Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (2002)

246 consumer complaints on file.

#10179576January 22, 2007
SUSPENSION
CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF GM CHEVROLET VEHICLES, 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER HAD DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, INQUIRING WHY GM WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT.**CC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177647January 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 10/03 VEHICLE WOULD LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE ABS LIGHT, LOW OIL LIGHT, LOW BATTERIES, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HERITAGE CHEVROLET IN BATTLE CREEK, MI, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE GROUND UNIT. ON 01/04 CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME INCIDENT, EXCEPT THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLETELY LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER TO THE SPEEDOMETER, AS WELL AS HAVING THE ABS LIGHT, LOW OIL LIGHT, LOW BATTERIES AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT APPEAR. ON 02/04, CONTACT BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, AND FOR THE CONTACT NOT TO RETURN WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS YEAR THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME INCIDENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, ) AND THEY STATED THAT THE REASON THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE THE GROUND WIRE WAS FAILING, CREATING A SURGE OF POWER TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND CR A FAILURE IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND THE WIRE HARNESS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176194December 14, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
HELLO, MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, THAT I LEASED THEN BOUGHT. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. ON 10-13-06, I SMELLED GAS WHEN I WALKED UP TO THE VEHICLE TO GET IN. I TOOK THE BLAZER INTO MIKE SHAW (GM DEALER) AT 1080 S. COLORADO BLVD. DENVER, COLORADO 80246 TO BE CHECKED. MIKE SHAW FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FUEL LINES COMING OUT OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING GAS. MIKE SHAW'S SERVICE ADVISER (CALVIN SCOTT) TOLD ME THAT THEY THOUGHT A ROCK HIT THE FUEL LINE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN (MICHAEL J. TYMITZ) DOING THE WORK ON THE BLAZER SHOWED ME THE LEAK BEFORE ANY REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST WAS $890.51. I ASKED MIKE SHAW IF GM WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME NO. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANT TIME WISE, BUT ONLY HAS 31,900 MILES ON IT. I CALLED GM MYSELF AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND GM PAID FOR THE LABOR $437.88 PART OF THE REPAIR. AT GM I TALKED TO AMANDA MARKHAM, (SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER IS 1-4384 25465). CHEVROLET DIVISION, GM CORPORATION, P.O.BOX 33170, DETROIT, MI. 48232-5170. TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 866-790-5600 X 11634. IT SEEMS TO ME IF THE FUEL LINES CAN BE HIT BY ROCKS THAT A SHIELD SHOULD BE PUT AROUND THE FUEL LINES BY THE FUEL PUMP. I MY SELF, DO NOT KNOW IF A ROCK HIT THE LINE OR NOT. I WOULD BE MORE INCLINED TO THINK IF WAS A DEFECTED PART. I KNOW I AM STILL OUT $452.63 FOR THIS REPAIR. THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL FOR THIS DOES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG DANGER. NOTE: I DO HAVE THE OLD FUEL PUMP IF YOU NEED TO CHECK IT. THANKS. ROBERT LINDSAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175887December 12, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MY FIANCE HAD PURCHASED A 2002 S10 CHEVROLET BLAZER IN OCTOBER OF 2004 BECAUSE HE WANTED ME TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WAS SAFE AND DEPENDABLE TO DRIVE. JUST RECENTLY MY CHILDREN WERE DRIVING THE BLAZER WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WASN'T ANY POWER FROM THE MOTOR. THE BLAZER STALLED AND MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHEN A PASSING MOTORIST YELLED OUT TO HER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM A FAULTY FUEL LINE FITTING. I WAS UNAWARE OF A RECALL TO REPLACE THIS AND NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM HIGHLY UPSET THAT I HAD COME VERY CLOSE TO LOSING TWO OF MY CHILDREN. A CAR CAN BE REPLACED BUT MY CHILDREN'S LIVES CANNOT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT OUT INTO THE PUBLIC SO OTHERS WILL KNOW OF ITS POSSIBLE DANGERS. THIS TIME I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY, BUT ANOTHER CONSUMER MAY NOT BE. THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY ANOTHER CONSUMER. "IF THE FITTING BECOMES DISCONNECTED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WOULD STOP DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY AND CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, FUEL LEAKAGE FROM A DISCONNECTED FUEL FILTER FITTING COULD RESULT IN A FIRE". WELL IN THIS CASE THE WORD "COULD" IS REPLACED WITH THE WORD "CAN". WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT THERE ARE FAULTY MECHANISMS THAT CAN CAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM? I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP NOR GENERAL MOTORS CORP. THAT THIS WAS PROBLEMATIC. THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND REPAIRS. I AM THANKING THE GOOD LORD ABOVE THAT THE LIVES OF MY CHILDREN WERE SAVED. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE CONTACTED THIS ORGANIZATION, MY SEARCH FOR ANSWERS WILL NOT END, I AM ALSO PLANNING ON CONTACTING THE GENERAL MOTOR CORP AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED. I WILL NOT REST UNTIL I KNOW THAT THESE ISSUES WILL BE STRICTLY DEALT WITH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173816November 19, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
