1996 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

MANY PROBLEMS ARE CONTINUING. CURRENTLY, THE FRONT SUSPENSION NEEDS REPAIRED, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 18000 AND ARE NOW GONE AGAIN, THE REAR SEALS ARE LEAKING DAMAGING THE REAR BRAKES, THE DRIVE LIGHTS STILL FLASH INTERMITTENTLY, A SMELL OF GASOLINE IS IN THE VEHICLE AFTER REFUELING, THE ENGINE PINGS NO MATTER WHAT FUEL IS USED. NOTHING THE DEALER HAS DONE HAS SOLVED THE MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS. SEAT BELT PROBLEMS ON PASSENGER SIDE, INTERIOR TRIM FELL OFF, ON AND ON.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP YET. *AK

LOWER BALL JOINTS COMPONENTS ARE VERY BAD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WHICH REDUCES VISIBILITY OF DRIVER. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150001. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE OF RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V193000. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK POSSESSION OF VEHICLE ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE LIGHT. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATIONDDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET REGARDING A PROGRAM TO REPLACE UPPER BALL JOINTS, BUT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAMS DO NOT SUFFICENTLY BRIGHTEN THE ROAD. LOW BEAMS ARE BRIGHTER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DUE A MALFUNCTION WITHIN BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH TWICE IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBELM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DIP STICK IS EXTREMELY RUSTY. CONSUMER FEELS RUST THAT BUILD UP COULD BE A RESULT OF DIRT FALLING INTO THE OIL PAN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME VEHICLE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN MAY, 2001. (SEE ODI ID 561620) THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS 1/25/02. IN THIS CASE, I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO CHANGE LANES. AS SOON AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATED, IT DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN SPEED. I PRESSED THE BRAKE, BUT IT WAS ROCK-HARD AND DID NOT DEPRESS ONE BIT. REMEMBERING THE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE, I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND COASTED TO A STOP. ONLY AFTER I REACHED A COMPLETE STOP DID THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESS FOR ME. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT RAN SMOOTHLY, SO I DROVE TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND INSPECTED THE CCRUISE AND ACCELERATOR CABLES. THEY WERE CLEAN AND IN NO WAY KINKED OR APPEARED TO HAVE STUCK FOR ANY OTHER REASON. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I DROVE TO A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP, WHERE MY INTELLIGENCE WAS QUESTIONED AND THE WHOLE INCIDENT DISMISSED AS DRIVER ERROR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. I FEAR THAT I AM STUCK WITH AN OTHERWISE NICE, LOW MILEAGE DEATHTRAP. IT IS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR (PREGNANT) ME AND MY 4-YEAR-OLD. MUST ONE OR ALL OF US BE INJURED OR DIE FOR THIS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? IF I CHOOSE TO SELL IT, I CERTAINLY FEEL A MORAL OBLIGATION TO LET ANY POTENTIAL BUYERS KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED. PLEASE HELP ME! AND THIS TIME, PLEASE SEND THE SIGNATURE FORM (I DID NOT R

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THEY COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL BRAKE PROBLEMS, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 8 OCCASIONS TO HAVE BRAKES REPAIRED, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS IN 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS DUE TO ABS FAILURE, ONE AT 35MPH AND THE OTHER AT 60MPH, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *YH

AFTER RECENTLY BUYING THIS VEHICLE WE NOTICED THE AIR COMING FROM THE VENTS WAS NOT EXACTLY WARM. TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY A THERMOSTAT PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS SO "NEW". UNFORTUNATELY, IT ENDED UP BEING THE HEATER CORE(WHICH FROM WHAT I AM HEARING IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE).*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A HARD RAIN WHILE DRIVING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE RECALLED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

CONTAMINATED COOLANT FOUR TIMES IN LAST TWO YEARS, BELIEVE THAT COMBINATION OF BAD PRODUCT AND LOCATION OF RADIATOR LINES CAUSES THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. SEEM TO BE LIMITED TO 1996-1997 BLAZERS, JIMMYS, SONOMAS, S10S ETC. IT IS A JOKE ABOUT THEIR 100,000 MILE COOLANT, SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT BECAUSE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT HIT AND T-BONED OTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES.*AK

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS ALSO LEAKING.*SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS IF NEEDED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS IF NEEDED. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURS WITHIN RADIO WHICH CAUSES RADIO TO MALFUNCTION. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RADIO WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE VOLUME COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. *YH

I WANTED TO REPORT THIS DEFECT ON MY 1996 BLAZER BECAUSE IT IS THE EXACT SAME DEFECT I HAVE JUST REPORTED ON MY 2001 BLAZER. WHAT ARE THE ODDS THIS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME ON MY VEHICLES FIVE YEARS APART? THIS ELECTRICAL WIRING DEFECT COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE ANONG OTHER THINGS. I HAVE HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED ON MY 1996 BLAZER BUT IT APPEARS PARTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO REPAIR MY 2001 BLAZER. I WOULD GUESS SEVERAL 1000 OTHER BLAZERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP GET THIS DEFECT A RECALL SO POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS CAN BE AVOIDED. *AK

HEATER STOPS WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM, AND HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEATER CORE WAS CLOGGED FROM ANTI-FREEZE BECAUSE COILS WERE CLOGGED AND STUCK TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HEATER STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT HEATER CORE WAS CLOGGED FROM ANTIFREEZE BECAUSE COILS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. DEALER KETS FLUSHING OUT THE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEATER STOPPED WORKING. *AK

AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED, CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS IN THE BLOWER EVAPORATOR HOUSING OF THE A/C, DEALER DECLINED REPAIRS SAYING VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE CONSUMER REPAIRED AT OWN EXPENSE, CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINS OF HOWLING NOISE AND HARSH SHIFTS.*TT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

AS CONSUMER CLOSED TAILGATE WINDOW SHATTERED, NO INJURIES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE BROUGHT THE PROBLEM OF THE HEADLIGHT COMING ON AT VARIOUS STAGES OF MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AT ONE OCCASION, I GOT THE MANF. INVOLVED IN A DISPUTE ABOUT HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY COMING ON, MOSTLY AFTER REFUELING. IN ANY CASE, IT WAS NEVER FIXED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK *YH

DURING HARD BRAKING OR EMERGENCY ACTIVATION OF BRAKE SYSTEM THERE WOULD BE A RATTLING/CHIRPING SOUND, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FALL TO THE FLOOR, FAILING TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. ALSO, RECALL 99V193000 ISSUED IN JUNE OF 2000. DEALERSHIP HAD FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMTATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IN DECEMBER OF 1996 THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON MOV-1, 2001 THE VEHICLE WAS TOATALLED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE.*SLC

RELAY IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN A FIRE THAT SPREAD TO AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, AND INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED, AND MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST.*JB

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOES'NT KICK IN AT ALL. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 9041 REPAIRS OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS WORSE THAN IT WAS AT FIRST. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED 4-5 TIMES AND HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. 4 MONTHS AGO 4 SETS OF TIRES WERE PURCHASED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, NOTHING HAS CHANGED. VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN. DEALER FOUND CAUSE OF PROBLEM, BUT HASN'T SPECIFIED IF IT WAS UPPER OR LOWER BALL JOINTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACT, BUT WOULD NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED BECAUSE CONSUMER DIDN'T LIVE IN ONE OF THE STATES INCLUDED.*AK

RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER STATED ALL WIPERS FREEZE UP AT TIMES, ALSO WINDOW MOTOR IS INOPERATIVE.*SLC

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATED BRAKES RELEASE UNDER HARD BRAKING, WHEN ON LOOSE SURFACE SUCH AS SAND OR WET PAVEMENT.*SLC

RECALL 99V193000; ABS SYSTEM FAILS IN WET OR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL FEELS HARD, BRAKES LOCK THEN RELEASE. HAD ABS RECALL DONE, BUT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON SEPT. 21, 2001, I HAD TO SIT ON I-435-E- FREEWAY FOR AN HOUR BECAUSE OF A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS MOVING NO MORE THAN 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN I GOT TO I-71-N AND I TOOK I-71 TO THE LINWOOD EXIT GOING 55 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN 45 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN 55 TO 60 AND THEN 45 TO 50. I EXITED LINWOOD TO THE EAST, OVER TO INDIANA (LINWOOD IS THE 32ND HUNDREND BLOOK). I WENT SOUTH ON INDIANA TO 3318 INDIANA. I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT IN THE HOUSE. I WAS IN THE HOUSE ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES BEFORE MY NEIGHBORS CAME TO MY DOOR AND SAID MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THEY WERE USING THEIR WATER HOLES TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. MY BETTER-HALF (TRINIDAD MEDELLIN) CAME OUT SIDE AND OPEN THE HOOD OF THE BLAZER. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME, THE FIRE WAS OUT. SUPERIOR CHEVROLET HAD INFORMED TRINIDAD MEDELLIN THAT SEVERE OIL LEAK WAS PRESENT FROM OIL FILTER ADAPTER HOUSING AND BOTH OIL COOLER LINES AND THIS LEAK CONSTITUTES A SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ISSUE. TRINIDAD DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKS. IF THIS DATA WAS KNOWN TO THE NHTSA UNDER RECALLS, WHY WEREN'T THE CUSTOMERS INFORMED, PER ODI ID: 978897?*AK

CAMPAIGN 1048 WASHINGTON STATE NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL: THIS RECALL SHOULD PERTAIN TO ALL STATES THAT HAVE HEAVY RAIN OR SNOWFALL FYI: I DON'T EVEN SEE ALASKA ON THIS RECALL EITHER. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

BALL JOINTS FAILED, CONSUMER LISTED THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER DID NOT GIVE SPECIFIC DETAILS, MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART, THERE ARE TWO RECALLS REGARDING BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

RECALL 01 V 200 000/UPPER/LOWER CONTROL ARM: WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH OR LESS, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TOED IN, CAUSING LOSS OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO CARRONS CHEVY DEALER IN MARSHALL,MI. TO SEE IF MY BLAZER WAS UNDER A RECALL SINCE MY FRIENDS 1996 GMC JIMMY IS FOR THE PROBLEM. IT WASN'T BUT GET THIS, THERE ARE OTHER'S (BLAZER'S) UNDER RECALL FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE WITH A VIN CODE BEFORE AND AFTER MY VEHICLE'S VIN CODE. I BELIEVE THAT THEY ALL SHOULD. JUST BEFORE MY BALL JOINT FAILED MY FAMILY AND I WERE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED AT THAT SPEED IF THE BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. MY TRUCK IS AT A SHOP NOW GETTING FIXED AT A COST OF 180.00 SO FAR. THEY HAVE TO GET UP AND SEE WHAT OTHER DAMAGE MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS FAILURE. I KNOW MY BLAZER HAS ALOT OF MILES ON IT BUT I ALSO HAVE A CHEVY LUMINA VAN WITH 125,000 MILES AND A FORD MUSTANG GT WITH 135,000 MILES AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUSPENSION FAILURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

RECALL 01V200000; WHILE DRIVING TIRES WERE WEARING FUNNY. TIRES WERE BRAND NEW. TOOK VEHICLE FOR ALIGNMENT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CORRODED. REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE ON TIRES DUE TO BALL JOINTS. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THIS VEHCLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK