1996 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT COOL VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT AIR CONDTIONER COMPRESSOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE METAL THAT THE DOOR STRIKE LATCHES ARE MOUNTED TO IS FALLING AWAY. THERE IS NO SIGN OF RUST, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HOLES AT THIS MOUNTING POINT. THE REAMINING 3 DOORS ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF METAL FAILURE AS WELL, ALTHOUGH NOT AS BAD AS THE DRIVER'S DOOR. YOU CAN LITERALLY TAKE 2 FINGERS AND MOVE THE "U" SHAPED DOOR STRIKE LATCH QUITE EASILY. WHEN DRIVING, AIR WILL ENTER IF YOU LEAN AGAINST THE DOOR. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS LATCH BREAKS OFF COMPLETELY AND THE ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN. 1 DEALER (KERY-MORRIS CHEVROLET IN COLUMBUS, IN) AND 2 INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS CLAIM THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. AFTER CALLING CHEVROLET, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT WE TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR ANOTHER OPINION. WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER (ROYAL CHEVROLET IN BLOOMINGTON, IN) AND THE BODY SHOP MANAGER INDICATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE BUT NOT THIS BAD; HE CHECKED OTHER 96 BLAZERS (INCLUDING HIS IN-LAWS) AND FOUND THE SAME THING TO BE HAPPENING. THERE ARE NO BULLETINS REGARDING THIS, SO EVEN THOUGH IT IS SERIOUS, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT (ESTIMATED AT $475.00 FROM KERI-MORRIS). ROYAL INDICATED THAT IF IT WAS RUSTED, THEN THE FACTORY WOULD STAND BEHIND IT, BUT NOT BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES IF DESIRED; THE PROBLEM IS VERY EASY TO SEE.

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH

CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL 98V150001 AND IS EXPERIENCING WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS. *SLC

DRIVER'SS SIDE SEAT HAS A LITTE HOLE FROM WHICH A SHARP PIECE OF METAL STICKS OUT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. POVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

COOLANT,RUSTY APPEARANCE IN RESERVOIR/RADIATOR,DEALER CLAIMS CONTAMINATION OF DEXCOOL.THIS IS A SEALED SYSTEM,GM CONTAMINATED SYSTEM LET THEM FIX.CLAIM DENIED 2/19/00 BALL JOINTS BREAKING? SLOPPY,LOOSE SENSATION IN TURNS,POPPING OF TIRE/WHEEL AREA

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ACCIDENT ON ONE OCCASIONS DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS

BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID AND IS CAUSING CORROSION, AND EATING AWAY AT THE CONNECTORS. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE RECALLED IN DECEMBER, 1999. *AK

DEALER CONFIRMS FAILED MODULE SAME AS RECALLED WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT NOT MY VIN #. *AK

ERRATIC PERFORMANCE OF ABS HAS CAUSED CONSUMER TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH IN TIME, HAS AFFECTED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT TOOK 45 DAYS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR MOST OF THE COSTLY REPAIRS. CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WORK WHEN ON FASTER SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. *AK

BATTERY LEAKED ACID SPRAY ONTO THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE CABLE, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

SERVO CABLE HAS INTERNAL DEFECT DUE TO BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE IN FALL OF 99. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE DRIVING 20MPH AND HIT THE BOTTOM OF A RAVINE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID IT DID NOT AFFECT THE SENSORS. *AK

