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1997 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 1997 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings
Filed Mar 3, 2000AL

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE SAME SAME TIME OIL WAS PUMPING ON THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR, AND LOST ALL OIL. PULLED OVER. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. ENGINE COOLING LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED A HOLE IN THE LINE. DEALER REPLACED COOLING LINE. *AK *ML

Service Brakes, Air › AntilockCrash2 injured
Filed Feb 27, 2000OK

THE VECHILE WAS COMING UP TO A STOPLIGHT. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER. SHE PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. SHE TRIED AGAIN AND STILL NOTHING. SHE AND MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER CRASHED INTO A SEMITRUCK TRAILER. THE POLICE ESTIMATE HER SPEED AT 28 MPH. THERE ARE NO SKID MARKS. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 24, 2000MD

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 19, 2000KY

THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO CUT OFF IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVED FOR MORE THAT 30 MINUTES AND THE A/C IS RUNNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON NOR ARE THERE ANY WARNINGS THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO DIE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM BECAUSE COMPUTER ISN'T REGISTERING ANY ISSUES. THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Feb 18, 2000MD

CAR TOWED IN THREE TIMES LAST SUMMER 6/28/ CAR STALLED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS, REPLACED BATTERY, ALTERNATOR,7 /27 REPROGRAMMED PCM, 9/16 BRAKES FAILED REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. WE'VE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE START. CHEVY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED, WE HAVE EXTENDED 8 YEAR WARRANTY. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, MY DAUGHTER HAD TAKEN THE CAR JUST 1/2 MILE TO THE SHOPPING CENTER AND BACK WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING. THE CAR IS TOTALLED, SHE WAS NOT HURT AND A NEIGHBOR WAS HELPFUL BY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS WAS EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 16, 2000MA

SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH 33 MILES, I HAVE SPENT APP. $2,000 ON IT, ABOVE THE WTY'S AND MAINT. 12/96 - PASSENGER SIDE GOT FLOODED, 9/97 RECALL DONE, SUCKING AIR SOUND ( NOT FOUND BY TECH.),1/98 - COMPLETE MAIT 15K + 4X4 SERVICE($235), 2/98 -F. BRAKES + MACHINED ROTORS ($162), GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING TOOK, REMOVED DASH( BROKE HAZARD LIGHT) REPLACED GAS TANK SENSOR -3 DAYS(RENTAL GIVEN) 1 DAY LATER, FILLED THE TANK AND THE GAS RAN OUT ( A DAY LOST AT WORK), 1/99 - 4X4 SWITCH REPLACED, 7/99 - REPLACED F.BRAKES ,2 BALL JOINTS, NEW ROTORS,2 REAR AXLE SEALS + CLEANED OIL OUT OF REAR BRAKE($540), 9/99 - CAR DOESN'T START ONCE REPLACED BATTERY, SERPENTINE BELT($248), 1/00 - WIPERS WORK OFF+ ON- REPLACED WIPER BOARD, REPLACED STARTER WITH REBUILT + WTY, 2 COOLER LINES($799). NOW WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE SALES PERSON AGREED TO GIVE A RENTAL, A NEW SERVICE MAN STARTS AND SAYS" I'M NEW AND YOU DON'T GET A RENTAL UNLESS IT;S IN OVER NIGHT" JUST TO LET YOU NO I"M A MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND JUST CAN'T MISS WORK AT ANY TIME THE CAR IS IN FOR REPAIRS. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Feb 16, 2000IL

ANTI-FREEZE GOES BAD AND LOOKS LIKE MUD. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOPS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 15, 2000OH

FAILED FIRST AT 38,280 REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER NOT INVOLVED IN 1ST OR 2ND FAILURE/REPAIR. CHEVROLET SAYS THAT 76K ON REPAIRED TRANSMISSION IS REASONABLE -- I DISAGREE. *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Feb 12, 2000MA

MY 1977 BLAZER WOULD NOT TURN OVER THIS MORNING. A CHECK OF THE BATTERY (ORIGINAL) INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY AND HAS CORRODED THE BATTERY HOLDER, THE CAR FRAME AND THE BRAKE LINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF OTHER VEHICLES FOR LEAKING BATTERY PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM BATTERIES ARE ALSO IN THE 1977 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED TO THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. I REPLACED THE BATTERY TODAY... AND HAVE KEPT THE OLD ONE IN CASE THE NHTSA WANTS TO SEE IT.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineCrash
Filed Feb 4, 2000FL

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES WHICH HAS RESULTED IN TWO COLLISIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 2, 2000FL

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING A LOSS OF ALL POWER IN THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKES WOUDL NOT RESPOND, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER A MONTH. DEALER WAS THEN CONTACTED AGAIN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 2, 2000PA

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME LOOSE TWICE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED SEVERE STEERING DIFFICULTY. ( THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL BLAZERS AND HE'LL SEE ME AGAIN IN ABOUT 15-25K MILES)TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLY BECAUSE THEY WEAR FAST ON THE FRONT. REPLACED BALL JOINT RECENTLY. VEHICLE MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISES IN FRONT END( INCLUDING ENGINE COMPARTMENT) FOR AGE. VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHACE TO INCLUDE IGNITION REPLACEMENT, FUEL PUMP AND SENSORS REPLACED, FUEL GUAGE GOING WACKY,LIGHTS ALWAYS SEEM DIM( I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE), VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON TOO MANY OCCASIONS TO LIST AND TOWED ONCE WHILE ON A TRIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BATTERY SEEMS TO DRAIN FO NO APPARENT REASON. SEATS AND BELTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ABOUT 4 TIMES. I ONLY DETAIL LISTED ITEMS WHICH I KNOW THE EXACT DATES. WHICH HAPPENED. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER RIGHT NOW FOR ELECTRICAL AND THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO WORK WITH GM ON THESE ISSUES, BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED MUCH HELP. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED WITH THE GM SERVICE AND THE DEALERS. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY PERSON, BUT I DON'T BELEIVE I WANT TO OWN ANOTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 199X BLAZER. THE TWO DEALERS WHICH HAVE WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE THE MOST

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 27, 2000NY

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL STOPPING ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN WHICH INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE AN ADDITIONAL 15-20 FEET. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CONDITION CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR ABS PROBLEMS. SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS AND REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 21, 2000OH

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIP AND LEAK OIL. TRANSMISSION SHOWED NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 20, 2000MA

LUDDY CHEVROLET DENIES THAT PROBLEMS WITH TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION ARE ENGINEERING DEFECTS. TRANSMISSION FLUID SMELLED BURNED, AND ALSO CONSTANTLY SLIPPED. TRANSFER CASE MADE A NOISE WHEN IN MOTION, WAS A BENT SHAFT AND WORN BEARING. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A HIGHWAY DRIVEN VEHICLE WITH 61500 MILES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash3 injured
Filed Jan 16, 2000OH

ON 12/22/99, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. A WOMAN TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US LOST CONTROL, STRUCK THE CONCRETE DIVIDER, FLIPPED OVER & WOUND UP UPSIDE DOWN PERPENDICULAR IN THE ROAD IN OUR LANE(LEFT LANE). OUR BRAKES FAILED IN OUR VEHICLE & AS A RESULT WE STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WHO WAS APPEARANTLY PUSHED INTO THE OVERTURNED VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AS WE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. MY HUSBAND DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVISE THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER OF HIS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN THE OFFICER ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL, HE TOLD MY HUSBAND HE DID NOT WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY BECAUSE THE OFFICER INDICATED HE HAD 2 INDEPENDENT WITNESSES. THE OFFICER ADVISED THE WITNESSES STATED THE VAN IN FRONT OF US HAD STOPPED WITH OUT STRIKING THE OVERTURNED VEHICLE, & THEREFORE WE TOO SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. WE SAW THE FIRST VEHICLE LOSE CONTROL & HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO REACT WITH MORE THAN AMPLE DISTANCE TO STOP. HAD OUR BRAKES NOT HAVE FAILED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP & THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON 1995-1996 CHEV BLAZERS RELATED TO ABS. THOUGH OUR VEHICLE IS A LATER MODEL, I DO BELIEVE OUR CLAIM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE REPORTED THE CLAIM TO GM AS WELL AS OUR INSURANCE CO. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME SO THAT I MAY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU WITH ANY INFORMATION &/OR ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME &

