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vehicle
1998 / chevrolet / blazer
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-01)
complaints
782 on file (1998-01-21 → 2020-10-25)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
10265601 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUALLY FAIL. SOMETIMES THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CYCLE, OTHER TIMES THEY DO NOT TURN ON AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES, OFTEN WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC
10071890 INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING
10098912 MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD TO MAKE MAJOR REPAIRS TO OUR 1998 BLAZER. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP ($294.55) IN OCTOBER 2002. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND GOT WORSE
Seat recliner and adjustment lever breakageSEATS11 complaints2004-08 → 2012-10blazer-1998-seat-lever-breakage
10200193 MY 1998 BLAZER'S DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER BROKE OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST SEAT. I AM UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SEAT FOR PROPER DRIVING POSITION. THE DRIVER'S SEAT LEVER BROKE AT 30,000 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SEAT LEVER BROKE ABOUT 40,000 MILES
10096286 LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, PASSENGER SIDE RECLINE LEVER HAS BROKEN. METAL SHEARED OFF SO WHOLE ROD WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. UNIT WAS NOT FORCED AND SNAPPED OFF
10129343 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEVERS ON THE FRONT TWO SEATS BROKE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2001. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER
Automatic transmission slipping and failurePOWER TRAIN8 complaints2004-11 → 2007-11blazer-1998-transmission-slipping
10113908 PURCHASED SUV IN 1999, DROVE CAR FOR 4 YEARS TIL 2004 WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION. HAD TRANSMISSION BUILT, FAILED 3 MONTHS LATER. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT FAILED AGAIN TODAY 9 MONTHS AFTER LAST REBUILD
10102428 TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN TRUCK IS IN MOTION, IF ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED IT STOPS BUT THEN RESUMES AFTER IT COMES BACK TO A STEADY PULL WHY
10207880 TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE, SLIPS. CANNOT MOVE VEHICLE WITHOUT TOW. DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWS CODE 1870
Steering and front suspension component wearSTEERING9 complaints2004-08 → 2007-02blazer-1998-steering-suspension-wear
10086693 I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT IF THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH
10100496 TWO DAYS AGO, AT 50 MPH, I STARTED HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS (QUICKLY STEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TO STAY ON ROAD). IT IS IN THE SHOP (ONLY 84K MILES) TO THE TUNE OF $600 TO REPLACE BOTH BALL JOINTS
10100498 VEHICLE NOT STEERING PROPERLY AND IDLER ARM WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 65,000 MI
Multi-function switch and turn signal malfunctionELECTRICAL SYSTEM14 complaints2004-04 → 2011-07blazer-1998-multifunction-switch
10108374 CONSTANT TURN SIGNAL CLICKING NOISE WHEN SIGNAL IS NOT ENGAGED. NO LIGHTS FLASH. CLICKING ONLY STOPS WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED
10086896 SMOKING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS BEING USED AND THEN THE TURN SIGNALS REFUSE TO TURN OFF. SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS SOME KIND OF A SHORT IN THE BLINKER SYSTEM. IF THIS IS NOT FIXED A FIRE COULD BE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
10416268 WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A BUZZING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULTI-SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE
Reduced braking and ABS activation at low speedSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC12 complaints2004-09 → 2019-12blazer-1998-brake-failure
10147610 THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE REPLACED
10152577 I HAVE A 1998 S-10 CHEVY BLAZER THAT HAS AN ABS PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE DISTANCE. 90% OF THE TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL RESISTS PRESSURE BEING PUT ON IT AND PUSHES BACK
10094458 WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP
Cruise control and accelerator stickingVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL8 complaints2004-11 → 2020-10blazer-1998-cruise-accelerator-stuck
11366257 AFTER USING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE FIRST TIME ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH , IT STUCK AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO A DANGEROUS SPEED AND THE BREAKS BARELY HELPED
10109822 THE THROTTLE, ON MY 1998 BLAZER, STICKS WHEN FIRST DEPRESSED AND THEN ENGAGES, WITH THE THROTTLE PARTIALLY OPEN, SO THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD
10099897 THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH CONSUMER MADE HER WAY BACK INTO THE EMPTY PARKING LOT, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE STILL IN GEAR. CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF. CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE PRIOR TO THE OCCURRENCE
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1998 Chevrolet Blazer vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/chevrolet/blazer
@misc{wrenchpro_1998_chevrolet_blazer_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1998 Chevrolet Blazer},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/chevrolet/blazer}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
