Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (2020)

224 consumer complaints on file.

#11586014April 30, 2024
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
This vehicle is currently on its third radiator since it was purchased, 4 years ago. That’s almost 1 radiator per year. The vehicle also has transmission issues on the highway. The dealer replaced the torque converter but vehicle is still hesitant and bucking on the highway. This vehicle only has 64,000 KM and would cost thousands in repairs if it wasn’t under warranty.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11585475April 26, 2024
ENGINE
The "steering assist reduced; drive with care" notification began coming on the dash with significant changes in outdoor temperature, as of last fall 2023. The temperature gauge on the dash would then not work and would remain at cold. Eventually the check engine light will come on however all of this will clear when the outdoor weather is stable again. As I live in MN you can imagine there are many variations to our temperatures. This occurred at the beginning of fall 2023, then winter 2023, then spring 2024. It is clear from consult with mechanics that this is all related to the thermostat being stuck open/closed. This is a very well documented issue for Blazers and I would even refer you to [XXX] which has pages and pages of both concerns related to this issue as well as radiator cracks; which I am dealing with also. This car has less than 60,000 on it! The radiators are also obviously faulty in these Blazers as well given the amount of people needing to replace these before 60,000. Some even reporting replacement under 30,000 miles which is ridiculous for a $52,000 vehicle. I would also direct you to a Facebook group of Blazer owners and the complaints about these two issues are rampant. (2019+ Chevy Blazer Official Group) [XXX] I had an appointment at Rosedale Chevrolet in MN on [XXX] and after diagnostics, and all of the above was confirmed. This issue poses a safety risk given the potential impact to the steering assist, air conditioning in hot temperatures, the car overheating and engine damage which WOULD be covered under the powertrain warranty, as well as the potential of being stranded due to a break down. This issue appears to be primed for a class action lawsuit. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11583966April 19, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Message showing on dash "Shift to Park" when the vehicle is in park. Brought to dealer and had to have the transmission control assembly replaced. The total for this was $506.23
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11583967April 19, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AC blowing warm air when all the way on low and on full blast. Brought to repair shop and found that there was no freon, the radiator had a hole and the condensor had a hole. Had to have radiator, condensor and thermostat replaced along with adding freon. The total for this was $2077.02 I should not be having these problem with a 2020 Blazer. I purchased this vehicle on 28 May 2020.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581056April 4, 2024
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
Steering assist reduced warning came on as I was driving. Electric steering module has gone bad.Temp gage and AC stopped working as well. No accident yet but this is a KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT that needs to have a recall. The steering wheel could lock up. Force GM to recall this vechile before people die!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580201March 30, 2024
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
Transmission issue, computer repair, constant issues.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11578776March 21, 2024
SEATS
Got rear ended, the front right passenger seat bent backwards and torqued right.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11578178March 19, 2024
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
This is for all four of the Continental Crosscontact LX Sport tires, size P 235/ 85 R18 with about 22,800 miles on them. These were the original tires that came with our 2020 Chevrolet Blazer. While driving on dry roads the car felt like it was on marbles, wanting to wiggle on the road. We took it to our locale Chevy dealership, they took a short look at the tires, and told us to have them replaced very soon. I started do research on new tires and also found out that Continental had put out a Voluntary tire recall there, this was for 93,959 of their passenger tires. But only certain mold dates and serial numbers were on this list. We had only one of our four tires on their list. All four tires had the same wear pattern, the outside tread of each tire had worn down to approximately 0.150", with the inside of tire tread at approximately 0.205". Probably near normal wear for a 22,800 mile tire. To me the malfunction was with the outside tire breaking down and becoming weak, causing the excessive wear and unstable driving experience, putting the car at risk of accident and all passengers in it. We replaced them with Goodyear Maxlife tires. One of the tires with the serial #[XXX] was on the recall list, Continental paid for it to be returned to them, and verified that it was on recall, they are to pay us for 1/2 of its life. Contacting them again, I told them again that all the tires had the same wear pattern. They then asked for the other 3 remaining tires to inspect. After they inspected the other 3 tires they have denied any other claims of defects on those tires. I do not have any tire to show you now, but Continental's records should show the tire wear as I have stated. Of the 3 tires, 2 of the tires not recalled were A3LM WD30 dated 08-20, serial #[XXX] and [XXX], and the third tire A3LM WD30 dated 12-20 with serial #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11575836March 6, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"Shift to Park" displayed in my DIC when vehicle is in park, parking brake is set and trying to turn off the vehicle. Vehicle would not turn off. Had to wait 5-10 minutes each time this happened before I could safely turn off the vehicle. This happens intermittently and holds me hostage as the vehicle won't shut off and is therefore unsafe to leave.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11571805February 14, 2024
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
As I was driving, my engine coolant temperature gauge went from normal level down all the way pegged to C. Message appears on my dashboard "Steering Assist is Reduced. Drive with Care". Also, radiator fan continuously runs as if the air conditioner was turned on, which it was not. After searching the internet and confirmed by dealerships and the shop I had my car repaired, this same issue with the coolant temp sensor and thermostat is a very common occurrence on these generation Chevy Blazers. It just amazes me and disappoints me that this type of failure on a car happens as soon as 70,000 miles. Should last for much much longer before this type of failure happens.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11571400February 12, 2024
ENGINE
My vehicle needs a new purge pump which is part of the emissions system. This is a common problem on this vehicle so it should be covered by GM since it is part of the emissions system.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11570854February 8, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Vehicle is leaking exhaust into cabin. Had it inspected and was informed that my front catalytic converter is cracked. Mechanic informed me this is a common flaw in gm vehicles that happens regularly and that there were already some existing recalls related to this.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11567716January 25, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The valve on the thermostat stuck open causing the vehicle to go into a default mode. Ramping the radiator to full high and the thermostat will not come off of C. It has caused an issue with the A/C not blowing cold and also causes a message to pop up upon starting the vehicle stating that steering assistance is reduced, drive with caution. Upon doing research, thousands of people have had this similar issue with different model chevys as well. And the part is on the back side of the engine so injectors and air intakes have to be removed to preform any work to a $100 part.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11559855December 13, 2023
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Blazer. The contact stated that while refueling the vehicle, the contact removed the pump handle from the filler neck, and one of the fuel flappers detached. The contact was concerned about fuel leaking from the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the filler neck and fuel filler housing needed to be replaced; however, the fuel filler housing was on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 29,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557580November 30, 2023
ENGINE
The car repeatedly has an error pop up that states steering assist is no longer activated and to drive with caution. The thermostat during this is also fully on cold. The check engine comes on after. The sensor and thermostat are repaired based on the code and problem persists. Same problem all over forums but Chevy refuses to fix as no recall. This is very concerning as the car may randomly go into limp mode while driving on the highway at 70mph putting at risk for crashing. The steering assist is also out putting at further risk. This is despite fixing and clearing the codes shown. This is a known issue that Chevy is refusing to address/recall.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11554101November 7, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
Transmission skips while driving, there’s some sort of glitch with the electrical that causes the steering assist to shut down and the fan to over work, like it would if it were over heating but the temp of normal.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551752October 25, 2023
ENGINE
I was driving on express way 96W Left lane busy 5 o'clock traffic Car just died it was stop n go I could have been killed if it wasn't for a man that stopped behind me he couldn't help another person stopped and push the car in N To a grass area where at least I wouldn't be smashed in Called 911 state police inform help van He didn't look at it my friend was there to pick me up Called tow truck they dropped it off at Chevy dealership in Howell Mi
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550369October 17, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Blazer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was shifted into reverse, the vehicle failed to respond as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11542598September 5, 2023
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Unknown car will not shift into park without me having to re-shift to park and then the vehicle will shut off after re-shifting.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11535235July 29, 2023
POWER TRAIN
I'm getting a "Shift to Park" error message. Lights and dinging sound will not turn off during this. I have to restart the car and shift the car from Park, neutral, drive and reverse. It takes sometimes numerous tries to get it to show in park. The problem is getting worse as time goes on. More frequent and harder to get to go into Park.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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