Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1997)

768 consumer complaints on file.

#8024103December 10, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WAS FUEL SMELL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROBLEM DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770661December 9, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS QUIT FUNCTIONING ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS DURING THE PAST YEAR, AND EVERYTIME, NATURALLY, IT HAS BEEN RAINING OR SNOWING. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER 96 AND 97 BLAZER OWNERS AND ABOUT HALF HAVE HAD THEIR WIPER MOTORS REPLACED INDICATING TO ME A BASIC DESIGN FLAW. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FIRST CASE HE'S HEARD OF A TAP ON THE MOTOR CASE BRINGS THE DEAD MOTOR BACK TO LIFE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770666December 9, 2002
AIR BAGS
MY SON HIT A FENCE AND THEN A LIGHT POLE, FRONT END BENT IN, AXLE BROKE, FRAME BENT, HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT DID NOT CATCH EITHER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8023563December 2, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FUEL TANK CRACK CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022989November 19, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START CAR SMELLED GAS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND THEN FOUND GAS IN COMPUTER. MECHANIC STATED FUEL INJECTORS FAILED AND FLOODED THE COMPUTER, WHICH STOPPED VEHICLE FROM STARTING. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022998November 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH MELTED THE WIRING. WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE NOT STARTING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022644November 13, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MR THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DEFECT, INDICATING THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL BOARD WOULD CONTINUE TO CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE INOPERABLE WIPERS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022259November 6, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATE WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPER WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPER WOULD STOP WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769381November 6, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS BLAZER HAS BEEN A LEMON EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME OUT BECAUSE I STILL HAVE TO PAY $ 575.59 A MONTH FOR ANOTHER 2 1/2 YEARS ON THIS LEMON. THANKS CINDY STEYER. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769050October 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, STEERING:LINKAGES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GM WON'T REIMBURSE BALL JOINTS DUE TO REPLACEMENT NOT BY GM DEALER. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021742October 28, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AT WILL. SOMETIME WHEN HE TURNS THEM ON THEY DO NOT COME ON. THIS OBSTRUCT HIS VISION WHEN THE WEATHER IS INCLEMENT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019561September 26, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019433September 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTANTLY. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GUIDE HOUSING AIR CLEANER BROKE OFF AND LODGED BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019090September 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY IN WET WEATHE. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018619September 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CAUGHT THE WHOLE VEHICLE ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018257September 10, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE JOINTS SEPARATING WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 01I081000*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766871September 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CONTACT GM WEBSITE..DUE TO MY USING WEBTV IM UNABLE TO READ THE SMALL PRINT. I PURCHASED A 93 BLAZER 4 YEARS AGO...I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED..NOW I HAVE 1997 AND THE SAME THING IS OCCURRING THE ORGINAL KEY IS LOCKING UP IN THE ON POSITION..SOMETIME IT TAKES 5 MINS BEFORE IT WILL TURN TO OFF POSITION..MY INQUIRY IS IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE SWITCHES...THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017662August 30, 2002
TIRES, WHEELS:RIM
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND RIM SNAPPED OFF VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017523August 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THERE IS RECALL 98V150001THATS DESCRIBESC THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766346August 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER RUNNING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND. HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISION. SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES, SAME MAKE AND MODEL, AND EVEN YEAR, WERE IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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