1993 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE BRAKE ROTOR SHEARED APART BETWEEN THE FLANGE SECTION WHICH BOLTS TO THE AXLE AND THE OUTER SECTION WHICH THE PADS CLAMP ON TOO. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE CASTING IS DEFECTIVE AND THE SECTION WHICH FAILED SHOULD RETAIN ITS STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY LONG AFTER THE ROTORS HAVE WORN OUT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. IT APPEARS THAT THE ROTORS WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE HAD ANOTHER 30,000 MILES TO GO BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED HAD THE FAILURE NOT OCCURRED. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT IS LIKELY THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES.*AK

ABS LIGHT IS ON. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT'S PUSHING BACK, IN ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THEY SEIZE UP AND SEEM TO LOCK, VEHICLE SWERVES TO THE LEFT AND BRAKE PRESSURE LETS GO AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, WET PAVEMENT CONDITIONS ARE WORSE, ROTORS, CALIPERS, BALL JOINTS, HOSES, AND BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT PROBLEM, HOWEVER PROBLEMS STILL EXIST, A DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH WHICH DID NOT CHANGE ANY PROBLEMS, THERE IS A RECALL, 99I006, REGARDING THIS HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AND CONSUMER FEELS IT COULD CORRECT BRAKING PROBLEMS. *SLC

RECALL 99V193000 WAS FIXED BY DEALER TO CORRECT ABS BRAKES. HOWEVER, ON NOVEMBER 1, 2000 AFTER RECALL WAS FIXED, ABS BRAKES FAILED AGAIN, CAUSING CONSUMER INTO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. DRIVER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH WOULD REDUCE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THE FAILURE OCCURS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. *SLC

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER RESTRAINT IS INOPERABLE, LEAVING PASSENGER UNRESTRAINED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER RESTRAINT IS INOPERABLE, LEAVING PASSENGER UNRESTRAINED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT BRAKES WERE FINE. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING AND THEN START WORKING AGAIN. *AK

SINCE PURCHASED OF THIS VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS BEEN USED CONSIDERABLY LESS SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL. IT IS NOT A USED FAMILY VEHICLE. DISAPPOINTED THIS BOLT WASN'T HARDEN TO WITHSTAND THE SELDOM USED MECHANISM.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS (99I006), HOWEVER VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS, CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE TIMES WHEN BRAKES LOCK UP AND ALMOST CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHILE TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS ABS FAILED, DEALER HAS INSPECTED, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER TAKEN CARE OF TO START WITH. DEALER TOLD HIM THIS IS THE WAY THE ABS WORKS. *YH

RIGHT SPEED SENSOR DID NOT GIVE ALARM CODES, HAD BRAKE ENGINEER FROM CHEVROLET CALL DEALER TO INVESGATE PROBLEM, ONLY AFTER DEALER REPLACED EGR VALVE, AFTER EGR VALVE BRAKE FAILURE ACCURED AGAIN. AFTER A SPEED OF 60-65 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE "HARD" AND WOULD NOT TRAVEL DOWNWARD, THE CAR WOULD "FREE WHEEL" UNTIL SPEED LOWED TO 60 MPH THAN BRAKE PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS. *AK

EGR VALVE HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES AND CONSUMER HAS HAD TO EXPERIENCE INCONVENIENT BREAKDOWNS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

THE FOLLOWING NOTE WAS SENT TO CHEVY PRODUCT SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE. THE VEHICLE IS A 1993 BLAZER, VIN [XXX] - I RECENTLY HAD THE ELECTRONIC EMISSION CONTROL VALVE (EGR(?) FAIL IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. FORTUNATELY, I WASN'T IN TRAFFIC AND COULD SAFELY HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE VALVE. IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART COVERED BY A WARRANTY OR OUT OF WARRANTY SPECIAL SERVICE ARRANGEMENT? HAVE THE SAFETY ISSUES BEEN ADDRESSED BY A REDESIGN OF THE VALVE OR EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THIS VEHICLE? THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CONDITION REPORTED AS ODI ID: 736343 & 736345.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT WIPER MOTOR MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. *SLC

AT 36,000 MILES VEHICLE COMMENCED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

GM DEALERSHIP AND GM ARE REFUSING TO DO RECALL 99V193 ON VEHICLE, ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED WHIL DRIVING, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ABS WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, IT'S THE MODULE THAT IS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED. *SLC

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES PAST ACCELERATOR PEDAL ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING UP FOOT OFTEN HIT BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME, DEALER WAS CONTACT BUT SAID THIS WAS NORMAL AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NLM

