1996 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

WHILE PARKED A FIRE STARTED ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. THEY BELIEVED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION GETS WATER IN IT AND KEEPS RUSTING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

DEFECTIVE TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS.

SHE WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A TURN IN FRONT OF HER, AND SHE HIT HER REAR DOOR AND BROKE THE AXLE.. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AT DEALERSHIP. SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLET BALZERS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. MY PARTICULAT MODEL CHEV S10 BALZER 4WD WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I BELEIVE THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL, CONSUMER HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING LOOSE, WHEN CONSUMER FIRST HAD THEM REPLACED SHE WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THERE WAS NO RECALL. *YH

PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT SOMETHING WAS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. HAVING GONE MAYBE A HUNDRED FEET, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS GREATLY OUT OF PLACE, AS IF IT WAS READY TO TEAR AWAY COMPLETELY FROM THE VEHICLE. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OF THIS NOR WAS THERE ANY DISCERNIBLE REASON FOR THIS OTHER THAN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE EVERY 3000 MILES LUBRICATED THE CHASSIS.*AK

RECALL #01V2000000 CONCERNING LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND CUTTING WHEEL INTO PIECES, THE OTHER UPPER AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WEAK. *SLC

HAVE EXCESSIVE LATERIAL RUN OUT IN BOTH REAR TIRES, FIRESTONE STATES IS DUE TO OEM WHEELS BENT, WHEELS MEASURED AND WELL WITH IN MFG SPEC'S, FIRESTONE WANTS TO REPLACE WITH SAME, AS A CONSUMER I WANT REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES, NOTE THESE ARE REPLACEMENT TIRES FROM RECALL LAST YEAR. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT HWY SPEEDS DUE TO VIBRATION. ALSO UNABLE TO ROTATE TIRE PER MFG RECOMMENDATIONS DUE TO PROBLEM. IF FIRESTONE REPLACES JUST REAR TIRES STILL HAVE FRONTS WITH WEAR FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO ROTATE, FIRESTONE SAYS 'TO BAD'*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75/R1)

I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT ENGUINE FIRES ON THESE VEHICLES. WE ALSO LOST A 1995 BLAZER TO A FIRE APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE LEARNED OF MANY SIMILAR LOSSES TO OTHERS THROUGH INFORMAL CONTACT WITH CAR OWNERS, MOSTLY BY MENTIONING THIS IN CONVERSATION AND FINDING OUT THAT THERE WAS A FRIEND OR RELATIVE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I AM EXTREMELY THANKFUL THAT DURING BOTH FIRES MY 3 AND 5 YEAR OLDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR AND STRAPPED INTO THEIR CAR SEATS. THE SMOKE WAS HORRIBLE AND FILLED THE CAR QUICKLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 01V200000. DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARM, BUT NOT DAMAGED LOWER CONTROL ARM EVEN THOUGH RECALL STATED LOWER/UPPER CONTROL ARM.*AK

BALL JOINT FAILED, ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. THERE ARE 2 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND BOTH ARE AFFECTED ON MINE, BUT GMC SAYS MY VIN# IS NOT ON THERE LIST AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V200000/ MANUFACTURER'S 01048 LETTER. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND DEALER REFERRED TO CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE CONSUMER ALREADY REMEDIED PROBLEM AND WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALER STATED THAT COULDN'T GET REIMBURSED BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT USE CHEVROLET PARTS. ALSO, DID NOT SEE STATEMENT ON DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES HAVE TO GO UNDER HOOD TO SHAKE WIRING TO WORK. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 98V150001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043. CONTACTED DEALER AND WIRING WAS REPLACED.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON A SIDE STREET, AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, UPPER BALLJOINTS BOKE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT 36000 MILES. *AK

TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT 36000 MILES. *AK

ABS LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED, ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS NOT BLOWING HEATED AIR. AFTER INITIAL ANALYSIS OF CLOSEST DEALER (FOX CHEVROLET - LAUREL MD.), IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ENGINE COOLANT HAD JELLED. I INSTRUCTED THEM NOT TO REPAIR DUE TO EXCESSIVE ESTIMATE TO FIX (AND PAID THEM THEIR EVALUATION FEE UNDER PROTEST), AND ARRANGED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEY DIAGNOSED THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEMS PERSISTED OVER THE NEXT MONTHS AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. RUST AND/OR JELL IN THE SYSTEM DUE TO THE DEX-COOL COOLANT WAS CONTINUALLY DISCUSSED AS THE ROOT CAUSE AND THE SYSTEM HAD TO BE "BLOWN OUT" SEVERAL TIMES YET THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WOULD TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COOLANT PROBLEM. I POINTED OUR THAT THE SYSTEM IS LABELED TO NOT REQUIRE ANY SERVICE/MAINTENANCE UNTIL 100,000 MILES BUT THEY CONTINUED TO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I REQUESTED COPIES OF THE MANUFACTURERS SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM TO UNDERSTAND MORE OF THE SPECIFICS OF THE ISSUE AND TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. RECENTLY (JULY 2001) I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH GAUGES INDICATING A POTENTIAL OVERHEAT CONDITION WHICH I SUSPECT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE BLOCKAGE IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM SINCE I HAD THE THERMOSTAT DIAGNOSED AS WORKING.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RUST HAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE VEHICLE. NLM

TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE AND DIPSTICK HAVE RUSTED. AM AFRAID THAT THIS IS BEGINNING OF A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOTHING ELSE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS RUSTY AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUSTPROOFED. PROBLEM MAY BE INTERNAL.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IS CAUSING DOME LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS TO BE INOPERABLE. ALSO, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REORCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE BELT TENSIONER ON MY '96 BLAZER STARTED TO FALL APART. I CAUGHT IT BECAUSE THE BELT STARTED SQUEELING LOUDLY AND I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE DEALER BEFORE IT COMPLETELY FELL OFF. IF IT HAD FALLEN OFF, THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, FAN AND POWER BRAKES WOULD HAVE FAILED IMMEDIATELY. I AM WRITING BECAUSE I PERSONALLY KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY FRIEND HAD THIS PROBLEM ON A '96 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. MY FATHER HAS A '98 BLAZER AND HE JUST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS BEING FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. MY FATHER'S CO-WORKER HAS A '98 BLAZER. HE HAD TO HAVE THE BELT TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY. THE FIRST 2 TIMES IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE THIRD TIME THE WARRANTY WAS UP BUT THE DEALER FIXED IT BECAUSE OF THE ON-GOING PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE BELT TENSIONER DESIGN COULD BE DEFECTIVE. AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM. WHEN THE TENSIONER BRAKES, YOU INSTANTLY LOSE POWER TO ALL ENGINE ACCESORIES BEING TURNED BY THE SERPINTINE BELT.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE AND WAS REPLACED IT. *YH

HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR OF OWNING 96 BLAZER. FIRST REPAIR WAS DONE BY DENOOYER CHEVROLET, JUST ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT AGAIN, WITH NO HELP FROM CHEVROLET I HAD TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AT BUFF O MATIC IN GLENMONT, NY (WITH NO PROBLEMS THEREAFTER). THEN HAD TO HAVE PRACTICALLY ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANED AND REPAIRED BY DEPAULA CHEVROLET DUE TO DEX-COOL ANTI-FREEZE CRYSTALLIZING WITHIN ENGINE, AGAIN WITH NO HELP FROM CHEVROLET I HAD TO DISH OUT MONEY FOR REPAIR. GM AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPOSIBLE FOR BOTH MY REPAIRS. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE BBB, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND A PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO HOPEFULLY RECOUPE DAMAGES.*AK

BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER OF 1999, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE, THEY WORKED FINE FOR SOME TIME. WE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM, AND SERVICE MAN TOLD US THERE HAD BEEN NO PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS. SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT. IT INTERMITTENLY WORKS. SOMEDAYS, IT WORKS EVERY TIME, SOMEDAYS SOME OF THE TIME, AND OTHER DAYS, NONE OF THE TIME. YESTERDAY, IN THE RAIN, DRIVING ALL OVER NASHVILLE, TN, IT WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED IT. TODAY, WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR, I TRIED IT JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT, AND THEY WORKED. MY HUSBAND KNOWS SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE 95 AND 96 MODEL S-10 BLAZERS, WHO HAVE HAD THEIRS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE, IT WAS CALLED A CAMPAIN. WHEN WE HAVE ASKED, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR OUR VEHICLE. I FOUND A RECALL NO. 98V150, AND SOUNDS AN AWFUL LOT LIKE OUR PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE.*AK

