Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1999)

436 consumer complaints on file.

#765348August 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT BECAME SOLID AND THEY CHARGED ME $300 TO "SUPER FLUSH" THE SYSTEM. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765249August 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WITH IGNITION FAILURE, VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. FORTUNATELY LOCATION WAS A LOW VOLUME ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015413August 2, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED UNDER 50,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER CALLED THE AC DELCO COMPANY TO RETRIEVE PARTS NEEDED. THIS WAS TO NO AVAIL. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT GM AND OTHER DEALERS HAVE FIRST PRIORITY TO THE PARTS AND WOULD BE ABLE TO BUY FROM THE DEALER. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765085August 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES ARE BOTH IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, BUT THEY CANNOT BE PURCHASED ANYWHERE IN OUR AREA, EXCEPT AT DEALERSHIPS FOR 3 TIMES THE AUTO CASH AND CARRY STORES. WE FEEL THAT THE YEAR AND MILES ON THE BLAZER ARE NOT CONSISTANT WITH HAVING THE BEARINGS GO BAD...ON BOTH SIDES. CHEVROLET IS OF NO HELP TO US. THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYED ON. THAT WAS SECONDARY AIR PUMP FAILURE, AND COST $241.51 TO REPAIR. TWO DAYS LATER IT WAS BACK ON. WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE SEVERLY PITTED ROTORS WITHIN THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. ANY HELP WITH THESE HUB ASSEMBLIES WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. WE FEEL WE HAVE PURCHASED A "LEMON" AND HEINRICH MOTORS IS OF ABSOLUTELY NO HELP IN RESOLVING THE MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765115August 2, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILEDCOMING OUT OF A MCDONALDS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT SLOW SPEED. I PULLED IT OVER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD IT TOWED. I HAVE THE PART (UPPER BALL JOINT) AND IT IS VERY MANGLED. I AHVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, HIT ANY CURVES, AND GET THEM LUBED EVERY 3,000 MILES WHEN I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. I REALLY WOULD HATE TO HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 OR 70 MPH. THE ONLY THING I ASKED THE DEALER IS IF THE PART WAS UNDER RECALL. THEY SAID NO. THE $975.00 IS FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE BALL JOINTS. I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE CHANGING JUST THE ONE JUST IN CASE. I DO HAVE ALL THE PARTS. IF YOU WANT THEM I CAN SEND THEM TO YOU. I AM NOT DOING THIS TO GET OUT OF PAYING THE BILL. I HAVE ALREADY PAYED IT IN FULL. IT BOTHERS ME THAT IT HAPPENED BECAUSE I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT MY VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED PROPERLY. ANOTHER POINT IS THAT I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON THREE WEEKS AGO, WITH AN ALIGNMENT, AND SUPPOSEDLY EVERYTHING WAS OK THEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764868July 29, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD, EVEN AFTER ADJUSTMENT. THE DEALER ADMITS THAT THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE BLAZER DOES NOT WORK AND SAYS THAT IS THE WAY THEY ARE BUILT. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE BLAZER AT ALL, IT IS ALL MOST LIKE YOU DID NOT SET THE PARKING BRAKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764120July 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED ,CAUSING BAD VIBRATION WHEN STOPPING. TWO OF THE ROTORS COULD BE TURNED AND TWO HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE RUST PROBLEM. I KEPT THE TWO THAT WERE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IF THIS VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEN MUCH IN WINTER IN MICHIGAN, THAT ROTORS WOULD RUST BECAUSE OF THE HUMIDITY. I TOLD THEM I KEPT THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, BUT THEY SAID THAT WOULD NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I FELT THE MATERIAL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THAT WOULD NOT COVER IT. I CONTACTED GM TO GET A FIELD REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME AND NUMBER TO TALK TO BUT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE IT TO ME. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME AND NUMBER EITHER. I FEEL THAT IF A VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM IS GOING TO RUST SITTING IN A GARAGE IN THE WINTER, THAT INFORMATION SHOULD BE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE PUBLISHED IN LARGE PRINT IN THE VEHICLE BROCHURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566237June 25, 2002
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES WHEN TO GET ALIGNMENT, WAS TOLD ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNLESS THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULLING TH THE LEFT, THE DEALER REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES, REPLACED IDLER AND PITMAN ARM AND PERFORM ALIGNMENT, DEALER STATED NEVER HEARD OF ANY RECALL. HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V200000 INVOLVING REPLACING UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010583May 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
FOUR-WHEEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT FUNCTION. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR MOTOR. *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762169May 22, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I HEARD A CLICKING LIKE MY TURN INDICATOR WAS ON BUT IT WASN'T. SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. A CO-WORKER OF MY FATHER'S HAS HAD THIS COMPONENT REPLACED TWICE (SAME SYMPTOMS) IN HIS 1998 BLAZER AND THE GENTLEMAN'S SISTER-IN-LAW HAS HAD THIS COMPONENT REPLACED ONCE. ALSO, ANOTHER CO-WORKER OF MY FATHER'S HAD IT REPLACED ONCE (UNDER WARRANTY) ON HIS 2001 BLAZER. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE SMOKE CAME OTU OF THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565831May 21, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THIRD LIGHT WORKS BUT OTHER TWO WORK ON AND OFF. DEALER FOUND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS SHORTED OUT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762094May 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761916May 15, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE HANDLES FOR THE FRONT SEAT RECLINERS BREAK WITHOUT WARNING. IT APPEARS THEY ARE MAKE OF POT METAL. DEALERS WILL NOT REPLACE, SAYING IT'S WEAR AND TEAR, EVEN THOUGH WHEN FIRST REPORTED IT WAS IN WARRANTY. SEATS CAN NOW RECLINE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008818April 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKE THERE IS A SCRAPING SOUND AND VIBRATION. DEALER REPLACED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS DUE TO BEING RUSTY AND WARPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007855April 17, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD WORN AT LOW MILEAGE. TOOK TO DEALER FOR TIRE WORK AND DEALER INDICATED BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING.*NLM*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007488April 12, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO SIDE AND STEERING WHEEL HAD TOO MUCH PLAY. DEALER REPLACED IDLER ARM. DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ON 10 APRIL 2002 RIGHT FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. REPORTED BY DAVID BLUMAN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007491April 12, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
VHICLE HAD BEEN PULLING TO SIDE AND THE STEERING HAD TOO MUCH PLAY, DEALER DETERMINED STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006669March 29, 2002
SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
SEAT RECLINER BRACKET BROKE AS CONSUMER WAS ADJUSTING SEATBACK. CONSUMER CANNOT POSITION SEATBACK FOR COMFORT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT CAUSED RADIATOR TO FAIL.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006548March 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONSUMER REPORTING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, FROM 17,614 TO 35,500 MILES THERE WERE THREE SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS AND TWO SETS OF BRAKE PADS REPLACE ON THE VEHICLE, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM WATER LEAK ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, DRIVER SIDE DOOR RATTLES GOING OVER BUMPS, BOTH FRONT WINDOWS OUTER MOLDING COMES OFF, MOLDINGS REPLACED, HUMMING NOISE FROM FRONT WHEELS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WHEEL BEARING / HUB REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005632March 13, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE IS LOCKING UP AND SLIDING ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. CAN BE RIDING ALONG, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE SLIDES TO THE RIGHT. HAS HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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