Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1997)

768 consumer complaints on file.

#710284August 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710294August 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHOP DETERMINED AN INTERMITTENT INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION CAUSING 2ND AND 3RD GEARS TO REMAIN IN NEUTRAL WHILE ENGINE REVS IN 1ST BEFORE REACHING THE SHIFT SPEED INTO 4TH. PLRBLEM FIRST APPEARED AT 12000 MILES AND WAS REPORTED TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED "THERE WAS NO PROBLEM." SITUATION CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER TIME UNTIL TEMP IN ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN HIGH CAUSING ALARM. OWNER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST TO HAVE PROBLEM DETECTED. NOW WITH APPROXIMATELY 32000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547994August 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710075August 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR HAD ROTORS TURNED AND NEW BRAKES , 5MONTHS LATER I HAD TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN AND NOW MY BRAKING TIME IS A LOT SLOWER NOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844995August 12, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, STEERING
DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RAN INTO A HOUSE, EJECTING DRIVER FROM VEHICLE. A SMALL FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE, SOMEONE TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT IT KEPT BURNING , CAUSING DAMAGE TO HOUSE AND TOTALING VEHICLE. FUEL PUMP DID NOT SHUT DOWN. SEATBELT MAY HAVE FAILED; THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE BELTS FOLLOWING COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#844806August 11, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO THE FRAME ARE BREAKING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844857August 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A MINOR COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844661August 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, CAUSING EXTENED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844700August 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS IS KICKING IN AND THE CONSUMER RAN A RED LIGHT, AND THE BRAKES ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844585August 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709621August 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE IDLE SPEED SURGES TO 1200 RPM, INSTEAD OF ITS USUAL 700 RPM, CAUSING CAR TO MOVE FORWARD INTO CAR AHEAD. THIS IS INTERMITANT, @ ONLY OCCURS WHEN CAR IS IN GEAR. PROBLEM IS HANDLED BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL WHEN PREPARING TO STOP..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844007August 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES SQUEAKED WHEN PEDAL WAS OR WAS NOT APPLIED. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED. DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM. REPAIR WORK DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844040August 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING
EA94038, IN ICY CONDITION BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO, EFFECTS THE STEERING SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709530August 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARUY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709395July 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR (REPLACED TWICE IN 2 YEARS). OFTEN HARD TO STOP. GRINDING/THUMPING AND THEN SKIDS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED IN 4WD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547562July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843620July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA94038, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843531July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES EXPERIENCED FAILURE CAUSING BRAKES TO FEEL VERY HARD. SOUND LIKE AIR WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKES DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709268July 27, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#709091July 23, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL JAMMED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WITH THE BRAKE. BRAKES FAILEDD COMPLETELY TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I WAS FORCED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF IN ORDER TO MANUALLY DISENGAGE THE GAS. I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR TAILER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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