1995 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

#1 - FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES TO STOP CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND UNDER A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS AND SPEEDS. MOST FREQUENT AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON WET ROADS. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES THEY MAKE A CLICKING OR CHATTERING NOISE THE CAR SLOWS AS IF TO STOP THEN LURCHES FORWARD ANOTHER 5-8 FEET. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT BUT THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO MENTION OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION. BLAZERS AND JIMMY'S ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE WEAR. AFTER REPLACING MY FRONT BRAKES 4 TIMES AND CONTACTING DEALERSHIPS I WAS TOLD TO EXPECT TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKES EVERY 12-18,000 MILES. WHEN I QUESTIONED THIS APPROACH THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE CHANGED IN 1997 TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. QUESTIONL: COULD EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE WEAR BE LINKED TO THE ABS PROBLEM. IF BRAKES THINK CAR IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE WOULDN'T THEY APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO STOP THAN IF IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE. ANOTHER POSSIBLE LINK IS THE EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST WHICH ACCUMULATES ON THE FRONT TIRE COVERS. NEVER SEEN THIS ON ANY OTHER MODEL. I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THE ABS PROBLEMS CAN BE EXTENDED TO EVALUATE THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THESE CARS. WHEN I CALLED CHEV. CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK WHEN THE ABS RECALLS WOULD BEGIN THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW AND THAT IT REALLY WASN'T AN OFFICIAL RECALL YET. #2 - COOLANT MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN AREA OF RADIATOR, CAUSED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO BE DUMPED, MAJOR DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION & RADIA

ABS BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING COLLISION. *YC

WHILE BRAKING DURING RAINLY WEATHER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM

THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HAD 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS CHECK & NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE 4TH DEALER LOCATED PROBLEM AS ECU MALFUNCTIONED. ABS SYSTEM & EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

PHONE CALL AND LETTER SENT TO GM CUST. SVC. DEPT. TROY MI, W/COPY TO TX OAG AND NHTSA

THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING AND HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY SIX MONTHS DUE MALFUNCTION WITH IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN WITH THE EGR VALVE WITH HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE SEEMS TO ACCELERATE BEFORE THE BRAKES START TO WORK , ALSO IF THEY ARE PRESSED TO HARD THE VEHICLE WILL SLIDE AND THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN "SOFT". THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND PADS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE O.K.. IN DECEMBER THE BRAKES FAILED AND A COLLISION OCCURED. MY MECHANIC FEELS THE BRAKE FAILURE IS DUE TO A FAULTY ABS. I HEARD ON MY LOCAL NEWS STATION THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE ABS IN MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL. I WOULD LIKE ANY INFO ON THE RECALL OR CLASS ACTION SUIT.

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CENTRAL PORT FUEL INJECTION UNIT BURNED OUT WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK WITHIN MY ENGINE. THE PROBLEM ALSO CAUSED VARIOUS HOSES TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE LEAKING FUEL COULD HAVE SPARKED A FIRE. UNDERSTAND FROM THE A CAR MECHANIC THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A VORTEX ENGINE WAS USED WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CHEVY VIA INTERNET ON JULY 8TH BUT THEY WERE UNCONCERNED. I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD HAPPEN WITH THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HEAR ABOUT THE OTHER OWNERS OF 1995 BLAZERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE ENGINE STUTTERS WHICH CAUSES A LOSS IN POWER BRAKES. ALSO, EGR VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF FUEL-INJECTION SYSTEM RESULTED IN $1,150 REPAIR COST. OWNER IS FAMILIAR WITH OTHER BLAZER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. POSSIBLE LEMON CANDIDATE.*AK

VALVES, BRAKE BOOSTER, MASTER CYLINDER HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY SEVERAL GM AUHORIZED DELEARS BUT WOULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM

TEN + BRAKE FAILURES DURING THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS. COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES - EVERYONE FROM SALES TO SERVICE DENIED THEY HAD RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT ABS BRAKES. HAVE PAID DEALER TWICE TO REPLACE DRUMS, PADS, TURN ROTORS, ETC. WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT THE BRAKES WERE DOING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

