1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Latcheslockslinkageshoodlatch Problems

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Latcheslockslinkageshoodlatch Issues in the 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER

6 latcheslockslinkageshoodlatch complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Latcheslockslinkageshoodlatch Complaints

#10041332 | October 6, 2003

COMPLAINT 1: HOOD LATCH PROBLEM!!! THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM GM VEHICLES HAVE BEEN HAVING FOR AT LEAST 25 YEARS!!!!! THE HOOD WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS YOU PULL THE RELEASE LEVER AND POUND ON THE HOOD. YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD BORROW OR USE FORDS SYSTEM OF BETTER PARTS!!!!-----COMPLAINT 2: THE DOOR PANELS HAVE A WEAK AREA WHERE THE KNEE COMES INTO CONTACT WITH IT ON TURNS, MINE CRACKED REAL BAD!!! COMPLAINT 3: MAIN COMPLAINT:--THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AND FOGGED MY WINDSHIELD UP SO BAD I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT!!! I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON HWY. 69 AT MCALESTER OK. AND HAD TO PULL OFF AND WOUND UP CUTTING THE HOSES AND SPLICING TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO HEATER CORE, THIS WAS ON LABOR DAY 2003. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THE...

#10032527 | August 10, 2003 Crash Fire

THE HANDLE CONTROLLING THE RECLINE FUNCTION ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS HAS BROKEN. THE DRIVER SIDE WAS REPLACED ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BOTH SEATS ARE NOW IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. AROUND APRIL, 2003, THE HOOD LATCH BROKE AND IT TAKES FOREVER TO MANEUVER TO GET THE HOOD UP TO CHECK THE OIL. *NLM

#10005732 | February 12, 2003

OIL COILER LINES LEAKED FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER. DEALER DEFINITELY KNEW AND CLEANED IT UP BEFORE I GOT IT. 1ST SET OF LINES FROM RADIATOR TO OIL FILTER REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IN 2001. SECOND SET FROM FILTER TO MOTOR NOW NEED REPLACING. EVIDENTLY, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. WIPERS HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDA. WITH THE MIST SETTING TO CLEAN WINDOWS, WIPERS STAY ON FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANT. WITH THE SECOND MIST, THEY DON'T STAY ON AS LONG. BY THE THIRD MIST, WIPERS ACT NORMAL. ALWAYS HAPPENS. TURN SIGNAL FLASHER SOUND STARTED WITHOUT THE USE OF THE TURN SIGNAL. IT STAYS ON FOR RANDOM LENGTHS OF TIME, AND MAKES THE SOUND IN REGULAR, AND IRREGULAR PATTERNS. REPLACING MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH - AS SEVERAL HAVE BEFORE ME. DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. TRANFER CASE LEAKS LUBE. 4-WHEEL DRIVE MESSED UP...

#763698 | July 2, 2002

THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE UNLATCHED AND FLEW BACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, WINDSHIELD AND ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH. AT THE TIME, AND I HAD JUST FINISHED A TRIP OF 130 MILES AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 70-75MPH. WORK HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THAT DAY.*AK

#874436 | November 6, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN HOOD FLEW UP AND DROPPED BACK DOWN. DAY BEFORE HOOD FLEW UP, OWNER COULD NOT GET HOOD TO OPEN. OWNER REPORTED INCIDENT TO CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK A MODULAR RELAY SWITCH FAILED. GROUND WIRE WAS NOT INSTALL. ANOTHER GROUND WIRE WAS NOT INSTALL AT FUEL INJECTOR CAUSING NOT ENOUGH GAS TO GET INTO INJECTOR. BREAK PEDAL FAILED. BREAKS LOCKED AFTER MAKING SCREENING NOISE. TAPE PLAYER FAILED. *YH

#874438 | November 6, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HOOD FLEW UP AND DROPPED BACK DOWN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH. DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, OWNER COULD NOT GET HOOD TO OPEN. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. PLESAE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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