ON JULY 18, 1999 I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA. VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO BRAEGER CHEVROLET ON JULY 19, 1999 AND CAUSE WAS REPORTED AS "INTERNAL VACUUM LEAKAGE FROM BOOSTER ASSY H1220 BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, VACUUM POWER BRAKE - REPLACE 510 WPT4 1.90, 1 18029999 BOOSTER, FC: 2K, PART#: 18029999". I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY COVERED 50% ONE TIME GOOD WILL/ SAFETY ITEM. MY COST $170.99. ON AUGUST 17, 1999 I DISCOVERED A LEAK FROM THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL WHICH HAD BEEN LEAKING SMALL QUANITIES OF LIQUID FOR APPROXIMATELY A TWO MONTH PERIOD OF TIME ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING A WORSE LEAK BASED ON THE QUANITY OF FLUID FOUND ON FLOOR. NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED ON 08/21/99 AND INSTALLED BY MYSELF, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH LEAKAGE. MAJOR CONCERN FOLLOWS: ON NOV 30, 1999 I OBSERVED A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT DISC BRAKES AND PADS. ON DEC 01, 2000 I DELIVERED MY VEHICLE FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION AND CAUSE WAS REPORTED AS "PREMATURE WEAR TO RIGHT FRONT DISC BRAKES AND PADS ONLY". BRAKES WERE SERVICED BY MACHINING ROTORS AND INSTALLING NEW PADS, AND I WAS INSTUCTED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE RIGHT FRONT DISC BRAKES AND PADS IN THE FUTURE REFERENCE THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRING AND IF THIS OCCURES MAJOR FRONT BRAKE WORK WOULD BE NECESSARY. IN CONCLUSION, I FEEL THE PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR TO THE RIGHT FRONT ONLY WAS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY LEAKAGE WHICH ALSO WAS LOCATED AT THE RIGHT FRONT CORNE

DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURY. YH

VEHICLE SAT FOR 24HOURS, AND BATTERY WILLNOT START VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER 10 MONTHS DUE TO WEAR. *AK

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED ON 10/25/97. SINCE THEN, THE WEATHERSTRIPPING ON THREE DOORS HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. EACH TIME THE WEATHERSTRIPPING FAILED, THE CAR LEAKED FLOODING THE FLOORBOARDS. AS A RESULT, THE CARPET HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS 12/02/97 , THE SECOND 1/19/98 AND THE MOST RECENT 9/08/99 THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER BOTH AGREE THAT ALTHOUGH IT DOES SOUND LIKE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY OWNER 4X4 NOT WORKING

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (99I006), HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO OCCUPANT. *AK *ML

I KNOW OF FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT OF THEIR VEHICLE RADIATOR CORE BEING PLUGGED. THEY WERE ALL SERVICED AT SHOTTENKIRK'S AND UPSET ABOUT HAVING TO PAY A COST OF $294.09. I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD THE SAME VEHICLE TO SHOTTENKIRK'S BECAUSE OF NO HEAT AND THEY PUT IN A NEW THERMOSTAT. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND I HAD TO PAY $64.00 FOR THE THERMOSTAT AND LABOR. BESIDES TAKING TWO DAYS OFF ,DRIVING SIXTY MILES ONE WAY TO SHOTTENKIRK'S AND HAVING TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST, I AM A LITTLE UPSET WITH CHEVROLET. I WENT THRU THE PROPER CHANNELS TO GIVE MY COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS WHERE JOEL, FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE AT GENERAL MOTORS INSTUCTED ME TO COMPLAIN. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A FAULTY CORE.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON MAY 6, 1999. I HAD A VEHICLE PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. I ENDED UP T- BONING HIM ON HIS DRIVER SIDE. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, MY SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD ME IN POSITION TO WHERE I HIT THE REARVEIW MIRROR WITH MY FOREHEAD AND BROKE IT. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET BECAUSE IT HAD RAINED EARLIER. THE BOY IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AN OLDER MODEL S-10 BLAZER THE IMPACT THROW HIM TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE. HE SUBSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHILE AM SUFFERING FROM SEVERE WHIPLASH, BACK-ACHES, HEAD-ACHES AND NUMBNESS. I STRONGLY FEEL WITH THE IMPACT I TOOK THE AIR BAG SHOULD"VE DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT SHOULD"VE HELD ME IN PLACE AND BRAKES WOULD"VE SLOWED ME DOWN SOONER. IN THE POLICE REPORT IT IS MARKED NO FOR SAFETY DEVICE ON BUT IT WAS ON BECAUSE I REMEMBER HAVING TO REACH MY CELL PHONE TO CALL FOR HELPBUT AT THAT TIME IT HAD LOCKED ME IN AND I HAD TO RELEASE THE LEVER TO MOVE TO WHERE THE CELL PHONE HAD FALLING. I CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TALKED TO DAN MACK WHO INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT. HE SAID HE AGREED WITH ME BECAUSE I WOULD"VE SUBSTAINED MORE INJURIES. AS OF MY KNOWLEDGE THE POLICE REPORT WAS NEVER CHANGED. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICES. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE NORMALLY. WHEN ACTIVATED THE MOTOR MAKES A HUMMING SOUND, BUT THE BLADES DO NOT MOVE. IF SITTING, AFTER A WHILE, THEY WILL ACTIVATE. THERE IS A RECALL , BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BRAKES FAILED RESUOLTING IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM

ENGINE FAILURE AT 61000 MI. 2 QTS OF COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE FOUND IN ENGINE. WAS TOLD CAUSE WAS EITHER A HEAD GASKET OR INTAKE GASKET. NEEDED NEW ENGINE. GM REFUSED "GOODWILL" WARRANTY EXTENSION PER GM BULLETIN 57-05-01

TRANSMISSION DIP STICKS AND TUBES ARE RUSTED. METALLIC RUST IS LEADING TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ABS. I TOOK THE BLAZER TO CENTURY CHEVROLET IN BROOMFIELD. *AK

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET. I TOOK THE BLAZER TO CENTURY CHEVROLET IN BROOLFIELD COLORADO. THEY SAID MY BLAZER DOESN'T COME UNDER THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD 1 ACCIDENT AND 1 NEAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED SHORT OF A COURT BATTLE?

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN EVER THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY MAKE A CHATTERING NOISE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS NO SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE NOISE, BUT A RECALL WILL SOON BE MADE. *AK *ML

I'VE OWNED 25 VEHICLES, ITS TIME TO SWITCH TO A DODGE. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) MENTIONED. *AK

I WISH GM WOULD TAKE THIS ? BACK. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

REAR WINDOW WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE DID NOT GO INTO REVERSE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE DEVELOPED KNOCKING SOUND BECAUSE OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. YH

PRIOR TO RECALL DRIVER EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN VIRTUALLY NO BRAKING CAPACITY (99V-193). YH

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE AIRPORT I NOTICED THE SOS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, I STOPED THE BLAZER AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL IT WAS OKAY. UPON STARTING AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR IT SLAMMED ON THE SHIFT. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAR I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT REBUILT. I ASKED THE MECHANIC THAT SERVICED THE TRUCK WHAT FAILED HE TOLD ME THAT WATER WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT RUST WAS THE PROBLEM, AFTER ASKING HIM HOW IT GOT THERE HE TOLD ME THAT GMC WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK TUBE AND THAT THEY WERE LEAKING WATER TO THE TRANSMISSION,AND A SERVICE BULLETIN # 99-07-30-004 WAS OUT ON THE TRUCK AND IF THEY DID NOT DO THE WORK ASAP THAT THIS IS WHAT HADE CAUSED MANY FAILURES. REPAIR COST IS $1400.00. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE OPERATING. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO AN INTERSECTION. DRIVER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT TOOK OFF. GEARS HAD CHANGED,BUT LATER FAILED TO WORK. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. WAS MAKING A WHINNING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT & WOULD CHECK FOR THE CAUSE. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE SINCE OWNERSHIP, LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN CONTINUALLY, DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN REPAIRS. *MJS

EA94038, INTERMITTENTLY IN A PANIC STOP THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID IT WAS UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINSHEILD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY , CEASES TO OPERATE FOR LONG PERIODS AT A TIME. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT RAINS.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK