1996 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

WHILE DRIVING 50 MP UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BELT FAILED AT 18000 AND HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND FAILED AGAIN

ABS SYSTEM WOULD MALFUCTION WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT , CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

OUT OF THE BLUE, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED. DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER CANNOT READ ANY SENSORS, AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. MUST REPLACE MODULE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE ON ALL ROAD CONDITIONS, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99I006000 / 99V193000). *YC

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS 1996 BLAZER AND DUE TO IT BEING USED WE ARE WITHOUT WARRANTY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES DO NOT COME ON AND WHEN THEY ARE WORKING THEY SOMETIMES STOP IN THE MIDST OF A RAINSTORM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS CAUSED US ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THE NEED TO STOP DRIVING FOR OUR SAFETY AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THE AIR CONDITIONER IS HIT AND MISS JUST LIKE THE WIPER, BUT THANK HEAVENS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE ONLY A COMFORT ISSUE.

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER HAS NOT AGREED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BLAZER NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE INSIDE OF THE RADIATOR ERUPTED AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ANTIFREEZE TO MIX. THIS CAUSED WATER TO FLOW IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR, RESEVOIR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. I WAS TRAVELING ON I-95 WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE RADITOR TO ERUPT INSIDE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE, IF REQUESTED, I CAN PROVIDE REPAIR BILLS.

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO SPLIT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

WE WERE TRAVELLING WESTBOUND ON ROUTE 4 IN WEST RUTLAND, VERMONT, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN WE HEARD A WHISTLING SOUND. WE THOUGHT IT WAS AIR COMING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WINDOW, BUT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, THE CAR LOST CONTROL AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR "FELL DOWN". WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT WE HAD A BLOW OUT, BUT AFTER WE VIEWED IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO STOPPED TO ASSIST, WE DISCOVERED THE RIM WAS SEVERED IN HALF AND THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY OUT OF PLACE. A TRUCKER WHO STOPPED TO ASSIST US, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAID IT APPEARED TO BE A BALL JOINT BREAKAGE. HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH A 1996 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 24,000 OR SO MILES ON IT. WE ALSO HAD A STATE TROOPER ASSIST US, AND HE COMMENTED ON HOW LUCKY WE WERE THAT WE WEREN'T HURT. FROM THE TIME THE CAR LOST CONTROL, WE HAD SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, MISSING THE GUARDRAIL BY INCHES. THE BLAZER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT PRESENTLY AWAITS REPAIR. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP CONFIRMED THE BALL JOINT BREAKAGE. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM AND AWAIT A CALL FROM ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.WHEN WE ORIGINALLY VIEWED YOUR SITE FOR INITIAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO REPORT THIS, WE NOTICED TWO OTHER INVESTIGATIONS REPORTED WITHIN THE PAST 100 DAYS THAT INDICATED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINT BREAKAGE. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THIS MATTER AS WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE OTHER CHEVY BLAZER OWNERS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.TO DATE, WE STILL CAN'T

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY STOP PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

REPORTING COMPLETE ABS FAILURE; DEALER NOTIFED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR OR ACKNOWLEDGE RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVING AT APRROX. 30 MPH, GOING UP HILL , BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE .*AK

ABS BRAKE SENSORS HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR YEARS BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON REGULARS BRAKES OFF AND ON SINCE WE PURCHASE THE MOTOR VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT TELL USE THAT THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE CHEVROLET BLAZER UNTIL WE READ OF THE RECALL ON THE 1996 BLAZER.

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WHILE COMING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE WHOLE FRONT END FELL APART. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 30 MPH AND GOING UP HILL BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING IT TO SLIDE AND REAREND VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK

4 BALL JOINTS HAVE EXCESSIVELY WORN OUT WITHIN 75000, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DOOR PANEL MELTED AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE . THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE CAUGHTON FIRE AND BURNED. *AK

WHEN THE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR ,AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE . THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS DISRUPTED DO TO THIS PROBLEM. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH WITH BRAKES APPLIED, BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *YC

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE ISN'T ANY POWER AND VEHICLE WON'T STOP. *AK

REPLACED BALL JOINTS AND ANTISWAY BAR AT 40,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO EVEN DISCUSS REAGRDING WARRANTY. BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED AT 30,000 AND 60,000 MILES. VERY EARLY WEAROUT ON VEHICLE WHICH ONLY IS USED FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING...IE LOW BRAKE USAGE VS. MILEAGE.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE IS SHAKING WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM/ BALL JOINT WEARING OUT. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES ON WET SURFACE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD SOUND, AND WOULD CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING. ALSO, RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE APPLICATION FOR HIS TITLE INDICATED THAT THE ODOMETER HAD 466 MILES ON THE VEHICLE .THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE TITLE WAS RECORDED AS 22 MILES.DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND NO ACTIONS WERE TAKEN. *AK

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HIT THE CAR THAT HAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME.

