Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1999)

436 consumer complaints on file.

#10096043October 19, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND/OR STARTED FLUCTUATING. IT DIDN'T SHOW HOW MUCH FUEL WAS LEFT IN THE TANK AND STILL DOESN'T. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND RAN OUT OF GAS, LUCKILY I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND WASN'T HIT. NOW IT STILL DOESN'T WORK AND SHOWS EITHER A FULL TANK OR COMPLETELY EMPTY ALL THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096841October 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION THE TURN SIGNALS CONTINUED TO FLASH AFTER A COMPLETE TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093574October 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
IN 2003, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIR PUMP, BREATHER, HOSE AND FUSE KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. IN 2004, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE SAME ITEMS NEEDED TO REPLACED AND AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PAY OVER $600 FOR SERVICE WHEN LAST YEAR IT WAS OVER $300. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BECAUSE OF CRACKING NOISE, EVERYTIME I TURNED LEFT. I REPLACED THE HUBS, BECAUSE A CRACKING NOISE. CHEVROLET AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE NO HELP, OTHER THAN THEY AGREED TO PAY HALF FOR AIR PUMP REPAIR. BOTH DIDN'T CARE FOR MY SITUATION. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVROLET THAT MY NEXT PURCHASE ON A GM PRODUCT GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BECAUSE GM MAKES "JUNK", SO PROTECT YOURSELF! NICE ATTITUDE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093506October 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN ONLY AFTER 55,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092953September 21, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVERTHE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR SEATBELTS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE BELTS NOT RETRACTING. THE FAILURES OF THESE SEAT BELTS HAS CAUSED ME TO BE UNABLE TO SECURE A CAR SEAT IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. GENERAL MOTORS HAS CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE SEAT BELTS. GIVEN THAT THREE OF THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, I FEEL THAT THERE IS A DESIGN OR OTHER DEFECT WITH THE BELTS THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I DO NOT KNOW HOW SIGNIFICANT THE PROBLEM MAY BE, BUT IF IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON THREE OCCASIONS IN TWO YEARS, IT MAY BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092747September 14, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, SUSPENSION
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S WHEEL BEARING, FRONT IDLER AND PITMAN ARMS. *MR THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WHICH REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE HUB KIT. THE RIGHT FRONT BEARING FAILED AS WELL, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT FRONT IDLER AND PITMAN ARM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089000September 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
SECOND FAILURE ON WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY AT 126000 MILES (REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AT 58K MILES). 1999 CHEVY BLAZER NOT EVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD. WILL REQUIRED $600 A WHEEL TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THESE PARTS. READ THE 10 OTHER COMPLAINTS SAYING THE SAME THING. ALL AT 50-60K MILES...ALL WITH WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY. IS IT A COINCIDENCE THA GM REDESIGNED THE PART, CHARGES $600 PER WHEEL TO FIX AND IS THE ONLY SUPPLIER OF THE PART?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090139August 31, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF 2-WHEEL HIGH INTO 4-WHEEL LOW. CONDITIONS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID TWO CAR LINKS BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND THE ELECTRONIC MODULE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088595August 26, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOORS,DOOR BUSHINGS WENT OUT,CAUSING THE DOORS TO DROOP AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FRAME LATCH...ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE BUSHINGS NEED REPLACED AND WELDING WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE FRAME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088446August 23, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
GAS SENDING GAUGE IS IRRATIC, CAUSING ME THE INABILITY TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS VERY COSTLY. ACCORDING TO THE SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT I OBTAINED AN ESTIMATE FROM THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THEY WERE ALL VERY MUCH AWARE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE CHEVY BLAZER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088101August 17, 2004
STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
