Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)

1,153 consumer complaints on file.

#861184May 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH AT FIRST THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE CONTROL MONITOR, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING PROBLEMS. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552006April 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
ENGINE STALLS DUE TO FAULTY VCM (COMPUTOR MODULE). YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861017April 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE PREMATURELY BREAKING,CAUSING A LOUD NOISE IN FRONT END. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860978April 26, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, OPERATION CONTINUED.DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. BLAZER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V15000 DUE TO VIN. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860833April 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
EA99022, FRONT PASSENGER'S BALL JOINT BROKE, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER SAID THE OTHER 3 BALL JOINTS, SEEM LIKE THEY MAY BREAK ALSO. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783598April 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE UPPER BALL JOINT DRIVER SIDE WAS DRY CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING, PREGNANT WOMAN SUSTAINED PHYSICAL INJURIES OTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#860261April 13, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL 98V150.001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721372April 12, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DRIVING ON NORMAL PAVED ROAD AT ABOUT 25 MPH, RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED, CAUSING WHEEL TO LOCK AND CANT AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE (TOP IN/BOTTOM OUT). THIS CAUSED PARTIAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. HAD VEHICLE BEEN MOVING FASTER, THE LIKELY RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN A ROLL AND SERIOUS INJURY. DEALER INSPECTED AND SAID THAT ALL BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED ONE YEAR EARLIER (ON 15 SEP 98 AT 43302 MILES). THIS MEANS THAT THE TWO LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT ACCEPTABLE AFTER ONLY 22,946 MILES). VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR NORMAL, ON-ROAD DRIVING, AND HAS HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (INCLUDING LUBRICATION). THIS CONTINUED AND FREQUENT FAILURE OF THIS SAFETY RELATED PART IMPLIES A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. I REQUIRED DEELER TO SUPPLY ME WITH THE REPLACED BALL JOINTS SHOULD THEY BE NEEDED FOR INSPECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860058April 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST 1996. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150000 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME SAME DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721271April 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THREE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS STARTED LEAKING AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE OXYGEN SENSORS TO BURN OUT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS WITH NO CORRECTION. ALL THE FRONT BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 35000 MILES DUE TO FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE NOISES AND VIBRATION IN CAB OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859982April 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKES, CONSUMER HAD TO COAST VEHICLE UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711147April 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711205April 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#711252April 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE 4 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE 2 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED, GMC HAS HAD MORE TIME WITH MY BLAZER THAN I HAVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711271April 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING ON U.S.95 EAST , TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED, AND I PUT ON MY BRAKES AND I DIDN`T STOP. I CONTINUED PUSHING ON THE BRAKES AND THEY MADE A STRANGE SOUND AND IT FELT LIKE A THUMPING UNDER MY FOOT (RIGHT). THEN I HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#711272April 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING WEST ON SAHARA SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT LIGHT AND THE BRAKES WOULD`NT WORK THEY THE EXACT SAMETHING AS IN 9/98. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859694April 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 15MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND APPLIED BRAKES, CAR WOULDN'T STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720865April 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, STEERING:COLUMN
OPERATING TILT STEERING CAUSES WIRES IN HARNESS TO BEND OR CRIMP CAUSING WIRE TO BREAK AND THEREFORE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS,ALSO SHORTS OUT OTHER CIRCUTS IN HARNESS.COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720811March 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FOUR MPH REAR END COLLISION. STOOD ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO STOP. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR A SOFTWARE CHANGE RECALL. THE BRAKES SEEM LESS EFFECTIVE THAN THEY WERE BEFORE. I THINK GENERAL MOTORS HAS HOODWINKED YOU FOLKS WITH THIS MAKE BELIEVE FIX. THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED PROPERLY. I AM NEVER CONFIDENT THAT THE BRAKES WILL WORK IN A HARD BRAKING SITUATION. PLEASE HELP MORE THAN YOU HAVE AT THIS POINT. GM HAS SOME VERY DEAF EARS ON THIS SUBJECT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859386March 29, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRYING TO FASTEN SEATBELT THE HOLD BELT CABLE BROKE, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO FASTEN SEATBELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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