THE DOOR HINGES ON S-10 BLAZERS APPEAR TO BE SAGGING.THE PAINT AROUND THE HINGE IS CRACKING DUE TO THE STRESS. I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS THE ARE GETTING THEIRS FIXED AND WAS CURIOUSTO FIND OUT IF THERE HAS BEEN A CAMPAIGN FOR CORRECTION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SPORADICALLY WORK, NEVER KNOWN. ALSO REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER IS THE SAME-TELLS ME SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IS THE PROBLEM BUT WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT=MY BROTHER IN LAW IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 95 CHEV TRUCK

HAVE HAD MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY 3 TIMES (FIRST TIME WITHIN FIRST YEAR), HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE OF A "NO-START" PROBLEM 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE, DEALER AND TWO OTHER MECHANICS CANNOT FIND CAUSE, BRAKES HAVE A VERY POOR PERFORMANCE AND MUST BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY, FUEL PUMP REPLACED, IGNITION REPLACED, NOW THE ENGINE HAS "BLOWN" ALL ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND NOT ABUSED. THIS IS THE MOST UNRELIABLE, COSTLY, STRESS-CUASING VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR A VERY POORLY BUILT (LEMON) CAR. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE OIL PAN (METAL FOUND), CONSUMER FEELS THIS FAILURE IS RELATED TO RECALL (98V-150), HOWEVER REFUSED RECALL REPAIR FOR ENGINE COMPONENTS IN THIS SPECIFIC RECALL. MJS

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HE FELT VIBRATION INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WAS PASSING ALONG THE ROAD DUE TO LUGS: NUTS BEING DEFECTIVE. DEALER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK. *ML

WIRING IN THE PASSENGER POWER LUMBAR SUPPORT SHORTED OUT CAUSING OTHER WIRING TO BURN. MJS

KEYLESS REMOTE CONTROL LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ALL DOORS EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR DUE A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE LOCKING MECHANISM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE LINE BETWEEN FRAME & BODY, LOCATED IN FRONT OF TIRE WHICH LEADS TO THE REAR BRAKES, RUBS AGAINST THE BODY, ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK AND LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKES. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

THE AIRBAG IN MY 1995 CHEVY BLAZER DID NOT DEPLOY IN MY ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR HIT SOLID OBJECTS (A CONCRET MEDIUM AT THE FRONT, AND BOUNCED BACKWARDS INTO A TREE MAYBE THIRTY FEET OFF THE ROAD). MY FACE DID HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE, THE EMS WORKERS, AND THE TOW TRUCK/ WRECKER SERVICE STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE *AK

ADDDITIONAL FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 36500 MILES AND THE FUEL PUMP IS STARTING TO FAIL AGAIN AT 47300 MILES WITH INTERMITENT LOSS OF POWERENT

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF HEADLIGHTS ARE ON HIGH OR LOW BEAM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY VEHICLE WILL COME TO A DEAD STOP WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FAILED FUEL PUMP REPLACED, FUEL FILTER REPLACED, VEHICLE IS STILL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO START. EGR FAILED CAUSING ROUGH RUNNING AND STALLING. SPARK PLUGS FAILED CAUSING ROUGH RUNNING AND STALLING. HIGH PRESSURE OIL HOSE FAILED CAUSING POTENTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. LEFT DOOR REMOTE LOCK FAILED CAUSING DOOR TO REMAIN LOCKED WHEN REMOTE UNLOCK IS ATTEMPTED. CRANKSHAFT REAR MAIN SEAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT STILL LEAKS. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALSO, BRAKES WOULD FAIL WHEN APPLIED & WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE.

DEFECTIVE THROTTLE PLATE GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE.ALSO, BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE DAMAGING OTHER PARTS AS WELL, CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES. (98V-150). MJS *CB

WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. MJS (98V-150)

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN BRAKING HARD IF FUEL TANK HAS LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF GAS. ORIGINALLY REPORTED TO DEALER WHILE VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER SAID THIS WAS 'NORMAL' FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS LOW IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO GO 'DRY' UNDER CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE STARVED OF FUEL THEREBY STALLING THE ENGINE. TO DATE VEHICLE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS 'NORMAL' FOR A VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN THERE IS FUEL LEFT IN THE TANK. THE INCIDENT REPORTED HERE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, I WAS BRAKING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT THE TIME, WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, THIS MADE THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL IN THE TURN. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AROUND MY STALLED VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS FAILED.NLM

