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#11 of 511 Recliner mechanisms by maggies285 Sep 22, 2000 (3:47 pm)
Bought Blazer new in 10-98. Recliner mechanisms replaced 3 times, and adjusted, and "cannot detect problem" another 5. Design problem per rep, potmetal used. Failure on 2 door blazers and x-cab Chevy s10. This vehicle has been a nightmare, 35k miles, idler arms, trim, short in instrument panel, more than I care to remember. Pages of dealer visits-must have been one of those Monday or Friday vehicles !
#12 of 511 bulb replacement by packman2 Sep 25, 2000 (9:55 am)
I own a 97,,,and all of the controls and switches seem to be lit up ,,,all but my headlight switch,,,does the switch cover come off? I didn't try to take it apart,,It looks that there might be a micro bulb behind it...also I have a question,,my tires seem to lose air pressure,,I might have bad valve stems,, or is it a problem with these aluminum rims...
#13 of 511 Maggies285 by aaaamoore Oct 17, 2000 (2:27 pm)
I too, owned a 98 lemon blazer......it's not to late for you to file a lemon law claim! GM knows they produced alot of these bad blazers. I owned my 98 ZR2 for two years, 36 service visits, (generally unsuccessful service visits)....bad loaner vehicles, crappy treatment from reps at the 1-800, we have your money, we don't give a shit hotline( aka customer service). You don't have to live with the nightmare, although it took 2 years to return the lemon to GM,1GNCT18WXWK149605, I got my money back, recovered my attorney fees, and resumed a normal life instead of sitting at the dealership listening to lame excuses for my vehicle problems.
#14 of 511 '98 Blazer..Electrical Problems by firemedic395 Nov 06, 2000 (4:48 pm)
I have a '98 Blazer I leased new...last year as the temps changed, I was having problems with the battery draining overnite...nothing on...but it was dead in the morning...they told me the battery had a dead cell...i replaced the battery with a Diehard(instead of the cheap A/C Delco)...this year as it gets cold...same thing...its happened for the dealer when at the service dept. but they say they cant find anything draining it...well, SOMETHING obviously is...went back in today for the 5th time in a month...anyone else had any similar problems? everytime they say the battery and alt. check out ok and they cant find any drains on the system!! Im ready to "lemon law" it!!!
#15 of 511 re: Richman posting of 07/00 by firemedic395 Nov 06, 2000 (4:49 pm)
Richman, read my posting..#13...is this what yours was doing before they found the wiring harness short?
#16 of 511 Firemedic395 by vlkohanski Nov 07, 2000 (2:11 pm)
There is definitely a short. The trick will be in finding it. There are only about a million things that could cause it. I once had an old Honda that did that. Fortunately, it took two days to drain the battery and it rarely sat for two days. Good luck finding it. Does it have a block heater?
#17 of 511 1997 Blazer Wiper question by imatoolman Nov 14, 2000 (2:16 am)
Hello I was wondering if you could maybe help me out, my 1997 Blazer has a problem with its front wipers. The wipers work fine all the time except when we need them, they work almost all of the time but once in a while they go totally dead, including the washers. This has happened 5 times this year almost always when it starts to rain, I have been able to start the wipers by manually pulling on the arm from outside the vehicle and then they work fine, could this be the control module? If it is the control module where is it located and what is the best way to replace it? Thank You Also is there a recall on this problem Thanks again Replies to this message: angieandrohan (May 03, 2007 10:52 pm) gprixowner (Apr 09, 2009 6:53 pm) jlflemmons (Apr 13, 2009 2:03 pm)
#18 of 511 !!!!!WARNING!!!!! READ IF YOU HAVE A BLAZER by blazer1202 Nov 20, 2000 (7:10 pm)
