1998 Chevrolet Blazer problems
NHTSA has received 1,025 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer, and 26% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. After that come seats (8%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,025 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 58 and 20
- Injuries and deaths
- 55 and 33
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 390 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 40 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 88 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 89 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 82 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 24 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 22 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 19 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 390 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (149 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 58 complaints mention a crash; 20 complaints mention a fire; 55 injuries reported; 33 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 22 model years of the Chevrolet Blazer with enough data (648 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
There was a recall on our 1995 s-10 truck and our 1998 chevrolet blazier has the exact same part and is also defective also. The windshield wipers on our 1998 blazier donot work some times they won't work other times and sometimes they won't shut off. Our gas pedal sticks when you try to take off.
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.
1998 chevrolet blazer. Windshield wipers stop working without warning. The problem has been going on for about 10 months. Earlier and later blazers have been recalled for this problem, but not the 1998 model year. I believe the recall should be extended to include 1998 models.