Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (2002)

246 consumer complaints on file.

#10134742August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I JUST SAW THE RECALL OF GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S FOR "UNWANTED APPLICATION OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM". I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT THE BLAZER IS NOT INCLUDED ON THIS LIST BECAUSE I OWN A 2002 BLAZER, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM ON TWO OCCASIONS. TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR ON DRY PAVEMENT THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED AS SOON AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL DUE TO AVOID TURNING TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM CONTINUED TO CHATTER UNTIL I RELEASED THE PEDAL ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER. BRAKING WAS MINIMAL DURING THIS TIME, AND I MIGHT HAVE HIT THE TURNING VEHICLE IF IT HAD STAYED STOPPED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132271August 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DROVE FROM OHIO TO FLORIDA, 1040 MILES. 250 MILES INTO THE TRIP, MY CONSOLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. THE SIDE OF THE CONSOLE TOUCHES THE DRIVERS SEAT AND IT WAS MAKING MY SEAT VERY HOT. THE ITEMS INSIDE MY CONSOLE MELTED, THE HAND WASH BURNT MY HAND WHEN I TOOK IT OUT TO USE IT. NOW THE CONSOLE IS GETTING HOT ONLY AFTER 50 MILES AND SOMETIMES LESS THAN THAT. ALSO, THE CD PLAYER GETS HOT. THE CD'S OCCASIONALLY BECOME SO HOT THAT I DROP THEM WHEN THEY GET SPIT OUT BY THE PLAYER BY ITSELF. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I AM WORRIED MY BLAZER MAY CATCH FIRE OR BLOW UP. ALSO, AT TIMES WHEN I START UP AGAIN FROM A RED LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS SO LOUD LIKE IT IS WORKING VERY HARD TO GET MOVING. I KNOW THESE THINGS ARE NOT NORMAL. AM I SAFE DRIVING MY BLAZER? I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2002. NOW I AM AFRAID OF IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129541July 21, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
DT: THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. IT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE, AND CURRENTLY CONSUMER HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX IT. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO RECORD. BUT WENT TO MECHANIC SHOP, THEY HAD A RECORD. CONTACTED GM, THEY ALSO HAD IT ON RECORD FOR THE BULLETIN, AND THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER. THIS FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO ON JULY 10, 2005. REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, CHECKED THE FUSES, AND WENT TO REPAIR SHOP THE PUT IN NEW SWITCHES AND STILL DID NOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128723July 14, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO WARNING SIGNS. JUST PUT MY 2002 BLAZER IN REVERSE, HEARD A LOUD POP. WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED, SO I GOT OUT ON THE ROAD AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH UP A HILL AND ALMOST GOT REARENDED BY A CAR GOING 60-65 MPH. PULLED OVER AND FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 2ND AND I HAD NO REVERSE. CALLED LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT HAD BROKEN. (SOMETHING CALLED THE SUN SHELL CASING OR SUN GEAR, I THINK). I ONLY HAVE 50K MILES ON THAT CAR AND NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WONT JUST REPLACE THE PART, THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANNY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125634June 17, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH QUIT ON MY 2002 CHEVY BLAZER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VERY PART FOR OVER 500,000 VECHILES BUT MY VIN # WAS NOT IONE OF THEM. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN ONGONING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE REPLACE BY GM. THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST $450.00 TO REPLACE. BUT IF IT IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM THEY SHOULD RELACE IT AT NO CHARGE SINCE IT WAS A FAULTY ITEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125507June 16, 2005
TIRES
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED OF A TIRE PROBLEM. HE JUST PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM BRIDGESTONE THEY HAVE ABOUT 2500 MILES. THE TIRES SHIMMY SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A FULL SET OF TIRES. BRIDGESTONE DUELER HL ALENZA, P23570R15. AS THE TEMPERATURE INCREASES THE SHIMMY GETS WORSE. THIS S CAUSE VIBRATION AND A REALLY LOOSE FEELING. THERE NO ABNORMAL BULGING. DOT NUMBER IS 0BM1DH40505.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121415May 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY WENT BAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119497May 3, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
