Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1997)

768 consumer complaints on file.

#860228April 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN STOP OR EMERGENCY SITUATION, IT CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL, AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ALSO PULSATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721275April 10, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHEN REPLACING TIRES, NOTICED UNACCEPTABLE PLAY IN THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT ONLY 36K. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859567April 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
IN VARIOUS SITUTATIONS VEHICLE WILL STALL AND SHUT DOWN WITH NO APPARENT REASON. DEALRR CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720942April 3, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE TRANSMISSION HAD RAIN WATER RUN DOWN THE TUBE FROM THE GRATES IN THE HOOD BEN MYNETT CHEVROLET DRAINED THE FLUID AND CHANGED THE FILTERS AND REPLACED THE DIP STICK AND TUBE THY SAID THIS WOULD DO ENOUGH BUT NOW THERE IS RUST PARTICLES IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS TAKEN BACK FOR THAT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING .THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS WENT OUT TWICE THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A HOSE CLOGGED TWO TIMES IN JUST A FEW MONTHS .THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED TWICE IN A 2 WEEK TIME PERIOD THE DEX COOL COOLANT HAS HAD A REPUTATION OF CLOGGING UP THE HEATER CORE IN ALL GM CARS .THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAS WENT OUT TWICE THIS WAS FROM A VACUUM HOSE AROUND THE TRANSMISSION .THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS HAVE WENT OUT ONCE .TBATTERY WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES IN A 2 MONTH TIME PERIOD THIS HAD US STRANDED IN 95 DEGREE HEAT .TURNED OUT IT WAS A BAD ALTERNATOR.THE FACTORY UNIROYAL 50000 MILE TIRES ONLY LASTED 30000 MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT .THE VEHICLE CUT OFF ONE DAY LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS WHILE MOVING AT 45 MPH MY WIFE BARELY GOT THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD .THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE TANK .( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205-75-15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720943April 3, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE PROBLEM FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF RECALLED AND PREVIOUSLY REPORTED FAILURES. PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED BY SELLER WARRANTY. REPORTING FAILURE TO HELP IDENTIFY MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859467March 30, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IF GEAR SHIFT IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE. ENGINE CONTINUES TO REV VERY HIGH, BEYOND 'REDLINE', ENGINE COULD EXPLODE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND FINDS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858817March 20, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE GOT STUCK IN WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO A PIECE OF METAL THAT HAD PEELED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858840March 20, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TRAVELLING 55MPH, DRIVER'S SEATBACK SNAPPED IN A LYING POSITION. CONTACTED THE DEALER , AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858652March 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
VEHICLE IS EXPERENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PADS WERE REPLACED. REAR DRUMS HAVE BEEN MACHINED, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED 3 TIMES AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858226March 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT PROBLEM, BUT FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND WILL BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THIS WILL BE THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH THAT FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857897March 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE SAME SAME TIME OIL WAS PUMPING ON THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR, AND LOST ALL OIL. PULLED OVER. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. ENGINE COOLING LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED A HOLE IN THE LINE. DEALER REPLACED COOLING LINE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719327February 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE VECHILE WAS COMING UP TO A STOPLIGHT. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER. SHE PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. SHE TRIED AGAIN AND STILL NOTHING. SHE AND MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER CRASHED INTO A SEMITRUCK TRAILER. THE POLICE ESTIMATE HER SPEED AT 28 MPH. THERE ARE NO SKID MARKS. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#857513February 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718983February 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO CUT OFF IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVED FOR MORE THAT 30 MINUTES AND THE A/C IS RUNNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON NOR ARE THERE ANY WARNINGS THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO DIE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM BECAUSE COMPUTER ISN'T REGISTERING ANY ISSUES. THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718940February 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CAR TOWED IN THREE TIMES LAST SUMMER 6/28/ CAR STALLED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS, REPLACED BATTERY, ALTERNATOR,7 /27 REPROGRAMMED PCM, 9/16 BRAKES FAILED REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. WE'VE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE START. CHEVY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED, WE HAVE EXTENDED 8 YEAR WARRANTY. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, MY DAUGHTER HAD TAKEN THE CAR JUST 1/2 MILE TO THE SHOPPING CENTER AND BACK WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING. THE CAR IS TOTALLED, SHE WAS NOT HURT AND A NEIGHBOR WAS HELPFUL BY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS WAS EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718817February 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH 33 MILES, I HAVE SPENT APP. $2,000 ON IT, ABOVE THE WTY'S AND MAINT. 12/96 - PASSENGER SIDE GOT FLOODED, 9/97 RECALL DONE, SUCKING AIR SOUND ( NOT FOUND BY TECH.),1/98 - COMPLETE MAIT 15K + 4X4 SERVICE($235), 2/98 -F. BRAKES + MACHINED ROTORS ($162), GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING TOOK, REMOVED DASH( BROKE HAZARD LIGHT) REPLACED GAS TANK SENSOR -3 DAYS(RENTAL GIVEN) 1 DAY LATER, FILLED THE TANK AND THE GAS RAN OUT ( A DAY LOST AT WORK), 1/99 - 4X4 SWITCH REPLACED, 7/99 - REPLACED F.BRAKES ,2 BALL JOINTS, NEW ROTORS,2 REAR AXLE SEALS + CLEANED OIL OUT OF REAR BRAKE($540), 9/99 - CAR DOESN'T START ONCE REPLACED BATTERY, SERPENTINE BELT($248), 1/00 - WIPERS WORK OFF+ ON- REPLACED WIPER BOARD, REPLACED STARTER WITH REBUILT + WTY, 2 COOLER LINES($799). NOW WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE SALES PERSON AGREED TO GIVE A RENTAL, A NEW SERVICE MAN STARTS AND SAYS" I'M NEW AND YOU DON'T GET A RENTAL UNLESS IT;S IN OVER NIGHT" JUST TO LET YOU NO I"M A MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND JUST CAN'T MISS WORK AT ANY TIME THE CAR IS IN FOR REPAIRS. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718830February 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ANTI-FREEZE GOES BAD AND LOOKS LIKE MUD. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718793February 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILED FIRST AT 38,280 REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER NOT INVOLVED IN 1ST OR 2ND FAILURE/REPAIR. CHEVROLET SAYS THAT 76K ON REPAIRED TRANSMISSION IS REASONABLE -- I DISAGREE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718664February 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MY 1977 BLAZER WOULD NOT TURN OVER THIS MORNING. A CHECK OF THE BATTERY (ORIGINAL) INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY AND HAS CORRODED THE BATTERY HOLDER, THE CAR FRAME AND THE BRAKE LINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF OTHER VEHICLES FOR LEAKING BATTERY PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM BATTERIES ARE ALSO IN THE 1977 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED TO THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. I REPLACED THE BATTERY TODAY... AND HAVE KEPT THE OLD ONE IN CASE THE NHTSA WANTS TO SEE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856293February 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES WHICH HAS RESULTED IN TWO COLLISIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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