1998 Chevrolet Blazer

1. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER LEVERS HAVE BROKEN OVER LAST FEW YRS, DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED 3 TIMES, I HAD TO PAY 100. DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX EACH TIME. 2. FUEL GUAGE INDICATOR SHOWED FUEL TANK 1/'2 FULL, NO GAS IN THE TANK,CAR STOPPED IN A DARK STREET IN AN UNSAFE PART OF TOWN, HAD TO PAY $100. DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX, NO WARNING LIGHTS TO SHOW GAS EMPTY, CAR JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED. 3.REAR TRUNK LATCH WOULD NOT WORK, HAD TO PAY DEDUCTIBLE FOR DEALER TO FIX. 4. WINDSHIIELD WIPER MECHANISM STOPPED WORKING, DEALER REPLACED AFTER WE PAID DEDUCTIBLE. 5. CURRENTLY THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PEDAL DEPRESSED, CAR NO LONGER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER'S ATTN SEV TIMES BEFORE WARRNTY EXPIRED, DEALER MECH COULD FIND NO PROBLM. *AK

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH DUE TO THE BODY OF THE STRIKE PLATE ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAVING IN. *AK THERE WAS A CRACK AROUND THE STICKER PLATE. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE DRIVER SIDE STICKER PLATE. THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME AFTER ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR RATTLING ON THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE, THE ENCODER MOTOR HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AFTER THE MODULE SHORTED, THE STABILIZER LINK NUTS WERE MISSING, THE LEFT DOOR WOULD RATTLE WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, WHEN BRAKING, A SQUEALING NOISE WAS HEARD, THERE WAS A HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN CHANGING THE REVERSE, THE "TRIP METER" WAS INOPERATIVE, THE WAS A RATTLE IN THE DASH WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, THE LEFT REAR DOOR WOULD OPEN BY ITSELF, AND THE TAIL GATE RATTLED. *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM PUT ON. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD NOT ALIGN HER VEHICLE UNTIL SHE HAVE THE IDLE ARM, THE BALL JOINTS AND THE LOWER AXLE REPLACE. SHE STATES THEY TOLD HER IT COULD COST APPROX $500.00. SHE STATES SHE IS ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE INTERIOR LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ANY MORE. *NM

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

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.*AK