Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (2001)

326 consumer complaints on file.

#10167332September 4, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I HAD WARRANTY REPAIRS COMPLETED ON MY 2001 BLAZER IN NOVEMBER, 2005 THAT TOTALED AROUND $2200. I PAID A LARGE DEDUCTIBLE. THE WORK WAS DONE AT GOOD CHEVROLET IN RENTON, WA THE SEAT BELT SIMPLY STOPPED LATCHING SHORTLY AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY GM........ OBVIOUSLY CHEVROLET DID NOT COMPLETELY FIX ALL REPAIRS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I NEED GM TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXPENSES FOR THE SEAT BELT, BECAUSE I'M DISABLED AND ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND COULD NEVER AFFORD TO HAVE A SEAT BELT REPAIRED. I HAD TO COORDINATE WITH MY DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BEGIN...THIS ATE UP TIME THAT COULD HAVE BEEN USEFUL FOR FIXING THE SEAT BELT THE WARRANTY REPAIRS WERE DONE AT GOOD CHEVROLET IN RENTON. THE SEAT BELT COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT THE SAME TIME I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER REPAIRS DONE OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. ALL REPAIRS TO DATE WERE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY............. IF THE SEAT BELT HAD JUST WENT DEFECTIVE TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED..............OR IF I HADN'T BEEN MADE TO WAIT FOR APPROVAL FOR REPAIRS FROM THE DEALERSHIP IF IT WEREN'T SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND SAFETY RELATED I WOULDN'T ASK FOR HELP!!!! PLEASE........ IF IT WERE SOMETHING MUNDANE LIKE THE POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING OR THE STEREO WENT HAYWIRE, BUT THE SEAT BELT IS SOMETHING I CAN'T JUST DO WITHOUT!!!! *JB SENT : FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2006 9:33 PM TO : [email protected] CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP SPECIALIST: SUZANNE BRAWN THIS OFFICE GATHERS INFORMATION AND BASED ON THAT INFORMATION DETERMINES THE BEST METHOD OF HANDLING. AGAIN, I HAVE REVIEWED YOUR FILE 1-399386265 AND I SUPPORT THE DECISION THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY STATED TO YOU. I APOLOGIZE THAT THIS DECISION WAS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR WISHES. THIS IS THE FINAL DECISION OF CHEVROLET AND ADDITIONAL MESSAGES ON THIS SUBJECT WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167123August 31, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT OUR '01 CHEVY BLAZER USED IN 04/05. FROM THE START WE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE 4WD. THIS LAST WINTER MY WIFE, THE PRIMARY DRIVER, COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER WHILE COMING HOME ONE NIGHT AND THE WEEKNIGHTS FOLLOWING FOR A WEEK. I CHECKED IN THE MORNINGS IT WAS FINE. PRETTY SOON WE BOTH STARTED NOTICING THE GAS GAUGE BOUNCING AROUND LIKE IT WAS DANCING. MY WIFE THINKING SHE WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS WOULD PULL INTO THE FIRST GAS STATION. SHE WOULD FILL UP AND LEAVE THE STATION ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP. ONE MONTH LATER, HER AND OUR 3 SMALL CHILDREN GOT STRANDED WHEN THEY WENT IN TO CONVENIENCE STORE. A MINUTE LATER THE BLAZER HAD DIED AND THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION. REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND THEN THE FUEL PUMP ($350 JUST FOR THE PUMP!!!) THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE PUMP HAD FRIED IT. 04/06 THE ABS FAILED AND SHE ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. 2 WEEKS LATER WE START HEARING THIS POPPING NOISE WHEN SLOWING/STOPPING AND ACCELERATING. 05/06 THE BATTERY DIED ON HER WITH NO WARNING. TRIED JUMPING IT AND IT WOULDN'T HOLD A CHARGE. GOT THAT REPLACED. THEN IN 08/06 WE DIDN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE PLATES HAD EXPIRED AND WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM YET. FINALLY I DROVE IT ON 08/13/06 FOR 1 MLE TO THE STORE AND ON MY WAY BACK WHILE STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN 2 BLKS FROM MY HOUSE, I HEARD THIS LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED WHINNING. NOW THE THING WON'T MOVE. IT STARTS AND WHINES, BUT WON'T MOVE. TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND IS GOING TO COST $1600 TO REPLACE WITH ME DOING THE WORK. AND SO NOW, LIKE 90% OF THE COUNTRY, I AM MAKING A VERY HIGH CAR PAYMENT EXCEPT MINE IS ON A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. THIS AND OTHER WEB SITES ABOUT VEHICLE RECALLS PROVE THAT THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS FOR SOME ONE TO DIE B/C OF THESE DEFECTS AND THEN U WILL BE SCRAMBLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.*NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166095August 21, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
I OWN A 2001 CHEVY BLAZER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE BULBS ARE IN WORKING CONDITION, THE FUSES ARE NOT BLOWN. I THEN DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE 2001 BLAZERS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM NHTSA CAMPAIGN 01V364000, SO I PHONED A CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IT WAS OVER I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE BURDENED WITH THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165896August 18, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION ON UNIROYAL LAREDO P235/70R15 ALL SEASON AWR TIRE CAUSED OVER $2,000 DAMAGE TO SUV AND A MESSED UP VACATION. CANISTER WAS JUST HANGING AFTER THE FAILURE. (CANISTER BRACKET WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND HOSE FROM GAS TANK WAS DISCONNECTED.) THE DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY HAZARDOUS IF A FIRE STARTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164810August 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY FRIENDS BORROWED MY VEHICLE, A 2001 CHEVY BLAZER, AND WENT CAMPING IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A LOCATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THIS FAILURE, IT WAS NEAR A CREEK BANK WITH A DROP OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PUT INTO REVERSE ALL IT WOULD DO IS COAST FORWARD WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF THEY DID NOT REACT IN TIME AS IT COULD HAVE WENT OVER A CLIFF. FORTUNATELY THEY WERE IN AN AREA WHERE THERE WAS A PAY PHONE. THEY WERE STAYING AT A STATE PARK AND THERE ARE MANY AREAS THAT ARE VERY REMOTE AND ARE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM PHONES OR PEOPLE. I WAS ADVISED BY AAMCO TRANSMISSION THAT THEY SEE THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IT IS CAUSED BECAUSE THE REACTION SUN SHELL WAS MADE OF AN INFERIOR METAL AND EVEN IN REPAIR TECHNICAL BULLETINS IT SPECIFIES TO REPAIR PROBLEM BY REPLACING WITH A "MORE ROBUST HEAT TREATED REACTION SUN SHELL". WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT ALSO AFFECTS SECOND AND FOURTH GEARS. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED COMPLETELY REBUILT AT A PRICE OF $2,326.38 PLUS A TOWING BILL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163876July 29, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2001 CHEVY BLAZER 4 DOOR 4WD, 80,000 MILES WE COULD NOT KEEP THE DRIVERS DOOR CLOSED WHEN WE INVESTIGATED WE FOUND THE DOOR LATCH SEGMENT ON THE CENTER POST OF THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN OFF THE CENTER POST. THE SHEET METAL HOLDING THE HEAVY LATCH METAL HAD FATIGUED THROUGH ALL THE WAY AROUND, AND THE LATCH WAS THEN NOT HOOKED TO ANY THING. WE WELDED A HEAVY PLATE TO THE FRAME AND RE-ATTACHED THE LATCH TO IT. WE CHECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FOUND IT IN SIMILAR CONDITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156583May 2, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED. IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE BATTERY HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED TO KEEP FROM RUNNING DOWN THE BATTERY. AN NHTSA RECALL, 06V139000; WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH HOWEVER; THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156617May 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW-SPEED BREAKING ON MY S-10 2001 BLAZER. THE PROBLEM OCCURS NUMEROUS TIMES A DAY ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE ADJUSTED MY STOPPING PATTERN TO ALLOW FOR THE INITIATION OF THE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155437April 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL WORK WHEN IT WANTS. SOMETIMES IN THE EARLY MORNINGS AND NOT IN THE EVENINGS. OR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN NOT AT ALL. NOW IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH TWO USED PARTS BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151432February 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER 2WD, 2DR. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, WENT TO AUTO SHOP AND BRAKE CONDITION WAS EXPLAINED AS "HAZARDOUS". HAD TO GET ENTIRE NEW ROTOR SYSTEMS FOR FRONT AND BACK INCLUDING NEW PADS, ETC. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW & IT WAS GARAGE STORED. ROTORS WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND "BARELY THERE". WAS TOLD BY AUTO SHOP THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF BLAZER'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TOTAL REPAIR COST FOR BRAKES WAS $2,200!! VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151154February 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, TIRES
FRONT END, BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS AT 60,000 MILES, IDLER ARM, REPLACE TIRES, ABS LIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150508February 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
POSSIBLE QUALITY ISSUE WITH GM HUB/BEARING PART NUMBER 12413045. PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 21,500 MILES ON IT. ON 3/23/05 AT 57,468 MILES, THE RIGHT FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY WENT BAD. GM PART 12413045. ON 4/27/05 AT 60,750 MILES, LEFT FRONT HUB NEEDED REPLACEMENT. NOW, ON 2/16/06, AT 90,650 MILES, LEFT FRONT HUB NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THAT IS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. CHEVROLET DEALER DENIED CLAIM THAT PRODUCT DEFECTIVE IN ANY WAY. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE GM ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WITH PREMATURE WEAR AND REPLACE AT NO COST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150165February 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SEEMS TO BE ACTIVATED EVEN IN SLOW STOPS AND I LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2005. I HAD SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. IT ACTS UP MORE WHEN THE ROAD IS SLICK. SEVERAL MECHANICS TOLD ME IT WAS ABS BUT THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149833February 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION TO THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH ONLY 60K ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED EVERY 500 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148901January 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
IT WOULD SWITCH FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DRIVING ,CAUSING CAR TO SLOW DOWN DRAMATICALLY. TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR MODULE BAD ON TRUCK WHEN CALLED FOR WARRANTY THEY STATED IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE. I FELT IT WAS A DEADLY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU WERE DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENS, AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147257January 9, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP ,WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE LATCHES ON THE DOOR CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145740December 20, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
SWITCH FAILURE FOR STOP LAMPS OTHER VEHICLE DID STOP AND ADVISE OF PROBLEM. GM DID RECALL SOME VIN #'S BUT NOT THIS UNIT. DEALER CHARGED $400. FOR SAME ITEMS IN RECALL #01V364000. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145188December 14, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED AT A BANK SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP , THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING. THE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143717November 27, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE 2001 CHEVY BLAZER WE WERE RIDING AND HYDROPLANED DOING 45-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND 3 TIMES AND THEN ROLLED OVER TWICE. THE ROOF CAVED IN ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING MY WIFE TO BREAK HER NECK. SHE WAS IN NICU FOR 6 WEEKS, AT WHICH POINT SHE DIED DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10143301November 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES WERE PUNCTURED. THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES RUBBING AGAINST OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS AT A REPAIR SHOP AT THIS TIME. *AK THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE RUBBING AGAINST THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR. UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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