Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-11 | 00V220000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 14,279 | — | Details |
| 1997-11-24 | 97V218000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 19,716 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER USING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE FIRST TIME ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH , IT STUCK AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE AC… |
| 2019-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY ABS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AS WELL AS MY GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING |
| 2019-06-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAD A WRECK HIT A DEER ON MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT BUMPER MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ON ITS MAKE A POPPING S… |
| 2017-12-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT AT 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED AL… |
| 2016-09-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY BLAZER DOES NOT BRAKES DO NOT PUMP UP AND HOLD THEY ARE SPONGY. |
| 2016-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DE… |
| 2015-11-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK. THE WIPER MOTOR SEEMS TO HAVE AN ISSUE. IT GETS REAL HOT WHEN CONNECTED. AND I HAD JUST BOUGH… |
| 2015-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE KEY CO… |
| 2015-06-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT… |
| 2015-04-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD … |
| 2014-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE AND WEBT 35 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND MY VEHICLE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON… |
| 2014-08-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTEN… |
| 2014-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WOULD STALL INTE… |
| 2014-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ON 3-17 EXPERIENCED LOUD SCREECHING SOUND WHEN IGNITION WAS ENGAGED TO START ENGINE, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CONSOLE AL… |
| 2013-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, TH… |
| 2012-09-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE BACK SEAT MIDDLE BUCKLE BROKE INTO TWO PIECES AND NOW IT IS BROKEN, THEN THE RIGHT SIDE BACK SEAT BUCKLE IS IN SOME… |
| 2012-03-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE IS SOME ROUGHNESS UNDER THE VEHICLE BRAKES HAS BEEN CHANGED AND SOME TIME GETTING JAM… |
| 2011-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE CENTER LANE. DRIVER OF UNIT #1 STATED HE … |
| 2011-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A BUZZING NOISE … |
| 2010-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION REGARDING THE DEXCOOL COOLANT ISSUES THAT DEGRADED THE ENGINE GASKETS. I HAD NOT KNOWN OF IT … |
| 2009-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER. FAULT DUE TO FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH FIXED PROBLEM. GM WAS AWARE OF DEFECT BUT REFU… |
| 2009-04-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUALLY FAIL. SOMETIMES THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CYCLE, OTHER TIMES THEY DO NOT TURN O… |
| 2008-09-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. *TR |
| 2008-08-22 | SEATS | No | 1 | MY POWER SEAT SHORTED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND SET MY SHORTS ON FIRE, VEHICAL COMPLETLY BURNED TO THE GROUND DESPITE… |
| 2008-08-07 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THERE ARE 2 RECALLS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING/INTERMITTENLY WORKING FOR 1996 BLAZER - MY 1998 BLAZER IS HAVING … |
| 2008-07-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY S-10 BLAZER WITH 97K MILES AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WOULD UNFORTUNATELY OCCUR … |
| 2008-07-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY S10 BLAZER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE TOO WEAK FOR USE NEEDS BETTER PRODUCT. *TR |
| 2008-06-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 98 BLAZER FOR RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARMS SAYING THAT THE BOLT COULD BREAK. THAT HAPPENED TO… |
| 2008-06-01 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WIPERS WORK ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME AT BEST, TYPICALLY WHEN IT IS NOT RAINING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. IT LOOKS LI… |
| 2008-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY BLAZER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND CAR BURNED TO THE GROUND. *KB T… |
| 2008-03-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE… |
| 2008-02-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CONTINUES TO OPERATE AF… |
| 2007-12-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY BLAZER WITH TIRE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES BLEW OUT AND WHEN HE WENT TO GET THEM REPLACED THE … |
| 2007-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 2 | WIPERS DON'T WORK THEN WORK WON'T SHUT OFF FOR A LONG TIME, USUALLY SHUT OFF DURING A DOWNPOUR, CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WO… |
| 2007-09-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE, SLIPS. CANNOT MOVE VEHICLE WITHOUT TOW. DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWS CODE 1870. *JB |
| 2007-08-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. INTERMITTENT CONTROL IS INOPERABLE EXCEPT AT HIGHEST SETTING AND USUALLY SHUT… |
| 2007-08-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN LIGHT RAIN. WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON. ON A LATER OCCASION, FRIENDS WERE FOLLOWING BEHIN… |
| 2007-07-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER SUV BELONGING TO MY DAUGHTER,WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED THE AIR BAG… |
| 2007-07-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT. AT TIMES THERE IS NO PROBLEM AT OTHER TIMES THE STOP IN MID CYCLE AND AT OTHER … |
| 2007-06-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND MADE A RAT… |
| 2007-05-09 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED/FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN, BUT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION… |
| 2007-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | MULTI- FUNCTION SWITCH PROBLEM. THE WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING THE RAIN. IN THE PAST I HAVE SPOKEN TO DEALER SERVICE MA… |
| 2007-01-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE I'VE EXPERIENCED A SPORADIC FRONT WIPER MOTOR. JUST RECENTLY IT WENT OUT CAUS… |
| 2006-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | FIRST NOTICED EXCESSIVE ACTIVATION OF ABS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ICY PAVEMENT. NOW INTERMITTENT ACTIVATION… |
| 2006-10-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER BLAZER OWNERS HAVE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS EXP… |
| 2006-09-22 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTS ERRATIC. RECENTLY HAVE NOT BEEN COMING ON WHEN TURNED ON. *NM |
| 2006-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ISSUES ONE WOULD NOT EXPECT FROM A 20K PLUS VEHICLE INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE FAILURE TODAY ("NEAR MISS" ACCIDEN… |
| 2006-08-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES THROTTLE BUTTERFLY FRACTURED OFF AND LOCKED THE THROTTLE OPEN, WHICH PREVENTED THE… |
| 2006-08-07 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 98V150001, REGARDING T… |
| 2006-07-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY BLAZER WITH MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS, WHICH CHEVY DENIES. INCLUDING WIPER FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, COMPLETE COR… |