Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#734547October 17, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE SENT MAIL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD JUST LIKE AKNOWLEDGMENT THAT IT WAS RECEIVED.NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734365October 15, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRES IN QUESTION HAVE THE SAME DEFECTS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON NATIONAL T.V. THE SIDES OF MY TIRES HAVE BLISTERED AND ARE PEELING ALONG WITH A FAINT LINE WHERE THE TREAD WAS ATTACHED TO THE REST OF THE TIRE. DO I HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR HAVE A FATALITY BEFORE SOMTHING OR SOMEONE WILL CONTACT ME ? I HAVE CALLED AND A REPORT HAS BEEN TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO FIRESTONE WITH A COMMENT THAT SOME ONE FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH ME. MY FIRST REPORT OF MY PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES WAS 9-5-00. I HAVE LOST MY JOB AND FALLING BEHIND ON BILLS. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW SET OF REPLACEMENT TIRES NOR CAN I AFFORD AN AUTO ACCIDENT. WILL YOU PLEASE HELP ME? SINCERELY, DAVID SARACENI( DOT NUMBER: HYHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734144October 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WORK AT NIGHT DRIVING AND OFTEN HAVE TO BREAK FAST FOR DEER CROSSING THE HIGHWAYS. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO BREAK QUICKLY FOR 2 DEER THE VEHICLE GAVE A GROWLING SOUND AND JUST CONTINUED AT THE SAME SPEED UNTIL I HAD HIT THE DEER. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS TODAY AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND THE DEER WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. I COMPLAINED OF THE TRANSMISSION IN MARCH , 2000 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AT THAT TIME I HAD THEM CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID,FILTER AND GASKET, BUT IT STILL HAS TIMES WHEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#872795October 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
RECALL 99V193000/ABS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SOFT PEDAL AND FADING BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT LEFT ROTORS WERE PITTED/ CORRODED. BOTH ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733739October 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH DURING RAIN, THE WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL. THE FISRT TIME IT HAPPENED THEY PAUSED SLIGHTLY THEN BEGAN TO OPERATE AFTER A SHORT MOMENT. THE SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH THEY PAUSED THEN STARTED AGAIN AND THEN THEY STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. I PULLED OVER ON THE ROAD AND AFTER AWHILE THEY STARTED AGAIN BUT ONLY IN THE FASTEST MODE. I THEN BEGAN TO RETURN HOME WHEN THE WIPER FAILED COMPLETELY. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A STEADY RAIN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 20 MINS AND THEN THEY STARTED AGAIN. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS ONCE MORE BEFORE REACHING MY HOME. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLAICED THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. THE SAME ITEM WAS RECALLED IN 1998. YOUR RECAL ID# (98VI50001). I PAID $132.00 FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT COVER MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED 8/96. THE RECALL ONLY COVERED VEHICLES FROM 8/94 TO 5/96. PLEASE ADD THIS COMPLAINT TO YOUR FILES. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BILLED FOR A DEFECT THAT WAS RECALLED ONLY 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO MY TRUCKS PRODUCTION. THE IDENTICAL DEFECT WAS FOUND AND THE CONDITION COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY FAMILY OUR LIVES. SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS WIPER FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED BEFORE LIVES ARE TAKEN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND GMC AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKYOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733432October 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED DO TO THE DEXY COOL COOLANT USED IN THE ENGINE. IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD UP TO 100,000 MILES. THE COOLANT JELLED AT 84,605 CAUSING THE HEATER CORE AND THE RADIATOR TO BECOME RUSTED AND CLOGGED. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THE REPAIR TO COST 1795.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733235October 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871586September 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEATER WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN IT WILL STOP. HAVE TO PUSH, HARD TO KEEP IT GOING. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732592September 26, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
HEATER FAILURE; HEATER/DEFROSTER BLOWS COLD AIR; THERMOSTAT, SENSOR, AND CONNECTOR REPLACED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT; HOSES AND COOLANT LEVELS TESTED OK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732415September 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO HEAT IN VEHICLE; WAS TOLD THAT THIS COULD BE DUE TO FAULTY DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE. NO HEAT MEANS FOGGED WINDOWS IN THE WINTER AND IN THE RAIN. FLUSHED THE RADIATOR AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY CLOGGED WITH THE DEFECTIVE, BROKEN DOWN ANTIFREEZE IN THE FORM OF THICK BROWN SLUDGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732416September 25, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY ONLY COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED UP TO MAY, 1996. MINE WAS BUILT IN JULY, 1996 SO IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554894September 21, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731940September 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554511September 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE SLID DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE, CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL C99041-S (99V-193) AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554476September 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870170September 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY'LL COME ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730913September 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730919September 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING RAIN, FOUND OTHER 1996 S-10 BLAZERS UNDER RECALL 98V150000 HAD PROBLEM CORRECTED FREE OF CHARGE. TOLD MY VEHICLE NOT ONE OF THESE, NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON YOUR DATA BASE OF OTHER OWNERS 1996 BLAZERS SAME FAILURE. THIS FAILURE ONLY OCCURS DURING RAIN WHICH CAUSES SAFETY PROBLEM. DID NOT KNOW PROBLEM EXISTED UNTIL FAILURE OF MY WIPERS AND SEE NO REASON WHY OTHER OWNERS 0F 1996 BLAZERS ARE COVERED AND THIS VEHICLE ISNT, SINCE IT IS THE SAME YEAR AND SAME PROBLEM AS OWNERS OF RECALL NOTICE 98V150000 AND FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DURING RAIN OR WIPERS GO OUT IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING WHICH OCCURRED ON SEPT 1, 2000 ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869937September 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, THEY TURN OFF AND ON . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, PULLEY BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730523September 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
SEVERAL TIMES THIS BLAZER WILL NOT START- I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG- THIS TIME I SAW THAT WHEN THE BLAZER WAS RUNNING AND YOU TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS IT WOULD DIE AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO JUMP IT TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN- THE INTERIER LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING (FOR NO REASON)- AT ONE POINT THE A C STOPPED WORKING- THE PROBLEMS STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO BUT THE DEALER COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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