1999 BLAZER UNDER 60K, HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING, OIL COOLER LINES, FRONT SEAT RECLINER HANDLE, CONDENSATE WATER LEAKS ONTO FLOOR WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAVE READ SAME PROBLEM ON COMPLAINT WEB-SITE. WHY NO ACTION BY GM? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086764August 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I TURNED THE CORNER AT AN INTERSECTION AND BEGAN ACCELERATING. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE SO I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. JUST AS I STOPPED, THE WHEEL FELL UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINTS BROKE ON THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL CAUSING THE WHELL TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO HOW SLOW I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. THERE WAS ALMOST NO WARNING BEFORE THE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS, BENT CONTROL ARM, BROKEN TIE ROD, BENT BRAKE HOSE, AXLE, AND SWAY BAR LINKS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RECALLS FOR OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES RELATED TO MANUFACTURING ISSUES WITH BALL JOINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087245August 5, 2004
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH,ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND SLAM INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCK. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10079432July 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE PREPARING FOR THE STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR ROTORS HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083873July 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END WHEEL BEARINGS ON 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER.*MR WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A MOANING NOISE COMING FORM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO DETERERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FIFTEEN MONTHS LATER THE NOISE WAS PRESENT AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED ONE AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HE OTHER ONE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FRONT HUBS ARE A PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082236July 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I PURCHASED A 1999 CHEVY 2 DOOR 4X4 BLAZER ON 1/8/02. I DISCOVERED IN MARCH OF 2002 THAT THE BRAKES WERE "FRIED" EVERYTHING WAS BURNED. THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, BOTH FRONT AND REAR. IN MARCH OF 2003 I HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE RESULTS WERE MY FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE WARPED AND NEEDED REPLACED. I GOT THE BRAKES FIXED. ON 7/19/04. I WENT TO HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED AND I HAD MY BRAKES INSPECTED ONCE AGAIN. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT MY BRAKES WERE "SHOT!!" MY PADS ARE AT 20% AND MY ROTORS NEED REPLACES. I FEEL THIS IS VERY EXCESSIVE REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES WITHIN 2 1/2 YEARS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL ITS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I AM VERY NERVOUS FOR MY SAFETY WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE IT SEEMS THE BRAKES ARE GOING OUT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082100July 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RQ 02 012/FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS: WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A HUMMING NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE ON BOTH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT COVER UNDER THAT RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081056July 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR ON A LOCAL STREET WITH A 86 YEAR OLD PASSGNER AND CHRILDREN IN THE CAR, WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FELL TO THE GROUND,UNAWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THIS I HAD ASSUMED I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC UNSUCESSFULLY I REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET CAUSING A MAJOR BACK UP. UNTIL AN HOUR LATER WHEN A TOW TRUCK CAME TO TOW ME TO A LOCAL SHOP. AND THE SFPD HAD TO RE-ROUTE TRAFFIC. ONCE AT THE SHOP I WAS TOLD MY BALL JOINTS SNAPPED AND BROKE CAUSING THE VECHICLE TO DROP AS IT DID. AFTER INSPECTION BOTH SIDES I WAS THEN TOLD THE DRIVER SIDE WAS ALSO ABOUT TO FALL OFF. A FEW MONTHS BEFORE I NOTICED MY CAR LEANING HEAVLY TO THE RIGHT SIDE THEN A CLICKING NOISE STARTED WHEN I WOULD TURN BUT IT STOPPED SO I THOUGHT NOTHING MORE OF IT AND BOUT 6 MONTH LATER THIS HAPPEND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081079July 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH HAS A DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE HAZARD FLASHER TO FUNCTION WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD. THE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON, BUT YOU CAN HERE THE FLASHER CLICKING, AND IT GETS WORSE OVER TIME. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE SWITCH TO REACH THE POINT WHERE THE HAZARD FLASHERS COME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078447June 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE BLAZER BEGAN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR VERY HARD. I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. A DIAGNOSTICS TEST SHOWED A P1870 CODE. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, WHO STATES THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTOR AND THE CLUTCHES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS A SWITCH, TO THE COST OF $2000. AFTER READING NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL IN NATURE, I WONDER IF PERHAPS IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR DESIGN PROBLEM? ONE OF THE MECAHNICS I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT CHEVROLET BLAZERS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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