Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#565547May 1, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PERIODIC FAILURES OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THIS HAS BEEN INTOLERABLE IN DAMP WEATHER AND AFTER CAR WASHES, DEALER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761063April 23, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
DUE TO LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER, I TOOK VECH IN FOR SERVICE TO UPPER BALL JOINTS. THEY SAID UPPERS ARE FINE BUT LOWERS NEED REPLACED AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE LETTER AND IT WON'T PASS INSPECTION. I CALLED MANUFACTURER AFTER SEEING ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO IDENTIFIED AS PROBLEM BUT THEY SAID IS THE DEALER SAYS THE UPPERS DON'T NEED REPLACED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE POSSIBLE UPPER BALL JOINT PROBLEM. DOES THIS SEEM REASONABLE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007571April 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE DOES NOT HEAT UP TO PROPER TEMPERATURE IN THE WINTER MONTHS, AND IN SUMMER MONTHS IT OVERHEATS. CHEVROLET HAS ADMITTED TO THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760688April 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM CLOGGED WITH A SANDY SUBSTANCE. MECHANIC SAYS RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTATED, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPONETS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1500.00. MECHANIC SAYS HE IS SEEING THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH 1996 BLAZERS. WHILE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATABASE POINT TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DEXI-COOL COOLANT, THE MECHANIC SAYS IN HIS VIEW IT IS NOT THE COOLANT AS THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY WITH 1996 BLAZERS. HE BELIEVES IT IS SAND FROM A FAULTY PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE BLOCKS WERE CAST. THE EXCESS SAND IS NOW BREAKING OFF AND CLOGGING THE COOLANT SYSTEMS CAUSING MAJOR REPAIRS. GM HAS IGNORED ALL COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLES ARE OVERHEATING AND RESULTING IN PEOPLE GETTING STRANDED ON HIGHWAYS, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760558April 10, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CERTIFIED MASTER AUTO MECHANIC, THAT'S WHY NO SPECIFIC VEHICLE. HAVE SEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THESE GM TRUCKS, ALL LINES, BLAXER, TAHOE, K3500, ETC. WITH THE BELT TENSIONERS COMING APART. THE CENTER ROTS OUT AND THE SPRING JUST MAKES THE TENSIONER FALL SIDEWAYS. FOR A WHILE ITS NOT BAD, THE BELT IS STILL ON AND ONLY SLIPS WET. WHEN THEY COME OFF THERE IS SUDDENLY NO POWER STEERING, ALONG WITH OF COURSE NO ALTERNATOR. WE ARE CHANGING THESE AT PROBABLY ONE PER DAY, AND CHECK ALL OF THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE FOUND THAT ALL OF THEM WITH AT LEAST THIRTY THOUSAND MILES EITHER NEED A NEW TENSIONER OR HAVE ALREADY HAD THE TENSIONER REPLACED. THIS COVERS A FEW YEARS, FROM AT LEAST 1995 THROUGH 1999, AND IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT ALL THE AFTERMARKET SUPPLIERS I HAVE SEEN (GATES, NAPA, CARQUEST) STOCK THESE PARTS. I CAN TELL YOU THE CARQUEST PART NUMBER, 89231, FROM MEMORY. AS A SIDE ISSUE, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER A SEPERATE FORM FOR MECHANICS TO FILL OUT, WITH QUESTIONS AIMED MORE THE INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE. AFTER ALL, WE ARE IN THE FRONT LINES, AND CAN PICK UP MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS MORE QUICKLY THAN INDIVIDUAL OWNERS PROBABLY CAN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006999April 8, 2002
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT, AS IF OUT OF ALIGNMENT. UPON PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT, THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER STATES REAR AXLE SEAL IS LEAKY, WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE OR SLOWING, THE BRAKE PEDAL GIVES WAY, AIR BAG FAILED. *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#760003March 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAD FAULTY TFP SWITCH AND DIP STICK REPLACED PER BULLITEN #86-71-17 ON 2-8-99. ON 3-20-02 TRANMISSION FAILED TOOK IT TO DEALER BUT THEY DO NOT REBUILD THEM. TOOK IT TO QUALIFIED TRANSMISSION MECHANIC. HE REBUILT IT AT A COST OF $1900.00. HE SAID HE FOUND A LOT OF RUST IN IT WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL. I PLAN TO CALL CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS BUT I DOULT THIS WILL GET ME ANYWHERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006663March 29, 2002
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH FRONT LEFT WHEEL COLLAPSED, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS TAKING A LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006667March 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 98V150000. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759912March 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/B_GILLIE/DEXCOOL_PROBLEMS.HTML & HTTP://WWW.BIGCLASSACTION.COM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006503March 27, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN WET CONDITTIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME VERY SPORADIC AND INOPERATABLE. CAUSES DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006505March 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759830March 26, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN BALL JOINT FAILED, BROKE AND CUT ALUMINUM RIM IN HALF CAUSING BLOWOUT. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564822March 25, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER SMELLED AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE, UPON INVESTIGATION CONSUMER DISCOVERED A WET SPOT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR DIRECTLY BELOW THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR, CONSUMER LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE FUEL TANK HAD A SIMILAR WETNESS TO IT JUST OVER THE WET SPOT ON THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE FUEL TANK HAD RUSTED SO MUCH THAT FUEL WAS SEEPING OUT AND LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006159March 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING TO 2 ND AND TO 3 RD GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006034March 20, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759416March 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAD FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNINIG OR INDECATION, I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE SYSTEM OUT AND HE FOUN THA THE ABS PUMP WAS MALFUNCTIONING. BUT IT DID NOT PRODUCE A FAULT CODE TO THE COMPUTER NOR DID THE DASH LIGHT COME ON. HE ALSO CHECKED WITH OTHER MECKANIC IN THE AREA AND THEY ALSO HAVE HAD THE SAME REPORTS FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE BRAKES FAILING. THE QUICK FIX IS TO DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM AND RUN THE BRAKES IN THE MANUAL MODE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH (96-97 ) SYSTEMS. THE REPAIR COST FOR ABS RANGE FROM 900.00 TO 1500.00 DOLLLARS TO FIX. AT THAT PRICE THERE PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE RIDING AROUNRD WITH THE ABS SYSTEM DESABLED. I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE A TOP PRIORITY TO BE CHECKED OUT. HAD I NEEDED THE BRAKES IN A REAL EMERGENCY OR PANIC STOP I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE WRITING THIS LETTER. THANK YOU FOR YOR TIME IN THIS MATTER JOHN T NUTTALL 24 B STREET LOWELL,MA. 01851. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005680March 14, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE AT AN INSPECTION STATION LOWER BALL JOINTS MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR REPLACING THE UPPER BALL JOINTS - 01V200000 - THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE, CONSUMER ALSO RECEIVED LETTER FROM GM REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF UPPER BALL JOINTS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005705March 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RESULTING IN HARD SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. DEALERSHIP REVIEWED VEHICLE; HOWEVER FOUND NO DEFECT, AND SUGGESTED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759311March 13, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THIS COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN MY HAVING TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE AND HOSES AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR DUE TO THE AMOUNT AND THICKNESS OF THE CORROSION/RUST INSIDE. THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO BE FLUSHED...CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS REFERENCED BY THEIR REPAIR BULLETINS...THE EXTEND AND COST OF THE DAMAGE IS UNDERSTATED.... IM OUT OF POCKET $1400 TO REPLACE A RADIATOR A HEATING CORE AND OTHER COMPONENT DUE TO NOT BEING NOTIFIED SOONER ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE PROBLEM OCCURRING AND THEREBY HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR THE PROBABLY ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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