DEALER REPLACED A RECALLED 4WD SWITCH RECALL, 99CVZ99041 AND THE EBCM UNDER SPECIAL POLICY NO. 99CVZ99046. ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATIONAL AFTER PARTS WERE REPLACED. DEALER REPORTED FAILURE OF BPMV AS CAUSE. ANTILOCK BRAKES WORKED FINE BEFORE WARRANTY/RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS UNDER SAFETY RECALL OR SPECIAL POLICY.*AK

BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO WORK WHEN IT RUNS AWAY WITH HIGH ENGINE REVS, HAPPENS OFF AND ON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING SO THE CONSUMER ADDED SOME OIL, A LITTLE WHILE DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE QUIT, THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE FOR CAUSE OF FIRE. *SLC

THE WIFE WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 60-65 MPH. ALL GAGES, SOUNDS, NOISES WERE NORMAL. AT APPROXITMATELY 30 MILES FROM HOME THERE WAS A "BANG"UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY REPEATED THUMPING. SHE IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE GAGES. BATERY LIGHT WAS ON AND THE ALTERNATER GAUGE WAS ALMOST TO ZERO. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED. SHE TRIED TO CONTACT ME AT MY OFFICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. SHE THEN NOTICED INCREASING BLACK COLOR AT THE DRIVER SIDE HOOD AND FENDER JUNCTION AND HEAT WAVES EMINATING FROM THE HOOD AREA. SHE GOT OUT AND THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL SAW FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT . ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER AN OHIO STATE PATROLMAN AMONG OTHERS PULLED UP TO THE SCENE. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO SALVAGE MOST OF THE PERSONAL EFFECTS IN THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THOSE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE BURNED QUICKLY FROM BUMPER TO BUMPER. THE TROOPER SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS SO HOT AND MOVED SO FAST THAT IF SHE HAD TRIED TO MAKE THE EXIT 1/2 MILE UP THE ROAD THE THE FIRE WOULD HAVE COME THROUGH THE FIRE WALL AND UNDER THE DASH AND THAT SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERLY BURNED OR KILLED. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN YOUNG CHILDREN OR INFANTS IN CAR SEATS THERE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TIME TO GET THEM OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, REGULAR OIL CHANGES BUT NO RECENT SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. MY EVALUATION IS THAT SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH THE ALTERNATOR. IN THE BURNED OUT SHELL THE ALTE

TIRE LOST ITS TREAD WHILE DRIVING (BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T SIZE LT265/75R16). NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MA NUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. CAR LOSES ALL POWER; STEERING, BRAKING THEN STALLS. PROBLEM W/ EGR VALVE SINCE 1997, REPLACED LINEAR EGR, 4 MTHS AGO, CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN SLOWING, LETTING UP ON GAS. DEALER CLEANED MANIFOLD, HAPPENED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER, BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER, SAID CAN'T PINPOINT PROBLEM GUESS SOMETHING WITH EGR VALVE.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM, REPLACED LINEAR EGR VALVE, CAR CONTINUES TO LOSE ALL POWER WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR LETTING UP ON GAS STEERING, BRAKING THEN STALLS. *AK

NHTSA RECALL #94V093000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 9474L60E07. CONTACTED DEALER, AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH RECALL SUBJECT.*AK

BRAKES OPERATE ERRATICALLY. AT TIMES WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED IT WORKS NORMALLY, AND SOMTIMES IT GOES STRAIGTH TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

HAVE HAD PROBS WITH ABS SINCE 1996/DEALERS NO HELP/I BELIEVE IT IS THE MODULE REPLACED IN 1996 PLEASE HELP US. DANGEROUS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. DEALERS EITHER DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH THIS PROBLEM, OR WISH TO CHARGE US $1,200.00 TO $1,500.00 TO REPAIR. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN LATE SEPTEMBER, EARLY OCTOBER 2000. I HAVE INCURRED $$$ PERSONALLY. WOULD LIKE SOME ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. REFERENCE CAMPAIGN NUMBER 99046B. ALSO REFERENCE "GM RECALLS VEHICLES" STORY IN THE DETROIT FREE PRESS DATED JULY 22, 1999. GM IS OF NO HELP. PLEASE ADVISE.

ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO FAILURE OF THE MAIN BEARINGS WHICH CAUSED NOISE AND LEAKAGE, TSB #1271 (OCT 1995) DESCRIPTION OF FAILURE RELATES TO AN ASSEMBLY ERROR IN THE ENGINE. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS AT A INTERSECTION STOP SIGN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT. UPON TAKING OFF, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION AND WAS DENIED RECALL REPAIR (99V-193) FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL COMPONENT (99034) ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL, AFFECTING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK AFTER WASHING THE VEHICLE AND DURING RAIN STORMS, THE WIPERS FAIL UNLESS MANUALLY MOVED OR MANUALLY HIT THE BLACK WIPER BOX UNDER HOOD. *YH

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. SUDDENLY BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE AND ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY. ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RE-START. THIS DEFECT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE BACK OF MY GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO: MIDWAY AUTO TEAM, 2201 W. BELL ROAD, PHOENIX, AZ, (602)866-6647, EXT 6634, ATTN: JIM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, LET UP OFF GAS AND CAR STARTED KNOCKING. THEN, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC SAID EGR VALVE WAS CARBONED UP/ GOT STUCK OPENLY/ LOST MANIFOLD PRESSURE, AND THAT WHAT CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL. MECHANIC REPLACED EGR VAVLE, AND THEN THE KNOCKING STARTED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON THE ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER A GREEN LIGHT AT INTERSECTION, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND ADEQUATELY. HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. BUMPER WAS DAMAGED.*AK

THE BRAKES HAVE MADE A STRANGE NOISE, AND TRUCK JUMPED FORWARD TOWARD A FENCE, CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, SINCE THEN THE ABS BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY, THE ABS AND BRAKE DASHBOARD LIGHT IS NOW LIT.*ET

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON T VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED OR TO STOP, AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ALWAYS GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH PASSENGER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DUE TO SEAT BOLT BREAKING IN HALF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON, IT BEGAN TO RAIN VERY HARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNED ON AND WHERE OPERATING CORRECTLY FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WHEN SUDDENLY THEY STOPPED. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE BUT, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I TRIED THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. WHILE SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE WIPERS STARTED AGAIN AND CONTINUED TO WORK. I DECIDED TO PULL BACK ON THE ROAD BUT, AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER THREE MINUTES THEY STOPPED AGAIN IN MID STRIDE. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND GRABBED THE WIPER ARM. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED IT BEGAN TO OPERATE AGAIN. *AK

THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARD, ON TWO OCCASIONS IN 1999, WHILE RUNNING AND PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FULLY ENGAGED IN PARK ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION (NHTSA 94V093000), BUT THE RECALL STATES THAT THE S-SERIES TRUCKS ARE EXCLUDED BECAUSE THEY ARE "ONLY 2-WHEEL DRIVE." I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY AND HHTSA AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED, BASED UPON THE VIN. HOWEVER, MY S-SERIES BLAZER IS 4-WHEEL DRIVE, I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTION, AND THE PROBLEM THAT I EXPERIENCED (I.E., THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK WHILE RUNNING) IS THE CONDITION FOR WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED. I, THEREFORE, BELEIVE THAT THE STATEMENT EXCLUDING S-SERIES TRUCKS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT 4-WHEEL DRIVE IS INCORRECT AND NEGLECTS THE OCCURRENCE OF A DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THE S-SERIES VEHICLES LIKE MINE.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE BEARING FAILURE: PREMATURE, CHEVROLET ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY, NO OFFER TO HELP REPAIR (PROBABLY LINKED TO ODI ID'S 717356,465597,837150,525624,811729, AND 487859. ||| ABS BRAKE FAILURE: OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A COLLISION. TRUCK SKIDDED FOR OVER 90 FEET BEFORE STRIKING CURB AND UTILITY FIXTURES. GM DENIED ANY POSSIBILITY THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. GM OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO HAVE BRAKES EXAMINED OR REPAIRED FOR DEFECTS. ||| CRUISE CONTROL - STOPPED WORKING. ||| TRANSFER CASE FAILURE - TRUCK TRIES TO ENGAGE 4WD INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING (GRINDING NOISE). FIRST TRIP TO DEALER, SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BRAKES ($400 LATER STILL GRINDING). 2ND TIME, PROBLEM FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE VACUUM SWITCH (DAMAGE OCCURRED INSIDE TRANSFER CASE DUE TO FAILURE). 3RD TIME CHEVROLET RECOMMENDS REPLACING ENGINE FOR BEARING FAILURE BEFORE STARTING ON THE TRANSFER CASE. ||| ALL CASES, GM DECLINED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN THE CASE OF ABS BRAKE FAILURE, GM REPS DID NOT WANT TO TALK TO ME OR LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. I AM TIRED OF DEALING WITH CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER NO-SERVICE GROUP!!!*AK

RECALL 99V193000. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THE DEALER HAD NOT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. *AK

DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN (99I-006). *CJ