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 15, 2000IL

I WAS DRIVING ON THE TOLLWAY AND APPROXIMATLY 1 MILE BEFORE THE TOLL, I FELT MY CAR ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I THOUGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, BUT IT WASN'T.AS I APPROACHED THE TOLL AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK, I WAS TOLD BY THE TOLL AUTHORITY TO TRY TO START THE CAR. WHEN I DID, IT REVVED UP ALL THE WAY INTO THE RED ZONE,8000 RPMS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, MY ENGINE WAS DEEMED RUINED. THE ROD, PISTONS AND BEARINGS WERE SHOT, NOT DUE TO LACK OF MAINTANENCE. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE THROTTLE. NONE OF THIS SHOULD OF OCCURRED IN A CAR THAT IS STILL SOMEWHAT NEW. PLEASE RESPOND. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed Jan 11, 2000LA

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, OWNER HEARS AIR COMING OUT OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAYS IT'S THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 10, 2000MN

ABS BRAKES LOCK UP IN SNOWY AND ICY WEATHER AND THE VEHICLE SKIDS. NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 4, 2000KY

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES SOFT, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING AND VIBRATION. DELAER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 3, 2000WI

THE GARAGE THAT IS REPAIRING MY CAR SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET BLAZERS. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed Dec 30, 1999OH

BRAKE CABLE HAS NOT BROKEN BUT IS WORN PARTIALLY INTO IN FRONT OF REAR LEFT WHEEL AT BRACKET SUPPORT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 29, 1999MO

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Dec 17, 1999CA

WHEN STARTING ENGINE STARTS AND CAR JUST SPUTTERS ALONG. SOMETIMES CONSUMER CAN GO ONLY 20MPH, AND IF ON A HIGHWAY, IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Dec 16, 1999CT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE AND STEERING CONTROL, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. MJS

Electrical System
Filed Dec 16, 1999IL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED POWER WINDOWS , INTERIOR LIGHTS AND POWER DOOR LOCKS TO FAIL. YH

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Dec 10, 1999PA

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH, TRAVELING AT 20-25, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER OR PASSEGNER , CAUSING BOTH OCCUPANTS TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 22, 1999FL

PROBLEM WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE; EVEN AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE STILL CONTINUED TO MOVE BEFORE STOPPING.BELIEVES THIS CAUSED A COLLISION. ASKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. DEALER BEEN DRAGGING OUT THIS PROBLEM LONG ENOUGH ,AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 22, 1999KY

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 19, 1999NY

EA94038, INTERMITTENTLY BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED USUALLY WHEN STOPPING AND GOING OVER A BUMP, WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 19, 1999IA

ENGINE OIL LEAK LOOKS AS IF THE OIL FILTER IS LEAKING BUT IS COMING FROM THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER LINES SERVICE ADVISORS AND MANAGERS ALL KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME WHAT IT WAS WITHOUT LOOKING AT VEHICLE THEY SAID IT WAS COMMON ON ALL BLAZERS CHEVROLET DENIED ANY PROBLEM FUEL GAUGE STOPPED RECORDING BELOW HALF AND WOULD GO BACK UP TO FULL AT TIMES GAS PEDAL WOULD BE HARD TO PRESS AND FINALLY WOULD STICK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE COOLANT COOLANT LOOKS RUSTY IN THE OVERFLOW TANK AND CORRODED AROUND RADIATOR CAP DIRECTLY BEHIND THE STICKER THAT READS NO MATIENCE REQUIRED FOR 5 YRS. 150,000 MILES

