Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1996)
1,153 consumer complaints on file.
- #713338October 15, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER BUT SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH A RECALL WAS UNDERWAY, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE RECALLED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #850546October 13, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS PEDAL DROPPED DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO PUMPING SENSATION, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. THIS HAPPENED ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE AND IN DRY WEATHER. THE TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #850440October 12, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL, CAUSING A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #713213October 12, 1999POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION SEALS AND GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #713089October 10, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE, DID NOT PUMP BRAKES, THEY DID PULSATE
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #850191October 7, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. CONSUMER WILL PUMP THE BRAKES UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND COMES TO A STOP. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #712969October 7, 1999POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #850057October 6, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL BECAME HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #548870October 4, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING (ABS) RESULTED IN COLLISION . YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #849667October 1, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SKIDS. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #849553September 30, 1999SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 50 MP UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #849188September 29, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #848990September 28, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #712147September 26, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BELT FAILED AT 18000 AND HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND FAILED AGAIN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #848571September 23, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM WOULD MALFUCTION WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT , CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #548575September 21, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE ON ALL ROAD CONDITIONS, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99I006000 / 99V193000). *YC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #711732September 21, 1999AIR BAGS
OUT OF THE BLUE, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED. DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER CANNOT READ ANY SENSORS, AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. MUST REPLACE MODULE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #711577September 19, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS 1996 BLAZER AND DUE TO IT BEING USED WE ARE WITHOUT WARRANTY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES DO NOT COME ON AND WHEN THEY ARE WORKING THEY SOMETIMES STOP IN THE MIDST OF A RAINSTORM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS CAUSED US ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THE NEED TO STOP DRIVING FOR OUR SAFETY AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THE AIR CONDITIONER IS HIT AND MISS JUST LIKE THE WIPER, BUT THANK HEAVENS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE ONLY A COMFORT ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847811September 15, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER HAS NOT AGREED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BLAZER NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #711381September 15, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE INSIDE OF THE RADIATOR ERUPTED AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ANTIFREEZE TO MIX. THIS CAUSED WATER TO FLOW IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR, RESEVOIR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. I WAS TRAVELING ON I-95 WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE RADITOR TO ERUPT INSIDE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE, IF REQUESTED, I CAN PROVIDE REPAIR BILLS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0