WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT IS RAINING, BUT DO WORK WHEN IT IS NOT RAINING. *AK
1995 Chevrolet Blazer complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WHEN ENGAGED WILL SLOW DOWN AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF WINDOW. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH TO ON AND MANUALLY PUSH THE WIPER ARM TO ENGAGE THE MOTOR TO SECURE THE WIPER AND TO OPEN THE REAR WINDOW.
WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10-15MPH & STARTED TO MAKE A TURN. HAD FOOT ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP, KEPT GOING. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM IS VERY UNRELIABLE. THE WHEELS WILL LOCK WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (> 5MPH) ON DRY PAVEMENT.
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN HEARD SOME KNOCKING AND TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE , THE ENGINE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GET A NEW ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TO 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR WORK, AND REPLACED ENGINE TWO TO THREE TIMES. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AGAIN WITH KNOCKING AND TICKING NOISE. *AK
VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. ALSO, BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO TELL IT'S MALFUNCTIONING IS TO KNOCK ON THE GLASS OF THE SPEEDOMETER OR TO LET OFF THE GAS. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FREEZE PLUGS. FREEZE PLUGS LEAK ANTI-FREEZE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
I HAVE REPORTED THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST TO CHEVROLET AND NHTSA. SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, ABS ARE THE MAJOR COMPLAINTS AND ALSO THE POWER LOCKING SYSTEM FOR THE DOORS. AFTER AN ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER 1997, DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES AND ABS NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEN HE MADE REPAIRS TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHERE THE DEALER SAID HE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKES IN JANUARY OF 1998. EVEN AFTER HE MADE THESE REPAIRS THE BRAKES AND THE ABS WAS STILL NOT WORKING I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THERE STILL WAS NOTHING WRONG UNTIL IT HAPPENED WHEN I HAD THE REPAIR MANAGER IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. MR. WALLACE OF WARNOCK CHEVROLET OF MORRISTOWN NEW JERSEY SIAD THEN THAT HE WAS 110 PERCENT SURE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. THIS IS AFTER THE FACT OF THE MANY ATTEMPTS PRIOR TO TRYING TO GET THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OF DECEMBER 1997 OCCURRED. IN JULY OF 1998 AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF HAVING PROBLEMS I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THE SAME REPAIRS HAD TO BE DONE. HE ALSO SAID I NEEDED A TUNE UP, WHICH I ONLY HAD IN MAY OF 1997 BY WARNOCK. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE THE ABS AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME THE GOVERNMENT DID SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I ALSO BELIEVE WARNOCK CHEVROLET IS A DISREPUTABLE DEALERSHIP. I DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION. WORK ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE BRAKES HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN IT
CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED BY ITSELF AND GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN FROM 10 MPH TO 60 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED TO THE RECLINING POSITION, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE CONSUMER COULDN'T SEE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND WILL STOP WORKING OCCASIONALLY. THIS A SAFETY DEFECT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WERE NOT ALWAYS WORKING, WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN RAINING THE CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT OPERATING SINCE IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE. CONSUMER REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR , HOWEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *AK
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BEFORE RECEIVING RECALL LETTER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
PULLING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER AND THE CABLE WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK BROKE, AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL ONTO THE ROAD. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG AND SEAT BELTS. DURING AN ACCIDENT AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED IN THE COMPARTMENT THAT IT RESTED IN WHEN SEAT BELT WAS NOT IN USE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *ML
BEARING IN ENGINE DEFECTIVE CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENTIRE ENGINE ON THREE OCCASIONS.
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH DIRVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. YH
VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, REASON BEING THAT THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, WARRANTY NOT EFFECTIVE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
EA97022; WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE; SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. OTHER TIMES THEY WILL WORK FINE AND FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. PROLBEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V150000 WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
BRAKE PADS WORE UNEVENLY, CAUSING OUTSIDE PAD TO WEAR FASTER THAN INSIDE PAD. SQUEAL SENSOR IS ON INSIDE PAD, THEREFORE THE SENSOR WAS NOT ACTIVATED. ROTORS WERE DAMAGED DUE TO FAILURE OF OUTSIDE BRAKE PAD. PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN RELPACED TWICE.
CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH ENIGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS UP TO 50MPH OR COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER , CAUSING THE ENIGINE TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. 1.BATTERY LEAKING 2.LEFT FRONT SEAT IS RIPPED 3.STARTER DIES 4. BRAKE WORK SOMETIMES. 5. TRUCK SHAKES WHEN STARTING CODE FOR EGR VALVE STICK. 6. STALLING 3-4 TIMES HESATATION AND NO POWER. 7. HEATER WON'T SHUT OFF. TRUCK CUT OFF LIKE IT HAS RAN OUT OF GAS. 8.LOOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING. *AK * ADJ
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS AND RELAY SWITCHES. IN LESS THEN THREE YEARS CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FOUR FUEL PUMPS AND TWO SETS OF RELAY SWITCHES. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER'S PROBLEM IS NOT ON RECALL. *AK
BESIDES THE PREVIOUS TWO ACCIDENTS I JUST REPORTED, I HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST WEEK AGAIN INVOLVING FAILURE OF MY BRAKES ON ROUTE 46. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPHIN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WENT IN TO THE BACK OF A TRUCK BECAUSE OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.....PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAD A PREVIOUS RECORD OF NO ACCIDENTS IN 28 YEARS AND I AM UPSET TO LEARN THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES OF FAILURE OF BRAKES IN CHEVY TRUCKS.
WELD FAILURE ON THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT TO THE FRAME RESULTING IN CRACKING.
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MUFFLER. MUFFLER MAKES A LOUD NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE MUFFLER HAS A HOLE IN IT DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
WE WERE TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT BLAZERS HAD A RECALL FOR THE WIPERS BUT OUR DEALER SAID NO. THEY WILL STOP RUNNING AFTER THE ENGINE BECOMES WARM--FIRST THEY PAUSE THEN STOP ALTOGETHER-- WE NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECALL
VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT, BLAZER DID A PANIC STOP. ABS BRAKES CRUNCHED OR GRABBED & THEN LET GO. MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30MPH THE OIL COOLER HOLES CAME APART FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING ALL THE OIL TO LEAK OUT. ALSO DISABLED THE VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
AUTO HAD BEEN RUNNING VERY ROUGH USING EXCESSIVE FUEL. CAME TO A STOP AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPRESSION FOR POWER BRAKES & STEERING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. FOUND EGR VALVE INOPERABLE. CALLED GM THEY SAID THEIR WAS NO BULLETIN. FOUND BULLETIN ON YOUR WEB SITE.
HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOICE IN FRONT END MOSTLLY WHEN BRAKING. TOOK IT TO 2 CHEVROLET DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. VEHICLE WAS ALSO UNSTABLE ON ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BRAKES AND HE DID A ROUTINE CHECK AND FOUND BALL JOINTS EXTREMLY WORN. DEALERSHIPS SHOULD HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THESE SHOULD HAVE WORN SO QUICKLY.
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS KEEP WORE OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOUR TO FIVE TIMES. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS KEEP WEARING OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOUR TO FIVE TIME'S TO HAVE THE PADS SERVICED.
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WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING POWER WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK, KEEP TURNING ON AND OFF.
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.ALSO, EGR VALVE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 40 MPH OR MORE, FOR UNKNOWN REASON. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP, REPAIRS WERE MADE ON TWO OCCASIONS. ALSO, DEALER INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT CONDITION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
BRAKES EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES WHEN GOING 20 MPH AND SLOWER.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
WAS GOING 45MPH WHEN THE ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. QUICKLY. WENT ACROSS AN INTERSECTION & WAS NEARLY HIT. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALER & NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND WITH BRAKES. VEHICLE OVERHEATS & PASSENGER'S DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK.*AK BATTERY FAILED. KNOCKING NOISE COMES FROM FRONT END ON RIGHT AND LEFT TURN. YH
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED THUS RENDERING THE SEAT BELT USELESS.
BRAKE POWERED MODULATING VALVE FOR ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM.
DIFFICULT WITH ENGINE CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STARTING, VIOLENT SHAKING, ENGINE STALLING WHICH RESULTED IN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMING ON.
MUFFLER RUSTED AND LEAKING, EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED INCLUDING CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IT DID NOT HAVE A GAS CAP CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
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