I HAVE A 96 BLAZER. LOVE IT TO DEATH, BUT YES I HAVE A BUT IN THERE CHEVY. CHEVY NEEDS TO LEARN HO TO MAKE A BLAZER CORRECT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY TRUCK TEMP WHEN UP TO 260 AND IT IS NORMALY AT ROUND 210(RIGHT) WELL I TOOK IT IN TO A GOODYEAR, AND I WAS WATCHING THEY WORK ON IT. I DECIDED TO CHECK MY RADIATOR AND GUESS WHAT I FOUND. MUDD NO WATER JUST WAT MUDD!! SO PISSED OF I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. HERE'S HOW IT HAPPENS. RADIATOR FUILD NEEDS TO BE CHANGE EVERY 2YEAR. I SAID OK FINE, BUT YOU HAVE TO USE THE SAME LIKED OR FUILD EVERY TIME OR THIS WILL HAPPEN, UNLESS YOU GET A 19.95 BOTTLE OF CLEANER EVERY TIME YOU CHANGE FUILD (2YEARS)NOW HOW MANY PEOPLE KNEW THAT! AND HOW THE HELL AMI GOING TO TELL WHAT KIND(BRAND)SOMEONE PUT IN MY TRUCK IF I BROUGHT IT USED OR IF I GET A SHOP TO CHANGED IT. SO I HAD TO GET A NEW RADIATOR AND $368 CHEVY DEARLSHIP(JERKS) AND BUT BEFORE THAT CHEVY SAID LETS TRY TO FLUSH IT x2 SO I PAID $222.03 TO FLUSH IT TWICE AND THEN THEY TELL ME THAT IT NOT GOING TO WORK, BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FLUSHES.(JERKS)AND I NEED A NEW RADIATOR. AND THAT $368 THAT THE COST OF THE PART NOT THE LABOR. I HAVE HAD THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT OTHER PEOPLE TALK ABOUT TOO.DIPSTICK AND O2CIN AND WINDSHEILD WIPER MOTOR, AND RUST UNDER THE SEAT. THE A/C DOESN'T WORK AND I'M NOT FITING THAT UNTIL SUMMER I JUST PAID $745 DOLLOR TO GET THE DAMN THING ON THE ROAD.I PUT OVER 3,000 DOLLORS INTOP MY TRUCK NOT IN REPLACING PARTS BUT MAKING IT A NICE TRUCK,TINT,STERIO SYSTEM, REMOTE SARTER, RUNNING BOARDS, AND EXHAUST AND MUCH MORE. I'M 20 YEARS OLD AND SPENT ALL THAT MONEY TO HAVE A NICE TRUCK ANDI'M STARTING TO THINK I SHOULD OF SPENT 16,000 DOLLORS ON A DIFFRENT SUV AND THEN PUT THE 3000 OR SOME DOLLORS INTO IT.I LIKE THE LOOK OF THE BLAZER,BUT NOT THEN IT COMES OUT OF MY POCKET. THE DEALER CALLED IT MISSIPPISSI MUDD IN MY RADIATOR. I LIVE IN VIRGINIA NOT THERE. IF ANYONE HAS HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS PLEASE E-MAIL ME BRASNICK12AOL.COM OR BLAZER1202YAHOO.COM WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BALZERS AND MAYBE SAVE SOME MONEY. Replies to this message: chevyladyinpa1 (Dec 10, 2005 5:48 pm) cman99 (Dec 18, 2005 10:40 am) glenn2934 (Dec 27, 2005 5:31 pm)
#19 of 511 IMATOOLMAN by tug3 Nov 21, 2000 (5:06 am)
The problem with your wipers is going to be the motor itself. Just like the starte n a car, when it goes bad, it wont work, but if you apply power to it, and jar it, like tapping on it or forcing it to move, it will work. Once it stops, it depends on wether or not it stops on the "dead spot" if it will start working on its own next time.
#20 of 511 98 Blazer - List of Probs by 89n98 Dec 26, 2000 (10:06 pm)
I own 2 blazers. An 89 and a 98. The 89 has 140,000 on it and still runs strong. Beyond normal maintenance, I've only replaced the Battery, Alternator, and some throttle body gaskets. On the other hand my 98 LS 4door has put me in the dealer waiting room a couple times. At a little under 10,000 miles I had it in to replace some axle bearings. Just at 36,000 (ok a little over but the dealer was good to me) the alternator left me stranded in the grocery store parking lot. Then at 39,000 after some highway driving the transmission would slip and shift really hard. Yep they rebuilt the trans. Luckily I did purchase the extended warranty for the drive train(still had a $250 deductable). I wish I would have gotten the full 60month warranty. Now a few weeks ago and sitting at 45,000miles, Chicago got that 16inches of snow and I'm crawling to work pushing the 4x4 button and the back end is still coming around. NO 4WHEEL DRIVE!!!!! So I'm thinking its from the trans rebuild. Dealer comes back with "the battery wore away a vacuum hose for the 4x4 solenoid." But how can I complain when I leave the dealer and the bill is under $100? Oh I forgot about the lumbar support that when I was adjusting popped and doesn't move anymore. And what's up with the 95mph governer? Is someone really trying to corner one of these things at 100mph? Don't get me wrong, I love this truck. I could go on and on about how this is a great truck, but what happened to reliability?

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