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5.3

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,532 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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1998 Chevrolet Blazer drivetrain problems

drivetrain problem

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1998 Chevrolet Blazer Owner Comments

problem #6

Sep 162002

Blazer 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 70,193 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Passenger seat recliner lever broke, 4 wheel drive will not engage (encoder motor) altenator light is on (replace).

- Waukesha, WI, USA

problem #5

May 292003

Blazer 4WD

  • 35,000 miles
The seat back, transfer case, and windshield wiper motor all failed. The parking brake was adjusted, the air condition blew warm air, and the oil cooler lines were replaced.

- Hartford, CT, USA

problem #4

Sep 252001

(reported on)

Blazer 4WD

  • miles
The vehicle would occasionally shift into four wheel drive without the driver pushing the transfer buttons, sometimes it went into four wheel high and sometimes four wheel low, the consumer first thought he was accidentally hitting the button with his fist while shifting from drive to reverse, the dealer has been unable to duplicate and repair the problem. Nlm

- Swansea, MA, USA

problem #3

Sep 252001

(reported on)

Blazer 4WD

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The vehicle would occasionally shift into four wheel drive without the driver pushing the transfer buttons, sometimes it went into four wheel high and sometimes four wheel low, the consumer first thought he was accidentally hitting the button with his fist while shifting from drive to reverse, the dealer has been unable to duplicate and repair the problem. Nlm

- Swansea, MA, USA

problem #2

Feb 062001

(reported on)

Blazer 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving the vehicle shifted down in 4 wheel drive from wheel drive while sitting still. Nlm

- Tullahoma, TN, USA

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problem #1

Aug 121999

Blazer

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
While driving in 4-wheel drive vehicle suddenly jerked hard and went into 2-wheel drive low which may result in a crash. The vehicle got stuck in 2-wheel drive low. When dealer took vehicle out of 2- wheel drive low, dealer could not determine the cause of the problem.

- Elmira, NY, USA

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