Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (2000)

589 consumer complaints on file.

#10132868August 15, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DT: THE BALL JOINTS ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKE SENT HEAD ON AUGUST 13, 2005. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY WERE OF NO HELP. CONTACTED GMC, THEY TOOK A COMPLAINT. DID NOT HEAR ANY TYPE OF NOISE OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING. THIS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM ON THE 4X4 VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132243August 10, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
T-BONE COLLISION, APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. FRONT END OF VEHICLE BADLY DAMAGED. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10130385July 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON THE WAY BACK FROM A WEEKEND CAMPING TRIP WE STOPPED FOR LUNCH. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN A WHIRLING NOISE AND THE REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN WE GOT HOME AND I CALLED AROUND I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130354July 27, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
PROBLEM WITH THE DEX-COOL SYSTEM IN MY 2000 CHEV BLAZER---HEATER WENT OUT JULY 2004, WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HEATER CORE REPLACED, RADIATOR WAS FLUSHED AT THE SAME TIME. ONE YEAR LATER VEHICLE OVER-HEATING AGAIN, NO LONGER UNDER EXT WARRANTY...PAID $212 FOR THE FLUSH TODAY AND FILED COMPLAINT W/ GM DUE TO THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM WHICH THEY DENY WITH DEX-COOL ( 8 STATES HAVE CLASS-ACTION SUITS). WAS TOLD BY GM REP THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS A MAINTAINENCE ITEM AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN THE REAPAIR COST. SPOKE WITH THE GM DEALERSHIP WHO ARGUED MY CASE, ASKED WHAT MAINTAINENCE REQUIRED ON MY PART, SINCE THE DEX-COOL MAINT SCHEDULE IS 155K MILES, MAINT FREE---MY VEHICLE HAS 70K MILES AND SECOND FLUSH IN 12 MO PERIOD. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT NOTHING I COULD REALLY DO TO MAINTAIN, JUST KEEP CHECK ON COOLANT LEVEL EVERY OIL CHANGE, AND SYSTEM COULD FAIL AGAIN AT ANY TIME--NO GUARANTEEE AND THE DEALERSHIP ALSO ARGUED WITH GM REP---THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE.......I PAID THE COST, BUT AFTER PURCHASING GM PRODUCTS FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, IF I AM FACED WITH ADDITIONAL COST OF AN APPARENT DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER...I WILL GO TO ANOTHER MAKE OF CAR---THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129539July 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
1. CHEVY BLAZER - SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND 2. REVERSE QUIT WORKING 3. NOT REPAIRED YET, NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130179July 15, 2005
SUSPENSION
POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THE CHEVROLET S10'S AND THE CHEVROLET S10 BLAZERS.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS ON HER 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER REPLACED PREMATURELY AT 73000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127877July 8, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL GUAGE IN MY 2000 CHEVY BLAZER STOPPED WORKING CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON IN THE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAD A 1996 CHEVY BLAZER AND THE FUEL GUAGE STOPPED WORKING (MY FATHER NOW OWNS THIS VEHICLE). I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NO REPORTS OF FUEL GUAGES THAT STOP WORKING. A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKED FOR CHEVROLET FOR 20 YEARS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE. APPARENTLY THE FINGERS ON THE SENDING UNIT WERE FALLING OFF CAUSING THE GUAGE TO NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127232July 1, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
DT: CONTACT STATES THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT CONSISTENT IN THE READINGS. IT DOES NOT MEASURE THE GASOLINE CORRECTLY. A MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC WIRING THAT DEALS WITH THE COMPUTER TO THE FUEL GAUGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126116June 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I PURCHASED MY 2000 BLAZER LS 2DR 4X4 WITH 58000 MILES. AT SPEEDS AROUND 65-70, IT VIBRATES PRETTY HARSHLY. I HAVE BRAND NEW TIRES, BREAKS, AND MY U-JOINTS AND BEARINGS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE FINE. STILL HAVE VIBRATION. I HAVE NOTICED VIA THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH BLAZER'S AND IT IS JUST A DEFECT IN THE WAY THE DRIVETRAIN WAS BUILT. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND REPAIRED BY GM. ALSO AT 58000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATER. I SPOKE WITH THE PERSON WHO I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD REPLACED IT ONCE ALSO, THEREFORE THIS WOULD BE THE 3RD ALTERNATER IN UNDER 60000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125731June 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
I NOTCED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WOULD STOP THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JUIMP FORWARD AND NOT COMPLETELY STOP. I WAS GOING TO THE GARAGE TO SEE MY MECHANIC. MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALMOST HIT BROADSIDE WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES I SLOWED DOWN BUT WHEN I GOT UNDER 10MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JUMP. THE VEHICLE FINALLY SPOPPED AFTER I WAS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE WORN. HE SAID THAT THE SENSORS FOR THE ABS SYSTEM WERE IN THE BEARINGS. SO WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN. THAT IS WHY I COULDN'T STOP ! THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS OK NOW. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125064June 13, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
