Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#724683June 28, 2000
SUSPENSION
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY AT A GREATER RATE OF SPEED AS THE SUV WOULD HAVE ROLLED-OVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864426June 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552831June 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRAG. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724543June 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE LEFT BALL JOINT FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL TO BUCKLE, CUTTING THE TIRE,RIM,AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THE RIGHT BALL JOINT WAS BROKEN ALSO. THE BOTTOM LINE IS "THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED." THE BALL JOINTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784136June 21, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG OCCURED WHEN CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN HE HIT THE VEHICLE THE FRONT END WENT DOWN UNDER OTHER VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724339June 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE HAPPENED SLOWLY ENOUGH THAT I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT THE VEHICLE DIED COMPLETELY. HAD IT FAILED FASTER, WELL, THERE'S NO TELLING. I WAS DOING 45 MPH IN TOURIST TRAFFIC WHEN THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM. AS FOR THE BATTERY, I KNEW IT WAS DEAD, BUT THE CORROSION TO THE FRAME COMES THANKS TO A SHARP EYED MECHANIC. SURFACE CORROSION IS APPARENT, AND I SHALL HAVE TO PULL THE TIRE, SAND, PRIME, AND PAINT THE FRAME TO STEM THE CORROSION. I'M WONDERING HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SERIOUS BATTERY ACID LEAKS CAUSING FRAME CORROSION, AND HOW MANY OF THEM WILL FAIL WITH CATASTROPHIC RESULT IN THE FUTURE. FURTHER ON THE ALTERNATOR, I HAVE ANECDOTAL INFORMATION THAT A NUMBER OF GM TRUCKS AND SUVS HAD ALTERNATORS THAT FAILED JUST OVER THE 40,000 MILE MARK. I LEARNED THIS WHEN I WENT TO BUY A NEW ONE, AND NO ONE HAD ONE BECAUSE OF A RECENT DEMAND ON THEM. THE DEMAND IS STRONG AGAIN THIS SUMMER HERE, I'M TOLD. IS GM SELLING UNSAFE VEHICLES? NEED MORE INFO? PLEASE EMAIL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED THE VIN. THANK YOU. GERRY BISHOP, NICEVILLE FLORIDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724351June 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY SON HAS A 1996 GMC JIMMY THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. HE HAS HAD TO HAVE HIS RADIATOR REMOVED AND CLEANED OUT TWICE AND HAVE THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THERE IS A LABEL IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR THAT STATES THAT THE COOLANT DOES NOT REQUIRE SERVICE FOR 100,000 MILES. THIS COOLANT CAUSES SOME OF THE ENGINE COMPONENTS TO RUST ( EX. HEATER NIPPLE) SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THAT THEY SEE MANY VEHICLES EVERY DAY WITH THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784043June 20, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS
CONSUMER PLOWED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN CONSUMER DURING IMPACT CAUSING HER HEAD TO HIT THE REARVIEW MIRROR, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, CONSUMER RECIEVED SEVERE WHIPLASH. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863887June 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THE FRONT TOP & BOTTOM BALL JOINTS WENT BAD WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER'S SIDE/FRONT WHEELS CAVED INWARD. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC GAVE NO INDICATION OF CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724046June 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH O2 SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (AT SEPERATE TIME IN PAST 4 MONTHS). UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP (DESANTIS CHEVROLET) SHOULD HAVE NEVER PASSED INSPECTION IN APRIL. HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH ABS SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. FIRST RECALL DID NOTHING TO FIX PROBLEM. ABS CAN'T TELL DIFFERENCE FROM WET & DRY PAVEMENT. ABS WILL KICK IN WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON GRAVEL AT 20MPH, BUT NOT AT FASTER SPEEDS ON WET PAVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723909June 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DEFECTIVE DEX-COOL SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON ALL REPAIRS, RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH DEX COOL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723787June 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BLAZER OVERHEATING. AND ALSO IT WONT BLOW HOT AIR FROM THE HEATER. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON IT ALSO OVERHEATS. WE HAD IT TO THE GARAGE AND GOT AN ESTIMATE OF $350.00 TO REPAIR THIS AND WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THEY HAD ALOT OF OTHER 96 BLAZERS COMING IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND IT SHOULDNT BE UP TO US THE PEOPLE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM IF IT IS GMS FAULT FOR THIS!! COULD YOU PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723495June 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR CLOGGED AT 75000 MILES(CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD). RADIATOR FLUID IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED UNTIL 100000 BASED ON OWNERS MANUAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723360May 30, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN IDLE POSITION. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE THE FIRST TIME THE PEDAL IS PRESSED AFTER THE ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED. HOWEVER, SINCE 5 MONTHS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED, IT SEEMS TO STICK NOW ALMOST EVERY TIME THE PEDAL GOES BACK TO THE IDLE POSITION. IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR IN THE IDLE POSITION, AS IF IT IS SNAGGED ON SOMETHING. AFTER YOU APPLY EXTRA FORCE TO OVERCOME THE STICKING, IT TRAVELS SMOOTHLY WITH NO OTHER SNAGGING. A CO-WORKER OWNS A 1997 BLAZER AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DRIVEN AT LEAST 2 DIFFERENT COMPANY VEHICLES WHICH WERE 1998 AND 1999 MODEL GM MINIVANS WITH A SIMILAR STICKING ACCELERATOR. ALL OF THESE VEHICLES, INCLUDING MINE, STICK ONLY IN THE IDLE POSITION. THE PROBLEM RESULTS IN THE DRIVER HAVING TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND THUS IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP FROM GUNNING THE ENGINE WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723297May 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, THE WHEEL BUCKLED CAUSING ~$1.5K IN DAMAGE. DEALER POINTS TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, THE SUSPENSION WAS LUBED EVERY 3000 MILES - RECORDS AVAILABLE. PHOTOS OF DAMAGED PARTS AVAILABLE. DAMAGED PARTS REMOVED FROM VEHICLE AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA INSPECTION. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SEEMS TO POINT TO DESIGN PROBLEMS COMPROMISING SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862380May 23, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER WILL COMPLETE FORM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000849May 19, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL RANDEMLY STOP OPERATING, RECENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE, SAME PORBLEM SEEN IN CAMPAIGN 98V150001
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722870May 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
ALL FRONT END BALL JOINTS FAILING FROM APPROX.. 38,000 MILES AND UP. (6) TOTAL TO DATE. HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH LIFTIME BALL JOINTS. THESE ONES ALSO FAIL. THIS HAS CAUSED US TO PURCHASE TIRES ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE FOR THE FRONT BECAUSE OF WEAR ALONG SIDE OF TIRES. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS AUTO DEALERS AND AUTO PARTS STORES, THIS IS CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH S-10 BLAZERS. I HAVE CHECKED THE RECALL LIST FOR CHEVROLETS AND COULD NOT FIND THIS PROBLEM LISTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722640May 13, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I REPLACED ALL OF THE FRONT BALL JOINTS, AFTER 60,000 MILES. AS A RESULT OF THE BALL JOINTS GOING BAD IT MESSED UP MY TIRES, SO I HAD TO GET NEW ONES. THE AC COMPRESSOR IS MAKING REALLY LOUS NOISES, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS DEFECTIVE BEARINGS, ON THE FRONT OF THE COMPRESSOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861678May 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKE LIGHT FLICKERS & BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD, THEY WOULD MAKE CHATTERING NOISE. WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES. CAN FEEL ABS ACTIVATING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED PROBLEM COULD HAVE HAPPENED, BUT NOT ON RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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