Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (2001)

326 consumer complaints on file.

#10039354September 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN I HAD MY BRAKES CHANGED, I WAS TOLD THAT MY ROTORS WERE THE CAUSE OF MY BRAKES WEARING OUT. IS THIS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033242August 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP QUICKLY DUE TO STOPPING TRAFFIC. THE ABS SYSTEM SEEM TO HARDLY STOP THE VEHICLE AT ALL. IT JUST SEEMED TO KEEP GOING. VEHICLE STOPS FINE WHEN ABS NOT INVOLVED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030954August 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY I HEARD A CLACK NOISE AND A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER THAT I COULDN'T USE THE REVERSE, AND FIRST GEAR WAS LONGER THAN USUAL, THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MECHANICS AND FRIENDS AND THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAILURE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, MY MECHANIC. TOLD ME HE HAS TO FIX SO FAR ABOUT ONE OF THOSE BRAND VEHICLE PER MONTH, A FRIEND TOLD ME HE PURCHASED A CHEVY BLAZER AND MOVING IT FROM DEALER HE COULDN'T MOVE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED, I NEED THE MANUFACTURER FIX MY CAR IMMEDIATELY AT NO COST. SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE TOOK IT TWICE BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A NOISE, BUT CHEVROLET DEALER SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE, THEY COULDN'T FINE ANY NOISE, BUT I HEARD THAT NOISE TWICE AND A VERY LOUD AND STEADY NOICE SOMETIMES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AFTER SPEEDING IN A TRAFFIC LIGHT (FROM RED TO GREEN). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029978July 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT TURNING SWITCH ON. DASH INDICATION IS VERY HOT TO TOUCH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029980July 23, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE ,STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE UP AND DOWN AND SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028864July 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
VEHICLE SWITCHES INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE LOW INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO USER ACTION TAKEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026046July 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ON THE 10 OF JULY I TOOK MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER IN FOR ROUTINE BRAKE SERVICE, I WAS THEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC(SATCH WHITT) THAT I HAD 4 DEFECTIVE ROTORS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THAT THEY APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE. HE STATED THAT THE METAL WAS JUST FLAKING OFF AND TO HIM IT APPEARED THAT THEY HAD BEEN MADE FROM REPROCESSED METAL. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN ALOT OF THIS IN THE NEWER CHEVY PRODUCTS RECENTLY. ALTHOUGH I WAS LUCKY AND DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES. I HAVE KEPT THE ROTORS IN HOPES THAT CHEVROLET WOULD STAND BEHIND THIER PRODUCT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS SAFETY MATTER, MARK WILEY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026995July 10, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WHILE EXPECTING THE VEHICLE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T APPEAR AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024550June 20, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE PEDAL WILL STICK IN THE IDLE POSITION, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022883June 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, AND EACH TIME IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. IT STAYED IN 4 HIGH, AND IT JUST LOCKED UP, CONSUMER HAD IT REPLACED AND IT WORKED FOR A MINUTE AND FAILED AGAIN, IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020640May 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
40,300 MILES ON 2001 BLAZER, TRANSMISSION SEALS FAILED. HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. GM OFFERED TO PAY PARTS ONLY, LEFT US WITH $1250 LABOR REPAIR BILL. PURCHASED VEHICLE AS DEALER DEMO, 7500 MILES WHEN WE BOUGHT, BUT WE HOLD FIRST TITLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018758May 15, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UNIROYAL TIRES HAVE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TREADS. THE AREA BETWEEN THE TREADS LOOKS LIKE IT IS DRY-ROTTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018555May 12, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THIS CAR HAS LITTLE LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, PAYING UP THE YANG YANG JUST BUYING IT, AND ALREADY HAVING A PROBLEM WITH IT, PLEASE NOTE, THAT MUCH OF THIS IS LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, IS IT CHEAP ASSEMBLY PARTS, OR JUST BAD WORKMANSHIP? SAID WEAR AND TEAR, IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, MUST NOT BE WEAR AND TEAR, MUST HAVE A CHEAP PART. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018522May 11, 2003
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I HAVE REVIEWED OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THEIR FRONT SUSPENSION, FUEL PUMP WITH RANDOM SHUT OFFS. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS. AS OF TODAY MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP;I WAS DOING 35-40 MPH WHEN VEHICLE JUST UN EXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF. I WAS STRANDED ON A MAJOR ROAD WHICH CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DELAY. I HAVE AN OIL LEAK FROM THE HOSE LEADING TO MY OIL FILTER AND THE VEHICLE PULL TO THE RIGHT SHARPLY IF I RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. THESE PROBLEMS ARE HARD TO FIND JUST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WHEN SO MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016510April 25, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, SEAT BELTS
LOAD NOISE COMING FROM REAR TAILGATE. SEAT BELT IN DRIVERS DOOR MAKING NOISE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015613April 21, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SENSITIVE TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. MR *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015690April 18, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION GOING UP TO A SPEED OF 80 MPH. THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM BECAUSE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. (RE: ODI#10013779) *MR *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014261April 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE STOPPING, MY WIFE WAS ALMOST HIT BY A BUS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, AN HAS THUS FAR REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS INTERMITTENTLY, AND CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP TO CYCLE (LOCKING THE BRAKES) ALLEVIATES THE LOW OR FADING PEDAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE ABS PUMP AND/OR THE COMPUTER CONTROLLING IT. I AM VERY EXPERIENCED IN DIAGNOSTICS AND REBUILDING AUTOMOBILES, AND HAVE SEEN THIS OCCUR ON OTHER MAKES AND MODELS (USUALLY A FAILURE OF THE ABS PUMP). MY CAR WILL BE BACK AT THE DEALER AGAIN ON TUESDAY APRIL 14TH FOR THIS ON GOING FAILURE OF THIS POORLY DESIGNED ABS. MAYBE MY GOVERNMENT WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WHEN THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE KILL SOME INNOCENT CITIZEN OR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE DRIVING ONE OF THESE CARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015686April 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE PART WOULD BE REPLACED, ONCE IT ARRIVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014199April 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN UTILIZING THE BRAKES, NORMALLY OR IN AN EMERGENCY, THE MECHANISM LOCK CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE. THE BRAKES REGULARLY CLICK WHEN STEPPED ON. A 'MANAGER' AT THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AT CHEVROLET NA STATED THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE VEHICLE STOPS. WHEN I INSISTED, HE STATED NEXT TIME PERHAPS I 'SHOULD BUY A TOYOTA". I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR VERY SHORT TRIPS AND NOT ON ANY MAIN STREET OR HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. THE LATEST DATE IS REFLECTED BELOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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