Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1997)

768 consumer complaints on file.

#10059442February 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND WAS RECALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THE RADIO WOULD GO OFF AND ON, THE OVERHEAD DISPLAY AND MAP LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON, THE CD PLAYER NO LONGER WORKED, THE REAR WINDOW LATCH FAILED, THE MIRRORS WOULD ONLY MOVE TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS RUST IN THE TRANSMISSION. *LA *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058230February 16, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK SEAT DOES NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS THAT MUST USE THIS. I PLAN ON HAVING IT FIXED, BUT FEEL THIS IS A DANGER TO OTHERS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS A RECALL ALREADY, BUT PLEASE INVESTIGATE ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLES!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057062February 12, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF GM VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED OR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IS BEING PLACED ON THEM FOR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MY WIPERS WENT OUT DIURING A STRONG RAIN STORM. I WAS ON A DALLAS HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT PULL OVER. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY TO DRIVE WITHOUT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I FEEL THAT MY SAFETY WAS JEAPORIZED. I HAVE SINCE CHECKED VARIOUS WEBSITES FOR RECALL NOTICES AND AM NOT FINDING IT ON MY BLAZER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057403February 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054970January 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE HAD COOLANT LEAKAGE IN MY 1997 CHEVEROLET BLAZER AND HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT DEALERS TO NO AVAIL NO ONE RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE A SYSTEMS CHECK NOW I FIND OUT THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT I STUMBLED UPON AT JASPER ENGINES THAT SHOWS THAT THE 1992 THROUGH 1997 GM 4.3L VIN R&W ENGINES HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT COOLANT LOSS HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH CRACKS THAT MAY DEVELOP IN THE LIFTER VALLEY AREA OF THE BLOCK. UNTIL I CAME UPON THIS NOBODY COULD GIVE ME A ANSWER IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054924January 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 1997 BLAZER DIES WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. I CAN DRIVE IT FOR 2 WEEKS WITH NO PROBLEMS AND THEN IT WILL DIE SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAST I AM GOING...I CAN BE GOING 50 MPH OR COMING TO A STOP WHEN IT DIES. THE STEERING AND BRAKES GO OUT AND I'M AFRAID I AM GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND OF COURSE IT DIDN'T CUT OFF WHEN THE MECHANIC DROVE IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054832January 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED 10/7/03 ALSO GET INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT USED CAR DEALER CODED OUT TO TRANS COMPONENT SLIPPAGE BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ON 01/16/04 WAS ON EXTENDED TRIP AND TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY - RPMS STARTED TO CLIMB SO PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER OF ROAD - KEPT SLIPPING GEARS - FINALLY LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION. ON STOPPING AND CHECKING FOUND DIP STICK SHOWED NO FLUID BUT HAD RUST AND GRIT ON THE END FLUID APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE TUBE AND THERE WAS TRANS FLUID ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO USED CAR DEALER HE PUT IN 8 QTS OF FLUID TO GET IT TO MOVE HIS MECHANIC SAID IT APPEARED THAT THE FLUID "BOILED" OUT OF THE DIP STICK TUBE BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHY IN CHECKING THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT THESE SYMPTOMS ARE COMMON BUT UNSUPPORTED BY CHEVY ON THIS MODEL YEAR OF BLAZER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054572January 21, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN BUT THE WIPERS DO NOT MOVE. HAVE TO GET OUT OF CAR & MANUALLY TRY TO GET THEM MOVING. ALSO THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAVE HAD THIS FIXED @ 1 YR. AGO BUT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. DOES NOT SEEM AS BAD IN THE REAL COLD WEATHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055301January 16, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A DRIVEWAY AT 20 MPH, AN ANIMAL JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A TREE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10069744January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
THE 1997 AND 1998 BLAZER HAS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE VALVE BODY IN TRANSMISSION. CODE 1870 FOUND AFTER VEHICLE IS WARM THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO LOOSE TRACTION. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION MOST LIKELY NEEDS A VALVE BODY. THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND A VERY REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT THE 1997 AND 1998 BLAZERS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS INHERENT DEFECT, AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY WITH A LARGER ONE WHICH FIXES THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL PROBABLY BECAUSE NO ONE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069977January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN NOVEMBER I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALER AND HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. A MONTH LATER MY ENGINE (4.3L V6) WAS DEAD, AS A RESULT OF DEXI-COOL IN THE BLOCK. MY CHEVY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. WANTED $5000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I DONATED THE CAR TO CHARITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053066January 13, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
