Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
The back seat middle buckle broke into two pieces and now it is broken, then the right side back seat buckle is in some kind of locking mode and then the right side passenger selt locked up too a few days later. Now I have only two selts belts that work in the SUV. I have called the local chevy dealers hoping that they could help with this problem but they said it would be almost 400. 00 to fix this problem. My brother owned a 1990 Honda civic and brought it to a Honda dealer and they fixed it at no cost because selts are safty issue and have a life time warranty. I thought chevy would have the warranty but the chevy dealer inform no and never will that happen. Please help try to fix this problem. I am a single mother of four young children and if it possible to do myself, I am willing to do it, because this is my own only transportation to get to work and school for our family and I can not use my SUV until I have get this safety issue worked out. Please please help me. I have purchased four belts for my pulley for my SUV and still have the same problem. Its sounds like a squeaking and whistling. I have had replacement it myself the first time but it still did the same thing so I brought my car to local mechician and still no luck, so I bought it to chevy it worked fine for a few weeks then started it again, so new one was put on. Then a couple months later it started again, so they put another new belt, then it started up again a few months later but the one year warranty time was up,but it it still does it. Is this normal?.
1998 Chevrolet Blazer. Unit #1 was traveling east on the ohio turnpike in the center lane. Driver of unit #1 stated he heard a loud explosion come from the rear of the vehicle. Unit #1 pulled over to the left berm where it caught on fire.
While driving at 45 mph, the vehicle was involved in a collision that caused the vehicle to roll over four times. As a result, the driver sustained severe body injuries, which included one hundred and eleven stitches and had to be hospitalized for eleven days. The cause has yet to be determined. Please provide additional information.
2 years ago in the fall, I went to firestone with a complaint of no heat. With no heat, the defrosters are slow or do not clear the windshield in a quick or safe manner. Firestone replaced the thermostat and I had sufficient (not hot like in the past) heat until this past November. Again with no heat or efficient defrosters, I took my vehicle to wilson's auto service. They said my thermostat was completely open--the spring was caught. They performed service to the extent of replacing the thermostat and backflushing the heater core. This seemed to help some until it progressively got colder weather. Last week when the temperature reached 15 degrees in the morning and I let my vehicle "warm up" for 20 minutes, the interior was still very cold and the windshield was barely cleared of light frost. Wilson's is now working on replacing the heater core at a cost to me to the tune of almost $800. Wilson's service manager was told by a friend that works or worked for gm that this is a common complaint with Blazer owners as the design and the placement of the heater core in these vehicles are such that when the heater is not in use--like in the summer--the corrosion and sediment from the coolant clogs up the passages and blocks the hot air to heat the vehicle. Apparently the part is not too expensive but the labor intensive repair is the majority of the cost of replacing the part. I know of at least 2 other Blazer owners--different model years--that have experienced this same problem and incurred significant costs at the risk of safe visibility. If this is a design problem for at least the 3 model years that I know of and other owners are experiencing this same problem, then why hasn't this design been corrected and/or repairs compensated for?.
The windshield wipers fail to work properly. They stop working at the most inopportune times. . . Like when there is a rain fall and they are needed for safety and visibility. I contacted gm and was told they have not received enough complaints to warrant a recall. The recall is available on 94 to 96 models. However, the manufacture date on my vehicle is 2/17/1997. In a torrential rain fall, going 50 mph on the interstate, the w/s wipers stopped, it was a very dangerous situation, especially when an 18 wheeler passed my son, whom was driving and splashed extra water on the vehicle. Luckly he maintained control and he was able to pull off to the side of the road.
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Chevrolet has seen the truck several times and will not do anything about the problem and I have talked to other people that have the same truck and they also have the same problem. I would like to know if there is something else that can be done about it. No safety defect mentione din summary.