1994 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND THE PEDAL WAS HARD.THE BRAKES RELEASED, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUME RCOULD FEEL A METALLIC GRINDING IN THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

MAIN ENGINE BEARING SPUN OUT, THAT REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR REPAIRS. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY ENGINE FAILED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 20-35 MPH AND WHEN APPROACHING SAND ON THE ROAD SURFACE, AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE GRABBED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA94038. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, BRAKES WOULD MALFUNCTION WHEN APPLIED. WOULD HAVE TO PUSH ON BRAKES HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG OR COULD BE FOUND. *AK

VEHICLE SURGED SUDDENLY DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS WHICH RESULTED IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL ALMOST GOES HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH A RUBBING OR GRINDING SOUND.ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT / RIGHT. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, BUT DO NOT STOP IT. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *ML

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK *ML

AFTER PURCHASING USED VEHICLE I NOTICED A HESITATION WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. SOON AFTER THE CLUTCH OCCASIONALLY SLIPPED WHEN IN REVERSED. 3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION SERVICED, REVERSED WAS COMPLETELY OUT AND PUT A FACTORY REBUILT TRANS IN.

I HAVE A 1994 K BLAZER WITH A 6.5L DIESEL ENG. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SENCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. EVER 15 T0 16 THOUSAND MILES I LOOSE AN ENJECTOR PUMP. IT GOES OUT A DIFFERENT WAY EVER TIME A DIFFERENT WAY, THE ENG DIED ON ME GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES AN HOU ONE TIME .I LLIKED TO HAVE GOT RAN OVER BEFORE I COULD GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER TIME I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE IN DALLAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, IT DIED ON ME ENTERING INTERSTATE 35. YOU TALKING ABOUT A CLUSTER______. THE REST OF THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SHOP BEFORE IT QUET. ON ME. . HOW CAN ONE TYPE OF ENGINE GIVE SO MUCH TROUBLE AND KNOW ONE CAN FIX IT. I PAYED OVER $2000. DOLLARS EXTRA FOR THA T ENG . I WAS GOING TO TRADE IN IN THIS YEAR ON A NEW ONE. THE DEALER SHIP SAID THEY COULD ONLY GIVE ME 5000. DOLLERS BELOW TRADE- IN VALUE BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MUCH PROBLEMS WITH THE 6.5L DIESEL. EVERYONE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO THAT HAS THIS ENG. HAS HAD PROBLEMS, AND ARE STILL HAVING TROUBLE , BUT THEY KEEP ON SELLING THEM. IT LOOKS THERE COULD BE SOMTHING THAT A PERSON COULD DO.

BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES DURING RAINY WEATHER. NLM

FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM CAUSED BRAKING SYSTEM TO FAIL COMPELELY

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP WHILE GOING 25 MPH. WHENCONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE OFF ROAD AND HIT A TREE. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RACE AND THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. YH

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEATBACK SNAPPED AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE.

VEHICLE WOULD DELAY IN STOPPING WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS CONDITION OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. 8AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL STIFFENS AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. DRIVER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER REPLACED SPEED SENSOR, AND NOW ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, I ENCOUNTER A THUNDERSTORM. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I SLOWED AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THEM OFF AND ON MANY TIMES, THEY SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. SINCE THEN I HAVE LEARNED THAT CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL (MANUFACTURES CAMPAIGN NO. 98043) ON MY YEAR MODEL TRUCK (1994) FOR VISUAL SYSTEMS: WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER. HOWEVER, UPON CONTACTING MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVROLET, I FOUND OUT THAT MY TRUCK DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. I ALSO HAVE TWO FRIENDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR 1994 AND 1995 TRUCKS. NIETHER OF THESE TRUCKS WERE COVERED BY THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER ADDITIONAL TRUCKS IN THESE YEAR MODELS. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, A VEHICLE CRASH. DLR SAID IT WAS NORMAL.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES. DEALER SAID IT WAS OWNERS FAULT. *AK

VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH TREE AS A RESULT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON WET PAVEMENT, CAUSING COLLISION, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. *YC

SEVERAL RINGS ON FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WERE WORN WHICH CAUSED FUEL LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE WHICH OVERFLOWED THE CARBURETOR, AND SPILLED OVER INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

I HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEMFROM THE BEGINING.I HAD A BRAKE CALIPER HANGING UP(DRIVERS SIDE) AND CONTINUALLY HAD PREMATURE PAD BURNOUT AND MOMENTS WHEN THERE WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL.IT WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES.I COMPLAINED TO CHEVROLET IN 1994 ABOUT THE PROBLEMS.CASE # 960151709,I WAS TOLD,BRAKE PADS ARE NOT COVERED.I TLD THEM THE PROBLEM WAS MORE THAN BRAKE PADS,THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM.THEY IGNORED THE PROBLEM. IN 1997, WHILE MY SISTER AND I WERE DRIVING,I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.WE WERE FORTUNATE NOT TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME!ALLSTATE INSURANCE PAID ME FOR THE VEHICLE,BUT BY THE TIME THE LOAN WAS PAID,I WAS LEFT WITH NOTHING!I FEEL CHEVROLET SHOULD COMPENSATE ME FOR MY LOSS AND FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. *AK

CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH STOPPING VEHICLE, SKIDDING ETC BRAKES DON'T STOP THE CAR. HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IS SOMETHING BEING CONSIDERED YET? IF NOT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. .*AK

ABS SYSTEM HAS 1/2 SECOND TO 1 SECOND DELAY BEFORE DEPLOYMENT. *AK

ENGINE SURGES THEN SPUTTERS, BAD ODOR. ENGINE CHECKLIGHT CAME ON. EGR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, FIX FOR PROBLEM IS NOT A FIX. BRAKES AND STEERING LOCK UP WHEN ENGINE FAILS, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. A REAL FIX NEEDS TO BE HAD.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTL, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. *AK

WIPERS ARE INOP, WAS TOLD BY DEALER AND GM THAT TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL #98043, ON RECALL VEHICLES INVOLVED IT SHOWS A 94 CHEVROLET TAHOE 2 DR,(WITCH THEY DID NOT MAKE TIL 95, IT WAS STILLA BLAZER IN 94), PLANT CODE J, VIN FROM RJ421569 TO RJ447588. MY 94 BLAZER VI N FALL IN THERE (RJ421885). I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY VIN # IS ON THIS RECALL FROM GM AND THEY SAY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. THANK YOU, JIM

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS STICKING. DEALER REPLACED THEM ON ONE OCCASION, AND AN INDEPENENT REPAIRSHOP REPLACE THEM ON 3 OTHER OCCASIONS. BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. NHTSA HAS A BULLETIN, EA # 94 038 ON ABS SYSTEM. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA INTHIS MATTER. *AK *ADJ

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY WHILE ON. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHILE SWITCH IS STILL ON. CONSUMER SAID THIS CONDTION WAS PART OF A RECALL ON NHTSA INTERNET. HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE IT. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO A LEAKAGE. IT IS VERY HARD TO START VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER TURNS VEHICLE OFF IT IS STILL RUNNING; THERE IS SHAKING WITHN VEHICLE, AND IT CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, THERE IS A BAD SMELL WITHIN VEHICLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. *AK

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW, AND WINDOW WON'T COME DOWN OR GO UP. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

DEFECTIVE BRAKE SWITCH RECALLED BUT UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM (RECALL 99V025)

AFTER 30,000 MILES FUEL PUMP HAS GONE OUT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING ,THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRESENT RECALL, BUT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THE G.M. DEALER REPLACED THIS AT MY EXPENSE DUE TO ME ALMOST HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE ALL THE TIME AND HAS ALMOST THROWN PEOPLE INTO MY WINDSHEILD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO THE G.M. DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES TO BE REPAIRED, AND HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED. THIS WAS EVEN WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

IN A EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY STOP ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTION, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

EA94038; BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE. VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO EGR VALVE CAUSED ENGINE PROBLEMS. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL FROZE. NO AMOUNT OF PEDAL PRESSURE WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY & SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVER & OCCUPANTS. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER & PROBLEM NOT FOUND. INFORMED OF RECALL IN 1994, BUT VIN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. SAME PROBBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP. A RECALL HAS BEE ISSUED ON MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ARE FAILING TO OPERATE. WILL NOT RETRACT, WHICH CAUSES THE BELTS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

SPARE TIRE HINGE METAL SPLIT DOWN TO THE CARRIER BRACKET. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE FAILED. YH

EA94038; ABS BRAKING SYSTEM; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UPON APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD UNTIL THE DRIVER LET OFF BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE ABS BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE DEVELOPED CRACKS WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ALSO ON CHEVROLET S10 1991, INCIDENT DATED FALL 1995, NEW, 45, BOTH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MALFUNCTIONING OF THE HEATER CORE/GAS GAUGE AND THE REPLACEMENTOF THE FUEL PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE DRIVER. NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON, OR ONCE WORKING WILL STOP CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS: THE WIPERS FAIL TO WORK AT RANDOM. THE REMEDY FOR THIS SEEMS TO BE A TAP TO THE WIPER MOTOR. BRAKE FAILURE: THE BRAKE ROTOR HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM HUB ASSEMBLY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER SHARPLY