Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1995)
1,224 consumer complaints on file.
- #831874December 7, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, REASON BEING THAT THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, WARRANTY NOT EFFECTIVE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #831905December 7, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #831937December 7, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
EA97022; WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE; SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. OTHER TIMES THEY WILL WORK FINE AND FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. PROLBEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V150000 WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #831381November 27, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700807November 21, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE PADS WORE UNEVENLY, CAUSING OUTSIDE PAD TO WEAR FASTER THAN INSIDE PAD. SQUEAL SENSOR IS ON INSIDE PAD, THEREFORE THE SENSOR WAS NOT ACTIVATED. ROTORS WERE DAMAGED DUE TO FAILURE OF OUTSIDE BRAKE PAD. PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN RELPACED TWICE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #831136November 20, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, SEATS
CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH ENIGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS UP TO 50MPH OR COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER , CAUSING THE ENIGINE TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. 1.BATTERY LEAKING 2.LEFT FRONT SEAT IS RIPPED 3.STARTER DIES 4. BRAKE WORK SOMETIMES. 5. TRUCK SHAKES WHEN STARTING CODE FOR EGR VALVE STICK. 6. STALLING 3-4 TIMES HESATATION AND NO POWER. 7. HEATER WON'T SHUT OFF. TRUCK CUT OFF LIKE IT HAS RAN OUT OF GAS. 8.LOOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING. *AK * ADJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #831143November 20, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS AND RELAY SWITCHES. IN LESS THEN THREE YEARS CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FOUR FUEL PUMPS AND TWO SETS OF RELAY SWITCHES. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER'S PROBLEM IS NOT ON RECALL. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700717November 18, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BESIDES THE PREVIOUS TWO ACCIDENTS I JUST REPORTED, I HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST WEEK AGAIN INVOLVING FAILURE OF MY BRAKES ON ROUTE 46. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPHIN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WENT IN TO THE BACK OF A TRUCK BECAUSE OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.....PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAD A PREVIOUS RECORD OF NO ACCIDENTS IN 28 YEARS AND I AM UPSET TO LEARN THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES OF FAILURE OF BRAKES IN CHEVY TRUCKS.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #542550November 12, 1998STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WELD FAILURE ON THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT TO THE FRAME RESULTING IN CRACKING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #830467November 9, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MUFFLER. MUFFLER MAKES A LOUD NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE MUFFLER HAS A HOLE IN IT DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700460November 9, 1998UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE WERE TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT BLAZERS HAD A RECALL FOR THE WIPERS BUT OUR DEALER SAID NO. THEY WILL STOP RUNNING AFTER THE ENGINE BECOMES WARM--FIRST THEY PAUSE THEN STOP ALTOGETHER-- WE NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECALL
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #830306November 6, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT, BLAZER DID A PANIC STOP. ABS BRAKES CRUNCHED OR GRABBED & THEN LET GO. MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #830008November 3, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30MPH THE OIL COOLER HOLES CAME APART FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING ALL THE OIL TO LEAK OUT. ALSO DISABLED THE VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700212October 30, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AUTO HAD BEEN RUNNING VERY ROUGH USING EXCESSIVE FUEL. CAME TO A STOP AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPRESSION FOR POWER BRAKES & STEERING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. FOUND EGR VALVE INOPERABLE. CALLED GM THEY SAID THEIR WAS NO BULLETIN. FOUND BULLETIN ON YOUR WEB SITE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700213October 30, 1998STEERING:LINKAGES
HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOICE IN FRONT END MOSTLLY WHEN BRAKING. TOOK IT TO 2 CHEVROLET DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. VEHICLE WAS ALSO UNSTABLE ON ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BRAKES AND HE DID A ROUTINE CHECK AND FOUND BALL JOINTS EXTREMLY WORN. DEALERSHIPS SHOULD HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THESE SHOULD HAVE WORN SO QUICKLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829680October 28, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS KEEP WORE OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOUR TO FIVE TIMES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829682October 28, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS KEEP WEARING OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOUR TO FIVE TIME'S TO HAVE THE PADS SERVICED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700180October 28, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NONE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829523October 27, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING POWER WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #781340October 18, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK, KEEP TURNING ON AND OFF.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0