Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1984)

9 consumer complaints on file.

• #731058September 11, 2000
  TIRES

  ON AUGUST 19 I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH NORTH BOUND ON THE 15 FREEWAY IN THE #1 LANE WHEN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY A BIT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BAM, THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY TRUCK DIPPED AND WE WERE FORCED ACROSS 3 LANES OF FREEWAY, BOUNCED OFF THE EMBANKMENT AND STOPPED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE I-15 AT CAJALCO ROAD OFF RAMP. I WENT TO RAMONA TIRE THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE TIRE BLOW OUT REPLACED. ON 8-20-99 I AM AGAIN ON THE I-15 FREEWAY AND I FEEL MY TRUCK AGAIN START TO SHIMMY, IT WAS DARK SO EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY ON SIDE STREETS, UPON MY ARRIVAL HOME I LOOKED AT MY TIRES AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE IS COMING APART. ON 8-22-99 I WENT BACK TO RAMONA TIRE IN HEMET AND HAD ALL 3 OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED, PAYING OF COURSE FOR THE PRORATE OF TIRE USE AND BALANCE AND MOUNT. THE FIRST BLOW OUT CAUSED $1119.00 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK, DESTROYING THE RIGHT RUNNING BOARD, BENDING THE TIRE RIM AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL. I HAVE YET TO BE REIMBURSED BY FIRESTONE FOR THIS DAMAGE. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHCILE WITH ME ON BOTH OF THESE OCCASIONS. FIRESTONES ONTARIO OFFICE HAD REQUESTED THAT I PAY TO HAVE THE BLOWN TIRE SHIPPED TO TENN. I HAVE NOT DONE THIS, AND STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POCESSION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 32115015 TIRE SIZE: 15 )

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #728640August 22, 2000
  TIRES:TREAD/BELT

  THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY BELONGS TO THE U.S. NAVY. I USED MY NAME ONLY AS A POINT OF CONTACT. I AM THE TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR FOR THE NAVAL NEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT THREE IN CAIRO EGYPT. I HAVE SEEN AND READ THE REPORTS ON THE FIRESTONE RECALL, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. TO DATE WE HAVE HAD 10 TIRES THAT THE TREAD HAS PEALED OFF THE TIRE. THE LASTEST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES OF TWO OF THE TIRES IN QUESTION AND OF THE BLAZER THAT WAS IN THE ACCIDENT. MY MAILING ADDRESS IS BONNEL RAY, NAMRU3, PSC452 BOX 115, FPO AE, 09835-0007. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 011-202-284 1375 EXT 427. ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN SEND ON THE THESE TIRES WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, BONNEL V. RAY( DOT NUMBER: BFANYL1523 TIRE SIZE: 10 R 15LT )

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #719279February 25, 2000
  CHILD SEAT

  MY FIVE WEEK OLD SON (NOW 9 MOS) WAS THROWN FROM HIS CENTURY SMARTFIT CLASSIC CARSEAT ON JUNE 15, 1999 DURING AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THE WITNESS THAT REMOVED THE SEAT FROM OUR VEHICLE SAID THAT THE BUCKLE WAS STILL LATCHED, YET MY SON MANAGED TO BE THROWN INTO THE BACK OF OUR CHEVY BLAZER. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT IN JULY 1999, BUT HAS NOT CONTACTED US SINCE THEN. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  4

  Deaths:

  1

• #847042September 7, 1999
  SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT

  WHEN THE BLAZER HIT A DEER NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, A CHILD WAS INJURED BECAUSE THE CAR SEAT FLEW INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  3

  Deaths:

  0

• #844914August 11, 1999
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

  FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #986865July 15, 1996
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

  THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO HAPPENED IN 1989 THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SEVERE GAS TANK LEAK FROM CORROSION ON THE TANK, THE TANK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, CONSUMER STATED HE SMELLED GAS NEAR THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE GAS TANK WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING,*JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #973512October 18, 1995
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  LOSING OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES . TT GM MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THIS WAS OKAY FOR THE MOTOR TO USE 1 QUART EVERY 750 MILES. *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #972158September 18, 1995
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN, DO NOT LOCK UP UPON HARD BRAKING. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #965984May 26, 1995
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

  CONSUMER IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 12:00 POSITION, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T HOLD TO THEIR POTENTIAL, PASSENGERS BOTH HIT HEADS. TT

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  2

  Deaths:

  0