THE CPI VALVE IS LEAKING WITHIN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM,CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *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 →
AFTER MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND PROCEEDING APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET , VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON A BLACK ICE COVERED AREA OF STREET., VEHICLE THEN DEPARTED ICE TRAVELING OVER A CURB,(BRAKING BEGAN PRIOR TO GOING OVER CURB), THEN CONTINUED OVER A SNOW COVERED PARKWAY, THEN OVER A SHOVELED SIDEWALK, AND THEN STRIKING THE ENTRANCE TO A BUILDING APPROX 40 FEET AWAY, STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES, ON DECEMBER 1999 A LETTER WAS RECIEVED FROM CHEVROLET DESCRIBING THE CONDITION WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE NHTSA , THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF MY VEHICLES FAILURE TO STOP, THE BRAKING FAILED COMPLETELY UNDER THESE CONDITIONS
FUEL PUMPS MALFUNCTIONED. YH
THE THREE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SPRINGS HAVE POPPED OUT. WOULD NOT LATCH INTO THE BUCKLE MECHANISM. FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE FINE. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. WOULD STOP WITHOUT WARNING. NEEDS TO GET OUT & BEAT ON MOTOR CONTROL BOX TO GET THEM STARTED AGAIN. WORK FOR AWHILE & THEN STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT HAS A PIECE OF METAL ON THE LEFT THAT HAS CUT THE SEAT AND IS CUTTING THE SEAT BELT. *MJS
10/98 WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS PART FAILED. AROUND 2/23/00 66000 MILES WAS THE SECOND. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
EGR VALVE REPLACED,OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED,IGNITION COIL REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON & THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS. TRUCK ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL OUT. *AK
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS;.VEHICLE HAVE FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS REPLACED FROM 11,200 MILE UP TO THE PRESENT AT 50,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT 15-20 MPH NOTICED SMOKE FROM EXHAUST AND ENGINE STALLED OUT. VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. IT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT CLAMP AROUND OIL PRESSURE HOSE CAME LOOSE, AND ALLOWED LOSS OF OIL. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *ML
VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AT MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. WHILE I WAS TRYING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THRU TWO (2) SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC LANES, THEN ACROSS A PAVED DIVIDER (ABOUT EQUIVALENT TO TWO HIGHWAY LANES), THEN ACROSS ANOTHER TWO (2)TRAFFIC LANES AND ONTO THE GRASSY SHOULDER OF THE NORTHBOUND LANES WHERE THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ONE TIME AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S ROOF. THE VEHICLE BEHAVED AS IF IT WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AT ALL. THE ROADWAY WAS DRY BUT HAD SOME GRAVEL AND SAND SPILL ON IT. THANK GOD FOR SEAT BELTS! THIS VEHICLE HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM AT 756 MILES (ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING) DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AT 2933 MILES. SINCE VEH COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY DEALER HAD TO SEND TRUCK & TOW VEHICLE 30 MILES TO SHOP WHERE ABS VALVE ASSY NEEDED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. ANOTHER BRAKE PROBLEM (LEAKING FLUID AT TOP OF ABS MODULE) WAS REPORTED TO DEALER AND REPAIRED AT 7077 MILES. WE HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION PAPERS FOR THESE INSTANCES IN THE EVENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE THESE REPAIR ORDERS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH, DRIVER TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL WHICH ACTIVATED AGAIN, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCLERATE 80. DRIVER HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT BY ITSELF INTO FOUR- WHEEL DRIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. SOME REPAIRS AND PART REPLACEMENTS WERE MADE. CONDITION STILL REOCCURRING. *AK *ML
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE EGR VALVE THAT WAS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. DEFECTIVE PART ONLY GUARANTEED FOR UP TO 75000 MILES, SO GM WILL NOT PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PART TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML
ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE, REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER 12384819. *AK
EGR VALVE AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON, AND THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS. *AK
POSSIBLE DESIGN DEFECT IN THE FUEL PUMP/CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR, FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO SAME DEFECT. *MJS ALSO, FUEL LEVEEL VARIES FROM EMPTY TO FULLWHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK
LESS THAN 1/4 TANK VEHICLE STALLS (NUMEROUS TIMES) WHEN STOPPING FROM SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH CAUSING REDUCED STEERING AND BRAKING - FUEAL PUMP, FILTER O2 SENSORS AND INJECTORS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES
TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR CAUSING ENGINE TO FREELY REV WITH NO ACCELERATION. TAKEN TO 3 DEALERS AND 1 INDEPENDENT SHOP WITH NO ONE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG. VEHICLE IS ONLY ABLE TO HOLD 2ND GEAR UP TO 30 MPH BEFORE IT SLIPS OUT ,CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER TO DROP TO 10 AND THE ABS LIGHT TO ACTIVATE
CONVERTER PLUGGED, RESULTING IN SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE AND REDUCED FUEL ECONOMY. REPLACED WITH GENERIC BRAND.*AK
MAJOR OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE OIL COOLING LINE,HOSES AND OIL SEALS TO FAIL. YH
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 99V193000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DRIVER HAS TO ALMOST STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, IT TAKES AWHILE IN ORDER TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
SEVERAL OF THE FREEZE PLUGS FAILED AND LEAKED. *AK
THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE AND RESULTS IN THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL ENGINE OIL AND AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. EACH TIME IT HAPPENS IT IS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD MY FAMILY AND I NARROWLY ESCAPE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WOULD IMAGINE NUMBEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM PROBABLY RESULTING IN ENGINE FREEZE-UP AND MORE POTENTIAL DAMAGE NOT TO METION OIL SLICKS ON THE ROADWAYS.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, DRIVER HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL AND REPUMP IT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COASTING STOP. DEALER HAS FIXED THE VEHICLE. *AK
IN JUNE OF 1999, WHILE IN TEXAS, THE BATTERY EXPLODED/LEAKED WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE. THE ACID WENT EVERYWHERE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CORRODED SOME CABLES AND HOSES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED ALRIGHT, BUT I CAN'T TELL IF IT IS. TODAY I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES FOR 1995 TO 1997 MODEL YEARS WITH A BATTERY LEAKAGE/BREAK SAFETY PROBLEM. DO I NEED TO BE CONCERNED WITH THIS. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THANK YOU, MARK ODEN. *AK
ENGINE FREEZE PLUGS RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING ALL COOLENT TO EMPTY OUT.I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT RED TYPE ANTI FREEZE PUT IN NEW CARS BY GM CAUSED PLUGS TO FAIL. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STILL NOT WORKING AFTER RECALL PROCEDURE COMPLETED. I AM SENDING A DETAILED LETTER ALONG WITH THIS TO EXPLAIN FURTHER. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH AND MAKING A STOP AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AFTER DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKES PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THIS VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. RECALL WAS SENT TO CONSUMER AFTER ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. RECALL 99V193000. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHTER INFORMATON. *AK
ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO CORROSION GETTING INTO THE COOLANT, AND ALSO A WATER PUMP LEAK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM HAS CORRODED THE RADIATOR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED , VEHICLE AND WILL FLUSH THE RADIATOR. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. HOWEVER, ON DEC. 98 CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE (98V150000 / 98V150001) AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED. *YC
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS REPAIRED. BUT NO READINESS (AIR BAG) LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. DEALER CLAIMED THEY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AROUND 75000 MILES. *AK
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP ON WET PAVEMENT BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TO THE FLOORBOARD, VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES , WHEN ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE ITS LIKE TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE INSTEAD OF GIVING YOU MAXIMUM BRAKING FOR CONDITIONS. *AK
CENTRAL PORT FUEL INJECTOR FAILED. NLM
THE EGR VALVE FAILED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIR, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES. NLM
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE AND THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE ABS UNIT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE ABILITY, INJURY TO CONSUMER. (99V-193) MJS
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM; WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED A GRABBING / GRINDING NOISE WOULD APPEAR, AND PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO RECALL ON ABS. CAN NHTSA SHARE SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER; YOUR WEB SITE SHOWS A POSSIBLE RECALL, BUT DEALER / MANUFACTURER ARE BOTH DENYING A RECALL. RECALL 99V-193000. *AK
APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, APPLIED BRAKES, FELT A LITTLE PRESSURE, THEN PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, AND I WAS AWARE THAT GM WAS ALSO AWARE, BUT WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER, HE SAID THAT HE COULD DO NO WORK UNLESS THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A PIECE OF PAPER EVEN THOUGH THEY ALREADY KNEW SOMEONE COULD BE HURT. WE WERE LUCKY, BUT I'M NOT WAITING. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL IT GOES TO THE FLOOR AND, VEHICLE DOES NOT REACT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
THERE WAS A HOLE AND CRACK IN THE PISTONS WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE OUT. ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THERE SEEMS TO BE AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME PASSED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM THAT IS ALREADY UNDER RECALL. CTO THIS DATE HAS NOT MADE ANY CONTACT, AND THIS VEHICLE NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION UNDER THE RECALL. *AK
CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR UNIT IS LEAKING. YH
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND THERE WAS VEHICLE IN FRONT. HE COULDN'T STOP. WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR , AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK THAT WAS IN FRONT OF HM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WHEELS LOCKING UP INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON WET SURFACE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE PARKED ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE ABS TO BURN. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
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