1997 Chevrolet Blazer

1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER ENGINE REVVED TO A VERY HIGH RPM.*MR AFTER THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE STREET THE ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH. IT REVVED SOMEWHERE AROUND 4500 RPM'S. THE CONSUMER POPPED TO HOOD TO SEE IF HE COULD DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE NEXT DAY THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT BUTTERFLY VALVE WAS OPEN AND SHOWED WHERE THE WEDGE SHAPED PIECE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RIVETED ON. IT APPEARED THAT THE WEDGE PIECE BROKE AWAY FROM THE RIVETS AND PIVOTED DOWN INTO THE THROAT OF THE INJECTOR BODY CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO SENSE THE NEED TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL. *NM

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENLY FAILING. THEY WILL WORK ONE MOMENT THEN STOP ANOTHER MOMENT. SOMETIMES JUST RESTARTING THE TRUCK WILL GET THEM GOING AGAIN, OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND PULL ON THEM TO GET THEM MOVING AGAIN. MOST RECENTLY THE WIPER FAILURE OCCURRED 3X DURING A TRIP TO WORK IN THE RAIN, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER EACH TIME TO GET THE WIPERS RESTARTED AGAIN BY PULLING ON THEM. IN A GOOGLE SEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE SAID THE FAILURES ARE A RESULT OF BAD(COLD) SOLDER JOINTS ON THE PC BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR THAT IS CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. REFLOWING OF THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE BOARD HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR MANY.

WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN ENGAGED, FINALLY THEY STOPPED IN MID STREAM. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V159000 BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK TECH FOUND THAT THE WIPER COVER MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1997 CHEVY BLAZER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A RECALL WAS MADE ON HIS VEHICLE FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. WHEN THE RECALL WAS FIXED A SHORTER SEAT BELT WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE. NOW CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AND FEELS THAT ALL THE SEAT BELTS IN THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 03V117000. GM RECALL NUMBER IS 03020. THIS IS THE THIRD SEAT BELT THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TT

ERRATIC WINDSHEILD WIPER BLADES ON MY 1997 BLAZER S-10. THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON SOMETIMES UNLESS THE WIPER ARMS ARE MOVED BY HAND. WHEN THAT HAPPENES, IT IS DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO GET THEM WORKING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIPERS FOR THE 1996 BALZER AND THE 1997 S-10. MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME WIPER SYSTEM AS BOTH OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED.

THE ROTORS ARE WEARING OUT, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER BOOSTER FAILED WHICH WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND MOUNTED TO A FIREWALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IN THE PROPER AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE PEDAL WOULD NEED TO BE APPLIED REALLY HARD THEN WOULD STOP 15 TO 25 INCHES FURTHER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SPRING WITHIN THE METAL ROD WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE MASTER AND THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *SC