Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (2003)

77 consumer complaints on file.

#10247378October 31, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE IN 10/2006, WE HAD HESITATION AND STALLING PROBLEMS. WITH A 2003 CHEVY BLAZER. WE HAD SEVERAL FULL TUNE-UPS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT (UPON THE ADVICE OF A DEALERSHIP), FUEL RELAY REPLACEMENT, FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THE REMOVAL OF TWO (2) FACTORY RAGS THAT HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE FUEL TANK DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE. FINALLY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP IN JULY 2008 -- TOTAL COST OVER $3,000. CONSTANT HESITATION WITH THE VEHICLE, AND AT LEAST A FEW DOZEN STALLING EPISODES WITH A COUPLE OF THEM HAPPENING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NEW JERSEY DURING BUSINESS TRIPS. UPON PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP, WE FOUND A PRODUCT BULLETIN IN THE BOX STATING "NEW IMPROVED CONNECTOR AND PIGTAIL FOR GM FUEL PUMP MODELS". IT WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT MANY GM VEHICLES FROM 1988 TO 2005 HAVE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE THAT MAY BECOME LOOSE OVER TIME DUE TO VIBRATION, LEADING TO FAULTY, HIGH-RESISTANCE CONNECTIONS. THE SYMPTOMS -- BURNED OR MELTED CONNECTORS AND PINS -- LEAD TO A VOLTAGE DROP SITUATION WHERE LOW OR NO VOLTAGE CAN CAUSE THE MODULE TO STOP PUMPING. THE SOLUTION WAS THAT THE OEM DESIGN CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. WE WROTE GO GM ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR AT LEAST THE FUEL PUMP AND INSTALLATION AND STATED THAT WE BELIEVE THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION (WITH MORE THAN A PRODUCT BULLETIN ON THE INSIDE OF THE NEW FUEL PUMP BOX) AS THE STALLING PROBLEM COULD HAVE AND COULD VERY WELL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH OR WITHOUT INJURIES/DEATH WHEN THE VEHICLES JUST STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHENEVER AND WHERE EVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. GM RESPONDED TO MY LETTER THAT THEY WOULD BE TAKING NO ACTION -- NO REIMBURSEMENT TO ME AND NO NOTIFICATION TO ANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND THAT I WOULD PURSUE THE MATTER AS FAR AS I COULD TO SAVE INJURIES AND POSSIBLY LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246693October 25, 2008
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
CRASH- I WAS DOING 25 MPH WHEN AFTER HITTING A DEER SWERVED HIT MY FRONT END ON THE CORNER OF A HILL AND MY VEHICLE WENT ON TO ITS SIDE. THERE WAS HARDLY ANY DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT END BECAUSE I DIDN'T HIT VERY HARD ,BUT BECAUSE OF THE SIDE DAMAGE THE VEHICLE WAS 500 DOLLARS FROM BEING TOTALED. 2003 CHEVY BLAZER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247029October 23, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 CHEVY BLAZER FUEL PUMP MODULE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS BULLETIN. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAD BEEN A HESITATION AND STALLING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NOT TOLD THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PROBLEM ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE HESITATION AND STALLING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238774August 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE RADIO AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,548 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,700. UPDATED 09/26/08. 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232267June 25, 2008
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND LOOKING IN THE BLIND SPOT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BLINDED HIM MORE. THE SEAT PREVENTED HIM FROM SEEING OTHER VEHICLES IN HIS BLIND SPOT AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PLACE THE SEAT ALL THE WAY DOWN OR FORWARD IN ORDER TO SEE PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229957June 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:COLUMN, INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER. EVERYTIME THE CONTACT OPENS THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CONSISTENTLY FLICKER ON AND OFF, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CONTINUE TO FAIL AND NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. SECONDLY, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INOPERATIVE. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL INDICATES THAT THE FUEL LEVEL IS AT HALF A TANK, THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THIRDLY, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS TWICE BECAUSE THEY CONTINUED TO FAIL. LASTLY, WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE ABNORMALLY HESITATES, WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING COLUMN TO VIBRATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR REMEDY THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,450.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225137April 18, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2003 CHEVY BLAZER DOOR SAFETY ISSUES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY OR WILL COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. HE STATES THAT HE HAS HAD THE PINS AND BUSHINGS REPLACED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180981January 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 01/13/07. THE CLEAR COAT WAS PEELING OFF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, AND THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THAT THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS COMING OFF, AND THE FRONT BUMPER BRACE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS MISSING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER ADDED A MECHANICAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE. THE DEALER MISREPRESENTED THE VEHICLE. THAT HE WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED, AND HE DIDN'T KNOW PARTS WERE MISSING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 01/25/07. