1995 Chevrolet Blazer Visibility Problems

PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF DOOR WHILE DRIVING, AND WAS HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. I AM AWARE OF ANOTHER NEWER MODEL BLAZER WHICH HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL BLAZERS IN MY AREA WITH NO MIRROR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND HAVE EVEN SEEN BOTH MIRRORS GONE. CURRENTLY I'M NOTICING THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR BEGINNING TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR RECORDED RELATED INCIDENTS. THAT SAME PERSON THEN TOLD ME A CALL JUST CAME IN PRIOR TO MINE ASKING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100705

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (03V15900) BUT THE TRUCKS VIN NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10048715

Mileage

72,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE EGR VALVE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE MIXING WITH THE FUEL WAS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. (WHEN THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP IN THE EGR VALVE, IT WOULD LEAVE IT OPEN AND CAUSED NO VACUUM HARD PEDAL AND BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN IT RAINED OR WAS COLD THE TRUCK RAN ROUGH. THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD RUN ROUGH MORE THAN ONCE, NOISE WAS PRESENT AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNT WIRES AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED SOFT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED TO TRY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE CD PLAYER HAD NOT WORKED SINCE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS CHANGED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, A NOISE WOULD OCCUR WHEN TURNING BUT WAS NOT DUPLICATED, AND THE MUFFLER TAIL PIPE HAD FALLEN OFF AND RUSTED DUE TO CARBON BUILD-UP. THE EGR VALVE WAS CLEANED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IN ORDER TO PERFORM A PROPER JOB, THE EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD UP IN THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH EFFECTED THE EGR PENDEL, AND THE 02 SENSOR COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FUEL PUMP, THE BRAKES, ETC. THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THERE WERE NO DASH LIGHTS, NO AIR CONDITIONING, AND NO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE FUEL INJECTIONS NEEDED TO BE CHECKED, AND THERE WERE TWO RECALL STICKERS ON THE ENGINE. *SCC THE REAR WIPER MOTOR, FUEL INJECTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10029639

Incident

Dec 31, 2001

THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 000. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10017412

Incident

Apr 22, 2003

Mileage

100,450 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL # 98V150001, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10012131

Incident

Mar 19, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE VISIBILITY THERE IS A RECALL, 98V150001, FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID

899663

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY SPORADICALLY. THEY REGULARLY STOP AT ALL SETTINGS. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND MANUALLY START THEM BY MOVING THEM WITH MY HANDS. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON OTHER BLAZERS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED OR WHY IT IS NOT.*AK

NHTSA ID

753379

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

WE HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM APPROXIMATELY 4000 AND GOING FORWARD. THE FIRST INDICATION OF PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL WAS WHEN THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE USED THE FIRST TIME AND IT BLEW THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES WE HAD OWNED THE BLAZER LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE HAD SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INDICATOR PROBLEMS REPEATEDLY AND WAS TOLD EVERY TIME BUT 1 THAT IT WAS "NOTHING" AND LATER WE HAVE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CONVENIENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY ANY MORE. THE SOFT PLUGS BLEW IN THE ENGINE IN 9-1999 AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE GARAGE THAT REPAIRED THIS THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ... THE ANTIFREEZE USED DETERIORATES THE PLUGS AND THEY EVENTUALLY LEAK AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATS. THE GM DEALER THAT WE TOOK THE BLAZER TO ON THIS OCCASIONS FOR A SECOND OPINION 11-2000 --THIS DEALER HAD ANOTHER 1995 BLAZER IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD FOR A TOWN OF 25,000 PEOPLE AND OF COURSE THE 800 LINE TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICES ADVISED ME THAT IT WAN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE COVERED. WE ALSO HAD THE LEATHER SEAT REPLACED ON DRIVER SIDE 2 TIMES BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LEATHER SPLITTING AND OF COURSE THIS IS NOT COVERED.. ALL WE ARE ABLE TO GET FROM GM IS THE ANSWER "NO" WHENEVER WE FEEL THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE COVERED... WE HAVE PUT OVER 2000 .00 IN REPAIRS IN THE ENGINE AND WIPERS AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IN THE PAST FROM 9-1999 THRU 11 28 2000.... AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES.. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIFHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON AND STAY S ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME... AND OF COURSE WHEN I CALLED LAST WEEK ON THE AIR BAG... LITE IT WAS. *AK