COOLANT FORMED A CLAY IN THE RADIATOR AT 86,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, THE ENGINE COOLANT DOES NOT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE FOR 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES IF A SILICATE FREE ORANGE COOLANT (MEETING GM SPEC 6277M) IS USED. THERE IS A NOTICE ON THE ENGINE THAT STATES THIS INFORMATION. WE HAVE MONITORED THE COOLANT LEVEL AND HAVE FOLLOWED THESE INSTRUCTIONS. IN JULY, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. WE HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED AND WERE INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT HAD SOLIDIFIED IN THE RADIATOR. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US THAT THE COOLANT HAD FORMED A CLAY IN THE RADIATOR. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A SLOSHING/WATER NOISE. WE HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED AGAIN AND WERE INFORMED THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REMOVED AND MANUALLY CLEANED. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRENT, A GMC DEALER (AS THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS) AND WERE INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM HAD BEEN STOPPED UP AND CLOGGED THE HEATER CORE. ACCORDING TRENT, THE INTAKE WAS CLOGGED AND LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE RADIATOR SYSTEM TO STOP UP. THE RADIATOR WAS PLUGGED SO BADLY THAT THE FLUES COULD NOT BE UNSTOPPED WHEN THE RADIATOR WAS MANUALLY CLEANED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SET, RADIATOR, UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES, AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HEATER CORE WAS FLUSHED TO REMOVE THE SLUDGE. ACCORDING TO TRENT, ALL PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY FAULTY COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN 5 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES, AND WE FOLLOWED CHEVROLETS SERVICE INST

BRAKE FAILURE, POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND MY COULD NOT STOP THE CAR EXCEPT WITH BOTH FEET USING ALL THE STRENGTH SHE HAD. LUCKY SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 35 MILES/PER HOUR AND THER WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER SHE WOULD HAVE HIT IT BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY CONDITION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DOWNHILL ON WET PAVEMENT, THE ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. MY FOOT WAS ON THE PEDAL LIGHTLY AT THE TIME, AND THE PEDAL MOVED FROM BENEATH MY FOOT. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE ACCELERATOR HAD APPARENTLY OVERRIDEN THEM. MY SPEED WAS NEARING 90 MPH WHEN I RESORTED TO TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, AND COASTED TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS SPANNED ABOUT 20 SECONDS. AS THE VEHICLE NEARED ITS STOP, I HEARD THE ACCELERATOR POP FREE. WITH THE ENGINE OFF, BOTH PETALS THEN SEEMED TO DEPRESS NORMALLY, SO I DROVE TO THE NEAREST AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP. ALL APPEARED TO BE NORMAL UNDER THE HOOD AT THAT POINT. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THOUGH THEY EXPRESSED SYMPATHY, THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD DO. I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT MY YOUNG CHILD WAS NOT WITH ME, THAT THE ROADS WERE NOT ICY (IT HAD RECENTLY SNOWED), THAT THERE WAS NO NEARBY TRAFFIC IN THE VICINITY, AND THAT I DID NOT PANIC. I WAS, HOWEVER, SCARED OUT OF MY WITS. THIS SITUATION OCCURRED SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER OUR LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP PERFORMED ABS RECALL MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, AND I CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER IF THE TWO EVENTS ARE RELATED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN THE RECENT PAST. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE SEEING A GROWING PATTERN, AND IF GM PLANS TO TAKE ANY ACTION. THIS IS MY WINTER VEHICLE; IT HAS ONLY 24,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THEY STOP FUNCTIONING DURING PERFORMANCE. CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK

MY BLAZER WAS OVER HEATING THE COOLENT WAS FLUSHED, IT OVER HEATED AGAIN THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED, IT OVER HEATED AGAIN THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND A NEW THERMOSTAT WAS PUT IN, AGAIN IT OVER HEATED AND THIS TIME BLEW THE ENGINE. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY...I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING STEERING WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURATHER INFORMATION.*AK

MEDFORD ENGINE GASKET BLEWOUT, AND COOLANT RAN FROM UNDERNEA VEHICLE.ALSO, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO BEARINGS BEING DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

THE CAR HAD MADE A NASTY NOISE SINCE ABOUT 30K MILES. WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION MORE THAN ONCE, BUT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. WE HAD THE CAR LUBED, ALIGNED, REPLACED TIRES, ETC. WE LIVED WITH THE NOISE, ASSURED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THEN LAST SUNDAY MY WIFE TURNED INTO OUR DRIVE, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DETACHED AT THE LOWER BALL JOINT. HAD SHE BEEN GOING FASTER, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. CHEVROLET SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, AND BALL JOINT FAILURE IS NOT UNUSUAL. I DISAGREE AND CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS DEFECT, AS AT MODERATE SPEED THIS KIND OF FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN A ROLLOVER.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PUT IN FOR RECALL ON ABS SYSTEM. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS CHECKED AGAIN. SOME TIME LATER THE LIGHT WAS GOING ON AGAIN AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY HOOCKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND THEY SAID THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT CODES IN THE SYSTEM AND THEY WOULD NEED TO START WITH THE FIRST THING AND WORK THROUGH TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHT SEEMS TO GO ON WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN REVERSE AND WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE HARD AT 5 MPH THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE IT SEEMS TO GO OUT. IS THERE A WAY THAT THIS CAN BE CHECKED OUT WITHOUT THE TRUCK BEING TAKEN FOR A WEEK OR IS IT THE WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT IS FAULTY?*AK

