1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Suspensionfront Problems

17 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspensionfront Issues in the 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER

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

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All Suspensionfront Complaints

#10237792 | August 12, 2008

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 98 BLAZER FOR RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARMS SAYING THAT THE BOLT COULD BREAK. THAT HAPPENED TO MINE BUT IT WAS THE LEFT-HAND UPPER CONTROL ARM BOLT AND THE REPAIRS COST ME $1000

#10045688 | November 7, 2003

WIPERS DO NOT WORK AT TIMES, TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NOT WORKING, ENGINE IDLES ROUGH, LOUD SOUND DURING ACCELERATION, FRONT END LOOSE. *LA

#10029093 | July 24, 2003

TWO THINGS: 1. CONSISTANT KNOCKING NOISE IN FRONT END. HAD IT FIXED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT CONTINUED AT A LATER DATE. 2. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT TIMES WILL NOT TURN OFF MAKING DRIVING IN SNOW OR RAIN DANGEROUS. *AK

#765313 | August 12, 2002

WHEN TURN LEFT OR RIGHT OR STOPPING OR GOING DRIVING FOWARD MAKES CLUNKING NOISE SOMETIME IT REALLY LOAD...I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID ITS MY FRONT JOINTS AND SAID IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY.. SO I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER .. AND HE SAID IT WASN'T, SO I CALLED CHEVROLET. *AK

#8015733 | August 7, 2002

FRONT END WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY, RESULTING IN RIGHT FRONT TIRE COMING OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

#761124 | April 29, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#899771 | November 30, 2001

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND CONSUMER TOLD MECHANIC TO CHECK VEHICLE FOR ANY OTHERS PROBLEMS. MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT FRONT SUSPENSION WAS WEARING OUT AND NEEDED IT TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THEY DID. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

#753418 | October 25, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

#725115 | July 25, 2000

SECOND SET TIRES WORN OUT AT 39000 MILES DUE TO UNIDENTIFIED FRT SUS.PROBLEM.DUE TO UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF DEALER VERIFIED CONCERNS AND PAST TITLE HISTORY,EVEN THOUGH MOST OCCURED BEFORE FACTORY W/ADDED GMPP ALL ATTEMTS TO HAVE LOCAL GM DEALERS REPAIR ANY OF THE PROBLEMS ACKNOWLAGED, HAVE BEEN REFUSED AT PRESANT TIME CAR SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WE ARE USING A RENTAL PAID FOR BY ME. THE DEALERS,AND FACTORY HAVE PASSIFIED ME THROUGH 3/36 COVERAGE AND MADE ME THINK SOME CONSERNS WERE NOT VALID,BECAUSE I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE VEHC.ALL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN DUPLICATED AND VARIFIED,DOCUMENTED BY MANY GM TECHS. AS WELL AS PASSENGERS,PRIVATE SHOPS AND THE SAME DEALER WHO QUESTENED CONCERNS.MY JOB,MARRAGE,AND DAILY LIFE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND SAFTEY WAS AND IS DISREGAURDED BY WHAT I ONCE CONSIDERED THE GREATEST AUTO MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLD,THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS THAT EXIST TO DATE AND WERE RECORDED BEFORE 3/36 *AK( DOT NUMBER:...

#609969 | March 22, 2000

FRONT END NOISE REQUIRED REPAIR. MJS

#856392 | February 7, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS ALIGNED VEHICLE. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *ML

#852194 | October 29, 1999

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. AND MAKING SHARP TURNS, SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT, THERE IS A POPPING NOISE PRESENT. DEALER HAS SEEN NUMEROUS TIMES AND NO REMEDY HAS BEEN FOUND.

#547717 | September 21, 1999

FRONT END REALIGNED AND TORSION BAR READJUSTED. YH

#705566 | April 13, 1999 Crash

MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN A CONDIMINIUM PLAN, I ROUNDED A CURVE WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN AND MY VEHICLE SWERVED RIGHT ONTO THE GRASS HILLSIDE BESIDE THE ROAD. WHEN AAA ARRIVED, IT LOOKED LIKE THE WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIE ROD HAD PULLED OUT OF THE BALL JOINT WHICH HOLDS THE WHEEL TO THE AXLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS HIS IMPRESSION THAT SOMETHING HAD BEEN HIT BECAUSE THEIR WAS GRASS AND DIRT UP UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT BUMPER AND WHEEL WELL. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE GRASS AND DIRT WAS FROM WHEN THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE GRASS HILLSIDE AFTER THE WHEEL FELL OFF BUT IT DID NOT CHANGE HIS OPINION. I DECIDED TO PAY $300...

#705451 | April 9, 1999

IN GOING FROM A GAS STATION TO A LANE OF TRAVEL WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SO THE FOUR WHEELS LEAVE THE INCLINE AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS, THE TRUCK SEVERELY ROCKS TO A POINT WHERE YOU FEEL THAT IT IS GOING TO TIP OVER. THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY UNTIL THE FOUR WHEELS COME BACK INTO ALIGNMENT, THEN THE CONDITION STOPS. THE WIFE IS SCARED THAT THE BLAZER IS GOING TO TIP OVER. THE DEALER SAYS I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE OWNED FOR WHEEL- DRIVE VEHICLES SINCE 1966. JEEP WAGONEERS, EAGLES, CHEROKEE, GRAND CHEROKEE, AND SUBURARU. I HAVE NEVER BEFORE EXPERINCED THE FEELING OF TIPPING OVER. THE DEALER SAID HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING, CHEVROLET WANTS ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. I CAN SHOW ANYBODY WHAT HAPPENS AS IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GAS UP, AND TURN THE WHEELS TO LEAVE THE GAS STATION....

#836574 | April 7, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS ALOT OF CLUNKING ANDLOOSENSS IN FRONT END. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT IDLER ARM MALFUNCTIONED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

#700958 | November 28, 1998

MOLDING ON BOTH SIDE-REAR WINDOWS IS WRINKLED AND TEARING WEATHER STRIP OFF DOOR. POPPING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE(4WD) WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD.

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