Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (2000)

589 consumer complaints on file.

#8008504April 24, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT IN THE BACK 3 TIMES DUE TO HAVING NO BRAKES LIGHT BECAUSE OF A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH, THEY WERE UN AWARE THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE BRAKES LIGHTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008520April 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. REPLACED FRONT END, AND PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. REPLACED FRONT END SWITCH AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008380April 23, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAS A KNOCKING NOISE. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND IF HITTING A BUMP NOISE GETS LOUDER . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008399April 23, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
NHTSA RECALL 01 V 364 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01073 CONCERNING MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH: DEALER: HERITAGE CHEVROLET INC. ; CHESTER, VA; PHONE# 804/248-6464 WANTS TO INSPECT VEHICLE , NOT TO REPLACE THE RECALL PART. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008260April 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL SWITCH KEPT BURNING OUT CAUSING THE TAIL, SIGNAL, AND HAZARD LIGHTS TO GO OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HARD PART REPLACED 3 TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008263April 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK WHILE DRIVING, DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007652April 15, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER DRIVER DRIVING BEHIND HER THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. SHE WENT TO MECHANIC AND HAD THEM CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007453April 11, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
BRAKE LIGHTS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THEY WILL STOP WORKING AND THEN THEY WILL START TO WORK AGAIN. *AK THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564854April 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING, THE RPMS STARTED REVVING WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, CONSUMER TURNED CRUISE CONTROL OFF, HOWEVER WAS KNOCKED OUT BY THE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG, CAUSING HIS FOOT TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE WENT ACROSS THE PASSING LANE, OVER A GUARDRAIL AND DOWN A 30 FOOT EMBANKMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#760326April 5, 2002
WHEELS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760100April 2, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, WHEN THE PEDAL IS AT REST. THE STICKING CAUSES THE DRIVER TO PUSH A LITTLE HARDER TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR. THE ACCELERATOR THEN BREAKS LOOSE AND THE DRIVER HAS AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED HEAVILY EVENTHOUGH THIS IS NOT DESIRED. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AT START UP ONLY. WHILE BACKING IN A PARKING LOT, OUT OF A SPACE, THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE. UPON APPLYING INCREASING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL FINALLY GAVE WAY AND WAS PROBABLY DEPRESSED 1-2 INCHES. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROCKET BACKWARD. MY WIFE QUICKLY HIT THE BRAKES BEFORE BACKING INTO THE NEXT ROW OF CARS, AND ANY PEDESTRIANS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN NEAR. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY RESULTED. I HAVE SINCE DUPLICATED IT TWICE. IT ALWAYS STICKS SOMEWHAT UPON TAKEOFF, BUT MY WIFE HAS BEGUN TO COMPENSATE FOR IT. I RARELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SHE WILL DRRIVE ANOTHER VEHICLE UNTIL WE GET THIS FIXED. NEEDLESS TO SAY I FIND THIS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION/DEFECT/ENGINEERING DESIGN WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS A 36K MILE WARRANTY, PLUS A PURCHASED 60K WARRANTY. I CONTACTED TWO AREA DEALERS, NOT THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM. BERGER CHEVROLET IN GRAND RAPIDS, AND JOHN DECKER CHEVROLET IN ROCKFROD, MI BOTH HAVE TOLD ME TO MY AMAZEMENT THAT THIS IS A "GENERAL MAINTENANCE" ISSUE. THEY SAY IT IS COMMON ON MANY BLAZERS, BUT SOME DO NOT REQUIRE THE SERVICE. THIS TELLS ME THAT SOME ARE DEFECTIVE, SOME MAY NOT BE. DECKER CHARGES $50 AND BERGER CHARGES $110 FOR SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SERVICE I PRESUME. THEY ALREADY TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT THE THROTTLE PLATE HAS CARBON BUILDUP ON IT AND IT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED OFF EVERY 15-20,000 MILES. I'VE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT REQUIRES YEARLY SERVICE TO KEEP THE THROTTLE/ACCELERATOR FROM STICKING. THE DEALERS AND THE GENERAL CHEVROLET CONSUMER HOTLINE PEOPLE ALL READILY ADMIT THIS CONDITION OCCURS FREQUENTLY(800) 222 1020-JACOB VANBEEK-CHEV REP, FILE # C06624128.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759616March 21, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TOLD BY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. WE HAVE TO PAY APPROX. $ 800.00 TO HAVE THE FREQUENCY PART OF SECURITY PANIC SYSTEM REPLACED. VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY. THE HORN IS CONSTANTLY GOING OFF AT VARIOUS PLACES. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE HORN FUSE IN ORDER TO KEEP BATTERY FROM BEING RUN DOWN. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564670March 15, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEATS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
A MECHANISM WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THE MECHANISM. NLM HAZARD, TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LAMPS ARE ALSO INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759355March 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BLAZER WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT HE HAS FIXED AT LEAST SIX 1999 AND 2000 MODEL YEAR BLAZERS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS THAT HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AT PHONE # 1-800-222-1020. CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT CHEVROLET WOULD COVER THE REPAIR IN FULL AND IF THEY DIDN'T THEN CHEVROLET WOULD PAY FOR HALF. OBVIOUSLY IF THE MANUFACTURER IS WILLING TO DO THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD THEN THEY ARE ADMITTING THAT THERE IS A FAULTY PART. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GO OUT IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FOUR-WHEELING. IT IS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE TO THE SCHOOL WHERE SHE TEACHES THAT IS ABOUT 40 - 50 MILES ROUND-TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DEALER SAID THE REPAIR COSTS WAS $1,040.86 AND THAT THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST WITH ME. THE REVERSE REACTION SHELL PART IS LESS THAN $50 AND IF A SEAL KIT WAS NEEDED (WHICH IT WASN'T) IS ANOTHER $160. LABOR RANGES FROM THE "BOOK" FROM 6.6 HOURS AT THE INDEPENDENT SHOP TO 8.4 HOURS AT THE DEALER. BESIDES BEING GOUGED ON THE REPAIR COSTS BY THE DEALER, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS CRITICAL TRANSMISSION PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. I DO NOT EVEN WANT TO THINK OF THE CONSEQUENCES IF THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCTS IF FAILURE COULD COST LIVES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005289March 11, 2002
SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WILL DIM, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT.*AK DEALER REPLACED HEADLAMP SWITCH, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN COLD. DEALER REPLACED BELT AND TENSIONER ASSEMBLY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005200March 8, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WERE NOT WORKING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A POLICE OFFICER THAT PULLED VEHICLE OVER. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE VEHICLE COULD BE REAR ENDED.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A RECALL WAS PENDING FOR THE SWITCH.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005119March 6, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL 01 V 364 000/ MULTIFUCTION SWITCH FAILURE CAUSED STOP LIGHT AND HAZARD LIGHTS TO FAIL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH STOPLIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL BASED ON VIN. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004359February 21, 2002
TIRES
UNIROYAL, 235 60R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 31000 MILES MOUNTED ON A CHEVROLET, BLAZER, 2000. RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH, THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758382February 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FROM 40 TO 20 TO 0. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAMSHAFT SHIFTED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE CAR WAS A YEAR OLD AND I AM STILL HAVING HTE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR RUNNING POORLY AND GETTING LOUSY GAS MILEAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004026February 13, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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