Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#700050January 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT ON A SUNNY DAY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED FOR NO REASON. THIS CONTINUED FOR NEXT 5 OR 6 TIMES BRAKES WERE USED. THEN WHEN TRYING TO USE BRAKES PEDAL WAS VERY HARD AND HAD VERY LITTLE AFFECT ON SPEED FOR ABOUT 5 - 10 SECONDS. THEN BRAKES ENGAGED HARSHLY DUE TO FORCE I WAS APPLYING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702022January 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CAR HAD NO HEAT BROUGHT TO DEALER SAID SYS WAS ALL CLOGGED UP AND WAS DUE TO SOMEONE PUTTING IN FOREIGN SUBSTANCE BUT WAS NOT CASE ANTI FREEZE FAILED I'VE HEARD 5000 CARS HAD SAME COMPLAINT BUT GM NOT RESPONDING TO MINE PROBLEM IS WITH THIS DEX COOL PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF U HAVE ANY INFO ON THIS SITUATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543283January 7, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPERS LOCK UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS AND PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701990January 7, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE, DEALER CLAIMS LACK OF MAINT. WE HAVE RECORDS SHOWING VEHICLE WAS SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES. INCLUDING COMPLETE FRONT END LUBE. GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE OR ADMIT TO ANY FAULT DO TO THE WARRANTY WAS NOT APPLICABLE. PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF CHEVY BLAZER BALL JOINTS BREAKING AND WHEELS FALLING OFF AT HIGH SPEEDS. SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS COME FIRST. GM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832999January 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LEASED VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER CONTACTED AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701851January 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
I CHOSE A CHEVY BLAZER BECAUSE I KNOW THAT CHEVY IS KNOWN FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR TRUCKS. UNFORTUNATELY I COULDN'T BE ANY MORE DISAPPOINTED WITH MY PURCHASE AND ALSO WITH MY DEALER. EVER SINCE I OWNED MY 1996 CHEVY BLAZER I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONTINUED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AS ME AS A CUSTOMER. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW UNPROFESSIONAL A DEALERSHIP CAN BE AND ALSO HOW A NEW VEHICLE CAN BE SO UNRELIABLE. THE 4TH DAY I HAD THIS TRUCK 4 -WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT, I TOOK IT TO WILLIAM CHEVROLET AND THEY TOOK 2 WEEKS TO FIX IT, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THEY TOLD ME TO RENT A CAR KNOWING THAT I WAS UNDER 25, INSTEAD OF LENDING ME A REPLACEMENT CAR. IN LAST 3 YEARS THE BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT ON ME 8 TIMES, AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T ONCE COVER IT. MY WIPER MOTOR WENT OUT JUST BEFORE THE WIPER PIECE RECALL WENT OUT, I PAID FOR THEM TO FIX IT, AND GIVE ME A NEW MOTOR. BUT THEN, WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE RECALL THEY WOULDN'T REIMBURSE ME FOR THE MOTOR JUST THE PIECE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF THAT PIECE CAUSED MY WIPER MOTOR TO GO OUT THAT WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT? MY HEATER IS NOW NOT WORKING TO IT'S FULLEST AND IT'S THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. WE JUST GOT 21 INCHES OF SNOW AND MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. I WAS UNAWARE THAT MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT WORKING 2 DAYS AGO, I TURNED ONTO INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, AND MY BLAZER DID A 360 IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, ALMOST CAUSING A 4 CAR ACCIDENT. AFTER THAT I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY FRONT WHEEL WERE MOVING, AND OFCOURSE THEY WEREN'T, THEREFORE I ONLY HAVE REAR WHEEL DRIVE ON A $25,000 4X4. THE LAST 2 DAYS HAVE BEEN HELL, FIRST I COULD NOT GET MY TRUCK OUT OF ITS PARKING SPOT AFTER I'D SHOVELED FOR AN HOUR, AFTER I FINALLY GOT IT OUT, IT GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW ABOUT 7 TIMES, WHILE 1989 ESCORTS ARE DRIVING AROUND EFFORTLESSLY. IT'S SO RIDICULOUS, I HAVE TO BE AFRAID TO TAKE MY TRUCK AROUND THE BLOCK BECAUSE IT GETS STUCK IN AN INCH OF SNOW. I'M SITTING HERE NOW BECAUSE MY VEHICLE CAN'T GET ME TO WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832687December 28, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A BIG BANG FROM THE REAR END. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THE REAR END WAS BLOWN AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROOVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832692December 28, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED THE REAR WINDSHIELD MOTOR. CURRENT PROBLEM IS JUST LIKE THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, RECALL # 98V150000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701522December 22, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
