1998 Chevrolet Blazer LT review from North America
"I will never buy a Chevy Blazer again"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I still haven't paid off my truck yet, but here's what I've paid and the dealer has paid on my vehicle.
New shocks at 45,000 from dealer
New tires at 50,000 me
New transmission at 70,000 from warranty and me.
New Rotors at 80000 me.
New air conditioning compressor and flush of unit at 75000 me.
New water pump at 60,000 me.
New alternator me at 78000.
5 of the 7 speakers don't work with the "stereo."
Sometimes the windshield wipers don't work or they just go full speed or the slowest speed.
Sometimes the auto-locks don't work at all either making it impossible to lock the car as the back seats don't have key locks.
Sometimes the automatic windows get stuck either up or down.
General comments?
Owning this car was supposed to be the a great new adult experience in my life. My job got better and a got a raise so I went and bought this Blazer. Three months after I bought it I went on a cross country trip with the Blazer, about 3,000 miles round trip and the Blazer was great. When I got home I had the oil changed the engine fluids looked at etc. Since then the past four years have been hell, I've been averaging bills of about 200 dollars by monthly and a trip to the shop every other month that sometimes last for a week.
I will never buy a Chevy Blazer again.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture | 1997 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 2 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 2 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 0 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 45000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 83000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 8th November, 2004 |