1996 Chevrolet Blazer Visibility Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE INTERIOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS FROM THE HEATER. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE VEHICLE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10471689

Incident

Aug 11, 2012

THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK: 1. THE WHEELS ARE MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING; REPLACED BRAKES, ROTORS, HAD TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED AND NEW ALIGNMENT DONE WITH NO HELP 2. BRAKES GO TO FLOOR WHILE BRAKING..THIS JUST STARTED 3. BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND DOESN'T WORK...EVER! 4. SEAT CONTROL GETS STUCK AND WON'T MOVE 5. NO REVERSE LIGHT(S) AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT ISSUE 6. FINAL AND BIGGEST ISSUE IS THAT ALL THE LIGHTS (INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS) FLICKER BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND IDLING) I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR TESTED AND REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BATTERY..STILL HAPPENING I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK DECEMBER 8, 2007 USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER. I PURCHASED A SMALL WARRANTY BUT ONE THAT WON'T COVER ANYTHING MENTIONED ABOVE. IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS WILL SOMEONE PLEASE CONTACT ME! *TR

NHTSA ID

10218630

Incident

Feb 17, 2008

GM HAS A SAFETY RECALL ON MY 1996 BLAZER THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR FOR ME. THEY HAVE INDICATED THE RECALL WAS A LONG TIME AGO AND MY CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD. I HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 5-6 YEARS OR MORE, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE, AND NEVER GOT IT FIXED. I WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TOOK MEASURES AND LIMITED MY DRIVING WHEN IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM. I FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THE PROBLEM AS LOW RISK WHEN I DRIVE. NOW I AM SELLING THE CAR AS IS. I FEEL THERE COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF SOMEONE ELSE IS DRIVING THAT IS NOT AS AWARE AND CAUTIOUS AS I AM. THE RECALL IS THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MOTOR IS INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WON'T WORK. THIS HAS BEEN SCARY IN A DOWN POUR AND WHEN A PASSING CAR SPLASHED A MUDDY WAVE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN USING RAIN-X OR DRIVING MY WIFES CAR WHEN IT IS RAINING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER THE RECALL AND EVEN HAD THEM LOOK AT IT ONCE. THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF THE RECALL. THIS IS A GM RECOGNIZED SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY SHOULD CORRECT (AT LEAST ONCE) REGARDLESS HOW OLD MY CAR IS. A THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO ONE FREE REPAIR, AND CAN CASH IT IN ANYTIME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP ME. OTHERWISE WILL NOTIFY WHOEVER I SELL THE CAR TO, AND HOPE THEY DON'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10183916

Incident

Feb 28, 2007

Mileage

50,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA ID

10165771

Incident

Aug 17, 2006

Mileage

197,000 mi

HAVE 96 BLAZER WITH INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS----DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR AND SAID THAT THERE IS A 70,000 MILE LIMIT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10152709

Incident

Mar 14, 2006

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE ITEMS AND THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED PER THE MANUFACTURER. *JB THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS INTERMITTENT, THE HATCHBACK LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE INTERNAL LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. RECALL# 03V159000 AND 96V234000. *SC

NHTSA ID

10087785

Incident

May 14, 2003

Mileage

45,000 mi

RECALL NO.#98V150001, WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL REPAIR. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS HAVE PAST AND THE RECALLED WORK NEEDS TO BE REDONE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10065572

Incident

Mar 31, 2004

Mileage

75,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS... RECENTLEY I HAVE BEEN HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS WORKING. THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS IN TIONESTA PA. DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN IN A BAD RAIN STORM...THE WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THIS TIME I COULD NOT GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. I HIT MY BRAKES JUST IN TIME BEFORE I WENT DOWN OVER THE MOUNTAIN. SINCE I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN RAINING AND THE WIPERS NOW DO NOT WORK. I CHECKED ON RECALLS AND SEEN THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIST FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER DEFECTS. HOW DO I GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED? *AK

NHTSA ID

10064229

Incident

Mar 25, 2004

BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE WORK DONE SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING RECALL OF ABS. WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 9 2002. THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT SLOW SPEED ON SURFACE STREET RESULTING IN A THREE CAR COLLISION ONE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ACCIDENT COSTS NOT INCLUDED. MINOR INJURY TO DRIVERS OF TWO OF THE VEHICLES. CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE AND SO WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBLILY ETC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE AS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHAT ACTUAL PROBLEM IS. BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WHEN THE AUTOBODY REPAIR SHOP TOOK IT IN FOR BRAKE CHECK PRIOR TO RETURNING TO US.

NHTSA ID

10071015

Incident

Oct 15, 2003

Mileage

71,331 mi

GOOD MORNING, I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE OUTLINED BELOW. I HAVE CUT AND PASTED THE EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM GENERAL MOTORS IN REGARDS TO MY INQUIRY ABOUT INTERMITTENT WIPERS ON OUR 1996 S-10 BLAZER. AS I EMAILED BACK TO GENERAL MOTORS, OUR VEHICLE HAS OVER 70,000 MILES (EXCLUSION OF SPECIAL POLICY 02054); HOWEVER, I A FEW CONCERNS: 1) GENERAL MOTORS REPLACED A DEFECTIVE PART WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART. 2) GENERAL MOTORS IS USING THE AGE/MILEAGE OF A VEHICLE TO AVOID REPLACING A DEFECTIVE ITEM THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE - CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CLARIFICATION ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE! BEST REGARDS, CHARLES BECK EMAIL FROM GENERAL MOTORS: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. WE APPRECIATE YOUR OWNING A 1996 BLAZER AND WE APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR DISSATISFACTION AND FRUSTRATION OVER THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN NEEDED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. YOUR BLAZER WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT WAS ISSUED IN 1998. THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON YOUR VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 1998. NOW IT APPEARS THAT YOUR BLAZER MAY BE INCLUDED IN SPECIAL POLICY #02054, WHICH COVERS WIPER FAILURE DUE TO A CRACKED CIRCUIT BOARD: SOME CUSTOMERS OF 1996-1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER, S10 PICKUP VEHICLES NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL 98043 MAY EXPERIENCE A WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS SPECIAL POLICY COVERS THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR A PERIOD OF 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES (112,000 KM), WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP, OR FOR THOSE VEHICLES CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF THIS COVERAGE, UNTIL FEBRUARY 29, 2004. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. WE HAVE CREATED A COMPUTER FILE, 1-172249532, TO NOTATE YOUR CONCERNS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050922

Incident

Dec 6, 2003

REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. EITHER IT WON'T START OR WILL NOT STOP UNLESS YOU DISCONNECT THE MAIN BATTERY. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047168

Incident

Aug 6, 2003

Mileage

95,000 mi

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1996 CHEVY BLAZER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. SOME DAYS, THEY WILL NOT START UP, OTHER DAYS THEY STOP WHILE I AM DRIVING AND OTHER DAYS THEY WORK FINE. I CONTACTED GM BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLE ALREADY HAD THE REPLACEMENT PART INSTALLED. I FELT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS OR FATALITIES. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041090

Incident

Sep 22, 2003

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE "FASTEN SAFETY-BELT" AUDIBLE WARNING OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY TERMINATE IN LESS THAN FOUR SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10026195

Incident

Jun 30, 2003

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY.*AK *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10024453

WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10024074

Incident

Apr 12, 2003

Mileage

52,800 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONSUMER HEARD OF A RECALL BUT WAS NEVER PERSONALLY NOTIFIED OF ONE. (RECALL # 98V150001). *SCC *NLM

NHTSA ID

10026601

CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. *MR *TT *JB

NHTSA ID

10024543

Incident

May 25, 2002

Mileage

86,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10022756

MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF A BURNED OUT MOTOR.

NHTSA ID

10020678

Incident

May 27, 2003

Mileage

90,000 mi

DEALER REPLACED HEATER CORE DUE TO LEAK AND FOUND SLUDGE IN COOLING SYSTEM (DEX COOL). HEATER CORE REPLACED AND SYSTEM FLUSHED 4 TIMES. HEATER CORE REPLACED AGAIN ON 1/19/03, WATER PUMP REPLACED IN 2/03. RADIATOR HAS LARGE LEAK 5/22/03. SLUDGE VISIBLE IN RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW BOTTLE. DEALER/GM INDICATES PROBLEM WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED BY OWNER NOT MAINTAINING SYSTEM. HEAD GASKET REPLACED IN 2001 AND WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD IN 2001 (BAD SOLDER JOINT) - GM INDICATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM NOT ASSOCIATED WITH VIN NUMBER. ALL COSTS OUT OF POCKET. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019254

Incident

Jan 2, 2003

Mileage

87,734 mi

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING, CAUSING TO LEAK ON EXHAUST AND CAUSE IT TO SMOKE. OILY SUBSTANCE SMEARED ON BACK WINDSHIELD. HAD THAT FIXED AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10017098

Incident

Apr 1, 2003

Mileage

78,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. (ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN) *NLM *SCC

NHTSA ID

10018200

Incident

Feb 1, 2003

I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT CHEVROLET BLAZER 97 AND NEWER HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR BAD WIPER MOTORS. I OWN A 96 CHEVROLET BLAZER AND NEED TO REPLACE IT ALSO. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFF AND ON NOW FOR 6 MONTHS, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUSE AT FIRST, SWAPPED VEHICLES, ETC... NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 97'S, HOWEVER, I'LL NEED TO PAY FOR MY REPAIR. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM TO ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY AREN'T ALL RECALLED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10016335

Incident

Apr 22, 2003

Mileage

75,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FRONT & REAR FAILED, WATER PUMP QUIT, DRIVE SHAFT BROKE, BALL JOINTS RIGHT FRONT BROKE, HEATER QUIT, AIR CONDITIONER QUIT. DRIVERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, STEERING PROBLEMS, BRAKE PROBLEMS, UNIVERSAL JOINTS WORN OUT, CRACKED FRONT ROTORS,ETC. *JB

NHTSA ID

10016198

Incident

Jan 5, 2002

Mileage

99,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NLM THE DEALER DIDN'T HONOR RECALL#98V150001. SCC

NHTSA ID

10016088

Incident

Feb 10, 2003