Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#10112375March 1, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 1996 CHEVY 4X4 BLAZER, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER GETTING THIS SERVICED, AND NOT USING IT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE CONDENSER WAS BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS NOT ONLY HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT ALSO ON THE CHEVROLET TRUCK WE HAD OWNED BEFORE. WHILE TALKING WITH THE MECHANIC HE SAID THAT HE HAS WORK ON LOTS OF CHEVYS WITH TROUBLE IN THE CONDENSER. I THINK THIS MATTER SHOULD BE RESEARCHED AND TAKEN CARE OF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108377February 1, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE, REPLACEMENT REQUIRED, PARTS NOT AVAILABLE*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109267January 31, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. OWNER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP. OWNER WILL NOTIFY MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108739January 24, 2005
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB. CONSUME RCLAIMED WHEEL FELL OFF, AND SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104101December 19, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS, SEATS, SEAT BELTS
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MY HUSBAND, MOTHER, 8 YEAR OLD SON, 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND 1 YEAR OLD SON, WERE STRANDED IN THE EMERGENCY LANE ON I-66 EAST IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA WITH A BROKEN FUEL PUMP. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK THEY WERE HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER WHO WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 100 MPH. THE BLAZER FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE AND SKIDDED A GREAT DISTANCE, BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE BACK SEAT, AND THE FRONT SEAT BROKE AND SANDWICHED HER IN BETWEEN THE TWO. SHE BROKE HER JAW WHEN SHE WAS SLAMMED INTO THE SMALL HANDLE ABOVE THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. SHE ALSO SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST AND BROKEN ARM WHEN SHE WAS THROWN INTO THE DOOR. WHEN THE BACK SEAT BROKE IT CAUSED HER TO HIT THE HEADSET OF THE BROKEN FRONT SEAT WHICH IN TURN CAUSED SOME OF HER TEETH TO GO THROUGH HER BOTTOM LIP. MY MOTHER WHO WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS INJURED WHEN THE ROOF DID NOT HOLD UP IN THE CRASH AND SUFFERED THANKFULLY WHAT WAS CLASSIFIED AS "MINOR" INJURIES, BUT COULD HAVE VERY WELL BEEN MAJOR INJURIES BECAUSE THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE FROM FRONT TO BACK DID NOT HOLD UP IN THE ACCIDENT. I DO HAVE MANY PICTURES OF WHAT WAS LEFT OF MY BLAZER, FROM MANY DIFFERENT ANGLES BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. I AM DEEPLY TROUBLED BY THE FACT THAT BOTH SEATS BROKE, AND THE ROOF DID NOT HOLD UP AT ALL. MY 8 YEAR SITTING IN THE REAR CENTER SEAT HAD A LACERATION AND CONCUSSION, MY 1 YEAR OLD SITTING IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAD NO INJURIES, AND MY HUSBAND IN THE DRIVERS SEAT SUFFERED MINOR HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURIES. GRANTED THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, BUT I EXPECTED A LOT MORE OUT OF THE BLAZER THAN WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10103793December 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE BALL JOINTS, AND ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103371December 8, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. IT STRUCK A RETAINING CEMENT WALL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL, CRACKING IT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10100049November 16, 2004
STEERING
I HAVE A 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT END PARTS ABOUT 4-5 TIMES. WITH OUT FIXING THIS EVERYTIME IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE STEERING BECOMES LOOSE, AND THERE IS MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099982November 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATED AND BROKE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. WAS TOLD SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO LET THEM KNOW THAT CONSUMER WAS INCLUDED, AND THEY NEED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE SHOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097345October 21, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM A START POSITION OR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE HATCHBACK POPPED OPEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091372September 20, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD RELEASE CABLE BROKE AT LEVER INSIDE VEHICLE. T APPROX. 50MPH WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY HOOD OPENED AND SMASHED WINDSHIELD. SAFETY CATCH DID NOT ENGAGE.REPAIRS ARE IN PROCESS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087785September 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE ITEMS AND THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED PER THE MANUFACTURER. *JB THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS INTERMITTENT, THE HATCHBACK LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE INTERNAL LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. RECALL# 03V159000 AND 96V234000. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086634August 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS WERE DESIGNATED AS POSSIBLY BEGINNING DEFECTIVE, BUT WERE NOT REPLACED. REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE MADE AFTER THE JOINT FAILED, EVEN WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10087102August 3, 2004
PARKING BRAKE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AS WELL. TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE CONSUMER DETOURED INTO A DRY RIVER BED. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED ON ITS TOP AGAINST A FENCE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10083575July 23, 2004
WHEELS:HUB
THE WHEELS WERE NOT SEATED PROPERLY ON THIS PARTICULAR TRAILER. WHEN TRAILER WAS BEING PULLED AT ANY SPEED THE HUBS OVERHEATED. THIS CAUSED THE AXEL TO BE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074698June 2, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER.THREE OF THE SEATBELTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE QUIT WORKING.THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ALSO QUIT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073798May 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALLS FOR 1996 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER. *MR THE VEHICLE'S HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. DURING A ROUTINE CHECK THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DEX COOL COOLANT HAD TURNED INTO A REDDISH CLAY-LIKE SUBSTANCE. GIVEN THE CONDITION OF THE COOLANT THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO FLUSH THE SYSTEM. AFTER THE SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED BOTH THE RADIATOR AND HEATER CORE BEGAN TO LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED AND AS A RESULT ONLY FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE WERE OPERATIONAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE AND REPLACED THE VCM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066212April 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINT BREAKAGE AT 55MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065980April 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINT COLLASPED, LUCKILY THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN @ LOW SPEED OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065641April 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE RADIATOR AND COOLING SYSTEM ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET BALZER GETS RUSTY AND CLOGGED EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. IN 1998 THE WHOLE RADIATOR WAS TAKEN OUT AND BOILED. IN 2001 THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AGAIN DUE TO RUST AND CLOGGING. AND NOW, APRIL 2004, THE SYSTEM HAS CLOGGED AGAIN AND CAUSES ENGINE OVERHEAT. GM USES DEX COOL WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO LAST FIVE YEARS, BUT EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS THIS COOLANT SEEMS TO CLOG THE SYSTEM AND REQUIRES AN OVERHAUL COSTING AROUND $400. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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