Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#880311February 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN. APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AT THAT TIME NO ABS BRAKING ACTION. DEALER FOUND RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR TO BE AT FAULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740748February 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
RADIATOR COOLANT RUSTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740581February 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FAILED DEX-COOL. CALLED DEX-COOL AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS GMC. CALLED GMC AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT DEALER. DEALER SAID TO DRAIN DEX-COOL AND FLUSH AND FILL WITH GREEN ANTI FREEZE IMMEDIATELY. DEX COOL TURNS TO GELL PER DEALER. THEY NOTIFY ALL CUSTOMERS TO DRAIN DEX-COOL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740518February 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMP GAUGE CLIMBED INTO RED.PER DEALER COOLENT WAS CONTAMINATED. BLAZER HAS NEVER HAD ANYONE BUT DEALER PERFORM MAINTENCE ETC...DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON FOR COOLENT TO BECOME CONTAMINATED. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS INFACT A BULLENTINE RELEASE FOR THIS & CUSTOMERS NOT NOTIFIED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CAUSING ANY DANGER TO PASSENGERS. HOWEVER, IT WAS COSTLY TO REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740471February 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
FAILED OIL COOLER LINES. DEALER REPORTS MANY OWNERS OF BLAZERS AND S-10 PICKUPS HAVE HAD BOTH OIL COOLER LINES REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879238January 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HIT A UTILITY POLE AT 45MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878802January 23, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
STEERING STARTED GETTING TIGHT, HAD TO JERK IT TO STEER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM WERE BAD. CONSUMER REPLACED BALL JOINTS, AND THEY ONLY LASTED FOR 38000 MILES. THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN THAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878520January 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
ANTI-FREEZE COOLANT CLOGGED ENGINE. *AK THE DEX-COOLANT WAS REPLACED WITH REGULAR ANTI FREEZER BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739562January 17, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
2ND CHEVROLET VEHICLE WITH LOW MILES EXPERIENCING INJECTOR FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878184January 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739393January 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN APPROXIMATELY, JULY, 2000, (UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE) THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ON THE SAID VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE WEBSITES FOR BOTH CHEVROLET AND NHTSA TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS HAD BEEN CALLED. ON THE WEBSITE IT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN FOR 1991-1996. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVROLET VIA TELEPHONE, THEY DENIED THAT THIS INFORMATION WAS ON THEIR WEBSITE AND STATED THAT IT WAS ONLY UP TO THE YEAR 1995. THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS BEFORE A RECALL COULD BE MADE ON A CERTAIN VEHICLE YEAR. I STATED MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE REPRESENATIVE AND TOLD HER THAT I WOULD MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO RECEIVE WHAT I FELT I WAS DUE. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND HEADACHES, THEY FINALLY SENT A RECALL NOTICE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GIBSON CHEVROLET IN SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS WHO REPLACED A SWITCH AND SAID THEY WERE DONE. WHEN I BEGAN TO LEAVE, I NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I WENT BACK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM THAT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE GENTLEMAN STATED THAT WHAT THEY HAD REPAIRED WOULD NOT PREVENT THE LIGHT FROM BEING ON. AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONAL CIRCLES, I QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLES ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL AND I WAS TOLD "NO" " WE COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK , BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT." NOW, IT WAS AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT I REPORTED THAT MY LIGHT HAD COME ON WHEN THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. IN ADDITION TO THAT I HAD APPROXIMATELY 7 BRAKE PAD CHANGES IN A PERIOD OF 16 MONTHS AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE TIME RECALLS WERE BEING MADE, WHY DOES THIS VEHICLE NOT QUALIFY FOR NOT ONLY THE SWITCH TO BE REPAIRED BUT FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. AT THIS TIME, I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT SINCE THE ANTI-LOCKS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL AND THE PADS CONTINUE TO WEAR, THAT I MAY BE IN DANGER. THEY SHOW MINIMAL CONCERN TO THE WELFARE OF THEIR CLIENTS. I FEEL ROBBED AS WELL AS CHEATED. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558836January 3, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CD PLAYER FAILED, DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER THE RADIO STILL MALFUNCTIONS. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785223January 2, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HEATER CORE RUSTED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877037December 27, 2000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR RESTRAINT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738179December 23, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH HEARD A MUFFLED POP LOOKED OUT DRIVER SIDE VIEW MIRROR TO SEE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT LEFT REAR OF CAR. TURNED AROUND TO SEE ENTIRE REAR OF CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. PULLED OVER, FLAMES AT REAR TIRE, GOT FAMILY OUT AND IN 5 MINUTES ENTIRE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. HAVE CONTACTED GM WHO REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY IDEA OF WHAT A PROBLEM CAUSE WAS. HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876548December 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876082December 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES AND FELT ABS KICKING IN, BUT THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING, CONSUMER HAS ALSO BEEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING AN EXCESSIVE BRAKE SQUEAK, DEALER HAD REPLACED BRAKE PADS TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE. RIGHT REAR DOOR WON'T ALWAYS UNLOCK FROM INSIDE, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM, PINS AT DRIVER'S DOOR HINGES RUSTED. THE SEAL AROUND RIGHT REAR WINDOW HOLDS WATER AFTER RAIN. REAR PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT FOLD DOWN, DEALER FOUND CABLE BINDING UP. WATER COLLECTS IN REAR LIGHT LENSE WHEN WASHING VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED TAILLIGHT LENSE, CENTER HIGH MOUNT LENSE COLLECTS MOISTURE, DEALER REPLACED 3RD LIGHT BRAKE ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER FLUSHED RADIATOR AND 12 MONTHS LATER IT NEEDED FLUSHED AGAIN, DEALER PERFORMED, CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE FIRST FLUSH DOWN AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737043November 29, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE THE VIN # DID NOT MATCH #'S IN THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875653November 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD GEARS GRINDING WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT STOPPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875572November 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION, HAD HEAD-ON COLLISION. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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