1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Visibilitywindshield Wiperwasherswitchwiring Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM APPROXIMATELY 2-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE STILL REMAINED. IN ADDITION, THE WIPER BLADES WIRING MECHANISM DID NOT WORK EFFECTIVELY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE. SHE HAD THE WIRING SPLICED AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE WIPERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/03/08

ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN LIGHT RAIN. WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON. ON A LATER OCCASION, FRIENDS WERE FOLLOWING BEHIND MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE (THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS WORKING). ALSO NOTICED THAT HAZARDS LAMPS WERE NOT WORKING EITHER. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCHED ON AND/OR SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING IN ALL POSITIONS EXCEPT THE FULL-ON POSITION. *NM

WIPERS FAIL. *NM

BOTH OF MY 1998 CHEVROLET TRUCKS HAVE DEFECTS IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ELECTRONICS AND/OR MOTOR.

WHILE DRIVING TO TENN. FOR AN IMPORTANT EVENT, IN THE RAIN- OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT AND WILL ONLY WORK ON AND OFF. THEY WOULD JUST STOP IN THE VERTICLE POSTION BLOCKING MY HUSBANDS VIEW AND WE WOULD HAVE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUSH THEM DOWN IN THE RAIN. THEY STILL WORK PART TIME. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND THIS IS THE RAINY SEASON. I HAVE ALMOOST BENN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. BEING MY ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE A CHANCE. I CHECKED ON THE VIN NUMBER WITH NO LUCK ON A RECALL. I CALLED GM THEY SUGGESTED I GET AN ANALYSIS.

SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE, ANDAT TIME THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK YOU HAVE TO RAISE THE HOOD AND JIGGLE THE CIRCUIT BOARD BEFORE THEY WORK I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD MANY TIMES SWERED, THEY QUIT ON YOU OR THEY WONT COME ON AT ALL THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THE OLDER CHEVROLET WERE HAVIN I REPORTED AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ON THIS FAILURE I WILL SUE GM FOR THIS PROBLE I AM A VERY PETITE LADY I CAN NOT GET OUT AND REACH TO JIGLE THE WIRE AND I HAVE MY 3 CHILDREN WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME THE GM DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY RECALLED THEM I AM TIRED OF WAITINF...

WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE FAILED DURING SNOW STORM 10/04 AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $156. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY,SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL,SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF FOR A LONG TIME AFTER THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF.FROM THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS INTERNET SITE,IT SEEMS THAT YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS YEARS,BUT IT'S NOT A PROBLEM NOW.PLEASE BELIEVE ME,IT IS.TRY IT OUT FOR YOURSELF.NEXT TIME YOU ARE COMING HOME FRON A LONG TRIP,WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR,PRETEND THAT IT'S RAINING,PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SIT THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR,YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR AND STRETCH,YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR KIDS TO THE BATHROOM.OKAY,IT STOPPED RAINING,ON YOUR WAY AGAIN.AFTER A HALF HOUR OF DRIVING,WOOPS,IT'S RAINING AGAIN.APPARENTLY,NOBODY TOLD THE CLOUDS THAT A 98 CHEVY BLAZER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY.STILL DON'Y THINK IT'S A PROBLEM,TRY THIS.TAKE YOUR CHILD TO A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT THAT THEY HAVE TO ATTEND,A LITTLE OVER HALF WAY THERE,PRETEND THAT IT...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM TO WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE IT WHEN IT RAINS. I HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES IN HEAVY RAIN WITH NO WIPERS TONIGHT. WHEN I CAME HOME I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS AND AM UPSET TO FIND THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO OTHER BLAZER OWNERS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK MOST OF THE TIMES. (5/1/04). LAST WEEK A TURN SIGNAL NOISE STARTED WHICH IS APPARENTLY A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS BAD. (7/1/04). *AK

SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING AND STARTING IN ANY WEATHER I HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH G.M. VIA MR, TIM SINDEL AND WAS TOLD THAT BASICALLY THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MY 1998 AND THAT SINCE I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES, AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE WIPERS AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE IS A WIRING PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK *NM

WIPER STOPS WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, OR WIPER RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. *CB

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ERRATICALLY. *AK

#1.WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO COME ON AND IT SEEMS THAT IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON THAT'S WHEN THEY DON'T WORK. COULD BE A COINCIDENCE??HEARD 97'S HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNDER RECALL. #2.INSIDE OF CAR ALWAYS FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE HEATER . HAVE TO RUN A/C TO FEEL COOL. #3 INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT FAILS TO COME ON OR TO GO OFF. #4 HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED 6 MONTHS AGO AND NEXT DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPAIRED FOR ABOUT $1200.00 AND I HAD NO MONEY TO DO IT. WHAT'S STRANGE IS MY CAR DRIVES BEAUTIFULLY AND I'VE NEVER FELT ANY GEAR SLIPPAGE. IS THERE SOME SORT OF RESET BUTTON FOR THIS? *AK

TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR CONTINUES TO "CLICK" AFTER TURN SIGNAL HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. IT CLICKS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVATED. AS WITH OTHER 1998 BLAZERS, THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY THEY DO NOT SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.*AK

BAD SOLDER IN WIPER MOTOR MODULE IN 1997 AND ARE RECALLED I OWN A 98 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE NOT RECALLED( 98 CHEVY BLAZER). *LA

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL JUST STOP WORKING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, AND OTHER TIMES WILL WORK PROPERLY. 1995 THROUGH 1997 BLAZERS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE 1998 WAS NOT INCLUDED (SEE NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID# 98V150001, RECALL DATE JULY 1, 1998). CHEVROLET TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED AND IF IT BECOMES A RECALL ITEM, I WILL BE REIMBURSED. *PH

I HAVE A 1998 4X4 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2002. SINCE THEN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE QUIT OFF AND ON. IF THE QUIT, I HAVE TO TAPE THE WIRING HARNESS WHERE THEY PLUG IN. IT APPEARS THAT THE HARNESS BEGINS TO SAG AFTER TIME AND PULLS THE PLUGS OUT. *AK

AT NIGHT DURING A POURING RAINSTORM MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON A NARROW TWO LANE ROAD. THINK THIS WON'T QUICKEN YOUR PULSE? REPAIR WAS $166.00 AND MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A FREQUENT REPAIR IN HIS SHOP. I SEE PLENTY OF COMPAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE 1998 MODEL. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

FIRST THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STARTED ILLUMINATING EVERY SO OFTEN STARTING IN 2002, NOW THE WIPERS HAVE BECOME VERY ERRATIC. IT HAS NOW GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SETTING ( DELAY, SLOW OR FAST) THE WIPERS ARE SET AT THEY REACT ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES THEY STOP COMPLETELY WHICH CAUSES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. YOU COULD HAVE THE SETTING ON SLOW DELAY AND THEY WILL BEGIN GOING VERY FAST OR MEDIUM SPEED, THEN CHANGE AGAIN FOR NO REASON. THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO RUN WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THIS STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAS INCREASED IN INTENSITY WITH EACH USE DUE TO RAIN. I UNDERSTAND PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING IF THIS YEARS MODEL HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST? *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUN AFTER SWITCH HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. *SLC

ABS BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED EIGHT TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. COSMETIC MUFFLER SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. LOWER CONTROL LEVER ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BROKE OFF AND WAS REPLACED. SHORT IN THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FELL OUT OF THE DASH.SUNVISOR HINGES ON MIRROR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK