Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#859298March 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551463March 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SITUATION WHICH IS STATED IN SB #99-06-02-012B, RADIATOR CAP HAD RUST AND GRITTY MATERIAL LODGED UNDER IT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000484March 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AT 33000 MILES RADIATOR MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, COOLANT WAS CORRODED. THE RADIATOR AND ENGINE WAS FLUSHED AND THE WATER PUMP REPLACED AND NEW COOLANT PUT IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858919March 21, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER HAD THEM REPAIRED AT A REPAIR SHOP FOR $394.97. THEN, HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE C98043-S FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU GOT INVOLVED SIX MONTHS AGO, DEALERSHIP NEGOTIATED WITH HIM TO GIVE HIM A $254.97 REFUND. CONSUMER STATED NO, THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551396March 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE DIAPHRAM TO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER RUPTURED CAUSING A HISSING NOISE CAUSING CONSUMER TO APPLY MORE THAN NORMAL AMOUNTS OF PRESSURE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858559March 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TUBE AND DIP STICK HOUSES TO TUBE TO THE TRANSMISSION RUSTED WHICH COULD EVENTALLY CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720130March 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DIP STICK FOR THE TRANMISSION IS RUSTED AND IS CAUSEING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE STICK BECAUSE NOT UNDER WARRENTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720141March 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEWELL CADILLAC ,CHEVROLET DEALER,@ 701 BARONNE AT GIROD, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. QUOTED ME $2900.00 TO FIX, SAID A VALVE FAILED AND HAVE TO REPLACE WHOLE SYSTEM. THE REPLACEMENT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE WHAT I HAD. AM I THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO? ALSO I WAS IN NEW ORLEANS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MARDI GRAS PARADE TRAFFIC, FOR 2 1/2HRS. OF STOP AND GO CARS,& PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF MY BLAZER. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MY NERVES.I DON'T FEEL THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE FAILED, ON SUCH A YOUNG VEHICLE. GOD FORBID IT WOULD HAVE GONE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKYOU FOR HEARING ME OUT. ALSO, I PRESENTLY HAVE A FILE # WITH CHEVY ABOUT THIS SITUATION, THE NUMBER IS 000107487.QUINTA DANIELS WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH, ON MONDAY, MARCH 6,2000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720085March 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
VEHICLE ABS SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPROGRAMED BY DEALER PER GM RECALL CAMPAIGN DEC. 27, 1999. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858248March 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR PLUGGED WITH RUST AND GRIT, CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE RUST AND GRIT COULD BE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ERROR IN WHICH FOUNDRY CORE SAND WAS LEFT IN THE BLOCK AFTER CASTINGS. CORRECTION OF PROBLEM NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CONSUMER WANTS CHEVROLET TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858157March 8, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT COOL VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT AIR CONDTIONER COMPRESSOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719715March 5, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE METAL THAT THE DOOR STRIKE LATCHES ARE MOUNTED TO IS FALLING AWAY. THERE IS NO SIGN OF RUST, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HOLES AT THIS MOUNTING POINT. THE REAMINING 3 DOORS ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF METAL FAILURE AS WELL, ALTHOUGH NOT AS BAD AS THE DRIVER'S DOOR. YOU CAN LITERALLY TAKE 2 FINGERS AND MOVE THE "U" SHAPED DOOR STRIKE LATCH QUITE EASILY. WHEN DRIVING, AIR WILL ENTER IF YOU LEAN AGAINST THE DOOR. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS LATCH BREAKS OFF COMPLETELY AND THE ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN. 1 DEALER (KERY-MORRIS CHEVROLET IN COLUMBUS, IN) AND 2 INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS CLAIM THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. AFTER CALLING CHEVROLET, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT WE TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR ANOTHER OPINION. WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER (ROYAL CHEVROLET IN BLOOMINGTON, IN) AND THE BODY SHOP MANAGER INDICATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE BUT NOT THIS BAD; HE CHECKED OTHER 96 BLAZERS (INCLUDING HIS IN-LAWS) AND FOUND THE SAME THING TO BE HAPPENING. THERE ARE NO BULLETINS REGARDING THIS, SO EVEN THOUGH IT IS SERIOUS, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT (ESTIMATED AT $475.00 FROM KERI-MORRIS). ROYAL INDICATED THAT IF IT WAS RUSTED, THEN THE FACTORY WOULD STAND BEHIND IT, BUT NOT BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES IF DESIRED; THE PROBLEM IS VERY EASY TO SEE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551180March 2, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783654February 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL 98V150001 AND IS EXPERIENCING WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857549February 25, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER'SS SIDE SEAT HAS A LITTE HOLE FROM WHICH A SHARP PIECE OF METAL STICKS OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857452February 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. POVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719001February 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
COOLANT,RUSTY APPEARANCE IN RESERVOIR/RADIATOR,DEALER CLAIMS CONTAMINATION OF DEXCOOL.THIS IS A SEALED SYSTEM,GM CONTAMINATED SYSTEM LET THEM FIX.CLAIM DENIED 2/19/00 BALL JOINTS BREAKING? SLOPPY,LOOSE SENSATION IN TURNS,POPPING OF TIRE/WHEEL AREA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718864February 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#551006February 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:REAR
BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ACCIDENT ON ONE OCCASIONS DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856842February 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID AND IS CAUSING CORROSION, AND EATING AWAY AT THE CONNECTORS. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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