EGR VALVE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. NLM

WHEN CONSUMER PUT CRUISE CONTROL ON, SETTING AT 60 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPEED FASTER AND FASTER, LOSING CONTROL. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A HILL SIDE. *AK

ERG VALVE FAILED 5 TIMES.CAUSES BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT. *AK

CAR DOES NOT START WHEN FACING DOWN HILL. HARD STARTING, REPLACED FUEL PUMP 1400 MILES AGO NEEDS ANOTHER AFTER 4 MONTHS NEEDED TOWED AGAIN BECAUSE OF FAILURE.

BRAKES LIGHT SWITCH BROKE, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO COME ON WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES. *AK

ENGINE HAD BLOW SEAL CAUSING OIL TO CONTAMINATE THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *MJS

WHEN THE GAS GAUGE TOUCHES THE RED AREA OF THE GAUGE THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUTS DOWN, HOWEVER WILL START BACK UP AND AFTER FIVE TO TEN MILES REPEAT SHUT DOWN. MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. (98V-150) NLM

FAILURE OF 100,000-MILE "DEX-COOL" COOLING SYSTEM AT 59,000 MILES RESULTED IN VEHICLE OVERHEATING. THE "DEX-COOL" SYSTEM FAILURE HAS ALSO RESULTED IN MASSIVE ELECTROLYSIS/RUST WITHIN THE COOLING SYSTEM. NEITHER DEALER NOR GM WANTS TO STAND BEHIND THE 100,000-MILE DEX-COOL SYSTEM LIFE EXPECTANCY. NUMEROUS GM CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS AND SERVICE WRITERS AT OTHER DEALERS HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE "DEX-COOL" SYSTEM AND IS THE RESULT OF AN INFERIOR PRODUCT, AND GM ADMITS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT LINE SEPARATED FROM ENGINE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SEIZE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MOTOR AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, NEW MOTOR IS CURRENTLY LEAKING OIL. *AK

WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSFER MOTOR FAILED THEN THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING OR NOISE. FLUID LEVEL IN THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED TO BELOW THE DIPSTICK AND DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. DRIVERS SEALT BELT DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT WHEN RELEASED CAUSING IT TO OFTEN GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THE BELT SHOWS TEARS FROM GETTING CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. BELT WILL ONLY FULLY RETRACT IF YOU MANNUALLY ASSIST IT. *AK

TRANSFER MOTOR FAILED THEN THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING OR NOISE. FLUID LEVEL IN THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED TO BELOW THE DIPSTICK AND DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. DRIVERS SEALT BELT DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT WHEN RELEASED CAUSING IT TO OFTEN GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THE BELT SHOWS TEARS FROM GETTING CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. BELT WILL ONLY FULLY RETRACT IF YOU MANUALY ASSIST IT. *AK

IN FEBRUARY 1999 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET STATING THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ENGINE PROBLEM CAUSING THE EGR VALVE TO "STICK(S), OR FOREIGN MATERIAL HOLDS THE VALVE OPEN OR CLOSED." I RECEIVED THIS LETTER AFTER MY THIRD REPLACEMENT OF THE EGR VALVE. THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THE VEHICLE, BUT MERELY PROVIDING A WARRANTY FOR THE EGR VALVE REPLACEMENT UP TO 7 YRS./75000 MILES. THIS DOES NOT FIXED THE ACTUAL DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE. INHERENTLY, AFTER 75000 MILES THE VEHICLE WILL STILL BE DEFECTIVE AND THEY ARE REFUSING REPLACEMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THE LETTER IS CODED WITH C98066 ABOVE THE DATE. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO FAX A COPY AT YOUR REQUEST. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE JUSTICE FROM GENERAL MOTORS. JERI AANONSON. *AK

RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. YH

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL BECAME HARD AND WENT TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING THE POWER BOOSTER TO GO. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND ARM DOES NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAS RECALL ON FRONT WIPER MOTOR. REPAIRWORK DONE FOR REAR MOTOR WITHOUT CONSUMER'S OKAY. PAID $100.00 FOR REPAIRWORK AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. RECALL 98V-150000. *AK