A FEW WEEKS AGO DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, AND COMING AROUND CORNER THE DOOR HOOK AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER (SUN CHEVROLET), AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T LUBRICATE THE DOOR ONCE A MONTH. CONTACTS HUSBAND WELDED THE DOOR HOOK BACK ON, BUT NOW THE DOOR WILL NOT COMPLETELY SHUT, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO STAY ON AND THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THE AUTOMOBILE MANUAL DID NOT STATE FOR CONTACT TO LUBRICATE DOORS ONCE A MONTH. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING. THE BACK GATE WILL NOT OPEN EITHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115241March 16, 2005
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER STATED DEALER SOLD HIM A VEHICLE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DISCONNECTED. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT IN EVENT OF A CRASH HE WOULD SUSTAIN INJURIES DUE TO THE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112708March 8, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
I WAS INFORMED BY MY HUSBAND, AS HE WAS FOLLOWING ME, THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE PAID $391.72 TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED. I LATER FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE, ON THE SAME PART, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS WE HAVE EXPERIENCE, HOWEVER THE VIN # OF OUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AT A DIFFERENT PLANT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108996March 2, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.\, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY CATHERINE'S SON TRACY WILLIAMS.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111773February 18, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH AND REAR TAIL LIGHTS, WHICH BECAME INOPERATIVE. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH THE VIN FELL WITHIN THOSE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL THEY STILL REFUSED TO ACCOMMODATE THE OWNER WITH REPAIR ASSISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110455February 13, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
FRONT WHEEL HUBS WEARING OUT AT 40,000 MILES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE USE AND 1,000 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FRONT END TO THE DEALER BEFORE WARRANTY RAN OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107529January 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
I HAVE BEEN HEARING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END FOR A FEW WEEKS AND I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED BUT IT DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT I NEED A HUB ASSEMBLY WHICH IS $500 FOR THE PART ALONE AND I NEED AN IDLER ARM WHICH I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FAITHFULLY FOR MAINTENANCE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY NEVER TOLD MY ABOUT IT AND JUST SAID TO WATCH THE TIRES. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE WEAR ON MY TIRES (OUTSIDE WEAR) THEY SHOULD OF HAVE KNOWN. I HAVE BEEN IN TWICE FOR THE FRONT END REPLACEMENT OF BUSHINGS AND MANY OTHER THINGS AND I ALSO HAVE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE WITH THE HUB ASSEMBLY. NOT EVERYONE HAS $500 TO JUST FORK OUT. PLEASE HELP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106090January 10, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. NORMAL DRIVING, THIS MODEL HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST 1997 WITH THE SAME CONDITION. LOOKS LIKE THEY COULD NOT FIX IF YOU HAVE MORE COMPLAINTS. HAD TO REPAIR AT LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. 200+*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102392December 8, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FLUCTUATING FUEL GAUGE AND ERRONEOUS READINGS ON QUANTITY. REPAIRED 6 TIMES SINCE 01/03. SINCE REPAIR TO PCM, GAUGE NOW ONLY BOUNCES IN PARK AND NEUTRAL BUT LOCKS ON WHEREVER NEEDLE IS WHEN PUT IN GEAR TO SHOW THAT AMOUNT OF FUEL. ALSO READS DIFFERENT LEVELS UPON START OF ENGINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101771November 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087583November 15, 2004
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE JUMPED LANES WITH NO WARNING OR HELP FROM THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098180November 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
IDENTIFIED FAILURE OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING AT 36,595. COULD GET WARRANTY COVERAGE. THANKS FOR THE AMERICAN PIECE OF CRAP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098188November 2, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
IT SOUNDED LIKE TIN CANS WERE TIED TO THE BACK OF OUR 2002 BLAZER TODAY (WITH AROUND 37,000 MILES) - WE WERE TOLD THAT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE PADS EXPLODED (THE SERVICE MANAGER'S WORD) AND RUINED OUR ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE PADS, IT WILL COST AROUND $1200 TO FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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