NHTSA ID

751669

Incident

Jul 10, 2000

BLAZER WAS PURCHASED IN 1998, 1ST PROBLEM IN 1999-REPLACED MUFFLERS.. 1999- REPLACED EGR VALVE- 2000 REPLACED EGR VALVE AND CATALYTIC CON. & 2 OXYGEN SENSORS DUE TO FAILURE OF EGR VALVE...JUNE 2000- ANOTHER EGR VALVE REPLACED & FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM REPLACED- 2000 ; EGR REPLACED AND SPARK PLUGS AND ALL WIRES REPLACED; 2001- NEED ANOTHER EGR VALVE -- ALL AT COST TO OWNER!!!!!!!!!!!!

NHTSA ID

751556

Incident

Sep 13, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN FINALLY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY TRIED TO FIX IT WITH A PART AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN INPUT MY INFORMATION INTO ALLDATA AND SAW A RECALL FOR MOST 1995 BLAZERS FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. UNFORTUNATELY CHEVROLET IS SAYING THAT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. THEY SAY THIS PARTICULAR RECALL STARTS WITH 103 AND MINE IS 102. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION UPDATED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I AM GETTING MY CAR FIXED BUT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT HAPPEN AT SOME POINT.*AK

NHTSA ID

751390

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

I HAVE ALREADY MADE ONE REPORT BUT SINCE HAVE HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIP WOULD DO NOTHING AND THEY FAILED AND CAUSE ME TO WRECK MY NEW ENGINE THAT WAS PUT IN 13,000 MILES AGO TORE UP...I HAD EVERY REP FROM GMC ON PHONE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE DEALERSHIP WOULDNT WARRANTY THEN AFTER GMC REP CAME TO DEALERSHIP THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME TO BRING IN I DID AND THEY FOUND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR IN PIECES AND GASKETS AND CLAMPS LEAKING THEY REPAIRED AND I PICKED IOT UP ON 01/24/2001 AT 7:30 AM PROCEEDED TO WORK 50 MILES FROM THERE AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL OIL AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN...A MAN PULLED ME OVER THINKING MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE....I AM SO MENTALLY DISTURB I CANNOT FUNCTION NORMALLY NO MORE.....THE GENTLEMEN CHECKED OIL AND SAID THERE WAS NONE IN IT......MY TRUCK HAS HAD NUMEROUS MORE PROBLEMS...DOOR CONTROLS DONT WORK I PUT A NEW WIND SHIELD IN IT... MY AIR CONDITIONER BROKE AFTER FIRST MOTOR....BACK IN OF TRUCK RATTLES....MY TRUCK HAS NOT RUN PROPER SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT.. I HAVE TALK TO EVERYONE POSSIBLE AND NO ONE WILL LISTEN OR HELP ME....I HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED MANY TIMES ...I HAVE PAID FOR ALMOST ALL OF THE PROBLEMS PLUS MISSED WORK PLUS HAD TO RENT CARS...AND MENTALLY DISTROYED....PLEASE SOMEONE TALK TO ME....BILL HEARD WANT LIETEN ..AL GARCIA WANT LISTEN...SERVICE PEOPLE WANT LISTEN...FACTORY WANT LISTEN....HELP PLEASE IF NOTHING ELSE TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS...I KNOW I PROBABLY DONT MAKE ALOT OF SINCE RIGHT NOW BUT MY TRUCK SHUTTING DOWN AND ALMOST ONE MORE TIME KILLING ME I'M A LITTLE UPSET.....

NHTSA ID

739882

Incident

Oct 8, 1995

FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 10 MONTHS OF ONE ANOTHER. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACED ONCE AT MY EXPENSE THEN AGAIN AFTER IT FAILED A SECOND TIME FINALLY THROUGH A RECALL CAMPAIGN I FEEL IT WILL FAIL AGAIN DUE TO THE SAME SOLDERING PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

738254

Incident

Dec 21, 2000

THE EVAPORATOR HOUSING IS BRITTLE AND IS CRACKING DUE TO MOLD AND POOR DRAINAGE, THIS CAUSES A BAD ODOR TO COME FROM THE VENTS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557615

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID

874491

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENLY AFTER TURNED ON. WOULD STOP IN MIDDLE OF OPERATION. WOULD NEED TO JIGGLE THE SWITCH TO GET WIPERS WORKING AGAIN. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP & INFORMED RECALL FOR REPAIRS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. HAD REPAIRS ON WIPERS DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

