Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1999)

436 consumer complaints on file.

#10394422April 6, 2011
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVESHAFT IN MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER REPLACED IN MARCH 2011. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER MY SON WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL CAYUGA-ONONDAGA BOCES IN AURBAN WHEN THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT CAUSING THE BLAZER ENTIRE REAR-END TO SEIZE UP THROWING THE VEHICLE ALMOST MAKING MY SON GO DOWN OVER THE BRIDGE. THE SCHOOL CAME AND TOWED HIM BACK AND LOOKED AT IT' THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVESHAFT IN WAS NOT THERE, AS IF THEY FORGOT TO TIGHTEN IT OR FORGET TO PUT IT ON ALL TOGETHER. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE BOLT WAS PULLED OFF OR BROKEN, YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE BY THE TREADS. I HAD THE TRAINED AUTO MECHANICS AT THE SCHOOL CALL OVER TO PULLEN'S AND THEY WERE RUDE, SAID THEY DID THEIR JOB AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO TO HELP US.. VERY RUDE' ALSO, THE DRIVESHAFT DIDN'T HAVE ANY GREASE FITTINGS SO IT WOULDN'T HAVE LASTED 6 MONTHS TOP. THIS GARAGE DID A BAD JOB AND NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DO THEIR JOB RIGHT' I DIDN'T PAY OVER $500 TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED FOR ONE WEEK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368538December 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NO EVENTS JUST AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A WHILE EVERY DAY ALL LIGHTS INCLUDING DASH FLICKER AND THEN WHEN I SHUT OFF FUEL PUMP WON'T PUMP UP. THIS HAPPENS ONCE A DAY AND WILL NOT RESTART TILL NEXT DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355506September 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP. AS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348003August 8, 2010
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE CABLE ON 1999 BLAZER HAS CORRODED CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED ONCE. I PURCHASED A NEW SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE AND STRAPPED INSIDE THE CARGO COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341521July 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2010 MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330780May 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TODAY I TOOK MY 1999 CHEVY. BLAZER XL IN FOR A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION-I JUST GOT A CALL FROM MERCHANTS TIRE AND AUTO IN CULPEPER, VA THAT IT'S GOING TO COST: $1200.00 TO PASS INSPECTION. UP TO THIS POINT I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM BRAKING? OF ANY KIND? THEN FOR MY VEHICLE TO "FLUNK" DUE TO BRAKE ISSUES? I WENT ONLINE -TYPED 1999 CHEVY BLAZER---RECALLS ETC... COMES TO FIND OUT---THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE MANY YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISSION. DO I HAVE A LEGAL CLAIM HERE-SINCE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED W/RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326712April 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ON MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER, MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, AND HE WAS CONCERNED THAT I WOULD LOSE THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. HE TEST DROVE THE CAR, AND THE BRAKES GAVE OUT. HE WAS NOT DRIVING FAST AND TOLD ME THAT IF I KEPT THAT CAR THE BRAKE LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WAS THERE A RECALL? FOX NEWS TOLD ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL ON APRIL 9, 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324788April 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
STEEL BRAKE LINES FROM ABS MODULE TO BRAKES CORRODING OR RUSTING THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321787March 24, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TREAD FROM A UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRE CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE MOMENTARILY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO COUNTERSTEER TO CORRECT THE WEAVING AND UNSTABLE DRIVING OF MY VEHICLE. AS THE TREAD CAME OFF IT DAMAGED MY WHEEL WELL, UNDERCARRAIGE BEHIND THE WHEEL, REAR BUMPER AND BODY TRIM. I HAD MY SON AND THREE OF HIS FRIENDS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320124March 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, SUCH AS ON WET GRASS OR IN PACKED SNOW AND APPLYING THE BRAKES ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER, I INVARIABLE EXPERIENCE A JOLTING FROM THE ABS SYSTEM AS THE BREAKS GRAB AND RELEASE REPEATEDLY WITH MY FOOT APPLYING STEADY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UNDER 30MPH OR WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP EACH TIME BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND BRAKING AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM REVEALED NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS OR DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317150March 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 CHEVY BLAZER ZR2 (SUV) ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS 7-10 MPH? CAUSING IMPROPER BRAKING AND PULLING. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT YET - HAVEN'T FOUND THE CAUSE. NO CRASH YET. READ AN ARTICLE THAT GM WAS RECALLING 8000 VEHICLES UP NORTH DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BUT I LIVE IN FL. AND AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ???? NO INFO FOUND ON LINE YET AS TO DIAGNOSIS OR RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN JUST REPLACING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM $$$$. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313634February 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES DO NOT WORK ON A 1999 CHEVY BLAZER , YOU PUT ON THE BRAKES AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO STOP OR NOT , YOU PRESS DOWN HARD , BUT IT WONT STOP .IT DOES STOP , BUT YOU PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKES AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR IT TO STOP , IT IS IN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES , NOT WORKING RIGHT , AND I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE BLAZERS AND THEY TELL ME THERE BLAZER DOES THE SAME THING , PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED FOR THIS , [XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302292January 26, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IN MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER LS IS MALFUNCTIONING. DURING DRIVING, THE BLINKER SOUND IS CONSTANTLY CLICKING WHETHER OR NOT I AM MAKING A TURN OR ENABLING MY SAFETY HAZARD LIGHTS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON THE CAR, THE CLICKING SOUND TEMPORARILY STOPS. WHEN I DRIVE AGAIN, THE CLICKING SOUND STARTS AGAIN. THIS MALFUNCTION GIVES THE DRIVER THE FALSE INDICATION THAT THEIR TURN SIGNALS IS ON, WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY NOT ON, AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302290January 26, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE 2 BLAZERS 1999 AND BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM A FAILING MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH THAT MAKES AN ANNOYING CONSTANT CLICKING SOUND THAT COME FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. I HAD ONE REPAIRED LAST YEAR THAT COST ME OVER 600$ AND NOW MY OTHER BLAZER IS HAVING THE ME THE SAME PROBLEM .THE PART THEY HAVE CHANGE IS THE ARM FOR THE FLASHER RIGHT /LEFT IN WITCH INCLUDES THE CRUISE CONTROL HIGH BEAM LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298128January 4, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,506.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277903July 22, 2009
SEATS
SEATING AT RED LIGHT WHEN LADY THOUGHT IT TURNED GREEN REARENDED US MY NECK WENT OVER HEAD REST AND NEEDED NECK SURGERY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10273920June 15, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ON 1999 BLAZER JUST COST US $591.23 TO FIX AND IS RECALLED ON OTHER YEAR MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263224March 27, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT END THEN A SEVERE PULL TO MY LEFT WHICH VEERED ME OFF THE ROAD , LUCKILY THERE WAS A GRASSY KNOLL TO MY LEFT AND NOT A GUARD RAIL. WHEN I EXITED I FOUND MY FRONT LEFT WHEEL OFF . THE SHOP SAID MY WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO A BAD BEARING. I FOUND THIS ODD DUE TO MY REPLACING BOTH BEARINGS A YEAR BEFORE. APPARENTLY ITS A COMMON PROBLEM. VEH. HAS 147K AT THIS INCIDENT AND ONLY 126K WHEN REPLACED PARTS THE FIRST TIME. IN ADDITION HAD 4X4 ACTUATOR REPLACED, FUEL PUMP, OIL COOLER LINES REPLACED, AND PITMAN ARM...ALL APPARENTLY COMMON AND FREQUENT REPAIRS WITH THIS VEHICLE !! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259112February 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN
'99 BLAZER ZR2 MY DAUGHTERS FIRST CAR, SHE PAYING FOR HERSELF. HAS THE MOST ANNOYING BLINKER NOISE UNDER PASSENGER SIDE DASH. IN RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THAT 100S OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. IT CONSISTS OF A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WITH THE COST OF UPTO $700. I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET (GMC) SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THIS REPAIR--IT OBVIOUSLY IS A PROBLEM WITH A DESIGN OR A DEFECTED PART. IF YOU CHECK THE INTERNET IT IS JUST LOADED WITH PEOPLE DEALING WITH THIS. IN ADDITION TO THIS THAT SAME YEAR BLAZER SEEMS TO HAVE SOME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND BEARINGS AT THE 70,000 MIL RANGE.....SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT HERE. WE JUST DID THE BEARINGS FOR THE $400 PRICE TAG. PLEASE HELP THIS YOUNG GIRL, SHE IS TRYING TO THE RIGHT THING, LETS HELP HER DO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255404January 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY BLAZER WITH 89,000 MILES AND IT SEEMS THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IS FAILING. MY TURN SIGNAL BEEPING DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN I NOT USING THE TURN SIGNAL. I HEARD THIS ALSO WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A DELAY WITH THE TURN SIGNAL THAT COULD EVENTUALLY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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