1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Visibilitywindshield Wiperwashermotor Problems

INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. *AK

OWNING THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND A FINANCIAL DRAIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED WHEN THEY CHOSE, REPLACED WIPER MOTOR DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. A/C STOPPED WORKING, HAD IT LOOKED AT AND RECHARGED AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. FUEL GAGE DIDN'T WORK, REPLACED FUEL SENSOR AND SENDING UNIT. REAR WIPER QUIT WORKING, REPLACED REAR WIPER MOTOR, A FEW DAYS LATER IT DOES NOT WORK AGAIN. REPLACED WATER PUMP, HAVE REPLACED ABS ONLY TO GET A RECALL AFTER THE FACT WITH NO REIMBURSEMENT. WEARS THROUGH BRAKE PADS ENTIRELY TOO FAST. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TWICE. REAR HATCH DOES NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY. HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THEY MIGHT AS WELL NOT EXIST. WATER LEAKS INTO INTERIOR ON DRIVERS SIDE DUE TO A BAD SEAL. IDLER ARM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. GAS PEDAL STICKS. NOW HEATER...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THEY WOULD OPERATE ON HIGH WHEN THE INDICATOR SAID LOW, AND THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE INCIDENCES SINCE THE REPAIR. *AK

GM WOULD NOT HONOR RECALL FOR MY 97 BLAZER WINDSHEILD WIPERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK RECALL NUMBER 03V159000. *NM

WIPER MOTOR FAILURE GM HAS RECALL 03V159000 BUT SAYS I AM NOT COVERED. *NM

DT: OWNER NOTICED AFTER WASHING THE CAR THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. OWNER HAS TO STOP AND GET OUT AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IN ORDER TO GET THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK. SOMETIMES THE OWNER HAS TO GET OUT AND WIPE OFF THE WINDSHIELD. THE AUTO PARTS STORE TOLD THE OWNER THAT THERE WAS NO SEAL IN THE MOTOR OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THIS ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE MOTOR. THE OWNER HAS CHECKED WITH CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE REPAIR. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS INFERIOR BALL JOINTS. *NM

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENLY FAILING. THEY WILL WORK ONE MOMENT THEN STOP ANOTHER MOMENT. SOMETIMES JUST RESTARTING THE TRUCK WILL GET THEM GOING AGAIN, OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND PULL ON THEM TO GET THEM MOVING AGAIN. MOST RECENTLY THE WIPER FAILURE OCCURRED 3X DURING A TRIP TO WORK IN THE RAIN, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER EACH TIME TO GET THE WIPERS RESTARTED AGAIN BY PULLING ON THEM. IN A GOOGLE SEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE SAID THE FAILURES ARE A RESULT OF BAD(COLD) SOLDER JOINTS ON THE PC BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR THAT IS CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. REFLOWING OF THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE BOARD HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR MANY.

1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *MR THE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. *SC

WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN ENGAGED, FINALLY THEY STOPPED IN MID STREAM. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V159000 BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK TECH FOUND THAT THE WIPER COVER MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. WHEN TURNED ON A GROANING NOISE WAS AUDIBLE.*AK

WIPER FAILURE IN COOL WEATHER , INTERMITTENT WIPER MODE DOES NOT WORK AND WIPERS WON'T SHUT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME . HAVE ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE AT ALL ALONG WITH CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AT THE SAME TIME ON ONE OCCASION WHILE RAINING. *NM

WINDSHIEL WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE IN RAIN.*MR

WIPER MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE , OR OPERATES AND STOPS FOR NO REASON. RECALL WAS DONE FOR G.M. SIERRAS, SILVERADOS RECENTLY FOR SAME REASON. *AK

1997 BLAZER, WIPERS STOP WORKING IN MID-OPERATION. VERY INTERMITTANT, ALWAYS DURING A RAIN SHOWER. PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO.*AK

I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF GM VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED OR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IS BEING PLACED ON THEM FOR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MY WIPERS WENT OUT DIURING A STRONG RAIN STORM. I WAS ON A DALLAS HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT PULL OVER. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY TO DRIVE WITHOUT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I FEEL THAT MY SAFETY WAS JEAPORIZED. I HAVE SINCE CHECKED VARIOUS WEBSITES FOR RECALL NOTICES AND AM NOT FINDING IT ON MY BLAZER.

FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN BUT THE WIPERS DO NOT MOVE. HAVE TO GET OUT OF CAR & MANUALLY TRY TO GET THEM MOVING. ALSO THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAVE HAD THIS FIXED @ 1 YR. AGO BUT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. DOES NOT SEEM AS BAD IN THE REAL COLD WEATHER.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED OCCASIONALLY AND NOW DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN TURNED ON, I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE. TO GET THE MOTOR TO SHUT OFF I HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE 'HIGH' POSITION.*AK

LACK OF ASSISTANCE IN REMEDYING DEFECTS OF RECORD. SOON AFTER THE NOTIFICATION ABOUT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE 97 CHEVY BLAZERS (MY SUV ORIGINATED IN DELAWARE, I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY BLEW ME OFF AND WOULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO HAVE ONE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. NOW I GET THE SAME THING ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. MY WIPERS ARE NOW INTERMITTENT. THEY WILL STOP GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY RESTART WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. MOST OF THE TIME THEY WORK PERFECTLY. IT IS THE UNEXPECTED STOP THAT IS SCARY. I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A NOTICE ON THE DRIVER SEAT BELT. JUST WHO AM I SUPPOSE TO CALL. LINDSAY SURE DOESN'T WANT TO REMEDY THE SITUATIONS.

VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.*MR CONSUMER IS UPSET WITH THE SAFETY DEFECTS ON THIS VEHICLE.*TS *JB

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW WHILE DRIVING UNDER STORMY WEATHER . *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM DUE TO VEHICLE BEING A SALVAGED VEHICLE.*AK THE COUNTY CONSIDERED THE VEHICLE TO BE SALVAGE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *PH *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE MOTOR WORKING, BUT THE WIPERS WON'T ENGAGE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE USING WINDSHEILD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *AK

I PURCHASE MY 97 BLAZER IN DEC 2000 WITH 35000 MILES FROM A LOCAL DEALER, I BELIEVE IT WAS A PREVIOUS LEASE VEHICLE. WITHIN ONE YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS BUT WAS TOLD THAT I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. IN FEB OF 2003 I LOST MY HEAT AND SPENT CLOSE TO 2000 DOLLARS REPLACING FIRST THE WATER PUMP, THEN THE RADIATOR. AFTER THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED WITH A SPECIAL MACHINE THAT WOULD COST ANOTHER 400 DOLLARS. THE SYSTEM HAD TO BE FLUSHED TWICE TO GET MARGINAL HEAT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE NEXT MOVE IS TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE. NOW THE WIPERS STOP WORKING AND ONLY RESTART BY FLIPPING THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH. NOT REAL GOOD ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I RECENTLY HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP...

CONSUMER STATE WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPER WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPER WOULD STOP WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY IN WET WEATHE. *AK *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THERE IS RECALL 98V150001THATS DESCRIBESC THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE MODULE WAS BAD. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED ON 8-07-02 AND TO DATE 2-25-2002, THERE HAS BEEN NO RE-OCCURENCES. *SCC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP AT MID SWIPE AND WON'T START AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIPERS WILL NOT START WHEN TURNED ON. CONSUMER HAS ALMOST WRECKED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *SCC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK *MJ

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT TAPPING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BOX GENTLY WILL USUALLY GET THE WIPERS TO WORK. *SCC

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY ANYMORE. THEY WILL TURN ON, AND WILL STOP, THEN START TO WORK, THEN STOP, IF I TURN THEM OFF, THEY KEEP WORKING (THEY ARE STILL ON WITH THE SWITCH ON THE "OFF" POSITION) AND WILL STOP AT VARIOUS PLACES ON THE WINDSHIELD, OFTEN IN A "STRAIGHT UP" POSITION, WHICH BLOCKS DRIVER VIEW. WHEN TURNED ON AGAIN TO FIX, THEY OFTEN STOP IN THE SAME PLACE. THIS CAN GO ON FOR SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THEM TO STOP (REST) IN THE PROPER PLACE. ALSO, TURNING THEM ON DELAY WILL NOT WORK ANYMORE. THEY SEEM TO WORK WITH NO DELAY, OR THEY WILL STOP COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN. I SEE A RECALL FOR WIPERS FOR THE SAME VEHICLE, PREVIOUS YEARS, IS THERE ANY CHANCE THE 97 BLAZER (I HAVE A 2-DR.) HAS THE SAME PROBLEM? THANK YOU.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD GAVE OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED CIRCUIT BOARD WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE IT HAS BEEN RAINING. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK!! I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AS MY BROTHER OWNS A CHEVROLET SANOMA & HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HE REPLACED THE MOTOR & HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THIS IS GETTING TO BE VERY COSTLY. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER IT. HOW CAN I CONTACT CHEVROLET AS WELL?*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, INDICATED SEVERAL SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

BRAKES SQUEAK, IDLER ARM NOT ATTACHED PROPERLY CAUSING RATTLING AND PULLING WHILE DRIVING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE CAUSING PROBLEMS SEEING OUTSIDE, REAR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK, FUEL GAUGE GIVES INCORRECT READINGS AND BOBS BACK AND FORTH, DEX COOLANT TURNED TO SLUDGE CAUSING BLOCKAGES IN HEATING CORE, ENGINE BLOCK, AND RADIATOR

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON EARLIER VEHICLES; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

ENGINE COOLANT HAD TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER PUT IN RED COOLANT THAT TURNED TO A THICK MUD. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE TURNING ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. COUSUMER WOULD MOVE WIPERS BY HAND, AND WIPERS WOULD START. *AK THE WIPER FAILURE HAD HAPPENED WITH THE TWO MODELS OF THIS VEHICLES. *YH

NIGHT BEFORE IT WAS RAINING AND THE NEXT DAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ENTIRE WIPER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER LAST REPAIRED THEM ON OCT 18, 2000. DEALER SAID SAULDER JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE IN WIPER MOTOR.*AK THE WIPER MALFUNCTIONING IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM AFFECTING SAFETY. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR JUST QUITS .HAVE TO TURN LEVER CONTROL BACK AND FORTH UNTILL IT MAYBE WORK. BAD IN HEAVY RAINS! *AK