Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#10004218January 21, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER STATED HATCH BACK LATCH BECOMES LOOSE IN RESULT OF EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING INTO VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003709January 14, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003805January 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE OVER HEATED, DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002291January 7, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG MODULE IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO A DIAGNOSTIC ENERGY RESERVE MODULE DROPPING BELOW NORMAL. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY.THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. TS...*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002294January 7, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER IS CONCERN THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN IMPACT DUE TO A DEFECTED DIAGNOSTIC ENERGY RESERVE MODULE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001385December 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES THEY CAN HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770635December 9, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023940December 9, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE TIRES SERVICED, AND WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINT. CONSUMER HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN-A-ROUND, BUT THEY NEVER SENT HIM THE RECALL LETTER. NOW THE MANUFACTURER IS FUSING TO SEND THE LETTER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS PAST THE MILEAGE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023457November 29, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND THE TIRE FELL OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. DEALER FIXED AND KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. PH WHEEL AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770025November 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ALL ITEMS LOOKED AT BY DEALER, DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF. ODD THAT THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769878November 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY SISTER'S HOUSE, I CAME UP TO A STOP SIGN, AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING, SO I TRIED HOLDING THEM TO THE FLOOR AND STILL NOTHING. THE ROAD DEAD ENDED AND I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT WENT IN THE DITCH AND ROLLED ON IT'S SIDE. THE BRAKES WORKED UP TIL THIS POINT, I HAD MADE 5 STOPS PRIOR TO THIS ONE. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS, BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BRAKES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE DITCH, AND THE BRAKES WERE TESTED, THEY SEEMED TO WORK AGAIN. I WAS VERY LUCKY, I FOUND OUT LATER, THAT MY BOYFRIEND HAD DRIVEN THE CAR, EARLIER THAT MONTH AND THE BRAKES HAD DONE THE SAME THING TO HIM, HE CHECKED THE BRAKE PADS, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM, AND THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK AFTER THAT. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND FOUND OUT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I HAVE TALKED TO A PERSON, WHO HAD WORKED FOR GM FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HE KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND TOLD ME THEY NEVER DID A RECALL, BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT THEIR CARS IN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, THE BRAKES WOULD RANDOMLY FAIL. I CAN NOT BELIEVE A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE, I WAS VERY LUCKY, SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#769206November 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, BUT IT HAS CAUSED 1 ACCIDENT IN WICH I WAS CITED AND NEARLY CAUSED 4 OTHER ACCIDENTS. THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED AT LEAST 5 OTHER TIMES IN CONDITIONS THAT NORMAL BRAKES WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769207November 2, 2002
SUSPENSION
DRIVING UNDER THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT I SWERED TO MY LEFT, I HEARD A NOISE FROM UNDER THE FRONT END I OVER CORRECTED THE TURN AND TURNED LEFT AND BECAME AIRBORN ROLLING 3 TIMES THEN SPINNING ON THE ROOF, THEN ANOTHER CAR SLAMED INTO ME. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769172November 1, 2002
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8021923October 30, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO DO RECALL FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINT, UNLESS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCE THE DEFECT STATED IN THE RECALL. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021379October 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND AND DOWN THE EXHAUST PIPE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER CAME OFF IN COMSUMER HAND FROM THE HEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768673October 21, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING. AT FIRST NOTICED FAST FLASHING OF INDICATOR ON DASH, THEN NOTICED SLOW FLASHING, AND THEN NO FLASHING, JUST A STEADY INDICATOR LIGHT, AND FINALLY, NO INDICATOR LIGHT AT ALL. BOUGHT A FLASHER AT NAPA AUTO PARTS, THINKING I COULD JUST REPLACE IT, BUT I COULDN'T FIND THE FLASHER. WENT TO THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FLASHER AND THEY SAID CHEVROLET HAS DESIGNED THE TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM SO THAT THE ENITRE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE FLASHER WHICH WILL TAKE APPROX. 2 HOURS OF LABOR, COSTING OVER $200. THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS! THEY ALSO SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH CONTROLS THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS, (#O1V364000) BUT THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE RECALL MAY BE EXTENDED TO OTHER VEHICLES, AND I COULD GET REIMBURSED. I SURE HOPE SO. IT'S REDICULOUS TO HAVE TO PAY OVER $200 TO REPLACE A FLASHER OR REPLACE A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768624October 19, 2002
AIR BAGS
DRIVER WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD FROM AN EMBANKMENT AND VEHICLE LANDED IN A DITCH APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET BELOW THE ROAD. VEHICLE IMPACTED THE GROUND SURFACE HEAD ON. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#768565October 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES FAILED/SKIPPED WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN TO EXIT OFF MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS 55 MPH, I WAS GOING 50 MPH. AS I PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN TO EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES SKIPPED AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPIN 1-2 TIMES. THEN PROCEEDED TO FLIP OVER FOUR TIMES. NO FATALITIES, BUT DRIVER WHO WAS MYSELF WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND REQUIRED LEFT ARM AND HAND SURGERY DUE TO DEGLOVING OF HAND AND LACERATED TRICEPS AND SERIOUS GLASS DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED OUT. DRIVER SIDE ROOF WAS CAVED IN AND PASSENGER SIDE ROOF WAS COMPLETELY CAVED IN. BRAKES SEEMED LIKE THEY TRIED TO GRASP THE TIRES FAILED TO DO SO THEREFORE SKIPPING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8020222October 4, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
NHTSA# 01 I 018 000 & 01 V 200 000/BALL JOINT SEPARATION: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER CONTACTED AND INFORMD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER THE VIN#. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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