Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (2000)

589 consumer complaints on file.

#10052810January 10, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY BLAZER FROM HARRY GREEN CHEV. IN BRIDGEPORT,WV.WE HAVE HAD A WATER LEAK COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE WIND AND WATER COMES IN AROUND THE DOOR. WE HAVE NOTIFIED THEM NUMBEROUS TIMES AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING. THE LAST TIME WE TALKED TO THEM THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE PROBLEM WAS THERE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SHOULD STAND GOOD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SEEMS AS IF THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN WRECKED BEOFRE WE PURCHASED IT BUT CAR FAX SAID THERE WASN'T NOTHING LISTED. WE STARTED OFF MAKING PAYMENTS AND THAT WAS FINE THEY WOULD MAKE REGULAR CHECK UPS BUT AS SOON AS WE PAID THE VEHICLE OFF IN FULL THEY HAVE BEEN GIVING US THE RUN AROUND. THEY TOLD USE THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WON'T AND THEY WANT US TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE WINDSHIELD ALSO LOOKS AS IF IT MAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
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#10051155December 27, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE ON 2000 BLAZER LEAKED AROUND WELD.*AK
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#10051156December 27, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT RECLINING ADJUST HANDLES ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BROKE OFF.THEY WERE NOT HEAVELY USED.*AK
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#10051171December 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I PURCHASED MY CHEVROLET BLAZER NEW AT THE END OF 1999 AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MUCH I KNOW ALL 15 OF THE MECHANICS BY THERE FIRST NAME. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACES, THE SEAT HANDLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE, THE SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FROM LOCKING UP, THE FRONT END HAS HAD WORK DONE TO IT AND STILL IS NOT FIXED, THE REAR RIGHT SPEAKER DOES NOT WORK, THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE GAS PETAL STICKS I HAFT TO CLEAN THE CARD AT LEAST EVERY MONTH, THE HEATER CORE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND IT STILL DOES NOT GET HOT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ORANGE ANTIFREEZE AND WAS TOLD THAT CHEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THEIR 5 YEAR ANTIFREEZE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A $500.00 ENGINE FLUSH THAT I COULD DO MY SHELF FOR $10.00 BUT I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS CORRODED UP INSIDE AND I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED GM COMPLAINT LINE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT OFFER ME ANY HELP. THE COMPLAINT LINE WAS A JOKE AND A WASTE OF MY TIME. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY THIS IS MY SECOND VEHICLE. MY FIRST WAS A S10 AND I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK
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#10050597December 16, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY BLAZER WITH 44,000 MILES. SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JULY I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE COMMON AMONG OWNS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS THESE ITEMS SINCE THE CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. SOME I CONSIDER TO BE SAFETY ISSUES. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, SEAT RECLINER HANDLE IS BROKEN, FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT ENGAGE. FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST OVER 3.5 YEARS OLD THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WILL PROBABLY NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS AND WILL PROBABLY PURCHASE A EUROPEAN AUTO, THEIR ENGINEERING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ARE FAR SUPERIOR TO OUR US AUTOMAKERS. *AK
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#10049753December 15, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER LOWER BALL JOINTS THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 36,211 MILES AND THE JOINTS ARE WORN OUT. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS AND THEY ALSO HAD OR HAVE THIS PROBLEM.*AK
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#10050275December 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR VEHICLE TO GO INTO THE REVERSE GEAR. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO BUCKLE THE REAR SEAT BELT BECAUSE THE PLATE GOT STUCK IN THE HOLSTER, AND THE HOLSTER WAS STUCK IN THE SEAT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF BOTH FAILURES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS. *AK
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#10049941December 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
REAR BRAKES WERE MAKING A LIGHT GRINDING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES BY THE MECHANIC, THEY NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES/ FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK
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#10049135December 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THIS BLAZER 5 MONTHS AGO AND IT ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK MY INLAWS TO THE AIRPORT ON SATURDAY MORNING, 11/29/03, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, NO REVERSE, ONLY 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WORKS. I AM TOLD BY 3 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, WHY WASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? *NLM
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#10047495November 24, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2000 BLAZER STARTED SURGING. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF SURGING, ONE DAY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY AND A FEW MINUTES LATER IT STALLED. IT RESTARTED BUT AFTER SEVERAL BLOCKS, IT STALLED AGAIN. THIS KEPT HAPPENING. CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA 67 MILES TO MY DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT THINKS IT IS PROBABLY THE FUEL PUMP. CAR IS STILL SURGING. AFTER 1.5 MONTHS CAR STALLED AGAIN WHILE IDLING IN A LINE OF CARS. IT RESTARTED AFTER SOME DIFFICULTY. I THEN TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CHEVROLET DEALER. AGAIN THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMETHING SHOWED UP ON THE COMPUTER OR CAR COMPLETELY DIES AND WON'T RESTART. SO I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT MIGHT SHUT DOWN ON ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *LA
