1995 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

THE EGR VALVE FAILED (C-98066), ONCE WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED, 400 MILES LATER IT FAILED AGAIN, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SECOND FAILURE. *SLC

I HAVE OWNED THIS CHEVROLET BLAZER FOR 4 YEARS. 1995 WAS FIRST YEAR FOR THE VORTEX ENGINE. I HAD AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF THE CFI UNIT IN JULY, 99 AND NOW AGAIN 16 MONTHS LATER, CFI UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THERE IS ALSO AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE. CHEVROLET SENT OUT A NOTICE ABOUT PROBLEM, AND I HAD MY CAR SERVICED LAST MARCH. BUT, SAME PART WAS JUST REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. IF THE VALVE IS STICKING THE DESIGN OF THE VALVE SHOULD BE CORRECED. CARBON BUILDS UP AGAIN IN THE VALVE AND THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO CHEVROLET, BUT THEIR LETTER BACK TO ME WAS A NOTE TO CALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THROUGH THEY SAID THANKS FOR CALLING BUT NOTHING ELSE. OVERALL, VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW THIS COMPANY IS HANDLING A PROBLEM THAT MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS WIDESPREAD. HE HAS TROUBLE GETTING THE PART SINCE SO MANY ARE NEEDED! *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS-ENGINE REVS FREELY (LIKE IN NEUTRAL) NO ACCELERATION-TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAILABILITY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME DEFECT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENLY AFTER TURNED ON. WOULD STOP IN MIDDLE OF OPERATION. WOULD NEED TO JIGGLE THE SWITCH TO GET WIPERS WORKING AGAIN. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP & INFORMED RECALL FOR REPAIRS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. HAD REPAIRS ON WIPERS DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP, BUT ABS BRAKES DID NOT STOP, CRASHING VEHICLE. BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP AND NOT STOPPING ON TIME.*AK

WHILE TAVELING VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VERY HARD. DEALER STATED EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR. HAD IT REPLACED ONCE UNDER RECALL, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATIN. *AK

DRIVER REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED. DEALER NOTIFIED, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK THE CLASP TO THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT WAS BROKEN. *YH DEALER IS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *SLC

THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NHTSA & CHEVROLET, SEE CAMPAIGN ID # 98V150000 & 98V150001, THE MFG. CAMPAIGN # 98043 (WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER PROBLEM). I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. IT SHOULD BE AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH UNRELIABLE WIPERS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NHTSA & CHEVY AND ALL 1995 CHEVY BLAZERS SHOULD BE INCLUDED.*AK

THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN CAR WAS NOT IN USE , AFTER AN ACCIDENT .THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES AND THEY DO THESE REPAIRS 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION UNIT FAILED WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO START WHEN COLD. *MJS

CONSUMER HAS HAD 5 FLAT TIRES WITHIN ONE YEAR, ON ONE OCCASION A TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P215/75R15). NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN COMPELETLY. AFTER OWNER TOOK FUEL TANK DOWN, HE FOUND WIRING HARNESS INSIDE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WERE GETTING HOT AND MELTED THE INSULATION OFF THE WIRES, AND BURNED THE PLUG. THIS COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. ALL FUSES AND RELAYS WERE FOUND TO BE CORRECT AND OPERATING. PART TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ORDERED. OWNER CALLED GMC, AND GMC TOLD OWNER TO CALL NHTSA.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

BROKEN WHEEL STUDS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON LEFT FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, & RIGHT REAR AT 33213 MILES. ONE STUD BROKE AT 62311 MILES. ONE STUD BROKE AT 87470 MILES ON RIGHT REAR AND 3 MORE FOUND BROKEN AT 99144 MILES ON RIGHT REAR. DEALER DETERMINED CAUS

CENTRAL PORT FUEL INJECTOR UNIT FAILURE, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE ON TOP OF ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK THE CUSTMER STATES THERE WAS GASOLINE SMELL WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION UNIT. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ENGAGE INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVING, CAUSING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED AND JERKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST WALL CONTUSIONS FROM THE SEAT BELT, CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE WAS SUBSTANCIAL FORCES FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY BUT GM BELIEVES THE IMPACT WAS OFFSET. NLM

DOOR LATCHES ON THREE OF THE FOUR DOORS ARE EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR ALLOWING THE DOORS TO RATTLE AND BOUNCE UP AND DOWN ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES.*AK

SUV LOST TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, GAUGES, ALL ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. AAA TOW DRIVER INDICATED THAT MY POSITVE BATTERY TERMINAL WAS LEAKING DOWN ONTO TO THE CABLE HARNESS CAUSING THE CABLE TO BREAK. HE SAID HE SEES THIS PROBLEM (LEAKING + TERMINAL) ONCE A WEEK. GM TRUCK CHASIS WITH AN AC DELCO BATTERY AND ALWAYS THE POSITIVE CABLE. REPAIR FACILITY CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS AND SAID TO HANG ONTO MY RECEIPT BECAUSE GM MAY BE DOING A RECALL. BOTH PARTIES SAID THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IMAGINE IF I WERE ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE CAR? HOW MUCH WOULD A REFUND MEAN TO ME THEN? I PLAN ON SENDING A COPY OF THIS TO SENATOR FRED UPTON (R -MICH) IN SUPPORT OF THE "THREAD" ACT. .

ENGINE LEAKED ANTIFREEZE FROM 4 BAD FREEZE PLUGS PAID DEALER $910 FOR REPAIRS

UNKNOWN DOT # AT THIS TIME. WAS TOLD NOT FROM DECATUR PLANT. FAILURE WAS NOT CATASTROPHIC, BUT TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE THROUGH CRACK IN TREAD. TIRE WAS INSPECTED FOR ROAD DAMAGE AND NONE WAS FOUND. I HAVE TIRES AND RECEIPTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235R/15 )

CONSUMER NOTICED A WHINING NOISE, DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE METAL BEING SCORED FROM THE GEARS GRINDING INTO IT. *SLC

DURING A PANIC STOP THE VEHICLES ABS SYSTEM GOES INTO THE RELASE MODE TOO LONG AFTER VEHICLE DECCELERATES NORMAL ABS BRAKING OCCURS. THIS CONDITION GREATLY INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND DISTANCE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BOTH RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED THAT PERTAIN TO THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS ON MY BLAZER. THEY FAIL TO STOP MY BLAZER COMPLETELY WHEN I COME TO A STOP ON A LOOSE SURFACE. THEY ALSO FAIL SOMETIMES ON DRY SURFACES SUCH AS ASPHALT. I HAVE TAKEN MY BLAZER IN TWICE FOR RECALLS ON THE ABS AND NEITHER OF THE RECALLS HAS REMEDIED MY PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE FOR GETTING RID OF THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT I AM AT RISK EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS, PHIL LONG

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & WOULD NEED TO HIT HORN TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS & PREDESTRIANS. LOCATION OF HORN WAS HARD TO FIND. THEN, WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF HIT.*AK

HAD MAJOR DANGEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED NEW/ WILL NOT REPAIR WIPER BLADES VERY DANGEROUS AND WANT REPAIR BRAKES SAID I HAD TO HAVE A LETTER FROM FACTORY IVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE RAIN AND ALMOST KILLED BRAKE FAILURE HAS ALMOST KILLED ME THER IS ALOT MORE OF PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY I PAID FOR 2 OF THE EGR PROBLEMS AND 2 OF THE BATTERTIES AND BRAKE JOB AND A 3178.00 MOTOR ETC ETC ETC. *AK

RECALL 99V193000/ABS: INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND GRIND, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE WITHOUT STOPPING. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY DEALER, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED WHEN THE BRAKE FAILED. *YH

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK

IN MARCH, MY SON WAS ON THE ON RAMP ABOUT TO GET ON I-65 IN INDIANAPOLIS, WHEN EVERYONE STARTED BREAKING FOR A CAR WHO HAD RAN OUT OF GAS. HE BRAKE, BUT HE SLID INTO THE BACK OF A SEMI DRIVEN BY JOHNNY DEATON. THIS COLLISION DID $992.00 TO OUR VEHICLE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED AT A COST OF $ 492.00 (WE HAD $500 DEDUCTIBLE) AT THE END OF MAY, WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET SITES THE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIRED WHEN BREAKING IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING SWITCH. MY QUESTION IS THIS--- SHOULD CHEVRO;LET BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPENSATING US FOR THIS ACCIDENT? THANKS, STEVE SCHRINK