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT PADS, REPLACED PADS AND REPLACED LEFT ROTOR & MACHINED RIGHT. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE EARLY WEAR.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR . OWNER HAS TO STAND ON BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE NEEDS A POWER BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED. *AK

BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SLOW TO STOP VECHILE

THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKE LOCKS UP WITHOUT WARNING WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION ON FIVE OCCASIONS, ON ONE OCCASION BOTH WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING REPLACEMENT OF ALL COMPONENTS DUE TO FAILURE. *YC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMPS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE'S, THE BRAKE'S LOCK UP, AND VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM KICKING IN. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANT. YH

ABS FAILURE CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND GET STUCK, THE VEHICLE ALSO WOULD NOT GO UNTIL THE PEDAL CAME UP. YH

THREE ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED IN WHICH BRAKING WAS A FACTOR. ONE CRASH INVOLVED A SLOW-SPEED, REAR-END COLLISION WHERE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED BUT THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENSIVE. THE SECOND CRASH INVOLVED WET, SLICK PAVEMENT AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ANTI-LOCKS ACTIVATED, INABILITY TO STEER AND A SPINOUT OCCURRED. IN THE THIRD ACCIDENT, PAVEMENT WAS WET, SLUSHY IN AREAS. AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 25 MPH, BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A YIELD INTERSECTION. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED, THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE WAS LOST AND STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXCESSIVE, CAUSING A CRASH WITH A VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION. IN THE THIRD CRASH (3-05-99), THIS INABILITY TO STOP/STEER WAS REPORTED IN WRITING TO OUR INSURANCE CARRIER (USAA) AND ALSO TO THE GM BODYSHOP WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. A VERBAL COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO NICK HOPSON AT AUDETTE CADILLAC ABOUT THE BRAKES AND A REQUEST TO "CHECK THE BRAKES" WAS MADE. THE RESPONSE WAS THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE'S ONBOARD COMPUTER WOULD HAVE NOTIFIED THE DRIVER AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THEM. OVER THE COURSE OF THESE INCIDENTS, THE PERSONAL DISTRESS AND EXPENSE HAS BEEN EXCRUTIATING. WE HAVE NOT BEEN FORMALLY NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AS YET AND ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE.

BOTH FRONT SEAT COVERS HAVE TORN 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED EACH TIME BY THE DEALER, BUT THIS IS ONLY A TEMP. FIX, THEY EACH TEAR AT THE LUMBER SWITCH WHICH IS VERY SHARP, GM HAS BEEN NOTIFED BUT THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING THE SEAT COVERS, THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THE DESIGN PROBLEM

ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKE SYSTEM; CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS DIFFERENT WHEN APPLIED, AND A WEAKING NOISE IS HEARD WHENEVER BRAKE ARE APPLIED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THE HOUSING AROUND THE CONDENSER IS BROKEN AND CRUMBLES AT THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH. I AM WORRIED ENGINE FUMES ARE GETTING INTO MY CAR VIA THE HOLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC LOCK UNLOCKS ABOUT 30% OR LESS WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. IT SEEMS TO TRY BUT NOT BEABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, BUT WHEN DOOR IS OPEN IT WORKS FINE.

ABS IS DEFECTIVE. BRAKES APPLIED AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED. GROANING NOISE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEEL IS FALLING OFF DUE TO SHEARING OFF THE NUTS:BOLTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 20 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAYS OWNER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, AND NEEDS CIRCUITBOARD REPLACED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, FAILING COMPLETELY AND VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED/SLOWED DOWN, AND THEN KEPT GOING. DRIVER RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

HAS NO ABS BRAKES DUE TO CRACK ALONG SEAM IN MODULE. THIS CAUSES BRAKES TO FAIL WHEN NEEDED. BEEN IN TOUCH WITH DEALER/MANUFACTURER. INFORMED DIFFERENT PARTS WERE CHANGED IN MIDDLE OF PRODUCTION. THE MANUFACTURER & DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR DUE TO NO WARRANTY. WAS TOLD SHOULD NOT HAVE CRACKED. *AK

FRONT BRAKES ARE FADING DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. *YC

WHILE DRIVING BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AS A ROCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER REPLACED THE BOOSTER. PRESENTLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK