Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1999)

436 consumer complaints on file.

#8005067March 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN SERVICING VEHICLE INDICATED THAT OIL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004945March 4, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004210February 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UPON FILLING FUEL TANK WITH GAS, SMELL CONTINUES TO ENTER INTO VEHICLE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK DEALER TIGHTENED LOOSE GAS CAP, ADVISED CONSUMER NOT TO CONTINUE FILLING VEHICLE AFTER PUMP CLICKS OFF, REPLACED EVAPORATIVE CANISTER AND EVAPORATIVE VENT SOLENOID, FUEL TANK MODULE, REMOVED LEFT QUARTER TRIM AND SEALED, REMOVED FUEL TANK SENDER, AND FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY, DIAGNOSED FUEL AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, DEALER FOUND BODY SEAMS IN FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY LEAKING FUMES, CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN, DOME LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR JAM SWITCHES, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING NOW HOT AT TIMES OR TOO HOT, DEALER REPLACED RAD CAP AND POLISHED NECK, SERPENTINE BELT NOISY, REPLACED SERPINTINE BELT, WIPERS WON'T CLEAR AND ARE NOISY, REPLACED WIPER INSERTS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758393February 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
100,00 ANTI-FREEZE TURNED TO SLUDGE CAUSING ENGINE OVERHEATING. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR AND ALL HOSES. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THAT COOLANT, AND THAT THEY RECOMMEND COOLANT SYSTEM SERVICE EVERY 30,000 MILES. ALSO STATE THERE WERE NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FROM GM REGARDING THIS ISSUE. REPAIR COSTS $930.00 PLUS RENTAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758272February 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
AT START OFF THE THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS AND REQUIRES A GREAT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. THIS RESULTS IN A SUDDEN START AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. TAKEN TO DEALER WITH REPORTED PROBLEM. DEALER REPLIED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS THROTTLE BODIES ON THESE VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757778February 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DEXCOOL 100000MILE ANTIFREZE TURNED TO SLUDGE AT 53000 MILES...2 DEALERS ATTRIBUTED CAUSE TO EVERYTHING BUT ANTIFREEZE NOT LIVING UP TO CLAIMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757654February 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
OIL COOLER LINES ARE FAILING AT THE POINT WHERE A RUBBER LINE IS CRIMPED TO AN ALUMINUM LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757559January 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
COOLING SYSTEM DEVELOPED A SLUDGE, A 5HR SUPER FLUSH WAS REQUIRED COSTING NEARLY $400, THERE IS A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE IN THE HEATER CORE AND THE ENGINE BLOCK, THERE ARE NO GUARENTEES THAT THIS WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. CHEVROLET WOULD NOT COVER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757560January 30, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
THE RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND I SUSPECT THAT IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I KNOW THAT CHEVY BLAZERS HAD RECALLS FOR THIS DEFECT IN PAST MODEL YEARS, AND I MAYBE THEY SHOULD AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002522January 22, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODLE; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564119January 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE STICK SHIFT POPPED OUT OF GEAR DUE TO A FAULTY RUBBER BOOT THAT ENCOMPASSES THE BOTTOM OF THE MECHANISM, CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STICK SHIFT BEING EXTREMELY LOOSE AND BARELY MANAGEABLE, ON ONE OCCASION THE STICK SHIFT EXHIBITED A CHIRP LIKE NOISE, AND THE STICK SHIFT LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE NOISE, ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE 2 THREADS DOWN INTO THE VEHICLE ABOUT THREE INCHES HIGHER THAN WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755179December 2, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THIS CAUSES THE FRONT SEATBACK(S) TO GO COMPLETELY BACKWARD CREATING A HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755108November 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
NOISE WHEN TURNING TO LEFT. DEALER REPORTED RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WORN AND NOISY, NEEDING REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754433November 12, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HORN CONTINUOUSLY FAILS TO WORK. 1ST REPAIR ON 8/22 - 2ND ON 11/7. THEY TELL ME EACH TIME THEY HAVE TO RECONNECT WIRES IN STEERING WHEEL. THE 3RD FIX WILL COST ME ~$379.00 (THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AGAIN FREE - I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE WHEEL & COLUMN) WHY DO THE WIRES KEEP COMING UNCONNECTED? IT'S BAD TO PRESS THE HORN AND IT DOES NOT WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898889November 7, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, STRUCTURE:BODY
DUE TO LOCATION OF DRAINAGE HOSE, THE TOP PIN HINGE ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS RUSTED OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE HINGE BUSHINGS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR, THE DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRAIN LOCATIONS, CONSUMER STATES WITH THE CORROSION PRESENT ON THE HINGE PINS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BREAKING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754141November 6, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
POOR PLASTIC & METAL PARTS USED, HAVE HAD CAR LESS THAN 3 YRS, CUST. VERY DISSATISFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753958October 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898343October 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT FRONT PASSENGER AXLE BEARING HOOK HAD A LOT OF PLAY AND WORE OUT. MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE PART. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897831October 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752600September 26, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FOR 4X4/2X4 BEGAN FLASHING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS IN NORMAL MODE. ALSO, SERVICE 4 WD DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO COUNTRY CEHVROLET IN WARRENTON, VA-ADVISED OF 4WD PROBLEM ALSO ADVISED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, HEADLIGHTS DIM OCCASSIONALLY WHEN DRIVING. IN ADDITION, WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RADIO REMAINS ON, BATTERY DIED 2 TIMES. MECHANIC FOUND CIRCUIT 1133 SHORTED TO STEERING COLUMN BRACKET, REPLACED WIRE. PROBLEM REOCCURRED IMMEDIATELY. RETURNED TO COUNTRY CHEV-RECHECKED AND REPLACED WIRING. 4WD LIGHTS STILL FLASH. UNABLE TO DETERMINE TROUBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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