DEXCOOL IN RADIATOR COOLING SYSTEM HAD TURNED TO A RUSTY SLUDGE. HAD COOLANT FLUSH DONE AT 60,000 MILES BY THE DEALER. HAD DEALER REINSPECT VEHICLE AS I WAS GOING ON A LONG ROAD. I HAVE COPY OF 27 POINT INSPECTION STATING MY VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO NOTED PROBLEMS. 261 MILES LATER I WAS STRANDED IN THE DESERT WITH A PLUGGED AND BLOWN RADIATOR AND HEATER CORE. THE RADIATOR CAP WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE FLUID IN THE OVERFLOW TANK WAS A RUSTY BROWN THICK MESS. THE HOSES GOING INTO THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A COATING OF RUST ON THE INSIDE. I HAD A NEW RADIATOR PUT ON, NEW HOSES, AND THE RADIATOR AND ENGINE BLOCK REFLUSHED, NEW COOLANT ADDED AND OVERFLOW TANK WASHED. 1,500 MILES LATER (TO THE CURRENT MILEAGE I AM AT NOW) THE DEXCOOL FLUID IS ALREADY DISCOLORING AND PARTICLES OF RUST ARE STARTING TO REAPPEAR. WHICH TELLS ME THE CORROSION IS DEEP INSIDE THE SYSTEM. GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM OF RUSTING AND CORROSION, DEALER WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR WORK OR INSPECTIONS. GM NEVER WARNED THE CONSUMERS THAT THIS HAD TO BE CAREFULLY WATCHED OR MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE WOULD OCCUR. GM HAS A TRAINING VIDEO THAT WAS SENT TO DEALERS THAT SPECIFICALLY DEALS WITH THE DEXCOOL CORROSION PROBLEM. IT IS CALLED GM TRAINING VIDEO UNDERSTANDING RADIATOR CAP AND COOLING SYSTEM CONTAMINATION. THEY ARE CLAIMING THE RADIATOR CAPS MAY HAVE A PROBLEM PROPERLY SEALING THE RADIATOR THUS CAUSING HIGH EVAPORATION AND THUS CONTAMINATING THE COOLING SYSTEM. IF THEY ARE A

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 60MPH.UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT UPPER CONTROL ARM/ BALL JOINT SNAPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FRONT LEFT CONTROL ARM, RUSTED AND CARRODED, CAUSING THE CONTROL ARM TO BREAK AND DAMAGE TO THE STEERING KNUCKEL, SHOCK, LEFT FRONT AXCLE, AXCLE BOOT AND AXCLE SEEL. THIS ACCURED WHILE BEGINNING TO BACK TO CAR OUT OF A DRIVE WAY (APPROX. 3MPH). THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASE FOR A SNAPING AND POPPING IN THE FRONT DRIVERSIDE WHEEL, BOTH TIMES WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A SQUEEKY SPRING AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW WE KNOW WHAT THE NOISES WHERE, NOT A SPRING. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER 2 WEEKS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT WHY THE CAR DID THIS AND HOW THIS IS SEEN ALL THE TIME( WHICH I KNOW IS NOT TRUE). THE FINAL CONCLUSION FROM THE DEALER IS LACK OF MAINTANCE, YET WE HAVE THIS CAR LUBED AND TAKEN CARE OF OFTEN. THIS IS A REAL CONCERN, IF THIS PART WOULD HAVE BROKE JUST MOMENTS BEFORE OR AFTER IT DID, ME AND MY CHILDREN WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERLY INJURED OR KILLED. I AM VERY WORRIED THAT THE OTHER SIDE MAY DO THE SAME THING, SINCE I CAN NOT GET A GOOD ANSWER O. *AK

TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING. PUMPING THE PEDAL REPEATEDLY ENABLED ME TO FINALLY STOP. PARKED IT, HAD IT TOWED HOME.*AK

CONSUME R WAS PULLING VEHICLE INSIDE OF YARD AND APPLIED BRAKES THEY WERE HARD AND NOISY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. *AK

RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V193000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99041. DEALER CORRECTED RECALL WORK. CONSUMER NOTED THAT AFTER RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP OR UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD A FENDER BENDER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES, THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30MPH APPROXIMATELY THREE CAR LINKS, AND DRIVER IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY. HE SLAMMED ON BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

RADIATOR HAS EXCESSIVE RUST. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND ADVISED CONSUMER TO CHANGE DEX COOLANT ON A REGULAR BASIS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK