1998 Chevrolet Blazer Fuel system Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIDER FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, A PEDESTRIAN OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WIRE IN THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10679742

Incident

Mar 22, 2008

1998 CHEVY BLAZER WITH MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS, WHICH CHEVY DENIES. INCLUDING WIPER FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, COMPLETE CORROSION OF ANYTHING TOUCHED BY DEXCOOL, AND ON AND ON. VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE!!!!! *NM

NHTSA ID

10163219

Incident

Jul 23, 2006

LOTS TO LIST... 1998 CHEVY BLAZER ZR2 FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN, LEVER FOR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF. NOW STARTING TROUBLES CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. HELP ME. *NM

NHTSA ID

10146509

Incident

Oct 10, 2005

Mileage

68,000 mi

STRONG GAS SMELL ON AND OFF SINCE AUGUST 2005. LOOKED OVER BY MECHANIC - WAS TOLD I HAVE A INTERNAL GAS LEAK - AND THAT I WAS DRIVING A "FIRE HAZARD". GAS LEAKING IN ENGINE - SMALL CUP IN AREA OF ENGINE - FILLED WITH GASOLINE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10142759

Incident

Aug 20, 2005

Mileage

63,500 mi

VEHICLE: 1998 CHEVY BLAZER 4DR 4X4 4.3L VORTEC V6 EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FAILURE(S): THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH THIS VEHICLE: 1) FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, IT WILL REPORT COMPLETE FULL AND WHEN VARYING AMOUNTS OF FUEL THE FUEL GAUGE BOUNCES AROUND(USUALLY BETWEEN HALF AND FULL, BUT SOMETIMES BETWEEN E AND FULL) I AM FORCED TO USE TRIP ODOMETER AND APPROXIMATE FUEL ECONOMY TO DETERMINE TANK LEVEL. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL TO MANY ANECDOTAL STORIES OF OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. 2) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. CURRENTLY WHEN OPERATING IN 'INTERMITTENT' MODE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BEGIN TO OPERATE IN CONTINUOUS, REGULAR SPEED AND WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN SWITCH TURNED TO 'OFF' POSITION. SITUATION WILL OCCASIONALLY CORRECT ITSELF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. OTHER TIMES I AM REQUIRED TO STOP, PARK, AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE BEFORE RESTARTING IT TO TURN THE WIPERS OFF. OCCASIONALLY THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL IN ANY POSITION. USUALLY THIS ONLY HAPPENS FOR A SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, WHILE I AM TRYING TO TURN THEM ON BY SCRUBBING THROUGH ALL THE POSITIONS OF THE SWITCH. I OWNED A 95 GMC JIMMY PRIOR TO THIS VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS MODEL YEAR WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL THAT ENDED WITH, I BELIEVE, THE 97 MODEL YEAR. CORRECTIONS/REPAIRS: I HAVE HAD NEITHER PROBLEM REPAIRED. THEREFORE, I STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS. INSTEAD OF REPAIRING, CURRENTLY FINANCIALLY UNFEASIBLE, I AM USING RAIN-X FOR THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ODOMETER FOR A FUEL GAUGE. *INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATELY THE LAST TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE USED. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IN THE RAIN MUCH THIS SUMMER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10134899

Incident

Jul 4, 2005

Mileage

120,000 mi

1998 BLAZER FUEL INJECTORS CLOG, ENGINES CUTS OUT, NO RESPONSE, STALLING, BACK FIRES, SHUTS DOWN, THREE TIMES FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED, TOLD "THAT MODEL KNOWN FOR THAT." ARIZONA CAR ON ARIZONA GAS; ALSO DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTER LATCH BROKE OFF. COST $1500 EACH TIME TO REPLACE INJECTORS, SAME PROBLEM WITH NEW INJECTORS, UNRELIABLE VECHILCE, DRIVER IS 76 AND TRAVELS TO SUMMER HOME IN MOUNTAINS, 500 MILE STRETCH, STRANDED ON ROAD, 50 MILES FROM NEAREST TOWN IN 100+ TEMPERATURES

NHTSA ID

10123956

Incident

May 15, 2003

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER, LT MODEL INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER SUDDENLY LOST READINGS ON FUEL GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND SHIFT SELECTION. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, THE REAR WINDOW RELAY STOPPED WORKING AND SO DID THE FIRST SPEED OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THIS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND COMPUTER AND WIRING HARNESS TO BE OK. ALL GROUNDS WERE CHECKED. VEHICLE OPERATES BUT WITHOUT A FUEL GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SHIFT SELECTOR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093615

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

Mileage

97,000 mi

1. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER LEVERS HAVE BROKEN OVER LAST FEW YRS, DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED 3 TIMES, I HAD TO PAY 100. DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX EACH TIME. 2. FUEL GUAGE INDICATOR SHOWED FUEL TANK 1/'2 FULL, NO GAS IN THE TANK,CAR STOPPED IN A DARK STREET IN AN UNSAFE PART OF TOWN, HAD TO PAY $100. DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX, NO WARNING LIGHTS TO SHOW GAS EMPTY, CAR JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED. 3.REAR TRUNK LATCH WOULD NOT WORK, HAD TO PAY DEDUCTIBLE FOR DEALER TO FIX. 4. WINDSHIIELD WIPER MECHANISM STOPPED WORKING, DEALER REPLACED AFTER WE PAID DEDUCTIBLE. 5. CURRENTLY THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PEDAL DEPRESSED, CAR NO LONGER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER'S ATTN SEV TIMES BEFORE WARRNTY EXPIRED, DEALER MECH COULD FIND NO PROBLM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10075290

Incident

Apr 19, 2002

Mileage

56,770 mi

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS LEAKING FUEL INTO THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE MAIN COMPUTER CHIP. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10067234

Incident

Apr 11, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS IN DANGER DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN SHE BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER ROUTE (ANOTHER SHOP), WHICH WAS HUTCHENS CHEVROLET. THEY TOLD MY WIFE AND GAVE HER THE PAPER WORK STATING THAT, THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE AND SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER IF CONTINUED DRIVING IT. WHEN HE WAS TOLD OF THE BRAKE PROBLEMS, (THE CAR DEALERSHIP OWNER) HE INSTRUCTED MY WIFE TO TAKE IT TO HIS OWN AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WHEN MY WIFE GOT THE TRUCK BACK, IT WAS IN THE SAME STATE NOT EVERYTHING WAS FIXED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED AT HUTCHENS. THE WORK HAD TO HAVE COST ABOUT $378.00. AND THERE ARE MORE TROUBLES WITH THE TRUCK, I SEE SIGNS OF RUST AND CORROSION, THERE ARE VIBRATIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10071173

Incident

Nov 15, 2003

Mileage

93,000 mi

TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65-75 MPH DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP FAILING. THE TRUCK WAS PUT IN THE SHOP TWO TIMES BEFORE A DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE. CONSUMER WAS APPALLED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING DEVICE TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO THE OWNER THAT FUEL PUMP FAILED.*AK *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10040501

Mileage

79,000 mi

CONSUMER NOTICED GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AFTER SEEING GASOLINE ON DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER STATES" GAS TANK IS RUSTED AND DEVELOPED A HOLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10024950

Incident

Jun 19, 2003

Mileage

104,000 mi

NAR 03-31-2003 *MR CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARING, HEATER CONTROL SWITCH, GAS GAUGE, RIGHT DOOR LOCK, BRAKES, AND OIL SENDING HOSES. *CB

NHTSA ID

10014767

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE FUEL INJECTORS LEAKED ONTO THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE ENGINE. ALL OF THE WIRES MELTED. THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS CONFIRMED THAT THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. I WAS REFERED TO GENERAL MOTORS. ESTIMATED REPAIRS FOR $1600.00 INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESS, FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL REGULATOR KIT, FUEL BODY KIT AND UPPER INTAKE GASKET. GM HAS AGREED TO PAY 50% OF THE BILL. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES, HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY WITH OIL CHANGES AND TUNE UPS, I FEEL THAT GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT.*AK

NHTSA ID

762063

Incident

May 10, 2002

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, PEDAL IS HARD AND WILL NOT GO DOWN. IF I KEEP MY FOOT ON PEDAL EVENTUALLY IT STOPS BUT IT REQUIRES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. WHILE DRIVING MAKES HUMMING, MOANING NOISE UNTIL ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND PROBLEM STOPS. BRAKING BECOMES EASIER. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD THIS MAY CLEAR UP ABS/BRAKING SITUATION. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. SHOWS HALF TANK WHEN NEAR EMPTY. AS FUEL LEVEL GOES DOWN, GAUGE GOES UP.FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

755090

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

THERE IS A FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CONSUMER FILLS FUEL TANK FULL , NOT WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED HALF WAY.*AK

NHTSA ID

883326

Incident

Nov 15, 1998

GAS PETAL STICKS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557217

Incident

Aug 22, 2000

FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS WITHIN 25,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO CALIFORNIA'S FUEL USE IN VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER SENT AN EXTENDE WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES, BUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRE? SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

868073

Incident

Jun 16, 1999

FUEL INJECTION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND CHECKED VEHICLE 3 TIMES. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO CALIFORNIA GAS . GAS HAS AN INGREDIENT THAT WAS EATING AWAY OR MELTING SEAL OF FUEL INJECTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

867398

WHILE FILLING FUEL TANK FUMES ENTERED INTO VEHICLE AND CAUSED OCCUPANT TO FEEL SICK. THIS MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL . *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

865569

Incident

May 1, 1999

SECOND SET TIRES WORN OUT AT 39000 MILES DUE TO UNIDENTIFIED FRT SUS.PROBLEM.DUE TO UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF DEALER VERIFIED CONCERNS AND PAST TITLE HISTORY,EVEN THOUGH MOST OCCURED BEFORE FACTORY W/ADDED GMPP ALL ATTEMTS TO HAVE LOCAL GM DEALERS REPAIR ANY OF THE PROBLEMS ACKNOWLAGED, HAVE BEEN REFUSED AT PRESANT TIME CAR SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WE ARE USING A RENTAL PAID FOR BY ME. THE DEALERS,AND FACTORY HAVE PASSIFIED ME THROUGH 3/36 COVERAGE AND MADE ME THINK SOME CONSERNS WERE NOT VALID,BECAUSE I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE VEHC.ALL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN DUPLICATED AND VARIFIED,DOCUMENTED BY MANY GM TECHS. AS WELL AS PASSENGERS,PRIVATE SHOPS AND THE SAME DEALER WHO QUESTENED CONCERNS.MY JOB,MARRAGE,AND DAILY LIFE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND SAFTEY WAS AND IS DISREGAURDED BY WHAT I ONCE CONSIDERED THE GREATEST AUTO MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLD,THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS THAT EXIST TO DATE AND WERE RECORDED BEFORE 3/36 *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )

NHTSA ID

725115

Incident

Jun 29, 2000

NOISY GAS TANK LEAKING GAS. YH

NHTSA ID

549684

Incident

Aug 11, 1999

THE HVAC SYSTEM CANNOT BE SET TO SHUT OUT FUMES FROM OTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THEM TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND RESULTING IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER DISCOMFORT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID

549495

HAD TRIED TO START VEHICLE THE 1ST TIME & IT FAILED TO CATCH. RETRIED THE 2ND TIME & FINALLY CAUGHT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN STARTING VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY. ALSO HAD FUEL PUMP CHECKED & REPLACED IT. THE NEW FUEL PUMP TERMINAL WAS BROKEN & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS ALSO REPLACED. IN ADDITION, PCV HOSE WAS NOT INSULATED & THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER WAS NOT WORKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

850170

Incident

Mar 26, 1999

ENGINE--PLUGGED FUEL INJECTORS.

NHTSA ID

609642

Incident

Dec 1, 1998