Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1997)

768 consumer complaints on file.

#10049898December 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A BUZZING NOISE. CONSUMER TURNED AROUND AND PARKED VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR OR THIRD GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048775November 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT TURNED INTO ACID AND DAMAGED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD/WATER PUMP/ THERMOSTAT, AND RADIATOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047520November 25, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SLID ON ICY ROAD DOING ABOUT 65 MPH HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND ROLLED ABOUT 3 TIMES BLAZER IS TOTALED ALL SENSORS HIT IN THE FRONT AND DRIVERS AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10047001November 16, 2003
EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
97 BLAZER COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE. FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR THE COOLING SYSTEM HAD TROUBLE. THE RADIATOR HAD A LEAK ( 34391 MILES), THE COOLING SYSTEM CLOGGED UP AND THE HEATER CORE LEAKED FROM DEX-COOL GELLING UP ( 65265 MILES ), AGAIN HEATER CORE LEAKING FROM BAD DEX-COOL ( 104044 MILES ), HEATER CORE LEAKING (114387 MILES). EACH TIME THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE COOLING SYSTEM HAD TO BE ACID FLUSHED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THE DEX-COOL GELLED UP. ALL THESE REPAIRS WHERE DONE BY GM DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT TELL ME WHY THE DEX-COOL WAS GELLING UP OR THE HEATER CORE KEPT LEAKING. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GMC (COMPLAINT # 1-152407734) GMC COULD NOT HELP ME. I FOUND OUT FROM A RADIATOR REPAIR SHOP THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY GM COOLING SYSTEM FAILURES DU TO THE DEX-COOL CAUSING ELECTROLYSIS. THIS IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF MY PROBLEM AND GM AND THE DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. THE RADIATOR SHOP SAID THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO FLUSH OUT THE COOLING SYSTEM FOR 36 HOURS THE REFILL IT WITH ANTIFREEZE, NOT DEX-COOL. ALSO ADD AN ANTI-ELECTROLYSIS SOLUTION TO IT AND A RADIATOR CAP WITH AN ANODE ROD ON IT. THEY HAVE HAD VERY GOOD RESULTS WITH THIS REPAIR. THERE MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE ABOUT THIS AND ALSO MANY ON OTHER AUTO REPAIR WEB SITES. ALL I WANT IS TO BE REFUNDED THE MONEY I SPENT ON REPAIRS FROM DAY ONE AND HAVE GM PAY FOR THE RADIATOR SHOP TO DO THE FLUSHING AND REPAIRS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046889November 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PRIMARY: ELECTRICAL FAILURES! IGNITION SWITCH; MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS FOR WHICH NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER DEALER WORKED ON IT; VEHICLE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT; ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT; MULTIPLE BATTERIES -DRAIN FOR UNIDENTIFIED REASON; FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND PUMP; UNEXPLAINED NOISES IN THE FRONT END; FRONT BALL JOINTS LOOSE FOR WHICH THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS WITHIN FACTORY LIMITS EVEN THOUGH MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT; AT THIS POINT I HAVE BECOME AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND STALLING BUT FEEL THAT I HAVE NO CHOICE BECAUSE THE COSTS TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IS THAT OF THE PAYMENTS AND SOMETIMES MORE AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE REQUIRED MONEY DOWN TO REPLACE IT. BOTTOM LINE -I AM GETTING RID OF IT AS SOON AS I CAN SINCE I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR RECURRENT PROBLEMS. I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT ONE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN AND DEALT WITH -1997 CHEVY BLAZERS ARE NOT. THE RULE OUT THERE IS YOU EITHER HAVE A GOOD ONE OR A BAD ONE AND I CANNOT AFFORD ON MANY FRONTS THE ONE I HAVE. AT LEAST CHEVY SHOULD OWN UP TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS PARTICULARLY SINCE IT IS TIED TO A MOVING VEHICLE STALLING OUT AND PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK. I WILL NOT OWN ANOTHER CHEVY ONCE I CAN GET RID OF THIS ONE. THE INCIDENT DATE REFERS TO THE PERIOD STARTING WITH THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FAILURES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047802November 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS HARD. A HISSING SOUND CAN BE HEARD AND DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED. BRAKING DISTANCE WOULD BE EXTENDED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC AT THIS TIME. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042691November 5, 2003
AIR BAGS
AT ALL THE TIMES THAT VEHICLE IS ON AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS AIR BAG MODULE FAILURE. THE ONLY WAY IT COULD BE FIXED WAS FOR THE CONSUMER TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046127October 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TRUCKS UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046130October 31, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. A REBUILT ENGINE WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT BY THE DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044510October 22, 2003
CHILD SEAT, CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
CLAMPS THAT HOLD THE STRAPS TO SECURE BABY INTO CAR SEAT ARE WORN DOWN.*MR *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042002October 21, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE HINGE PIN ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS LOOSE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE DOOR NOT STAYING SHUT AND FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044283October 20, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT END TO COLLAPSE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042961October 15, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
I TOOK MY 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER IN TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE ALL TIRES REPLACED. I WAS CALLED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER TO BE INFORMED BY HIM THAT BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD, ALSO THE IDLER ARM NEEDED REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RE-CALL SOME TIME AGO THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REPLACE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. AFTER CALLING GENERAL MOTORS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE "VIN #" FOR THIS RECALL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042888October 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A POLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042781October 10, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER HEARD SCREECHING NOISES THAT CAME FROM THE WHEELS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2001. IT DID NOT DUPLICATE ITSELF WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, OWNER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT'S, BUT IT WASN'T A RECALL LETTER. OWNER DID RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT CHECK FOR $400.00, WHICH WAS A FRACTION OF WHAT IT COST HIM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042365October 6, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042635October 1, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SENDING UNIT ON 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER WAS REPLACED.*MR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK AND SENDING UNIT. *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041010October 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND HAS CAUSED POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO PRODUCE A DEADLY OUT OF CONTROL OBJECT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10042098October 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE DRIVING ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED . DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT ABS SENSOR MODULE HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042016September 30, 2003
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
DURING RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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