1997 CHEVY BLAZER HAS BEEN TAKEN TO BOB CHEVROLET IN COLUMBUS OHIO FOR BACK FLUSH OF HEATER CORE DUE TO NO HEAT FOR DEFROSTING WINDOWS.THIS HAS BEEN DONE TWICE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL SUNOCO STATION DUE TO NO HEAT. HAD THEMOSTAT REPLACED. AFTER THAT IT HEATED UP A SHORT WHILE BUT NOT TO THE POINT OF DOING THE JOB DURING COLDER NIGHTS. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A HEATER WHICH COSTS ME $500 TO REPLACE WHICH I HAD TO HAVE DONE. I HAVE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE BLAZERS AND THE HEATER CORES GOING BAD. I THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. NO WONDER PEOPLE BUY NON AMERICAN CRAFTED AUTOS. I DON'T THINK IF SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT GM SHOULD GET AWAY WITH THIS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS, SCOTT BEVER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053112January 13, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, NEVER GO UNDER ONE HALF TANK READING. I TALKED TO TWO OTHER OWNER OF THE SAME MAKE & MODEL, AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053682January 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. ALSO, RIGHT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052568January 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THIS IS A 1997 CHEVROLET BAZER. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND INGAGES UNDER VARYING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. FRONT SENSORS HAVE BE CHECKED. THIS VEHICLE WILL ENGAGE ANTI-LOCKS AT TIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. BRAKE SWITCH CHECKS OK. PEDAL WILL DROP UNDER MOST STOPS AND ANTI-LOCK WILL SCREAM AND APPLY. A JERKING BRAKE ACTION IS PRESENT. I DO KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON 1994-1996 MODELS. BY LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM. HUBS ARE OK. I THINK THE TROUBLE MAY BE IN THE CONTROL UNIT, BUT NO TROUBLE CODES APPEAR AND SCAN TOOL INDICATES NO TROUBLE. I THINK GM HAS PRODUCED DEFECTIVE UNITS. THIS CAR HAS 90000 MILES BUT HAS HAD EXCELLENT CARE AND NO DAMAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO DISCONNECT THESE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THEY ARE UNSAFE. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO WAY TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052480January 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED OCCASIONALLY AND NOW DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN TURNED ON, I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE. TO GET THE MOTOR TO SHUT OFF I HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE 'HIGH' POSITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051022December 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
WIRING BUNDLE HOLDER ABOVE TRANSMISSION ONE OF WHICH GOES TO THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH FAILS AND LETS WIRING BUNDLE FALL ON TRANSMISSION AND RUBS THE COATING OFF OF THE WIRING CAUSING ELECTICAL SHORTS; DAYLIGHT HEADLIGHTS, TRANSMISSION FAILURE ( NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION)INTERIOR LIGHTING GOES OUT OR STAYS ON ALL THE TIME CAUSING BATTERY TO GO DEAD OVERNIGHT, BURNING OF WIRING ESPECIALLY UNDER DASH AND AT FUSE BOX AND TRANSMISSION SWITCH (NO FIRE RESULTED, UNHOOKED BATTERY REMOVED FUSES,AND HAD WIRE REPLACED TO TRANSMISSION SWITCH THEN TRASMISSION WORKED; NO FAILURE OF SWICTH JUST WIRING,WIPER AND NIGHT LIGHT FAILURES AND MORE. TRANSMISSION AUTO REPAIR SAYS IT IS NUMBER 1 FAILURE AND HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I STILL HAVE ELECTRAL PROBLEMS I HAVE TO GET FIXED. SOME RECALLS WERE MADE ON THIS AUTO THAT MAY BE DUE TO THIS SHORTAGE CAUSED BY WIRING BUNDLE FALLING ABOVE THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051905December 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALL 01V200000, LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATION: WHILE CONSUMER WAS TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY A LOUD CRACKING AND POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE LOWER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050967December 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER LS THAT HAS HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR STALLS, THOUGH THE HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER CONTINUE TO WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, AND I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY, PUT IT IN PARK, AND TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT AWAY, SOMETIMES NOT. I'M AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN CHECKED AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES, THE DEALER CAN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES TODAY, SO TOMORROW MORNING IT WILL BE BACK AT THE DEALER. I'M LISTING THE MOST RECENT DATE (12/22/03) AS THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW, THOUGH IT'S HAPPENED MANY TIMES (I'M GUESSING AT LEAST 12).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046336December 10, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH. CONSUMER TOOK CARE OF THIS ISSUE PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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