HELLO, MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, THAT I LEASED THEN BOUGHT. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. ON 10-13-06, I SMELLED GAS WHEN I WALKED UP TO THE VEHICLE TO GET IN. I TOOK THE BLAZER INTO MIKE SHAW (GM DEALER) AT 1080 S. COLORADO BLVD. DENVER, COLORADO 80246 TO BE CHECKED. MIKE SHAW FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FUEL LINES COMING OUT OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING GAS. MIKE SHAWS SERVICE ADVISER (CALVIN SCOTT) TOLD ME THAT THEY THOUGHT A ROCK HIT THE FUEL LINE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN (MICHAEL J. TYMITZ) DOING THE WORK ON THE BLAZER SHOWED ME THE LEAK BEFORE ANY REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST WAS $890.51. I ASKED MIKE SHAW IF GM WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME NO. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANT TIME WISE, BUT ONLY HAS 31,900 MILES ON IT. I CALLED GM MYSELF AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND GM PAID FOR THE LABOR $437.88 PART OF THE REPAIR. AT GM I TALKED TO AMANDA MARKHAM, (SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER IS 1-4384 25465). CHEVROLET DIVISION, GM CORPORATION, P.O.BOX 33170, DETROIT, MI. 48232-5170. TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 866-790-5600 X 11634. IT SEEMS TO ME IF THE FUEL LINES CAN BE HIT BY ROCKS THAT A SHIELD SHOULD BE PUT AROUND THE FUEL LINES BY THE FUEL PUMP. I MY SELF, DO NOT KNOW IF A ROCK HIT THE LINE OR NOT. I WOULD BE MORE INCLINED TO THINK IF WAS A DEFECTED PART. I KNOW I AM STILL OUT $452.63 FOR THIS REPAIR. THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL FOR THIS DOES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG DANGER. NOTE: I DO HAVE THE OLD FUEL PUMP IF YOU NEED TO CHECK IT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169862October 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING BEHIND THIS VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS THE CONSUMER HOLDS/JIGGLES THE HAZARD SWITCH TO THE SIDE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164552August 4, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER FAILED VIN [XXX]. GM CORPORATE REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V364000 ) AND REFUSES TO COOPERATE IN REBATING $504.31 REPLACEMENT COST AT DEALER FOR SERVICES PERFORMED ON 2/16/05 TO REPLACE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163152July 22, 2006
STEERING
MY WIFE AT THAT TIME GOT IN TO AN ACCIDENT IN A CHEVY BLAZER ON NOV 11, 2002, ON EL PASO, TX. WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOST DUE TO A STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I BUY IT. THE COMPANY DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT PAY THE RIGHT AMOUNT I LOST A LOT OF MONEY IN LAWYERS AND NOTHING WAS SOLVED, JUST ME LOSING MORE MONEY. I WOULD LIKE TO DEMAND COMPENSATION. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10163180July 22, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER STOPPED WORKING WHILE THE CENTRAL UPPER BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO WORK. I FOUND A GM SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON EDMUNDS.COM THAT INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON THIS VERY MODEL. I CALLED GM'S SERVICE CENTER, GAVE THEM THE VIN# AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, YET IT DID APPLY TO SOME 500,000 OTHER 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZERS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162075July 11, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP CUT OFF WHEN IT IS HOT WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161639July 6, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITENTLY, CAN GET THEM TO WORK SOMETIMES BY PUSHING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, BUT MAY STILL WORK ON AND OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT SHOWING ANY RECALL AND WOULD COST ABOUT $450 TO REPLACE HAZARD SWITCH CARRIER IF DEFECTIVE, IF NOT IT THE COST WOULD BE $99.69 FOR LABOR TO CHECK IT OUT. CALLED GM 1-800-222-1020 AND THEY SAID THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED RECALL #01073A. GAVE NUMBER TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ONLY SOME OF THE VEHICLES WITHIN VEN # RANGE WERE COVERED BY RECALL AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHECK INTO IT. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS WHY DID I NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE NHTSA WEB SITE SHOWS A RECALL AND MY VEHICLE FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS? AND WHY DOES'NT THE DEALER KNOW ABOUT THIS? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156815May 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER BUT ONLY MADE A WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, UPON INSPECTION THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED, THE SPARKS PLUGS HAD MELTED AND THE PISTONS HAD FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156679May 3, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH STICKS SUBJECTING THE TRUCKS TAIL, BRAKE AND SAFETY LIGHTS TO OVER HEAT. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINAL OVERNIGHT TO RESET. FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL AND CALLED GM WHO SAID THAT THE BLAZER WAS 50K OFF ON THE VIN NUMBER FROM THE EFFECTED VECH'S. WE HAD GM OPEN A FILE#1408511117 AND TOLD THEM THAT WE WERE REPORTING THIS TO NHTSA BECAUSE WE SHOULD FALL UNDER THE RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155836April 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE ROTORS HAD PITTED HOLES FROM RUST. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153099March 18, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES OF NORMAL USE. REPLACED BEARINGS MYSELF TO THE COST OF $300. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD PARTS. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147834January 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CUT OUT. UNABLE TO DRIVE EXCEPT IN THIRD GEAR DESPITE BEING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. OTHERWISE, ENGINE CUTS OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144048November 30, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY FOUND THAT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143837November 28, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PULLING OUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WILL SLIDE BACKWARD. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE LOCKING MECHANISM BROKE. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142683November 15, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER FAILED TO GENERATE HEAT. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. THIS FALL WHEN WE NEEDED THE HEAT AND WINDOW DEFROSTER JUST LUKE WARM AIR WAS COMING OUT. THE INTAKE HOSE TO THE HEATER WAS HOT THE OUT TAKE HOSE WAS COLD. THIS FAILURE CAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FRONT WINDOW WILL NOT UN-FOG AND THE ICE AND SNOW WILL NOT MELT OFF THE FRONT WINDOW. THE DRIVER CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THE FRONT WINDOW. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THIS PROBLEM. RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE AND VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED DEX-COOL COOLANT. THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/B_GILLIE/DEXCOOL_PROBLEMS.HTML HAS MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138821September 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRE STARTED UNDER FRONT DRIVER TIRE. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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