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 17, 1999ME

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT TO 3RD OR OVERDRIVE. DIPSTICK IS FULL OF PARTICLES. DEALER REBUILDING. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 14, 1999OH

TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK HAS RUSTED, REVERSE IS GONE, STARTING TO SLIP IN DRIVE GEARS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Nov 12, 1999PA

WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE A NO START CONDITION. DEALER REPLACED FUEL CANISTER AND ALTERNATOR.BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Oct 26, 1999GA

THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AS IT GREATLY REDUCES VISIBILITY TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 26, 1999GA

NO SUMMARY

Power Train › Driveline › Differential UnitFire
Filed Oct 26, 1999MI

THE DIFFERENTIAL CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH., NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS MALFUNCTION WITH THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO EXPLAINATION FOR THE INCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 25, 1999TX

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 25, 1999TX

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES ARE MAKING LOUD NOISES UPON STOPPING .WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS AT A SPEED OF 5- 10 MPH THERE IS INCREASDED STOPPING DISTANCES. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 20, 1999PA

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED VEHICLE SHAKES AS IF IT NEEDS A FRONT END ALIGNMENT.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 18, 1999IL

WHEN AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES ARE HARD AND THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD HIS FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND COMES TO A STOP. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 15, 1999GA

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT NOTICE AT RANDOM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, IT IS RATHER UN-NERVING, AS I MUST GET TO THE SHOULDER TO STOP. ONCE TURNED OFF FOR TEN SECONDS, THE ENGINE RESTARTS AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED... UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. FIRESTONE CHARGED ME TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. IT HAS SENCE BEEN TO THE TOM JUMPER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THEY KEEP REPLACING SMALL PARTS, BUT HAVE YET TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY KEEP THE TRUCK ONE TO TWO WEEKS, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION, BUT HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK. I FEEL LIKE THEY WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Oct 5, 1999CA

FUEL INJECTORS FAIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLACED AND CLEANED. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHICH IS 55 MILES AWAY FROM ME. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND INDICATES THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE INDICATOR FLUCTUATES FROM FULL TO EMPTY AS THE TRUCK IS BEING DRIVEN. MY CASE NUMBER WITH CHEVROLET IS #990453585.

Service Brakes, Air › AntilockCrash
Filed Oct 1, 1999NV

THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT DUE TO SLOW TRAVELING SPEED IN PARKING LOT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THAT ADMITS A FAULT IN THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT DOES NOT CLAIM RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE DAMAGE. I AM NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED, BUT BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

Seats › Front Assembly › Head RestraintCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 30, 1999MD

THE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN THIS VEHICLE ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE, AND WHEN REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK INJURIES DUE TO THE LACK OF SUPPORT BY THE NON-ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 29, 1999PA

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. HAD BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 28, 1999IL

NO SUMMARY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 27, 1999OK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING WHICH MAY RESULT A CRASH. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 27, 1999MI

TRANSMISSION FALURE FOR A CHEVROLET BLAZER 1997--WANT A REFUND FOR REPAIRS

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Sep 22, 1999IN

BESIDES THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM GOING OUT OF THIS VEHICLE THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED A BARRING IN THE HEATER AND AIR THING THAT WE NEED FIXED. WHEN WE RUN THE HEAT OR THE AIR THE CAR GETS REALLY LOUD. MY MECHANIC CALLED JOHNY MORRIS AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD TONS OF BLAZERS BROUGHT BACK TO BE FIXED BECAUSE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS, IF THERE IS SO MANY BEING BROUGHT BACK TO BE FIXED WHY DOESN'T CHEVROLET DO A RECALL ON THE FUEL INJECTORS? ITS NOT LIKE ITS A CHEAP PART TO FIX. I BOUGHT THIS BLAZER AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY BUT YOU WOULDN'T THINK THAT SOMETHING THIS MAJOR WOULD GO WRONG WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YRS OLD.

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