Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)
1,153 consumer complaints on file.
- #820555February 13, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION/STOP WORKING WHILE THE WIPERS ARE IN USE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820655February 13, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 10 MPH CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. WITH NO BRAKES AND THE ABS LIGHT CAMING ON, INDICATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES HAD PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS BEING TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RAPAIRS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID: THEY WILL OPEN A FILE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #821494February 13, 1998VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR IS TOO CURVED, AND THE CAR LOOKS FURTHER BACK WHEN ACTUALLY THE CAR IS MUCH CLOSER THAN IT APPEARS. THE SIGN ON THE MIRROR SAYS THAT THE OBJECTS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR, BUT THEY REALLY ARE MUCH CLOSER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #530238February 11, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #530060February 6, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES PADS FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820536February 6, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE WHICH WON'T HELP THE OCCUPANT IN THE RAIN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820558February 6, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED SOMETIMES PEDAL GOES DOWN, BUT THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER, NO ACTION OTHER THAN CHECKING COMPUTER CODES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #821115February 3, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER CONSUMER MAKES A SUDDEN STOP THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, RATHER IT WILL COAST UP TO 60 FT. WILL FEEL BRAKES PULSATING AND SOUNDS OF A BIG SPRING IS UNDERNEATH FEET. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES, AND THEY DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820125January 29, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DRIVING DURING WET CONIDTIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL/BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PLAY WITH CONTROL TO TRY TO RESTART THE WIPERS.THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #529587January 25, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #528725January 23, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820847January 23, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND POWER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #529789January 23, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #528475January 20, 1998POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
A FAULTY/DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE REPAIRED AFTER SIX ATTEMPTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #819878January 16, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY, AND THAT PADS AND ROTORS ARE WORN AT 13,000 MILES. ALSO PROBLEM OCCURS OCCASIONALLY ON WET PAVEMET *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527536December 24, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CRASHED.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527091December 23, 1997STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
POWER STEERING FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #819637December 23, 1997VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE BEING USED IN THE HIGH WIPER MODE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR. REPAIR WORK WAS DONE TO THE WIPER ASSEMBLY SOMETIMES IN AUGUST OF 97 BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820118December 23, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLEVD IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, HITTING A TREE IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527526December 23, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS FAILURE.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0