PROBLEMS WITH THE DIP STICK HAS CORRODED AND HAS GOTTEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION

FUEL PUMP WIRING HAS MELTED THE TERMINALOR CONNECTOR, CAUSING OUTISIDE AREA TO BURN OFF. VEHICLE SHOWED NO PRIOR SIGN.*AK

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER BUT THE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. NLM

RECALL 99 V 193 000. PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO PERFORM RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT WITH A 40 MPH IMPACT, AND THEN HIT A STOP SIGN . UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

EGR VALVE HAS FAILED. WAS CONTACTED BY MAIL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGE ABOUT A RECALL ONLY IF YOU WERE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM. I WAS NOT. NOW I AM. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO WITHOUT THE LETTER. THE OIL COOLER LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE AT MY EXPENSE. THEY LEAK AT THE CRIMP AFTER ABOUT 20000 MILES.

WHEN EXITING RAMP DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE ENDING UP IN AN INTERSECTION ON THE INTERSTATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SUDDEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, LEFT SIDE REAR. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V193000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT FOR ABS REPAIRS. DEALER REFUSED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT SEEN VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. CONTACTED DISTRICT MANAGER WHO AGREED WITH DEALERSHIP. *AK

CP INJECTOR FAILED AT 70000. LEAKING CAUSING ENGINE TO RUN POORLY/RICH. *AK

LIGHTING-HEADLIGHTS - WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS (BOTH LOW AND HIGHBEAM) WILL GO OFF ALTOGETHER A FEW SECONDS AFTER I SWITCH TO MY HIGHBEAMS. AFTER EMERGENCY STOPPING DUE TO LACK OF VISION, IT COMES BACK ON AFTER SITTING A FEW MOMENTS ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT THAT ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION AND MY FAMILY TO LOOSE OUR LIVES. 2) PARKING BRAKE - WHILE PARKED IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, MOTOR OFF, ON A CLOSE TO FLAT SURFACE, MY BLAZER'S EMERGENCY BRAKE DISENGAGES AND MY VEHICLE HAS TO BE MOVED BACK INTO ITS PAKING PLACE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY - BATTERY GOES DEAD IF I LEAVE MY DOOR OPEN FOR 10 MINUTES TO SWEEP OUT THE INSIDE. EVEN AFTER FACTORY BATTERY WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON. EXHAUSTE SYSTEM: CVS VALVE REPLACED SOON AFTER DRIVING OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR AT DEALERSHIP. BRAKE:HYDROLIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ASSEMBLY: UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WHILE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE CAUSING A CRASH INTO GUARDRAIL IN ORDER TO GET STOPPED. BRAKES ALSO FAIL WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP AND RUNNING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD...CAUSES BRAKES TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE AND LOOSE BRAKING HOLD...HAVE TO REAPPLY FOR VEHICLES BRAKES TO WORK.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT RELATING TO PROBABLE DESIGN DEFICIENCY AS OPPOSED TO A COMPONENT FAILURE. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE IS IN THE RED ZONE, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPING, TURNING OR ATTEMPTING TO GO UPHILL. THIS CAUSES SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING POWER. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP OR TANK, OTHER THAN THE FUEL IS PERMITTED BY THE POOR DESIGN OF THE TANK TO FLOW AWAY FROM THE INTAKE TUBE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING OR TURNING OR ORIENTED SUCH THAT THE FUEL IS CONCENTRATED IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE TANK. THE ENGINE WILL RESTART WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO REST AND IS ON A LEVEL OR DOWNHILL GRADE. OF COURSE, KEEPING THE TANK LESS EMPTY OBVIATES THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON NOT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GAUGE STILL REGISTERS THE PRESENCE OF FUEL. *AK

VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO START AND RUNS ROUGH ON IDLE. THIS IS DUE TO A BAD DIAPHRAGM IN THE FUEL INJECTOR. DEALER HAS NOT FIXED VEHICLE. *AK

CARBON BUILDUP DUE TO CONFIGURATION OF EGR VALVE - STALLING AT CITY SPEEDS LEADS TO BRAKE FAILURE- MECHANIC NOTES COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR (99V-193) COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *MJS

RECALL # 99I006000 GMC/ABS; EVEN THOUGH TRUCK WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN, OWNER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WHEN STOPPING.*AK THE BRAKES FAIL WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACE, ESPECIALLY DURING WET WEATHER. *YH