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174631November 28, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR BRAKE TAILLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE REVERSE SIDE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE TAILLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TAILLIGHTS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173392November 13, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPONSE TO STEERING INPUT UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT BUT GRADUALLY WORSENED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171554October 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY BLAZER IN JULY 2006 WITH 18,700 MILES. WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR INSTEAD OF 3RD GEAR TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167309September 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATICALLY. 2. DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $450 DOLLARS TO CHANGE SPEED SENSOR. I TOLD HIM HE WAS CRAZY. THEY RECONNECTED. SPEEDOMETER STARED WORKING AGAIN. 3. 7 MONTHS LATER SPEEDOMETER STARTS ACTING ERRATICALLY. I SEARCH WEBSITES AND FIND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2003 TAHOES EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. ORDERED NEW SPEED SENSOR TO FOR SELF INSTALLATION. YET TO INSTALL. 4. SPEEDOMETER STARTS WORKING AGAIN AFTER BATTERY CHANGED. 5. RUNS FOR 5 DAYS WORKING FINE THEN ACT ERRATIC AGAIN. 6. READY TO CHANGE. 7. THOUGHT I'D COMPLAIN FIRST. THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160753June 26, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH WHICH OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS HEADED EAST ON A NARROW, ROUGH, BUMPY ROAD WHEN IT APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEADING NORTH. THE OTHER VEHICLE BRIEFLY STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND PULLED OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION 15 FEET BEFORE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REACHED THE INTERSECTION. THIS RESULTED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE POLICE TOOK PICTURES AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10152186March 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 04, 2005. I HAVE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP PLENTY OF TIMES BUT THEY ARE NO HELP AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN I IT TO THE MECHANIC BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ANY HELP EITHER. I HAVE TRIED MANY TIMES TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO HELP SINCE IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A YEAR SINCE I BROUGHT IT BUT THEY JUST TOLD ME YOU BROUGHT IT SO IT'S YOUR PROBLEM. FOR THAT REASON I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152181March 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 04, 2006. I HAVE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP PLENTY OF TIMES BUT THEY ARE NO HELP AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ANY HELP EITHER. I HAVE TRIED MANY TIMES TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO HELP ME SINCE IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A YEAR SINCE I BROUGHT IT BUT THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT I BOUGHT IT SO IT'S MY PROBLEM. FOR THAT REASON I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151890February 21, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER REQUESTING ANY INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE 2003 BLAZER. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150631February 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHEVROLET BLAZER WOULD REV UP AND AFTER A YEAR BEGAN TO RUN A LITTLE HOTTER THAN IT SHOULD FOR NO REASON. I HAD IT CHECKED MANY TIMES. A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD SENSOR. WAS THIS A DEFECT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. IT DOES NOT REV UP NOW. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148662January 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
2003 CHEVY BLAZER TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM CAUSING IT TO HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING TO AND OUT OF 4 LOW, AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 4 HIGH. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN HILL IN THE SNOW, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND STOPPED AGAINST A GUARDRAIL. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND VALANCE PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145295December 15, 2005
EQUIPMENT
HVAC MODE SWITCH STUCK IN VENT MODE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENS . 1ST TIME WAS IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115414March 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, BUT WILL RESTART WHEN KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 5 TIMES IN WHICH A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, NO FAILURE CODE FOUND. THEN, DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE AUTOMATIC STARTER SYSTEM, AND THE VEHICLE ONLY STALLED ONCE. A YEAR LATER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP, BUT THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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