Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#754862November 24, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE BROUGHT THE PROBLEM OF THE HEADLIGHT COMING ON AT VARIOUS STAGES OF MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AT ONE OCCASION, I GOT THE MANF. INVOLVED IN A DISPUTE ABOUT HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY COMING ON, MOSTLY AFTER REFUELING. IN ANY CASE, IT WAS NEVER FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899223November 16, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898987November 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING HARD BRAKING OR EMERGENCY ACTIVATION OF BRAKE SYSTEM THERE WOULD BE A RATTLING/CHIRPING SOUND, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FALL TO THE FLOOR, FAILING TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. ALSO, RECALL 99V193000 ISSUED IN JUNE OF 2000. DEALERSHIP HAD FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898891November 7, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754193November 7, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754194November 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785774November 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER STATES THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED, AND MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898790November 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IN DECEMBER OF 1996 THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON MOV-1, 2001 THE VEHICLE WAS TOATALLED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898802November 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
RELAY IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN A FIRE THAT SPREAD TO AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, AND INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898779November 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOES'NT KICK IN AT ALL. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 9041 REPAIRS OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS WORSE THAN IT WAS AT FIRST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898455October 30, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER STATED ALL WIPERS FREEZE UP AT TIMES, ALSO WINDOW MOTOR IS INOPERATIVE.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898406October 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED 4-5 TIMES AND HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. 4 MONTHS AGO 4 SETS OF TIRES WERE PURCHASED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, NOTHING HAS CHANGED. VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN. DEALER FOUND CAUSE OF PROBLEM, BUT HASN'T SPECIFIED IF IT WAS UPPER OR LOWER BALL JOINTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACT, BUT WOULD NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED BECAUSE CONSUMER DIDN'T LIVE IN ONE OF THE STATES INCLUDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898321October 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATED BRAKES RELEASE UNDER HARD BRAKING, WHEN ON LOOSE SURFACE SUCH AS SAND OR WET PAVEMENT.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898265October 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL 99V193000; ABS SYSTEM FAILS IN WET OR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL FEELS HARD, BRAKES LOCK THEN RELEASE. HAD ABS RECALL DONE, BUT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753465October 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON SEPT. 21, 2001, I HAD TO SIT ON I-435-E- FREEWAY FOR AN HOUR BECAUSE OF A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS MOVING NO MORE THAN 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN I GOT TO I-71-N AND I TOOK I-71 TO THE LINWOOD EXIT GOING 55 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN 45 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN 55 TO 60 AND THEN 45 TO 50. I EXITED LINWOOD TO THE EAST, OVER TO INDIANA (LINWOOD IS THE 32ND HUNDREND BLOOK). I WENT SOUTH ON INDIANA TO 3318 INDIANA. I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT IN THE HOUSE. I WAS IN THE HOUSE ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES BEFORE MY NEIGHBORS CAME TO MY DOOR AND SAID MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THEY WERE USING THEIR WATER HOLES TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. MY BETTER-HALF (TRINIDAD MEDELLIN) CAME OUT SIDE AND OPEN THE HOOD OF THE BLAZER. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME, THE FIRE WAS OUT. SUPERIOR CHEVROLET HAD INFORMED TRINIDAD MEDELLIN THAT SEVERE OIL LEAK WAS PRESENT FROM OIL FILTER ADAPTER HOUSING AND BOTH OIL COOLER LINES AND THIS LEAK CONSTITUTES A SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ISSUE. TRINIDAD DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKS. IF THIS DATA WAS KNOWN TO THE NHTSA UNDER RECALLS, WHY WEREN'T THE CUSTOMERS INFORMED, PER ODI ID: 978897?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#753470October 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CAMPAIGN 1048 WASHINGTON STATE NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL: THIS RECALL SHOULD PERTAIN TO ALL STATES THAT HAVE HEAVY RAIN OR SNOWFALL FYI: I DON'T EVEN SEE ALASKA ON THIS RECALL EITHER. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785743October 18, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINTS FAILED, CONSUMER LISTED THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER DID NOT GIVE SPECIFIC DETAILS, MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART, THERE ARE TWO RECALLS REGARDING BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753239October 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO CARRONS CHEVY DEALER IN MARSHALL,MI. TO SEE IF MY BLAZER WAS UNDER A RECALL SINCE MY FRIENDS 1996 GMC JIMMY IS FOR THE PROBLEM. IT WASN'T BUT GET THIS, THERE ARE OTHER'S (BLAZER'S) UNDER RECALL FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE WITH A VIN CODE BEFORE AND AFTER MY VEHICLE'S VIN CODE. I BELIEVE THAT THEY ALL SHOULD. JUST BEFORE MY BALL JOINT FAILED MY FAMILY AND I WERE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED AT THAT SPEED IF THE BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. MY TRUCK IS AT A SHOP NOW GETTING FIXED AT A COST OF 180.00 SO FAR. THEY HAVE TO GET UP AND SEE WHAT OTHER DAMAGE MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS FAILURE. I KNOW MY BLAZER HAS ALOT OF MILES ON IT BUT I ALSO HAVE A CHEVY LUMINA VAN WITH 125,000 MILES AND A FORD MUSTANG GT WITH 135,000 MILES AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUSPENSION FAILURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897729October 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
RECALL 01 V 200 000/UPPER/LOWER CONTROL ARM: WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH OR LESS, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TOED IN, CAUSING LOSS OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897699October 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, TIRES
RECALL 01V200000; WHILE DRIVING TIRES WERE WEARING FUNNY. TIRES WERE BRAND NEW. TOOK VEHICLE FOR ALIGNMENT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CORRODED. REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE ON TIRES DUE TO BALL JOINTS. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THIS VEHCLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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