Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#897543October 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE PARKED A FIRE STARTED ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. THEY BELIEVED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897444October 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GETS WATER IN IT AND KEEPS RUSTING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004938October 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DEFECTIVE TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897226October 2, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SHE WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A TURN IN FRONT OF HER, AND SHE HIT HER REAR DOOR AND BROKE THE AXLE.. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#563513October 1, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PRIOR TO RECALL, CONSUMER HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING LOOSE, WHEN CONSUMER FIRST HAD THEM REPLACED SHE WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THERE WAS NO RECALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752781October 1, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AT DEALERSHIP. SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLET BALZERS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. MY PARTICULAT MODEL CHEV S10 BALZER 4WD WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I BELEIVE THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752689September 28, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT SOMETHING WAS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. HAVING GONE MAYBE A HUNDRED FEET, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS GREATLY OUT OF PLACE, AS IF IT WAS READY TO TEAR AWAY COMPLETELY FROM THE VEHICLE. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OF THIS NOR WAS THERE ANY DISCERNIBLE REASON FOR THIS OTHER THAN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE EVERY 3000 MILES LUBRICATED THE CHASSIS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896700September 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
RECALL #01V2000000 CONCERNING LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND CUTTING WHEEL INTO PIECES, THE OTHER UPPER AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WEAK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752503September 24, 2001
WHEELS
HAVE EXCESSIVE LATERIAL RUN OUT IN BOTH REAR TIRES, FIRESTONE STATES IS DUE TO OEM WHEELS BENT, WHEELS MEASURED AND WELL WITH IN MFG SPEC'S, FIRESTONE WANTS TO REPLACE WITH SAME, AS A CONSUMER I WANT REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES, NOTE THESE ARE REPLACEMENT TIRES FROM RECALL LAST YEAR. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT HWY SPEEDS DUE TO VIBRATION. ALSO UNABLE TO ROTATE TIRE PER MFG RECOMMENDATIONS DUE TO PROBLEM. IF FIRESTONE REPLACES JUST REAR TIRES STILL HAVE FRONTS WITH WEAR FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO ROTATE, FIRESTONE SAYS 'TO BAD'*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75/R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752495September 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT ENGUINE FIRES ON THESE VEHICLES. WE ALSO LOST A 1995 BLAZER TO A FIRE APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE LEARNED OF MANY SIMILAR LOSSES TO OTHERS THROUGH INFORMAL CONTACT WITH CAR OWNERS, MOSTLY BY MENTIONING THIS IN CONVERSATION AND FINDING OUT THAT THERE WAS A FRIEND OR RELATIVE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I AM EXTREMELY THANKFUL THAT DURING BOTH FIRES MY 3 AND 5 YEAR OLDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR AND STRAPPED INTO THEIR CAR SEATS. THE SMOKE WAS HORRIBLE AND FILLED THE CAR QUICKLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896635September 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 01V200000. DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARM, BUT NOT DAMAGED LOWER CONTROL ARM EVEN THOUGH RECALL STATED LOWER/UPPER CONTROL ARM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752449September 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINT FAILED, ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. THERE ARE 2 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND BOTH ARE AFFECTED ON MINE, BUT GMC SAYS MY VIN# IS NOT ON THERE LIST AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896586September 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V200000/ MANUFACTURER'S 01048 LETTER. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND DEALER REFERRED TO CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE CONSUMER ALREADY REMEDIED PROBLEM AND WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALER STATED THAT COULDN'T GET REIMBURSED BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT USE CHEVROLET PARTS. ALSO, DID NOT SEE STATEMENT ON DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896417September 17, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES HAVE TO GO UNDER HOOD TO SHAKE WIRING TO WORK. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 98V150001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043. CONTACTED DEALER AND WIRING WAS REPLACED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896354September 14, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON A SIDE STREET, AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, UPPER BALLJOINTS BOKE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751969September 9, 2001
TIRES
TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT 36000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751973September 9, 2001
TIRES
TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT 36000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895906September 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ABS LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED, ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751650September 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS NOT BLOWING HEATED AIR. AFTER INITIAL ANALYSIS OF CLOSEST DEALER (FOX CHEVROLET - LAUREL MD.), IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ENGINE COOLANT HAD JELLED. I INSTRUCTED THEM NOT TO REPAIR DUE TO EXCESSIVE ESTIMATE TO FIX (AND PAID THEM THEIR EVALUATION FEE UNDER PROTEST), AND ARRANGED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEY DIAGNOSED THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEMS PERSISTED OVER THE NEXT MONTHS AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. RUST AND/OR JELL IN THE SYSTEM DUE TO THE DEX-COOL COOLANT WAS CONTINUALLY DISCUSSED AS THE ROOT CAUSE AND THE SYSTEM HAD TO BE "BLOWN OUT" SEVERAL TIMES YET THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WOULD TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COOLANT PROBLEM. I POINTED OUR THAT THE SYSTEM IS LABELED TO NOT REQUIRE ANY SERVICE/MAINTENANCE UNTIL 100,000 MILES BUT THEY CONTINUED TO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I REQUESTED COPIES OF THE MANUFACTURERS SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM TO UNDERSTAND MORE OF THE SPECIFICS OF THE ISSUE AND TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. RECENTLY (JULY 2001) I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH GAUGES INDICATING A POTENTIAL OVERHEAT CONDITION WHICH I SUSPECT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE BLOCKAGE IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM SINCE I HAD THE THERMOSTAT DIAGNOSED AS WORKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751602September 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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