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#10048283November 19, 2003
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THERE WAS A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VIBRATION WAS NORMAL. DEALER SHOWED CONSUMER DOCKET ID# 1381844, STATING THAT CHEVROLET WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR WAS UNNECESSARY.*AK
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#10047127November 18, 2003
SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2000 BLAZER LT 4WD WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT. I RECENTLY STARTED EXPERIENCING VIBRATIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY DEALER VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO A GM DOCUMENT, THERE IS NO FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO GM DOCUMENT ID# 1381844. THE DOCUMENT IS ENTITLED "VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS-SUSPENSION WHEEL #PI01273B - (09/15/2003). THE DOCUMENT EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM & SYMPTOMS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN MANY OF THESE DISCUSSIONS. THERE IS A LINE IN THIS DOCUMENT THAT READS: THIS VIBRATION IS CONSIDERED A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FOR THESE VEHICLES AND NO REPAIR ATTEMPTS SHOULD BE MADE." THIS DOCUMENT COVERS 2 & 4WD DRIVE GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME BODY TYPES (I.E. BLAZERS, JIMMY, BRAVADA, S-10, ENVOY) AND COVERS YEARS 00 - 03. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR USE ON THE HIGHWAY!! IF THIS WAS "NORMAL" WHY DIDN'T THE VEHICLE DO THIS WHEN IT WAS NEW? I CALLED CHEVY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY VERIFIED THE DOCUMENT. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AFTER THAT I GUESS I'M OUT OF LUCK. MY DEALER FOUND THE DOCUMENT AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP://SERVICE.GM.COM/SERVLETS/BLOBSHTML?SHTMLFILE=1381844. *LA
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#10046901November 13, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AT 60,000 MILES. LOTS OF ROAD NOISE AND "HUM" VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT END FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES, THEN IT GOT REAL BAD WHEN TURN STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT. SMALL TIME MECHANIC HAS REPLACED BEARINGS ON 12 BLAZERS OVER THE COURSE OF 6 MONTHS. ONE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MANY BLAZERS HAVE BEEN IN TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ANYWHERE FROM 30-80000 MILE. MECHANIC THINKS IT'S CAUSED BY LACK OF ADEQUATE GROUNDING FOR THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. *LA
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#10045846November 10, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER - FASTER THAN YOU CAN BLINK AN EYE--WILL THE LIGHTS STAY OFF SOMETIME? A DISASTER AT NIGHT.*AK
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#10045913November 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6/12/03, 2000 BLAZER 4X4 TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOST ABILITY TO OBTAIN ALL GEARS. AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE LOST ABILITY TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AS WELL. NOISE TRANSMITTED FROM TRANSMISSION CONTAINED METALLIC MATERIAL GRINDING AND MOVING WITHIN. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD WITH THE MAJORITY OF ITS USE COMING FROM WORK TRANSPORTATION. THE CHEVY DEALER WOULD NOT QUOTE WITHOUT DISASSEMBLING THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD BE THE MAJORITY OF THE LABOR INVOLVED IN A FULL REPAIR. THEY STATED THAT THEY GENERALLY PREFER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, $3200. A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE WITHIN 10 MINUTES. THE OWNER HAS SEEN THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND LITERALLY DESCRIBED THE SYMPTOMS AS SOON AS I TOLD HIM I HAD A BLAZER WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE COMPLETE REBUILD, DUE TO A SUN-SHELL GEAR FAILURE, COST $2097.78. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE NON-ROBUST JOINING OF TWO CYLINDERS (NO FILLET) AS WELL AS THE THICKNESS AND MATERIAL USED ALLOWS THE PART TO FAIL QUITE FREQUENTLY. HE HAD COMPLETED MULTIPLE JOBS FOR THIS AT HIS SHOP ALONE. IN FACT, AN ACQUAINTANCE OF MINE, HAD THE IDENTICAL SITUATION HAPPEN WITH HIS BLAZER THE WEEK OF 10/26/03. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I HAD CALLED THE CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE WITH NO HELP COMING FROM THEM. THIS HAS BEEN THE PINNACLE OF SEVERAL FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES (38,000MI AND 55,000MI), A POWER SEAT THAT QUIT WORKING, A POWER WINDOW THAT QUIT WORKING, AND SEVERAL PAINT ISSUES. REFERENCE CHEVY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 010730038.*AK
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#10046537November 5, 2003
CHILD SEAT:BASE
THE ADJUSTABLE PEDESTAL ON THE SEAT BASE OCCASIONALLY COLLAPSES WHEN IT IS SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. *MR INCLUDING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE IN THE SUMMERTIME. THE PLASTIC WOULD BECOME VERY PLIABLE ALSO WHEN PRESSING THE BASE INTO THE SEAT DURING INSTALLATION, THE ADJUSTMENT NOTCHES SLIPPED. *SCC
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#10045458November 4, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT ADJUSTMENT HANDLE BROKE OFF DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE A ALOT OF THESE BREAKING. I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD MAKE THIS INTO A RECALL SO THEIR CUSTOMERS DO NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES. NONE IS PERFECT, BUT AT LEAST THEY COULD MAKE THE EFFORT TO FIX THEM, AND NOT MAKE THE CUSTOMER DO SO.*AK
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#10046117October 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WAS UNUSUAL, AND HAD TO TAKE TRANSMISSION APART TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. *AK
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0
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#10045081October 30, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE PASSENGER SEAT LEVER ALSO BROKE OFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE RECLINE POSITION OF THE SEAT BACK. DEALER IS REPAIRING BOTH PROBLEMS WITH A COST OF OVER $600.00. *LA
Crash:
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0
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0
#10043137October 18, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PROBLEMS WITH 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER SUV. *LA
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