1997 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

TRANSMISSION LOST 3RD AN 4TH GEAR CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE PUMP LEAK. *AK

TAILGATE WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY AND WILL OPEN WHILE TRAVELING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PART IN QUESTION WAS NOT FASTENED TO THE GLASS, IT WAS HELD IN PLACE BY A THIN RUBBER GASKET THAT GOES AROUND THE GLASS THAT BROKE. *SLC

DEALERSHIP HELPED PAY FOR A SMALL PORTION OF REPAIR OF BOTH COMPLAINTS. GMC DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. ALSO REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS FOR THE 4TH TIME AT 43,000 MILE. THEY ARE PREMATURELY WEARING MORE THAN LIKELY BECAUSE THE CALIPERS ARE LOCKING UP. HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT'S PURCHASE.*AK

THE LATCH FOR THE REAR WINDSHIELD IS FASTENED ONLY TO THE RUBBER GASKET AROUD THE WINDOW, NEVER TO THE GLASS AS THERE IS NO RESIDUE AS IF IT EVER HAD BEEN. FINALLY THE RUBBER BROKE AND THE HATCH FLEW OPEN. THE HATCH WILL NO LONGER STAY CLOSED ON ITS OWN. I HAVE SEEN OTHER BLAZERS WITH THE SAME "DEFECT". I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL BODYSHOPS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BONDED AT THE FACTORY AND THEY CANNOT FIX THIS.*AK

THIS SUV DOES NOT STOP THE WAY IT SHOULD. THE ABS IS OVER SENSITIVE. IT ACTIVATES WAY TOO SOON, MAKING THIS VEHICLE HAVE A VERY LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. IN SNOW THIS VERY UN-NERVING, EVEN AT VERY LOW SPEED. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLES' ABS OR LONG STOPPING HABITS?*AK

RAN OUT OF GAS. FUEL GAUGE SHOWED HALF FULL. TOWED TO DEALER, REPLACED TANK SENSOR, COSTED $500. I'M NOT TO HAPPY WITH GM.

THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IN A PARKING LOT. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED, BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE AND TIME. THIS TRUCK IS SCARY TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW. IT DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALL FOR THE ABS SYSTEM ON 1997 BLAZERS? *AK

RECALL 97V096001; WHILE DRIVING DEFECTIVE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP IN A ROLLOVER CRASH IN WHICH DRIVER DIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE COOLANT HAD TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER PUT IN RED COOLANT THAT TURNED TO A THICK MUD. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR & VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPPED AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES. DEALER SAID THAT PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. DEALER WAS SHOWING NO CONCERN FOR PROBLEM, NOR HAVE THEY DONE ANTYHING.*AK

WHILE TURNING ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. COUSUMER WOULD MOVE WIPERS BY HAND, AND WIPERS WOULD START. *AK THE WIPER FAILURE HAD HAPPENED WITH THE TWO MODELS OF THIS VEHICLES. *YH

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED 20MPH WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMP, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

NIGHT BEFORE IT WAS RAINING AND THE NEXT DAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ENTIRE WIPER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AFTER BLOWING. TRANSMISSION NOW JERKS INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND. BRAKE PADS WEAR EXTREMELY QUICK. WIRING HARNESS UNDER DRIVERS SEAT HAD MULTIPLE SHORTS, CAUSING NO POWER SEATS, POWER LOCKS, AND FLAHING INTERIOR LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER LAST REPAIRED THEM ON OCT 18, 2000. DEALER SAID SAULDER JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE IN WIPER MOTOR.*AK THE WIPER MALFUNCTIONING IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM AFFECTING SAFETY. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. *YH

CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES AND THE VACUUM POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CAR WAS MAKING BANGING SOUND WHEN TURNING. CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED AS FAILED IDLER ARM AND BALL JOINTS. REPAIRED BY GM/CHEVY UNDER 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. CONCERNED THAT LOW MILEAGE FAILURE MAY REFLECT SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS FRONT END PROBLEM WITH CHEVY BLAZER.

AT 61,000 MILES LEFT SIDE UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO BREAK OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK *SLC

WHILE CHECKING RADIATOR, RADIATOR OPERATED POORLY, NO COOLING TURNED INTO JELL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

GAS GAUGE UNRELIABLE BELOW HALF TANK, FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY. NEED TO USE TRIP METER TO GAUGE FUEL IN TANK BY MPG. FRONT BRAKES AND ROTOR RECENTLY REPLACED DUE TO SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING. PER DEALER, ROTORS WERE BADLY WARPED. *AK

RADIATOR OVERFLOW DRY FILLED WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE DIRT RADIATOR FILLED WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE MUD CAUSED BY DEX-COOL COOLANT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE SERVICED FOR 6 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES.

FUEL GAUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK FUEL GAUAGE ALWAYS STAYS ON FULL LEVEL, EVENTHOUGH IT ONLY HAS 2 GALLONS IN TANK. *YH

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRAVELING 63MPH APPROACHING SLOWING/STOPPING TRAFFIC FROM A DISTANCE. GRADUALLY BEGAN SLOWING VEHICLE AND APPLYING INCREASED BRAKE PRESSURE. TRAFFIC THEN STOPPED, APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE-BOTH FEET ON PEDAL, HANDS BRACED ON WHEEL AND BODY THRUST BACK IN THE SEAT. BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. ABS DID NOT WORK - NO "CHK, CHK, CHK" SOUND AND NO PULSATING. RESULTED IN REAR END COLLISION. NOTICED THAT AN ABS RECALL EXISTS FOR MODEL OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURED IN SAME MONTH/YEAR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#: 99V193000) BUT WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS A 1997 MODEL.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY BECOME INTERMITTANT AND SUBSEQUENTLY STOP WORKING AFTER CONSECUTIVE USE UNTIL THEY FINALLY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. INDEPENDANTLY REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER AT OWN EXPENSE . HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS EXIST AND RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#: 98V150001) EXISTS FOR 1996 MODELS. BELIEVE ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE MADE TO INCLUDE NEWER VEHICLES AS WELL.

BATTERY REPLACED, LEAKING FLUID. *MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK THEN DO NOT WORK. HEAR WIPER MOTOR MAKING NOISE BUT NOT WORKING. HAS HAPPEND 4 TIMES NOW. HAVE TO TAP WIPER MOTOR TO WORK, BUT LAST TIME TAPPING DID NOT WORK. NEXT DAY WIPERS WORKED.

THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST UNIT WAS REPLACED BUT THE BRAKES ARE STILL NOT FUNCTIONING WELL. I HAD THE DEALER CHECK THEM AND THEY SAID THEY CHECKED OUT OK.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY

THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS THE SECOND FOR THIS VEHICLE . THE FIRST WAS 4/09/1999 @58765 MILES .VEHICLE IS IN SHOP AS I TYPE THIS REPORT .THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME IN BOTH INSTANCES . I AM TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON TO THIS TRANSMISSION .THIS PART SHOULD BE IMPROVED BY GENERAL MOTORS AND A RECALL INITATED ON THEIR PART THE REPAIR COST OF EACH FAILURE IS 750.00 TO 800.00 .

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED. HE HEARD A SLIGHT NOISE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HAD CAME OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE INCIDENT, AND INSISTED THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVEABLE. HE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED.*AK LEFT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATED DAMAGING THE RIM. THE CUSTOMER STATES THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT LEFT BALL JOINTS ON MY NEW 1997 CHEVY BLAZER FAILED @26K MILES. THEY WERE REPLACED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, USING GENERAL MOTORS PARTS. AT 44K MILES, THE SAME FRONT LEFT BALL JOINTS FAILED. BECAUSE IT IS AN INTRICATE COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING MECHANISM, I WAS URGED TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. I CHOSEN NOT TO HAVE THEM REPLACED FOR FEAR THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS USED MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND FAIL ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO CHOSEN TO LIMIT MY DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE TO ONLY LOCAL USE FOR FEAR THAT FAILURE MAY OCCURE AGAIN, BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES OR FATALITIES. WHAT ALSO HAS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WAS THAT WHEN PICKING UP MY VEHICLE ANOTHER CUSTOMER OWNING THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEIR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COINCIDENCE? MAYBE SO, BUT I'M NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE RISK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION CLUNKED AND FAILED. *YH

WHILE IN AN FRONTAL ACCIDENT AT HIGHT SPEED, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WHEN THE DOOR WAS BEING SHUT. *SLC

THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REBUILT AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $2,000. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET OF NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THERE ARE TO MANY VEHICLES OF GENERAL MOTORS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

DEX-COOL TURNED TO GEL CAUSING NO HEAT FROM HEATER. REQUIRED SPECIAL SYSTEM FLUSH, NEW THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR CAP

THE BACK HATCH GLASS KEEPS COMING OPEN. THE LATCH HAS COME LOOSE.

AFTER VEHICLE RUNS FOR 30 MINUTES, TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND THE VALVE WAS STICKING. IT WILL COST $1000. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE 97 BLAZER'S HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE TRANSMISSION BUT DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS REPLACE MY VALVE BODY WITH A NEWER UPDATED VERSION NOW THAT THE BUGS HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT BUT AT MY COST. THERE IS NO REASON THAT A TRANSMISSION ON ANY CAR SHOULD HAVE PROBLEMS AT THIS MILEAGE. TO TOP IT OFF, MOST OF MY MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY. I ALSO PUT MY 4TH SET OF BRAKES ON AT 41,000 MILES. DEALER SAID 1ST SET WERE DEFECTIVE AT 18K, 2ND SET WAS ONLY A 10K BRAKE AT 29K. PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED AND I GAVE UP. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID WOULD OVERFLOW AND SPRAY ON BACK WINDOW. ON 8/7-11 GM PAID 80% I HAD TO PAY 20%-SINCE I WAS OVER BY 2,000 MILES. EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED ON 8/14, THEY HAD MY BLAZER FOR ALMOST 3 WKS AT NO COST TO ME. THEY SAID THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. SAME THING HAPPENED ON 9/2/00 BUT NOW IT HAS NO REVERSE, MADE LOUD NOISE, THEY TOWED IT-I WOULD NOT DRIVE IT BACK THIS TIME. I WAS GETTING OFF THE PIKE, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AND I WENT FLYING FORWARD..THANK GO NO OTHER CARS AROUND AND I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. THE FIRST REPAIR I WAS WITHOUT MY BLAZER FOR ABOUT A WEEK, 2ND REPAIR IT WAS ALMOST 3 WEEKS..HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THIS ONE WILL TAKE. PRIOR TO THIS I LOVED MY BLAZER. I DON'T FEEL AT 38,000 YOU SHOULD HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I DID INFORM THE SERVICE DEPT. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE BLAZER IT HAD A RUSTED DIP STICK AND THEY REPLACED IT. I THINK THAT IS ALL THEY DID, FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE DRAINED THE FLUID, JUST IN CASE RUST CHIPS OR COROSION FELL INTO THE FLUID. THEY ALSO PUT NEW BRAKES ON 2 MONTHS AGO AND I KEEP TELLING THEM THEY AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY. THE ABS BRAKES YOU PRESS PEDAL AND IT GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOW, THERE IS NO WAY THEY WOULD STOP IN AN EMERGENCY ON TIME. BASED ON THIS I AM NOT PLEASED WITH THE GM PARTS AND THE SERVICE DEPTARTMENT!!!!!

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM REPAIRED AT THE DEALER AND THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE SHOP IT FLOODED WITH GASOLINE AND CAUGHT FIRE. *MJS

NO SUMMARY

WHEN FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD TURNED REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE HERSELF, MIRROR AND A PIECE OF GLASS FROM THE WINDSHIELD JUST POPPED OFF, HITTING THE CHILD IN THE NOSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES WHILE ON ICE/ WATER/GRAVAL OR ANYTIME STEPPING ON BRAKES PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR, MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE AND VEHICLE WILL KEEP GOING.*AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK