1998 Chevrolet Blazer

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #00V220000August 11, 200014,279 vehicles affected

  exterior lighting

  Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the daytime running lights built with a candela value greater than 3,000 cannot be mounted higher than 864MM above the road surface.

  These vehicles do not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 108.

  Remedy

  Dealers will install a revised wiring harness that changes the drl's from high beam to low beam drl's, and install new long-life low beam bulbs.

• NHTSA recall #98V053000March 9, 199872 vehicles affected

  suspension: front: control arm: lower arm

  Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicle equipped with 4-WHEEL drive or all-wheel-drive. One or both of the attaching nuts for the right-hand lower control arm are under torqued. This Can allow the attachment bolt to loosen and subsequent break resulting in separation of the lower control arm from the frame.

  This condition Can result in a loss of vehicle control.

  Remedy

  Dealers will inspect and retighten the right-hand lower control arm nuts to the proper torque specification.

• NHTSA recall #97V218000November 24, 199719,716 vehicles affected

  service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

  Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. A fatigue fracture of the rear axle right-hand brake pipe Can occur causing a slow brake fluid leak resulting in a soft brake pedal. If the brake pipe breaks, the driver would experience a sudden drop in the brake pedal, the instrument panel brake light would illuminate, and there would be a loss of rear brake performance.

  Partial loss of braking at a time when minimum stopping distance was required could result in a vehicle crash.

  Remedy

  Dealers will inspect and replace the brake pipe.

Other model years

• 1985 29
• 1987 30
• 1988 40
• 1989 38
• 1990 32
• 1991 222
• 1992 278
• 1993 511
• 1994 620
• 1995 1,224
• 1996 1,153
• 1997 768
• 1998
• 1999 436
• 2000 589
• 2001 326
• 2002 246
• 2003 77
• 2004 50
• 2019 189
• 2020 224
• 2021 141
• 2022 54
• 2023 44
• 2024 52
• 2025 34