Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1992)

278 consumer complaints on file.

#759674March 22, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE WITHOUT WARNING,LOST CONTROL OF BLAZER. BULLETIN SEQUENCE NO. 190 SERVICE BULLETIN NO.300800 , NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB619031. DATE OF BULLETIN, 08/00. COVERING ALL YEARS. PART NOMBER FOR BALL JOINTS HAVE NEVER CHANGED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 011018000 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL DATE 1/07/02 1996 BLAZER/ GM HAS AGRED TO REPLACE UPPER BALL JOINTS AT NO COST . THERE SEEMS TO ME A PATTERN OF SERVICE BULLITENS OVER THE YEARS TO MAKE SURE TO CHECK BALL JOINTS AND THEN IN 1996 AGREE TO REPLACE THEM AT NO CHARGE. I TALKED TO GM ABOUT THIS, FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY BLAZER . WITH THE SAME PART NO. FOR JOINTS ALSO THE NEW BALL JOINTS INSTALLED ARE THE SAME PART NO. THEY GAVE ME NO ANSWER SAID THEY ARE GLAD THAT NO ONE WAS HURT , SOMETHING IS VERY ODD HERE ON THIS PROBLEM . AND THEN THEY SAID GOODBYE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002874January 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL 99 V 193 000/ABS: WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN PANIC STOP IT CAUSES A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752208September 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891004June 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40MPH, LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD COMMENCED TO SEPARATE. 1992, CHEVROLET, BLAZER. TIRE SIZE P205/75R15, DOT# APULAB1122; WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STILL HAS ORIGINAL TIRE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889581June 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 8MPH ,TURNING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT WHERE HIS WIFE WAS STANDING WAITING FOR HIM TO PICK HER UP, HUSBAND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AND PINNED HER UP AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CRUSHING HER LEFT FOOT SEVERELY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ABS ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#888534May 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BATTERY TWICE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPAIR IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888536May 17, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BARELY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TAILGATE CAVED IN, AND WINDOW SHATTERED. TIRE AND AREA WAS NOT AFFECTED. EVERYWHERE CONSUMER HAS BEEN CALLING TO REPLACE TAILGATE. DEALER KNEW IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887652May 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887709May 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
RECALL 99V193000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99041: CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER, AND COMPUTERS WERE DOWN, SO NOTHING COULD BE DONE. CONSUMER WAS WORRIED IF VEHICLE WILL HAVE PROBLEMS IN MEANTIME. *AK MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT PERRFORMING RIGHT. BUT STILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886071April 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
UPON ACCELERATION AND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE IDLES VERY ROUGHLY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLS. OCCURS MORE OFFTEN AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, AND AFTER MAKING A STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883242March 16, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE INTERIOR SMELLS LIKE GAS/VEHICLE WILL NOT IDLE PROPERLY, AND WILL SURGE ON OCCASION. DEALER FOUND FUEL INJECTION PROBLEM, TOO MUCH GAS WAS PUT IN ENGINE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WENT BAD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882994March 14, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR IS PUSHING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FUEL INTO ENGINE. EXCESSIVE FUEL IS LEAKING ON CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741464February 24, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEATBELTS STOPPED WORKING, NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR 600.00, CONTACTED CHEVROLET, SAID THEY ARE ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS OR 36000MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739708January 21, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875301November 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
DEALER PERFORMED RECALL 99V193000 REPAIRS WHICH INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER CASE ON JULY 28,2000. CONSUMER TRIED TO USE 4 WHEEL DRIVE, BUT IT WAS NOT WORKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874773November 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
BATTERY CABLE WAS DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TO BATTERY RACK. THIS CAUSED BATTERY TO SHORT OUT AND LOSE POWER. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK CABLE NEEDS TO BE INSULATED AND STRAPPED TO PREVENT CHAFFING AND SHORENING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734581October 17, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555417September 28, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARDRAIL AND TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE, VEHICLE WAS ESTIMATED AS TOTALED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868991August 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 99V193000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT THE PART IS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727762August 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO CENTER HIGHWAY DIVIDER. TIRE TREAD WAS ADEQUATE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. TIRES WERE BOUGHT FROM SEARS IN SEP 95 AND WERE STILL WITHIN THE 5O,OOO MILE WARRANTY. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL - CASE NUMBER L2000-0049997-P. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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