NHTSA ID

874357

Incident

May 1, 2000

THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NHTSA & CHEVROLET, SEE CAMPAIGN ID # 98V150000 & 98V150001, THE MFG. CAMPAIGN # 98043 (WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER PROBLEM). I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. IT SHOULD BE AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH UNRELIABLE WIPERS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NHTSA & CHEVY AND ALL 1995 CHEVY BLAZERS SHOULD BE INCLUDED.*AK

NHTSA ID

735255

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

HAD MAJOR DANGEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED NEW/ WILL NOT REPAIR WIPER BLADES VERY DANGEROUS AND WANT REPAIR BRAKES SAID I HAD TO HAVE A LETTER FROM FACTORY IVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE RAIN AND ALMOST KILLED BRAKE FAILURE HAS ALMOST KILLED ME THER IS ALOT MORE OF PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY I PAID FOR 2 OF THE EGR PROBLEMS AND 2 OF THE BATTERTIES AND BRAKE JOB AND A 3178.00 MOTOR ETC ETC ETC. *AK

NHTSA ID

730421

Incident

Jan 1, 1995

LIGHTING-HEADLIGHTS - WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS (BOTH LOW AND HIGHBEAM) WILL GO OFF ALTOGETHER A FEW SECONDS AFTER I SWITCH TO MY HIGHBEAMS. AFTER EMERGENCY STOPPING DUE TO LACK OF VISION, IT COMES BACK ON AFTER SITTING A FEW MOMENTS ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT THAT ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION AND MY FAMILY TO LOOSE OUR LIVES. 2) PARKING BRAKE - WHILE PARKED IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, MOTOR OFF, ON A CLOSE TO FLAT SURFACE, MY BLAZER'S EMERGENCY BRAKE DISENGAGES AND MY VEHICLE HAS TO BE MOVED BACK INTO ITS PAKING PLACE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY - BATTERY GOES DEAD IF I LEAVE MY DOOR OPEN FOR 10 MINUTES TO SWEEP OUT THE INSIDE. EVEN AFTER FACTORY BATTERY WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON. EXHAUSTE SYSTEM: CVS VALVE REPLACED SOON AFTER DRIVING OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR AT DEALERSHIP. BRAKE:HYDROLIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ASSEMBLY: UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WHILE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE CAUSING A CRASH INTO GUARDRAIL IN ORDER TO GET STOPPED. BRAKES ALSO FAIL WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP AND RUNNING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD...CAUSES BRAKES TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE AND LOOSE BRAKING HOLD...HAVE TO REAPPLY FOR VEHICLES BRAKES TO WORK.

NHTSA ID

726163

Incident

Mar 2, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

725134

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

725133

GURGLING NOISE DETECTED BEHIND CENTER CONSOLE OF VEHICLE AT APPROX 60K MILES. DEALER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW AT 84K MILES, DEALER TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE, RADIATOR, AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS DUE TO DEFECTIVE COOLANT (DEX-COOL). THIS COOLANT WAS ORIGINALLY USED BY CHEVROLET IN 95 AND 96 BLAZERS AND IS NOW KNOWN TO BREAK DOWN AND RESULT IN "MUD-LIKE" SUBSTANCE. RISK OF OVER-HEATING IS PRIMARY CONCERN. I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST 10 OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE INTERNET WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED COMPLAINT. MY MAIN ISSUE - CHEVY DID NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM EARLY ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH GIVEN OPPORTUNITY AND NOW I AM FACED WITH A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND $1200 REPAIR. ALSO, THEIR COOLANT IS KNOW TO BE DEFECTIVE AS PER MY CONVERSATION WITH 2 OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. AS A CONSUMER, I DO NOT FEEL AS IF I SHOULD PAY FOR CHEVY'S MISTAKES. I AM LOOKING TO YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR HELP IN INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

724932

Incident

Sep 15, 1998

WHILE USING THE HIGH BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF COMPLETELY INTERMITTENTLY. *MJS

NHTSA ID

552809

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

864050

Incident

Jun 20, 2000

PRIOR TO RECALL WIPER MOTOR FAILED (98V-150). YH

NHTSA ID

552575

WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. WOULD STOP WITHOUT WARNING. NEEDS TO GET OUT & BEAT ON MOTOR CONTROL BOX TO GET THEM STARTED AGAIN. WORK FOR AWHILE & THEN STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

858413