Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#843684July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES WOULD PULL WHEN APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. IE98077. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709313July 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLING FAN BLADE DISENTEGRATED AND PARTS CAUSED DAMAGE TO RADIATOR, HOOD INSULATION, MISC. OTHER PARTS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709318July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ON 7/27 GOING DOWN A GRADE AND AROUND CURVE - (10-15 MPH) ONCOMING VEHICLE WAS ON MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. I BLEW THE HORN AND WITH FULL FORCE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. MY BLAZER BRAKES MADE A RUMBLING SENSATION AT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLID 10-15 FEET BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING. I ALMOST HIT THE LEFT REAR FENDER OF THE TRUCK WITH THE FRONT LEFT FENDER OF MY VEHICLE. ON 2/99 I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED IN A 3 CAR ACCIDENT ($12,000) WORTH OF DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709266July 27, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CAR SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER ON TWO OCCASIONS. FIRST TIME ENGINE WAS REPLACED. SECOND TIME DISTIBUTOR WAS REPLACED. THIRD DIAGNOSIS FOR THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT BEING ON WAS THAT THE CATELETIC CONVERTER IS NO GOOD. DEALER IS REPLACING IT. THIS DEALER ALSO INDICATES THAT BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN OUT. MUST BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS FOR A 3.5 YR OLD TRUCK WHICH HAS NOT BEEN OFF-ROAD. SUMMARY: NEW RADIATOR SYSTEM, NEW ENGINE, NEW DISTRIBUTOR, NEW CATELETIC CONVERTOR, AND SOON TO HAVE NEW BALL JOINTS -- ALL PRIOR TO 45000 MILES. I FEAR THIS VEHICLE MAY BE DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709195July 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENTIRE RADIATOR SYSTEM REPLACED, 4 MOS LATER ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED, 7 DAYS LATER, DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED. NO DIAGNOSIS FOR ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. CLOSED DEXCOOL RADIATOR SYSTEM WAS FILLED WITH BLACK SYRUP AND HAD NO FLUID BUT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF LEAKING!? ENGINE LOST POWER AND SPUTTERED PRIOR TO ENGINE REPLACEMENT(WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN UNNECCESSARY!) AND SHOWED IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS 7 DAYS LATER, FOR WHICH A DISTRIBUTOR REPLACEMENT FIXED SYMTOMS. NOW MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS ON FOR MY ENGINE WITH 600 MILES ON IT! I AM GETTING A 3RD DEALER'S OPINION TODAY. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709200July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
WAS TRAVELING ON THE RAMP TO ROUTE 28 AND APPLIED BRAKES - TWO CARS WERE AWAITING ENTRANCE TO HIGHWAY AND THEY STOPPED AT THE END OF THE RAMP. I APPLIED BRAKES WITH A GOOD 20-25 FT DISTANCE BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (AT SPEED OF APPROX. 15 MPH) AND VEHICLE BRAKES MADE RUMBLING SOUND, VEHICLE SLIDE ON ROAD SURFACE AND FAILED TO STOP CAUSING REAR END COLLISION TO 2 CARS IN FRONT OF MINE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES - FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR - BRAKES RUMBLED, SEEMED TO LOCK AND CAR SEEMED TO SLIDE, AND VEER TO THE RIGHT BUT DID NOT STOP. I MENTIONED TO OFFICER M. BOWSER, STATE POLICE, THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I RECEIVED A CITATION FOR CARELESS DRIVING ALTHOUGH I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE) - WAS ADVISED ONE SHOULD HAVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES REGARDLESS OF SITUATION. ALSO RECEIVED 3 POINTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843254July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO FLOOR. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENCE REPAIR SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, NOTHING VISIBLE COULD BE FOUND. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF NO PROBLEM ,NOR RECALL.... CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843121July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND EVENTUALLY VEHICLE WILL STOP AND ALMOST SHUT THE MOTOR OFF. ALSO VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843125July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS KICKS IN WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE TAKE LONGER TO STOP. SOMETIMES THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS, BUT DEFECT STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842937July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. THEY WEAR OUT EVERY SIX MONTHS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842990July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKING SYTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAN RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843061July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE'S, ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708961July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONABLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS JUST THE WAY THE BRAKES WERE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE ABS HAVE EITHER LOCKED UP OR FAILED TO WORK AT ALL. THE ABS WILL ENGAGE ON DRY ROADS AT SLOW SPEEDS. BRAKES WILL FADE WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. TRAVEL ON BRAKES PEDAL IS SUCH THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP, YOU CAN NOT FIT ANYTHING UNDER THE PEDAL, IT IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ALSO TOLD, THIS IS JUST THE WAY THE TRUCK IS. BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES, AND WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS A QUALITY ISSUE, NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTY WOULD ONLY COVER IT UP TO 15,000 MILES. IF I HAD BOUGHT A JIMMY, THE WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COVERED THE BRAKES UP TO 20,000. IS THIS BECAUSE I DIDN'T PAY ENOUGH FOR THE BLAZER? MY SAFETY IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THOSE PEOPLE THAT PAID MORE FOR THEIR VEHICLE? I DON'T TEND TO AGREE WITH THAT LINE OF THINKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708998July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED SUDDENLY TO AVOID COLLISION WITH MERGING TRAFFIC. I THEN STARTED TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID COLLISION. THAT IS WHEN MY BRAKES MADE A FUNNY CLICKING SOUND AND FELT AS IF IT WHERE NOT EGAGING. THUS I COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842859July 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708928July 21, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
JACK'S CHEVROLET'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT ONLY 45,000 MILES REPORTED FRONT END LOOSENESS WHICH INCLUDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM. WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO ACT SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND REPAIR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT AND NOT PUSH OFF ONTO UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708845July 20, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708853July 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
ORIGINAL BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AT APPROX. 17,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT BOOSTER FAILED AT 47,000. NO WARNING OF SYSTEM DEGRADATION NOTED ON EITHER OCCASION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842569July 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHICH BEEN BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. ALSO, ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708748July 17, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
SOMEHOW AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OCCURRED IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED THE SHORT SAID THAT THIS WAS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD AS THE SHORT WAS IN THE TANK ASSEMBLY SO CLOSE TO FUEL..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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