORE OF THE COMPLAINTS ON MY VEHICLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS, WITH ONE PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT SOMETHING CAN'T BE DONE. I JUST THINK IT'S BETTER TO BE PROACTIVE THAN HAVE TO DEAL WITH CONSEQUENCES AFTER THAT FACT.*AK

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER, LT MODEL INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER SUDDENLY LOST READINGS ON FUEL GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND SHIFT SELECTION. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, THE REAR WINDOW RELAY STOPPED WORKING AND SO DID THE FIRST SPEED OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THIS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND COMPUTER AND WIRING HARNESS TO BE OK. ALL GROUNDS WERE CHECKED. VEHICLE OPERATES BUT WITHOUT A FUEL GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SHIFT SELECTOR.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT AT ONE POINT HEADLIGHTS AND FLASHERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND FOUND THAT THE WAIT WAS TOO LONG. THEN, CONSUMER DECIDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE CERTIFIED MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD BY HIM THAT MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. HAD THIS REPLACED, BUT HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK HALF THE TIME. ALSO, SOMETHING WAS DRAINING BATTERY BECAUSE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. WENT TO THE WEB, AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. *AK THE VEHICLE BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO REPLACED. *NM