Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1997)

768 consumer complaints on file.

#875420November 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR & VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPPED AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES. DEALER SAID THAT PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. DEALER WAS SHOWING NO CONCERN FOR PROBLEM, NOR HAVE THEY DONE ANTYHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875218November 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE TURNING ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. COUSUMER WOULD MOVE WIPERS BY HAND, AND WIPERS WOULD START. *AK THE WIPER FAILURE HAD HAPPENED WITH THE TWO MODELS OF THIS VEHICLES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875219November 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED 20MPH WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMP, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875151November 17, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NIGHT BEFORE IT WAS RAINING AND THE NEXT DAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ENTIRE WIPER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736477November 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AFTER BLOWING. TRANSMISSION NOW JERKS INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND. BRAKE PADS WEAR EXTREMELY QUICK. WIRING HARNESS UNDER DRIVERS SEAT HAD MULTIPLE SHORTS, CAUSING NO POWER SEATS, POWER LOCKS, AND FLAHING INTERIOR LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875106November 16, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER LAST REPAIRED THEM ON OCT 18, 2000. DEALER SAID SAULDER JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE IN WIPER MOTOR.*AK THE WIPER MALFUNCTIONING IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM AFFECTING SAFETY. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557719November 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES AND THE VACUUM POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736242November 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736133November 11, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CAR WAS MAKING BANGING SOUND WHEN TURNING. CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED AS FAILED IDLER ARM AND BALL JOINTS. REPAIRED BY GM/CHEVY UNDER 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. CONCERNED THAT LOW MILEAGE FAILURE MAY REFLECT SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS FRONT END PROBLEM WITH CHEVY BLAZER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874724November 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
AT 61,000 MILES LEFT SIDE UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO BREAK OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874444November 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE CHECKING RADIATOR, RADIATOR OPERATED POORLY, NO COOLING TURNED INTO JELL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735530October 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
GAS GAUGE UNRELIABLE BELOW HALF TANK, FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY. NEED TO USE TRIP METER TO GAUGE FUEL IN TANK BY MPG. FRONT BRAKES AND ROTOR RECENTLY REPLACED DUE TO SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING. PER DEALER, ROTORS WERE BADLY WARPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734642October 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR OVERFLOW DRY FILLED WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE DIRT RADIATOR FILLED WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE MUD CAUSED BY DEX-COOL COOLANT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE SERVICED FOR 6 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872696October 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK FUEL GAUAGE ALWAYS STAYS ON FULL LEVEL, EVENTHOUGH IT ONLY HAS 2 GALLONS IN TANK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555925October 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BATTERY REPLACED, LEAKING FLUID. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733894October 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRAVELING 63MPH APPROACHING SLOWING/STOPPING TRAFFIC FROM A DISTANCE. GRADUALLY BEGAN SLOWING VEHICLE AND APPLYING INCREASED BRAKE PRESSURE. TRAFFIC THEN STOPPED, APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE-BOTH FEET ON PEDAL, HANDS BRACED ON WHEEL AND BODY THRUST BACK IN THE SEAT. BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. ABS DID NOT WORK - NO "CHK, CHK, CHK" SOUND AND NO PULSATING. RESULTED IN REAR END COLLISION. NOTICED THAT AN ABS RECALL EXISTS FOR MODEL OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURED IN SAME MONTH/YEAR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#: 99V193000) BUT WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS A 1997 MODEL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733898October 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY BECOME INTERMITTANT AND SUBSEQUENTLY STOP WORKING AFTER CONSECUTIVE USE UNTIL THEY FINALLY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. INDEPENDANTLY REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER AT OWN EXPENSE . HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS EXIST AND RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#: 98V150001) EXISTS FOR 1996 MODELS. BELIEVE ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE MADE TO INCLUDE NEWER VEHICLES AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872675October 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733766October 9, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK THEN DO NOT WORK. HEAR WIPER MOTOR MAKING NOISE BUT NOT WORKING. HAS HAPPEND 4 TIMES NOW. HAVE TO TAP WIPER MOTOR TO WORK, BUT LAST TIME TAPPING DID NOT WORK. NEXT DAY WIPERS WORKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733694October 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST UNIT WAS REPLACED BUT THE BRAKES ARE STILL NOT FUNCTIONING WELL. I HAD THE DEALER CHECK THEM AND THEY SAID THEY CHECKED OUT OK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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