REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILED.
1996 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 1996 record →
FAN BELT FAILED.
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL COMPUTER FAILED.
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.
FAN BECAME LOOSE DUE TO FAILED BOLT.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND FUEL LINE FAILED.
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE.
VALVE SEAL FAILED.
ABD BRAKES FAILED AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR UPON BRAKING HARD. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE AND CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OR IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, NEARLY CAUSED REAREND CRASH. DEALER HOOKED BRAKES UP TO COMPUTER, FOUND NOTHING WRONG, VEHICLE TRADED FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT WOULD MAKE SQUEALING NOISES. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE GONE & ROTORS NEED TURNING. STOPPING DISTANCE IS LONGER WHEN PUTTING ON THE BRAKES. *AK
REPEATED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES, ONCE RESULTING IN A CRASH. ALSO REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK
DOORS MISALIGNED CAUSING PAINT TO CHIP.
ABS BRAKES ENGAGED TOO EASILY. *AK
WHEN TRUCK HAS STARTED UP AND DRIVER PULLS OFF THE TRUCK WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. SO THE DEALER SENT THE TRUCK HOME, AND THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, THE TRUCK CUTTING OFF WHILE IN MOTION. *AK
ELECTRICAL WIRE STRIPPED CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE.
REAR SEAT BELT FAILED.
OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILED.
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND COMING TO A STOP, ONCE PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. LEFT /RIGHT FRONT PADS WORE OUT, DAMAGING THE ROTORS. *AK
AIR BAG: ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH WHEN I COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR . THE FRONT OF MY CAR HIT HIM ON THE SIDE AND MY AIR BAG DIDI NOT DEPLOY. BOTH CARS HAD TO BE TOWED. HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO DEALER YET ABOUT THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING.
DROVE VEHICLE WHILE REAR WINDOWS WERE DOWN. AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. UPON ROLLING THE REAR WINDOWS UP, THE SHAKING STOPPED. CHEVROLET DEALER INDICATED ALL BLAZERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN BODY STYLE. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE USING BRAKES TRYING TO MAKE A STOP, BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE. ALSO THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE MADE BY BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WORN OUT AND DEALER REPLACED THEM AND ALSO RESURFACED ROTORS, CONSUMER STATES AN ACCIDENT RESULTED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY BRAKES. REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL MATERIAL CAME APART, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH IN THE RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERD WERE WORKING FOR A TIME & THEN STOPPED. STOPPED VEHICLE TO TURN WIPERS OFF & THEN TURN THEM ON. THEY FAILED TO WORK. CALLED DEALER & TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE IN WHEN WIPERS NOT WORKING AGAIN. CANNOT FIX WIPERS UNTIL PROBLEM IS SEEN. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES TO ENGAGE, ONCE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL SITUATIONS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. *AK
TRUCK WAS AT A STOP AND WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, WHILE TURNING LEFT HEARD SOMETHING SNAP, AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE, GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO CHECK AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL HAD COLLAPSED INWARD. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. **AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN WEATHER BECOMES HOT THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE. ATTEMPTING TO PASS SOMEONE VEHICLE MAY SLOWLY ACCELERATE, AND MAY NOT EVEN START FROM STOP SIGNSTRAFFIC LIGHTS. ALSO COOLING FAN CLUTCH LOCKES AT 200 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. REMOVING H.P. FROM ENGINE SO THERE IS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE. FIRE BURNED A/C COMPRESSOR/CLUTCH. *AK
VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING CONTINUALLY, THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
BRAKES: BRAKES AREN'T REACTING ,VEHICLE HARD TO STOP, PARTICULARLY OVER UNEVEN ROADS. PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP. BRAKES REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 15000 MILES.
OIL PAN LEAKS.
WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, HAVE TO PUSH ON THE PEDAL TWICE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY.*JB
ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE, COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION, DRIVER WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKES SHOES AND PADS. ALSO, UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL NOTICED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BRAKE FADING AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT COME ON , WHEN TURNING THE WINDSHIELD ON THERE IS A HUMMING SOUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
BRAKES: SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN TOWED THREE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE, COMPUTER CHIP FOR TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY COMING ON, AND THE LIGHT FOR THE ABS IS ALSO COMING ON. *AK
STEERING FAILED CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND VEHICLE EXITED ROADWAY ROLLING FIVE TIMES.
VEHICLE GIVES NO WARNING THAT THE BRAKES ARE INSUFFICIENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR CHECK UP AND RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD HAD WORN DOWN AND RUINED ONE ROTOR. VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT FRONT PAD IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT SLIDER ON THE BRAKE CALPER STUCK CLOSED AND RUINED THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKING. *SLC
THE FRONT WHEEL FRAME GRILL IS CRACKED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS ARE ON IMPROPERLY ALIGNED. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEEL HITS THE FINDER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO STEP ON BRAKES HAVE TO SMASH THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER , AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVE LINE FAILED, CAUSING A LOUD WHINNING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT 50-60 MPH, ALSO NOISY ENGINE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL STUDS BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF.
BRAKE FAILURE.
THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
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