1996 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN. APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AT THAT TIME NO ABS BRAKING ACTION. DEALER FOUND RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR TO BE AT FAULT. *AK

RADIATOR COOLANT RUSTED. *AK

FAILED DEX-COOL. CALLED DEX-COOL AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS GMC. CALLED GMC AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT DEALER. DEALER SAID TO DRAIN DEX-COOL AND FLUSH AND FILL WITH GREEN ANTI FREEZE IMMEDIATELY. DEX COOL TURNS TO GELL PER DEALER. THEY NOTIFY ALL CUSTOMERS TO DRAIN DEX-COOL.*AK

TEMP GAUGE CLIMBED INTO RED.PER DEALER COOLENT WAS CONTAMINATED. BLAZER HAS NEVER HAD ANYONE BUT DEALER PERFORM MAINTENCE ETC...DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON FOR COOLENT TO BECOME CONTAMINATED. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS INFACT A BULLENTINE RELEASE FOR THIS & CUSTOMERS NOT NOTIFIED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CAUSING ANY DANGER TO PASSENGERS. HOWEVER, IT WAS COSTLY TO REPAIR.

FAILED OIL COOLER LINES. DEALER REPORTS MANY OWNERS OF BLAZERS AND S-10 PICKUPS HAVE HAD BOTH OIL COOLER LINES REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE HIT A UTILITY POLE AT 45MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

STEERING STARTED GETTING TIGHT, HAD TO JERK IT TO STEER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM WERE BAD. CONSUMER REPLACED BALL JOINTS, AND THEY ONLY LASTED FOR 38000 MILES. THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN THAT.*AK

ANTI-FREEZE COOLANT CLOGGED ENGINE. *AK THE DEX-COOLANT WAS REPLACED WITH REGULAR ANTI FREEZER BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *YH

2ND CHEVROLET VEHICLE WITH LOW MILES EXPERIENCING INJECTOR FAILURE. *AK

ABS MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

IN APPROXIMATELY, JULY, 2000, (UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE) THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ON THE SAID VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE WEBSITES FOR BOTH CHEVROLET AND NHTSA TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS HAD BEEN CALLED. ON THE WEBSITE IT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN FOR 1991-1996. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVROLET VIA TELEPHONE, THEY DENIED THAT THIS INFORMATION WAS ON THEIR WEBSITE AND STATED THAT IT WAS ONLY UP TO THE YEAR 1995. THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS BEFORE A RECALL COULD BE MADE ON A CERTAIN VEHICLE YEAR. I STATED MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE REPRESENATIVE AND TOLD HER THAT I WOULD MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO RECEIVE WHAT I FELT I WAS DUE. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND HEADACHES, THEY FINALLY SENT A RECALL NOTICE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GIBSON CHEVROLET IN SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS WHO REPLACED A SWITCH AND SAID THEY WERE DONE. WHEN I BEGAN TO LEAVE, I NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I WENT BACK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM THAT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE GENTLEMAN STATED THAT WHAT THEY HAD REPAIRED WOULD NOT PREVENT THE LIGHT FROM BEING ON. AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONAL CIRCLES, I QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLES ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL AND I WAS TOLD "NO" " WE COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK , BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT." NOW, IT WAS AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT I REPORTED THAT MY LIGHT HAD COME ON WHEN THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. IN ADDITION TO THAT I HAD APPROXIMATELY 7 BRAKE PAD CHANGES IN

CD PLAYER FAILED, DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER THE RADIO STILL MALFUNCTIONS. *CJ

HEATER CORE RUSTED. NLM

REAR RESTRAINT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH HEARD A MUFFLED POP LOOKED OUT DRIVER SIDE VIEW MIRROR TO SEE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT LEFT REAR OF CAR. TURNED AROUND TO SEE ENTIRE REAR OF CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. PULLED OVER, FLAMES AT REAR TIRE, GOT FAMILY OUT AND IN 5 MINUTES ENTIRE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. HAVE CONTACTED GM WHO REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY IDEA OF WHAT A PROBLEM CAUSE WAS. HELP. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES AND FELT ABS KICKING IN, BUT THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING, CONSUMER HAS ALSO BEEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING AN EXCESSIVE BRAKE SQUEAK, DEALER HAD REPLACED BRAKE PADS TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE. RIGHT REAR DOOR WON'T ALWAYS UNLOCK FROM INSIDE, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM, PINS AT DRIVER'S DOOR HINGES RUSTED. THE SEAL AROUND RIGHT REAR WINDOW HOLDS WATER AFTER RAIN. REAR PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT FOLD DOWN, DEALER FOUND CABLE BINDING UP. WATER COLLECTS IN REAR LIGHT LENSE WHEN WASHING VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED TAILLIGHT LENSE, CENTER HIGH MOUNT LENSE COLLECTS MOISTURE, DEALER REPLACED 3RD LIGHT BRAKE ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER FLUSHED RADIATOR AND 12 MONTHS LATER IT NEEDED FLUSHED AGAIN, DEALER PERFORMED, CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE FIRST FLUSH DOWN AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD GEARS GRINDING WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT STOPPING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE THE VIN # DID NOT MATCH #'S IN THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION, HAD HEAD-ON COLLISION. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK

THE THROTTLE IS ONLY ABOUT 1 INCH AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONSUMER HAS HIT THE THROTTLE WHEN WANTING TO USE THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *SLC

AT APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY BLAZER DIED. THE CONDENSOR, ETC. ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY INDEPENDENT DEALER RELAYED TO ME THAT HE HAS HAD THREE 1996 AND A 1997 BLAZERS IN FOR A/C FAILURE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. HE SAYS IT IS DUE TO "CHEAP PARTS". *AK

FRONT TIRES WERE GETTING QUITE WORN OUT AND ROTATING WAS NOT HELPING. WAS FORCED INTO REPLACING ALL FOUR AT 49559 MILES - WELL BEFORE THE 60000 MILES WARRANTY ON THE THE TIRES. THE TIRE SHOP SAID THAT I NEED TWO FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS AND AN IDLER ARM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I NEEDED TWO FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS ALSO. THE DEALERSHIP ADDED THAT THE JOINTS SHOULD LAST A LIFETIME IF PROPERLY LUBRICATED - WHICH I HAD TAKEN CARE OF. ASKED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT A REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE BALL JOINTS AND WAS TOLD TO ASK THE DEALERSHIP. BOTTOMLINE - DID NOT GET A REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE FROM EITHER PLACE. THE DEALERSHIP WARNED THAT THE JOINTS COULD BREAK WHILE DRIVING AND READING SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME. ENDED UP GETTING THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS ON EITHER SIDE ALONG WITH THE IDLER ARM REPLACED AT A COST OF $800. THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE GAVE A BUNCH OF PLATITUDE ABOUT HOW SORRY THEY WERE THAT THE WARRANY HAD EXPIRED AND THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME.*AK

CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND IDLER PULLEY/SERPENTINE BELTS WERE REPLACED. THEN, STEERING LOCKED UP, AND BRAKES FAILED, CONSUMER STATED THAT RECALL 98V193000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES WAS NEVER DONE.*AK

THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS HOWEVER, I LISTED ONLY ONE SPECIFIC INCIDENT. THESE BRAKES HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AND A DOWNLOAD WAS MADE TO THE COMPUTER. THIS HAS NOT HELPED THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE AT BEST. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/2 OF ONE SIDE OF ONE OF THE FRONT ROTOR SURFACES WAS PARTIALLY CORRODED AWAY. IN MY OPINION THIS WOULD HAVE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BRAKING IN AN EMERGRNCY STOP. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ROTOR AND THE ROTOR ITSELF ARE AVAILBLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

RECALL 98V150001/WINDSHEILD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVEED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL. CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V150001. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING.*AK

TWICE THE BRAKES FAILED. GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND APPROACHING A STOPSIGN. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. TOOK IT IN. DEALER DID RECALL99041. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE, THERE WAS A RECALL 98V150001, HOWEVER DEALER STATED THAT VIN ON THIS VEHICLE WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF RECALL. *SLC

THIS BLAZER HAS OFFERED NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. WE HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES, THE BATTERY THREE TIMES, THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT IN JULY, 1999, AND EVEN AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED TWICE, IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BECAUSE OF A "GURGLING" NOISE, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING IT, (IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME). NOW GAS FUMES FLOOD INTO THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS TIMES, AFTER FILLING UP, AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING. THEY CLAIM THAT A $1,000.00 VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT I SURE WISH THEY HAD KNOWN THAT WHILE THE WARRANTY WAS STILL GOOD! THE WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES, THE BRAKES ALLOW ME TO SLIDE TO A STOP ANY TIME THERE IS MOISTURE, THE LEFT RADIO SPEAKERS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES, DOME LIGHT COVER FALLS OFF, HOOD WON'T OPEN WITHOUT FORCE, PWR. WINDOWS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO, LOCKS STOPPED WORKING BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THEY "FIXED" THEM, BUT THEY STILL DIDN'T WORK. IS THERE ANY WAY THEY WILL TAKE THIS LOUSY EXCUSE FOR A VEHICLE BACK? I CAN'T AFFORD TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN AROUND IN SOMETHING THAT OFFERS THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPLOSION DUE TO GAS LEAKAGE, NOT TO MENTION THAT THE SMELL AND FUMES MAKE US ALL NAUTIOUS. I WONDER HOW MANY MORE PROBLEMS WE WILL HAVE WITH IT, THE TRANSMISSION NOW SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. PLEASE HELP!!*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AT 12,884 BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED, AT 44,080 MILES BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN. NOW AT 68, 192 MILES BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY IN RAIN, ABS BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON WET PAVEMENT; PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR . HAS BEEN TO DEALER . THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON BOTH PROBLEMS, AS PER MANUFACTURER. BUT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALLS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. ALSO, RECALL 98V150000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043 DEALT WITH SAME ISSUE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

BRAKES WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. ONLY WAY CONSUMER COULD STOP WOULD BE TO SLAM DOWN ON THE BRAKES.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER STARTS BLOWING COLD, WHEN IDLE ENGINE OVERHEATS AND AIR COND. BLOWS HOT...WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 2000RPM CONSTANTLY, ENGINE COOLS AND AIR COND. BLOWS COLD.

ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PANEL. THIS LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF A BAD CONTROL MODULE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE SENT MAIL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD JUST LIKE AKNOWLEDGMENT THAT IT WAS RECEIVED.NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

THE TIRES IN QUESTION HAVE THE SAME DEFECTS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON NATIONAL T.V. THE SIDES OF MY TIRES HAVE BLISTERED AND ARE PEELING ALONG WITH A FAINT LINE WHERE THE TREAD WAS ATTACHED TO THE REST OF THE TIRE. DO I HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR HAVE A FATALITY BEFORE SOMTHING OR SOMEONE WILL CONTACT ME ? I HAVE CALLED AND A REPORT HAS BEEN TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO FIRESTONE WITH A COMMENT THAT SOME ONE FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH ME. MY FIRST REPORT OF MY PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES WAS 9-5-00. I HAVE LOST MY JOB AND FALLING BEHIND ON BILLS. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW SET OF REPLACEMENT TIRES NOR CAN I AFFORD AN AUTO ACCIDENT. WILL YOU PLEASE HELP ME? SINCERELY, DAVID SARACENI( DOT NUMBER: HYHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I WORK AT NIGHT DRIVING AND OFTEN HAVE TO BREAK FAST FOR DEER CROSSING THE HIGHWAYS. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO BREAK QUICKLY FOR 2 DEER THE VEHICLE GAVE A GROWLING SOUND AND JUST CONTINUED AT THE SAME SPEED UNTIL I HAD HIT THE DEER. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS TODAY AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND THE DEER WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. I COMPLAINED OF THE TRANSMISSION IN MARCH , 2000 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AT THAT TIME I HAD THEM CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID,FILTER AND GASKET, BUT IT STILL HAS TIMES WHEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO.

RECALL 99V193000/ABS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SOFT PEDAL AND FADING BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT LEFT ROTORS WERE PITTED/ CORRODED. BOTH ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH DURING RAIN, THE WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL. THE FISRT TIME IT HAPPENED THEY PAUSED SLIGHTLY THEN BEGAN TO OPERATE AFTER A SHORT MOMENT. THE SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH THEY PAUSED THEN STARTED AGAIN AND THEN THEY STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. I PULLED OVER ON THE ROAD AND AFTER AWHILE THEY STARTED AGAIN BUT ONLY IN THE FASTEST MODE. I THEN BEGAN TO RETURN HOME WHEN THE WIPER FAILED COMPLETELY. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A STEADY RAIN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 20 MINS AND THEN THEY STARTED AGAIN. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS ONCE MORE BEFORE REACHING MY HOME. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLAICED THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. THE SAME ITEM WAS RECALLED IN 1998. YOUR RECAL ID# (98VI50001). I PAID $132.00 FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT COVER MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED 8/96. THE RECALL ONLY COVERED VEHICLES FROM 8/94 TO 5/96. PLEASE ADD THIS COMPLAINT TO YOUR FILES. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BILLED FOR A DEFECT THAT WAS RECALLED ONLY 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO MY TRUCKS PRODUCTION. THE IDENTICAL DEFECT WAS FOUND AND THE CONDITION COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY FAMILY OUR LIVES. SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS WIPER FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED BEFORE LIVES ARE TAKEN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND GMC AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKYOU.

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED DO TO THE DEXY COOL COOLANT USED IN THE ENGINE. IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD UP TO 100,000 MILES. THE COOLANT JELLED AT 84,605 CAUSING THE HEATER CORE AND THE RADIATOR TO BECOME RUSTED AND CLOGGED. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THE REPAIR TO COST 1795.00

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HEATER WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN IT WILL STOP. HAVE TO PUSH, HARD TO KEEP IT GOING. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK

HEATER FAILURE; HEATER/DEFROSTER BLOWS COLD AIR; THERMOSTAT, SENSOR, AND CONNECTOR REPLACED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT; HOSES AND COOLANT LEVELS TESTED OK. *AK

NO HEAT IN VEHICLE; WAS TOLD THAT THIS COULD BE DUE TO FAULTY DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE. NO HEAT MEANS FOGGED WINDOWS IN THE WINTER AND IN THE RAIN. FLUSHED THE RADIATOR AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY CLOGGED WITH THE DEFECTIVE, BROKEN DOWN ANTIFREEZE IN THE FORM OF THICK BROWN SLUDGE.