IN NOVEMBER, I NOTICED AN INCREASE IN WIND/AIR NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TAILGATE. UPON INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD IS BEING PULLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE; THE HINGE MECHANISM, THAT HOLDS THE GLASS TO THE VEHICLE, HAS FAILED AND THERE IS ABOUT = INCH GAP BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE WEATHER SEAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE WITH CONTINUED DRIVING AND A DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DO TO " NO FAULT OF MY OWN". CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH MAY CAUSE EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER AND/OR THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO BE RIPPED FROM THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701523December 22, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
TAILGATE HATCH FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832428December 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RUST HAS APPEARED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WITHIN THE TUBE THAT HOUSES THE DIP STICK, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831620December 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, FOOT GOES ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE .MASTER CILINDER ON TWO OCCASIONS. AT LAST A THIRD MASTER CILINDER REPLACED VEHICLE IS OPERATING. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831405November 30, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
AT STOP LIGHT WHEN REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER WHO SLID UNDER DASHBOARD. STEERING PREVENTED COMPLETE SLIPPAGE. VEHICLE AT BODY SHOP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#781611November 29, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831169November 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; THE BRAKE CALIPERS HANG UP, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT. THE BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN A 13 MONTH PERIOD. ONCE WITH 17,000 MILES. PADS ARE BEING REPLACED AGAIN AT 37,000 MILES. GM STATED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831220November 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP, THEY DO NOT WORK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THEY WORK FINE & NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605089November 20, 1998
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE SIDEWALLS FAILED.(GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS 235 75 R 15).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830868November 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CONSUMER LEARNED AFTER BEING IN ACCIDENT THAT A BOLT IN THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS MISSING, CAUSING BRAKES TO GRIND WHENEVER BRAKE ARE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCEY SITUATION. DEALER NOTIFIED , AND INFORMED CONSUMER THEY DON'T BELEIVE THAT IT HAPPENED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700653November 16, 1998
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
SPARE TIRE HOLDER LOWERED,(UNDER VEHICLE) AND ENTIRE SPARE TIRE UNIT FELL OFF. UNKNOWN AS TO WHERE THE TIRE WENT OR WHETHER THERE WERE ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700563November 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE ABS SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD GROANING NOISE WHEN HAVING TO STOP ON ANY SURFACE WITH LOOSE STONES, WET SURFACE OR ANYTHING WHICH ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE THE MOOING OF A COW. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SYSTEM ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO FREE WHEEL FOR A MATTER OF A SECONDS BEFORE THE ABS SYSTEM STARTS TO PULSATE UNDER YOUR FOOT. IN THE TIME BEFORE THE PUSATING STARTS, THE VEHICLE IS ON THE STEEPEST PART OF THE HILL AND DUE TO THE HEAVINESS OF THE VEHICLE IT MANAGES TO PICK UP A GREAT DEAL OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE STOPS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ON MANY OCCASIONS I END UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AS I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA DOMINATED BY LARGE STEEP HILLS, THIS CAUSES QUITE A PROBLEM. I LIVE AT THE TOP OF A LARGE HILL CAUSING ME TO TRAVEL THIS DECLINE EVERY DAY AND SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE A DAY. THE STEEPEST PART OF THE HILL IS THE LOWEST PORTION AT THE BOTTOM OF WHICH IS A STOP SIGN. THERE IS USUALLY LOOSE FINE STONES ON THE HILL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AS YOU ARE CONSTANTLY BRAKING . AS SOON AS THE WHEELS SLIDE, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST FOUR, MAYBE 5 OCCASIONS. THE LAST TIME, THE DEALER KEPT IT A WHOLE DAY TO EVALUATE IT, REPORTING BACK TO ME THAT THE LOUD MOOING SOUND IS THE ABS PUMP. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE TO THE AREA IN WHICH WE LIVE, SHOWING HIM THE REACTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM, AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER DECIDED TO KEEP IT FOR THE DAY TO EVALUATE IT. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT IT FUNCTIONS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT IS CHEVY'S PROBLEM. IF THE DEALERSHIP WOULD DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT, IT WOULD BECOME THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD FAR TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS, THE MOST RECENT OCCURRING THIS WEEK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL CLOSE TO OUR HOME. THERE ARE LEAVES ON THE ROADWAY WHICH CAUSED A WHEEL TO SLIDE WHICH KICKED IN THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE STEEPEST PORTION ALLOWING ME TO END UP OVER HALF WAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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