Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)
1,153 consumer complaints on file.
- #830308November 6, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC & HAD APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. BLAZER DID NOT STOP AT 20MPH. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS TO BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #830221November 5, 1998SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OR ABOVE THE VEHICLE VIBRATES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #830139November 4, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PADS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 40,000 MILES AND HAS HAD 3 BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS. WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING, THE BRAKES GIVE OFF A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #781437October 30, 1998WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT AXLE AND LEFT WHEEL HUB FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700153October 27, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM
FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 26000 MILES. SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL. . LOSS OF FLUID FROM BRAKE SYSTEM. REAR DRUM BRAKE SELF ADJUSTERS NOT WORKING, MANUALLY SET UP AT DEALER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #781476October 20, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
REAR WINDSHIELD DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #828831October 13, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT OR IF THE PAVEMENT IS WET, THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS WET. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #828834October 13, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON WET PAVEMENT AT FIVE TO SEVEN MPH, THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER SOMETIME'S WILL HAVE TO KEEP HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FOUND THE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #828841October 13, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THEY LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #828854October 13, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKES, SPEED REDUCED TO 5 - 7 MPH, THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. DEALER CONTACTED AND TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #541937October 9, 1998SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:LINES AND FITTINGS
LEFT SHOCK MOUNT HAD BROKEN FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR WHERE IT HAD BEEN WELDED BY THE FACTORY CAUSING CHAFFING OF THE BRAKE LINE AND FAILURE OF THE BRAKES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #828728October 8, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA94038; ABS BRAKING PERFORMANCE; WHEN GOING ABOUT 20-25 MPH, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING DRIVER TO REAREND VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO INCLEMENT WEATHER AT THIS TIME. BRKAE FAILURES HAD OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #828412October 1, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK ON HIGH SPEED, IN AUGUST SOMETIMES THEY WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND MOTOR, ALL AT CONSUMERS COST, VEHICLE HAD NO WARRANTY, WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #541404September 29, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #541627September 23, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #540896September 18, 1998SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEATBELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACE AND REPLACEMENTS HAVE ALSO FAILED TO WORK APPROPRIATLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #827723September 9, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #540707September 9, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE, I AM TAKING IT IN AGAIN TOMORROW. THE BRAKES GIVE WHEN APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE 7 THE ANTI-LOCKING SYSTEM WILL COME ON WITH LIGHT PRESSURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #540638September 7, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BUZZING/ELECTONIC/GROWLING SOUND IS HEARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #780306September 4, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHENEVER CONSUMER FILLS UP VEHICLE WITH GAS, INTERIOR OF TRUCK SMELLS FOR AT LEAST 10-15 MINUTES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0