Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#847627September 14, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO SPLIT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711356September 14, 1999
WHEELS:RIM
WE WERE TRAVELLING WESTBOUND ON ROUTE 4 IN WEST RUTLAND, VERMONT, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN WE HEARD A WHISTLING SOUND. WE THOUGHT IT WAS AIR COMING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WINDOW, BUT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, THE CAR LOST CONTROL AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR "FELL DOWN". WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT WE HAD A BLOW OUT, BUT AFTER WE VIEWED IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO STOPPED TO ASSIST, WE DISCOVERED THE RIM WAS SEVERED IN HALF AND THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY OUT OF PLACE. A TRUCKER WHO STOPPED TO ASSIST US, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAID IT APPEARED TO BE A BALL JOINT BREAKAGE. HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH A 1996 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 24,000 OR SO MILES ON IT. WE ALSO HAD A STATE TROOPER ASSIST US, AND HE COMMENTED ON HOW LUCKY WE WERE THAT WE WEREN'T HURT. FROM THE TIME THE CAR LOST CONTROL, WE HAD SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, MISSING THE GUARDRAIL BY INCHES. THE BLAZER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT PRESENTLY AWAITS REPAIR. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP CONFIRMED THE BALL JOINT BREAKAGE. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM AND AWAIT A CALL FROM ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.WHEN WE ORIGINALLY VIEWED YOUR SITE FOR INITIAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO REPORT THIS, WE NOTICED TWO OTHER INVESTIGATIONS REPORTED WITHIN THE PAST 100 DAYS THAT INDICATED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINT BREAKAGE. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THIS MATTER AS WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE OTHER CHEVY BLAZER OWNERS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.TO DATE, WE STILL CAN'T USE THE VEHICLE AS WE WAIT FOR A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847340September 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY STOP PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847380September 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REPORTING COMPLETE ABS FAILURE; DEALER NOTIFED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR OR ACKNOWLEDGE RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847111September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING AT APRROX. 30 MPH, GOING UP HILL , BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE .*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711096September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ABS BRAKE SENSORS HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR YEARS BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON REGULARS BRAKES OFF AND ON SINCE WE PURCHASE THE MOTOR VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT TELL USE THAT THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE CHEVROLET BLAZER UNTIL WE READ OF THE RECALL ON THE 1996 BLAZER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846990September 7, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846971September 7, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WHILE COMING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE WHOLE FRONT END FELL APART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846781September 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 30 MPH AND GOING UP HILL BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING IT TO SLIDE AND REAREND VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846427September 2, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
4 BALL JOINTS HAVE EXCESSIVELY WORN OUT WITHIN 75000, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846520September 2, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR PANEL MELTED AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE . THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE CAUGHTON FIRE AND BURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846563September 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR ,AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE . THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS DISRUPTED DO TO THIS PROBLEM. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844095August 31, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH WITH BRAKES APPLIED, BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *YC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846029August 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE ISN'T ANY POWER AND VEHICLE WON'T STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710553August 26, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
REPLACED BALL JOINTS AND ANTISWAY BAR AT 40,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO EVEN DISCUSS REAGRDING WARRANTY. BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED AT 30,000 AND 60,000 MILES. VERY EARLY WEAROUT ON VEHICLE WHICH ONLY IS USED FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING...IE LOW BRAKE USAGE VS. MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845403August 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE IS SHAKING WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM/ BALL JOINT WEARING OUT. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845486August 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES ON WET SURFACE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD SOUND, AND WOULD CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING. ALSO, RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845268August 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE APPLICATION FOR HIS TITLE INDICATED THAT THE ODOMETER HAD 466 MILES ON THE VEHICLE .THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE TITLE WAS RECORDED AS 22 MILES.DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND NO ACTIONS WERE TAKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845207August 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710049August 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HIT THE CAR THAT HAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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