GIVE THIS VOQ TO ALBERTO JIMENEZ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124447June 7, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HAZARD/BLINKER SWITCH IS BEGINNING TO SHORT OUT ON MY VEHICLE A 2000 CHEVY BLAZER VIN [XXX]. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V364000. HOWEVER AFTER CONTACTING A DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VEHICLE SPECIFIC RECALL AND THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL INTO THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN DECEMBER OF 2004 AND THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN MAY 2005. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124185June 4, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
CAR STARTED SHAKING. OUT SIDE OF TIRE STARTED SEPARATION AND TREAD PEELING OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121727May 20, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
PAID FOR REPLACING MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH WAS COVERED BT RECALL #01073 STOP LAMPS/HAZARD LAMPS INOPERATIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121643May 19, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT: EVERY SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE BLAZER IN 2003 THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CONSUMER WAS THE ONLY OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE AND SHE ONLY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 170,000. THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAS HAD TO BEEN REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120939May 15, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES FROM E - F WHEN MY TANK IS ONLY HALF FULL. THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW FAR I CAN DRIVE IS TO ZERO OUT THE TRIP ODOMETER WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK. THIS VEHICLE HAD HAS APPROXIMATELY 55K MILES ON IT - TOO FEW FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120916May 14, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, STEERING:LINKAGES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT SAFTEY ISSUES: AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T WORK; DOOR HINGE PIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED; DRIVER'S WINDOW SLIPS OFF TRACK TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME, RESULTING IN THE BACK SIDE OF THE WINDOW CRACKED AT LEAST A 1/4 OF AN INCH (WAS TOLD BY FRIENDLY CHEVROLET IN SPRINGFIELD IL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND CAN NOT BE FIXED; CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER AND PAY THEM TO REEVALUATE THE PROBLEM; ) SAFTY ISSUES: BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED;GAS GAUGE SENDING UNIT DOESN'T WORK;;DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING AND PLUG CONNECTED TO THIS NEEDS TO BE DRILLED OUT AND RETHREADED TO FIND OUT HOW BAD THE LEAK IS; WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE LOOSE AND FLIPS OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE WINDSHIELD IN HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW; ELECTRICAL HARNASS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED; ENGINE INSOLATION PEALING OFF UNDER HOOD; ENGINE LIGHT ON CONTINUALLY; CAR STALLS INTERMITANTLY(FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED); AT EVERY START UP, ENGINE STAYS IN NUETRAL (HAS NO EXCELLERATOR POWER)THEN CATCHES AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES); WORK DONE: THERMOSTAT HOSES REPLACED;DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED;SPARK PLUG WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED; SEPENTINE BELT REPLACED; PART BETWEEN THE AXLE AND THE U JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; OIL LEAK FIXED;FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED; I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL GO WRONG WHEN; IT'S LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN RULLETT WHILE DRIVING; HAVE RENTED VEHICLE TWICE; WILL ALSO NEED TO RENT VEHICLE FOR CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP NEXT WEEK; WILL NOT RISK DRIVING THIS CAR; (INCIDENT DATE: FIRST INCIDENT-DAY ESTIMATED)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119416May 3, 2005
WHEELS:HUB, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
HAD FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUB (WHEEL BEARING) ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2004. IN MARCH 2005 SAME WHEEL BEARING FAILED WHICH NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. NOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE WHEEL BEARING IS MAKING NOISE. I LOOKED INTO THIS AND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND WHEEL BEARINGS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS THE WHEEL BEARING HOLDS ON THE FRONT WHEEL THUS COULD CAUSE WHEEL TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120416April 29, 2005
SUSPENSION
2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER HAD BALL JOINTS REPLACED.*MR *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118368April 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER S10, 80000 MILES. WITHOUT WARNING UPPER BALL JOINT ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT GAVE OUT. CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION, ABS, AXEL AND MORE. WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF ON HIWAY WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. ENDED UP REPLACING ALL PARTS MENTIONED ABOVE FOR ABOUT $5K. STILL HAVE OFFENDING BALL JOINT IN A BOX AT HOME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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