Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#714292November 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT'S PURCHASE DATE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS EXPERIENCED TWO MAJOR FAILURES AND THE DEALER SAID HE REPLACED THEM BOTH TIMES. I HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND OCCASSIONAL LOCKUP OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK AND FILLER TUBE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE FOR RUST WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT ENGINE COOOLANT IS GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS NATURALLY THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS THE SORRIEST EXCUSE FOR BRAKES ON A VEHICLE THAT I HAVE SEEN. I MUST ALMOST STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I ALSO EXPERIENCED PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR OUT ON THE FRONT WHICH DAMAGE THE ROTORS. CHEVROLET REFUSED TO FIX THIS UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP SOMETIMES WHEN I PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE POOR BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD BE TO LEVERAGE CHEVROLET TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852362November 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE ABS SYTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852275November 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, PEDAL IS SOFT AND DEPRESSES TO THE FLOOR. SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD SOUND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852288November 1, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP GOING OUT. DEALER REPLACED STEERING PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852294November 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING HOME AT ABOUT 55 MPH CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT HE HIT SOME GRAVEL, AND IT MADE THE CAR LOSE CONTROL. CONSUMER THEN HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND FRONT OF CAR WAS SMASHED. COSUMER SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES THAT NEEDED TO BE STITCHED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#714098October 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
READ ON THE CONSUMER REPORTS THAT A NUMBER OF RECALLS WERE MADE ON THE BLAZER. HAVE ONLY RECEIVED ONE (ON SEATBELTS) NO RECALLS ON ABS OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AS TO WHY THE OTHER RECALLS WEREN'T SENT TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852217October 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT 57 MPH BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED , RUBBING AGAINST TIRE RIM, AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CLAIMED BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF GREASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851943October 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT BRAKES MAKE A LOUD GROWLING NOISE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713873October 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND A HESITATION OR POWER SURGE WAS FELT AND THE VEHICLE THEN CAGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN PUT OUT AFTER THE OCCUPANTS GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE FIRE STARTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BURNT UP. AT THIS TIME IT IS UNKNOWN OF THE REASON FOR THE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851741October 26, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER FELT HESITATION IN THE ENGINE. SOON AFTER, THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549168October 25, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED CAUSING A/C TO NOT BLOW COLD AIR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713807October 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED, REPLACED, ROTARS REPLACED. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP. IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS TURNING, BUT NOT STOPPING. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH TIME. WHATEVER IS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO DO THIS ALSO SEEMS TO CAUSE THE BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM EVERY 6 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851480October 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE SENSOR LIGHT TO THE ABS SYSTEM CAME ON WHILE PULLING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT DUE TO POSSIBLE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851513October 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY IN BAD WEATHER WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAYS A MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851450October 21, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS VECHICLE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ANOTHER VECHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF HIM HE APPLIED HIS BRAKES AND HE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713539October 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1&2) LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT AND IDLER ARM HAVE BEEN REPLACED, LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 3) 4X4 ELECTRIC SHIFT JUST FAILED LAST WEEK. PRELIMINARY TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATES A #2 FAILURE CODE WHICH POINT TO EITHER THE ENCODER/SHIFT MOTOR ASSEMBLY OR THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE (TCCM). 4) THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM. WHENEVER THE GAS GAUGE INDICATES 1/8 TANK OR LESS AND THE VEHICLE STANDS FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS IT IS DIFFICULT TO START. IT TAKES 4-5 TRIES AND REQUIRES THAT THE GAS PEDAL BE PRESSED ABOUT 1/2 TRAVEL IN ORDER TO START. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR WITH A NEARLY EMPTY GAS TANK, DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. YET, THE DAY BEFORE THE HARD STARTING PROBLEM OCCURED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847882October 18, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXCEED 80 MPH. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713502October 18, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
ALL I ASK GM TO DO WAS PAY MEDICAL AND PUT IN OWNERS MANUAL THAT SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK IN ROLL OVERS AND SIDE IMPACTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#850892October 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE IN USE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850895October 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE BRAKES WORE OUT. IT WAS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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