Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#726957August 8, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
PREMATURE BALL JOINT FAILURE. TWO CHEVROLET DEALERS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX BALL JOINT PROBLEM-VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE; UPPER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY. SEVERAL MECHANICS STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHEVY BLAZERS/TRUCKS, BUT CHEVROLET WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. WHY IS THAT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727013August 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTING IN 12/98. AT THIS TIME, OUR TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND WE MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHEN OUR TRUCK WAS SERVICED AT WILTON MOTORS. THE MECHANICS INSISTED IT WAS FINE. IN FACT, WE ARE NOT EVEN SURE IF THEY CHECKED SINCE OUR SERVICE INVOICE INDICATES THAT CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION WAS A "DELETED OPERATION". ON 2/25/00, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS CONSTANTLY SLIPPING AND COULD NOT HANDLE HIGHWAY SPEEDS (THE TRUCK WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE). WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST ON 3/2/00. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND SEVERAL BANDS WERE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST $1,800. WE WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE AT THE GM DEALERSHIP, AND WERE CONCERNED THAT THEY WOULD NOW FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND CHARGE AN EVEN HIGHER AMOUNT THAN AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST. AT THIS POINT, OUR TRUCK WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WE FELT THE PROBLEM HAD DEVELOPED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE GM MECHANICS FAILED TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS ON 4/12, A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ON 6/12, AND ARE NOW FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF 1995 AND 1996 BLAZERS, AND MANY HAVE COMPLAINED OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE ARE HOPING THAT GM REALIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND WILL INVESTIGATE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD 5 RECALLS FOR OUR 1996 BLAZER, AND WE ARE HOPING THERE WILL BE A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866804August 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER MAKING A TURN, CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726555August 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE OVERHEATED,OIL PRESSURE INCREASED, I BROUGHT IT SALISBURY CHEVROLET. THEY ADVISED ME THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NOT ANY WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. DEALER ADVISES THAT ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE DISASSEMBLED DUE TO COST OF JOB AND"STRAIN ON BEARINGS".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726574August 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
IT IS A PROBLEM WITH PINK COOLAND IN 9 MONTHS IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726371August 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2ND TIME THIS HAPPEND.AT 30000MILES .NOW AT 67000. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726387August 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS WAS REPORTED PREVIOUSLY AS ENGINE COOLANT PROBLEM.THIS ONE'S CORRECT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726073July 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION. TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STARTED AND SLAMMED ON BRAKES WHEN ANOTHER PULLED IN FRONT OF HER. I HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY - I HEARD A NOISE AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO HERS WITHOUT EVEN SLOWING DOWN. A RECALL HAD BEEN SERVICED ON 1/04/00. I FEEL THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS A FAILURE. I HAVE HAD MANY SUCH INSTANCES BUT LUCKILY THIS WAS THE FIRST ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865930July 25, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON FRONT PASSENEGER'S SIDE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH A BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES. CONSUMER HAD TO BE AIR LIFTED TO HOSPITAL INTO A TRAUMA UNIT. SEATBELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#725798July 22, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725699July 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON . TOOK TO ROTHROCK CHEVROLET, SPRINGFIELD , PA. THEY STATED THAT THE ECM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND STATED THAT IT WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00. NO PROBLEMS PRIOR . IS THIS RELATED TO THE RECENT RECALL REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM COMPUTER POSSIBLY?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865487July 17, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE TRAVELING WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP RUNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725159July 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES SEEMED MUSHY WHEN SHORT STOP REQUIRED. HAD BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY CHECKED OUT OK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ABS SENSOR MODULE WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HOW A SENSOR COULD COST OVER $1000 SEEMED RIDICULOUS. THIS COINCIDES WITH CAMPAIGN 99I006000. CAN I BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864822July 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864867July 6, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
EA99022, PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A CRASH. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINTS. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK *SLC CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#9005368July 3, 2000
TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MICHELIN TIRES DID NOT LAST 20,000 MILES, THEY LASTED 17,000 MILES, RADIATOR COOLING SYSTEM CLOGGED UP AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES, DOOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF AT TIMES, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, DEALER FOUND NOT PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724804June 30, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WAS LEAVING ON VACATION, TOWING 2000LB BOAT - AS WE WERE PULLING IN TO A LOCAL GAS STATION TO CHECK THE AIR IN THE TRAILER TIRES, THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FAILED CAUSING THE UPPER HALF OF THE WHEEL TO TURN IN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. HAD IT OCCURRED WHILE TOWING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WE WOULD HAVE MADE THE EVENING NEWS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724811June 30, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT....WHEN YOU TURN THEM IN THE ON POSITION, THEY DONT COME ON FOR ONE TO TWO MINUTES, SOMETIMES LONGER...I REPORTED THIS TO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864599June 30, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE BROKE INTO PIECES;, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT ANY RETRAINT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL97V096001, AND ANY REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724743June 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY WILL NOT HOLD CHARGE,BATTERY ACID LEAKING FROM BATTERY,POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FROZEN TO BOLT CANNOT BE REMOVED, BATTERY HOLDER DAMAGED FROM ACID,ADDITIONAL ACID DAMAGE MAY ALSO BE FOUND UPON DEALER INSPECTION. CASE FILE OPENED WITH CHEVROLET FILE# C00769550
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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