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1997 Chevrolet Blazer wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 136 complaints for the 1997 Chevrolet Blazer, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
136 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
91,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 5
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 1997 Chevrolet Blazer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 91,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 91,000 miles
Based on 45 complaints that include mileage. 24% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 45 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 91,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I was outside of the parked vehicle and I pressed on the button (key hole) to open the back glass (window) and it burst in my face glass shattered everywhere for no reason. Nothing was touching the glass at all. I have two others who wittnessed this and GM is declining my request to replace it. I feel this had to be a defect in the glass I didnt do anything to cause this to happen other than pressed on the button to open the window.

October 2001 Injury

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.

Reported at 100,000 miles, August 2003

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