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 →
ABS BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON FOR 26,000 MILES & COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF BY DEALERSHIPS WITH AT LEAST FOUR ATTEMPTS. BRAKES WORE OUT PRE-MATURELY. BRAKES CONTINUE TO BE VERY SPONGY & SOMETIMES GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WITH DIFFICULTY STOPPING. BRAKE BOOSTER ALSO REPLACED. DEALERSHIPS SAY THAT'S THE WAY BLAZER BRAKES ARE. THESE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS.
MY WINDSHIELD MAKES A POPPING SOUND ALMOST EVERY DAY AT ANY TIME I DRIVE - EARLY MORNING, MID MORNING, AFTERNOON, ETC. SOUNDS LIKE GLASS IS CONTRACTING OR EXPANDING DUE TO TEMPERATURE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE - PREVIOUSLY 4 HONDAS - THAT THE WINDSHIELD MADE THAT TYPE SOUND. THE POPPING SOMETIMES SOUNDS LOUD ENOUGH LIKE A ROCK HITTING THE WINDSHIELD - NO OTHER VEHICLES ARE AROUND. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME. I MENTIONED IT TO THE SERVICE MAN WHEN LAST I HAD MY 'REGULAR' SERVICE. I AM CONCERNED THE GLASS MAY BECOME A PROBLEM OR ACTUALLY BREAK.
RAW GAS FUMES GET INSIDE VEHICLE. WOULD HAVE POOR GAS MILEAGE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. FEELS AS IF VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHEN LEAVING STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 12 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS & NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. DEALER NOW REFUSES TO SEE VEHICLE. HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER INFORMING OWNER VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY. MS SARAH SKUTT SIGNED LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES, AND PEDAL WAS HARD. CONSUMER STOOD ON THE PEDAL, AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE VACUUM AND EGR VALVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES FELT LIKE PUSHING ON A BRICK WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. WAS MAKING SQUEALING NOISES. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT & FLIPPED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER INFORMED OWNER OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. DRIVER HAS BACK PROBLEM DUE TO ACCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. MJS
POWER SEAT FAILURE.
STARTING SYSTEM--ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, SWITCHING ALARM MODULE.
RADIO-CD.
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON MULTIPLE PAVEMENTS PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD,THE RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, A LOUD NOISE IS HEARD. DEALER WIL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 2-WHEEL DRIVE INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. TOOK TO CAR DEALER AT 31K+ MILES. TOLD DIP STICK RUSTED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ON 3 OCCASIONS PREVIOUSLY FROM 2 WHEEL TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 -55 MPH. AT DEALER NOW WITH JUST OVER 52K MILES AND TOLD TRANSMISSION WILL PROBABLY BE REPLACED, ESTIMATED COST $1800. BELIEVE THIS OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN REPORTED AND UNSUSPECTING OWNER ARE SHELLING OUT EXCESSIVE MONEY FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT A KEY ON THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN TWO KIDS WERE PLAYING INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND THEY MOVE THE PAWL WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKES PEDAL, AS SPECIFIED ON THE OWNER MANUAL THAT BRAKES PEDAL SHOULD BE PRESS TO MOVE PAWL. *AK
MY CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. IT SPED UP ON ITS OWN AND I WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE IT EITHER BY THE BRAKE OR BY TURENING IT OFF. FINALLY I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI. I WOULDN'T MIND IF THE CRUISE JUST STOPPED WORKING, HOWEVER, THIS SITUATION ALMOST KILLED ME. THE VEHICLE GOT UP TO IN EXCESS OF 90 MILES AN HOUR BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. I TRIED TO CONTACT YOU ONCE BEFORE AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. CHEVY BASICLY TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE DIED. I AM ALSO CONTACTING THE CONSUMERS UNION SINCE YOU DON'T CARE IF OTHER PEOAPLE DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE RIGHT AWAY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ON SLIPPERY ROADS WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *YC CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO TRADE VEHICLE BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALER FOR A SAFER VEHICLE. *SLC
POPPING NOISE IS COMING FROM FRONT END, CAUSING MAJOR ERRACTIC TIRE WEAR . DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK
ABS BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION ON TWO OCCASIONS, RECALL ON ABS SYSTEM HOWEVER VEHICLE NO INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. MJS
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD AFTER SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. BEEN TO DEALER. INFORMED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP & HAD IT REPLACED W/REBUILT TRANSMISSION WHICH IS SLIPPING. TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. *AK
WAS COMING TO RED LIGHT AFTER TRAVELING 40MPH & PROCEEDED TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT TIME OF IMPACT. *AK
BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AT 26000 MILES RESULTING IN DANGEROUS LOSS OF PEDAL PRESSURE.. THE PART WAS REPLACED AT MIDAS WITH A GENUINE CHEVROLET REPLACEMENT PART. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER IN A BOX IN MY GARAGE. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN EXAMINING THIS PART? I WOULD BE WILLING TO SHIP IT TO YOU. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF BRAKE FAILURES AND PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY BLAZERS, THIS SHOULD BE WORTH LOOKING INTO BEFORE A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE KILLS OR INJURES SOMEONE. WHEN THIS PART FAILED, IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
COMPLAINT IS REGARDING POOR BRAKE LIFE. FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT AT 38000 MILES INDICATES A POOR QUALITY FROM THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER. ASSOCIATES REPORTED THE SAME CONDITION AND REPAIR AFTER 36000 MILES ON SIMILAR VEHICLE.
NO SUMMARY
SHOP DETERMINED AN INTERMITTENT INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION CAUSING 2ND AND 3RD GEARS TO REMAIN IN NEUTRAL WHILE ENGINE REVS IN 1ST BEFORE REACHING THE SHIFT SPEED INTO 4TH. PLRBLEM FIRST APPEARED AT 12000 MILES AND WAS REPORTED TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED "THERE WAS NO PROBLEM." SITUATION CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER TIME UNTIL TEMP IN ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN HIGH CAUSING ALARM. OWNER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST TO HAVE PROBLEM DETECTED. NOW WITH APPROXIMATELY 32000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT.
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR HAD ROTORS TURNED AND NEW BRAKES , 5MONTHS LATER I HAD TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN AND NOW MY BRAKING TIME IS A LOT SLOWER NOW
DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RAN INTO A HOUSE, EJECTING DRIVER FROM VEHICLE. A SMALL FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE, SOMEONE TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT IT KEPT BURNING , CAUSING DAMAGE TO HOUSE AND TOTALING VEHICLE. FUEL PUMP DID NOT SHUT DOWN. SEATBELT MAY HAVE FAILED; THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE BELTS FOLLOWING COLLISION. *AK
THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO THE FRAME ARE BREAKING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A MINOR COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, CAUSING EXTENED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS IS KICKING IN AND THE CONSUMER RAN A RED LIGHT, AND THE BRAKES ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD.*AK
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE IDLE SPEED SURGES TO 1200 RPM, INSTEAD OF ITS USUAL 700 RPM, CAUSING CAR TO MOVE FORWARD INTO CAR AHEAD. THIS IS INTERMITANT, @ ONLY OCCURS WHEN CAR IS IN GEAR. PROBLEM IS HANDLED BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL WHEN PREPARING TO STOP..
BRAKES SQUEAKED WHEN PEDAL WAS OR WAS NOT APPLIED. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED. DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM. REPAIR WORK DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
EA94038, IN ICY CONDITION BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO, EFFECTS THE STEERING SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NO SUMMARUY
EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR (REPLACED TWICE IN 2 YEARS). OFTEN HARD TO STOP. GRINDING/THUMPING AND THEN SKIDS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED IN 4WD.
EA94038, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK
BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. YH
THE BRAKES EXPERIENCED FAILURE CAUSING BRAKES TO FEEL VERY HARD. SOUND LIKE AIR WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKES DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *YC
NO SUMMARY
UPON APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SLIDES, AND THE ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL JAMMED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WITH THE BRAKE. BRAKES FAILEDD COMPLETELY TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I WAS FORCED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF IN ORDER TO MANUALLY DISENGAGE THE GAS. I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR TAILER.
BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, AND WHEN BRAKES AR E APPLIED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. TRAVELLING AT 20 MPH A FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIRWORK NOT DONE ON BRAKES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
AT 14000 MILES, THE LEFT FRONT PAD WAS SO WORN THAT IT ATE INTO THE ROTOR. THE BRAKES WERE THEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR FREE. AFTER 7000 MORE MILES THE BRAKING WAS SO POOR THAT I REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS MYSELF. AT 30000 MILES, THE BRAKES WERE FADING SO BAD I HAD TO HAVE THEM SERVICED AGAIN BUT AT A NEARBY DEALER (AND PAID THEIR SERVICE FEE ). NOW, THEY ARE STARTING TO FADE YET AGAIN, GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY. AFTER HEARING IN THE NEWS THAT GM HAS TO PAY FOR A SENSOR ON VEHICLES BEFORE 97, I AM TELLING YOU NOW THAT THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD NOT BE OVER! I WAS TALKING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT A CHEVROLET DEALER AND HE FLAT OUT TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON ALL OF GM'S LIGHT TRUCK S AND T PLATFORMS WITHOUT 4 WHEEL DISK BRAKES WERE VERY POORLY ENGINEERED. EVERY TIME I SEE A BLAZER/JIMMY OR GM PICKUP I CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST ON THE FRONT RIMS. I SWEAR THE REAR DRUMS ARE USELESS! I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING MY TRUCKS BRAKES EVERY 10,000 MILES.
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM NLM
WELL SO FAR THE ENCODER MOTOR, THE DRIVE BELT,TRANS. DIPSTICK RUSTED,SENSOR IN SES LIGHT,WHINING FUEL PUMP, VIBRATION IN REAR WHEN LEAVING FROM STOP,NOW THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ALONG.AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL ,IT MAY GO SEVERAL MILES BEFORE DOING SO AND IT MAY ONLY GO A COUPLE BEFORE DOING SO. I FEEL THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING WHETHER YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY OR NOT.THE DEALER TELLS ME HE IS PRETTY SURE THAT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP.BUT CAN NOT TELL ME FOR SURE THAT IT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM....AND THE PART ALONE IS 518.00 WE HAVE A VAN WITH 142K MILES AND A TRUCK WITH 262K MILES SO WE FEEL LIKE WE MAINTAIN OUR VEHICLES OR WOULD NOT GET THE MILEAGE..REALLY CONCERNED WITH THIS VEHICLE.....WHICH WAS A FLEET VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM AUCTION....AND WE WERE TOLD DIFFERENTLY.....I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET SATISFACTION FROM SOMEWHERE....PLEASE HELP. *AK
SUNROOF MODULE FAILED. MJS
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND THE FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALWAYS FEELS SPONGY AND ITS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER COMPLAINT DEALS WITH THE REAR END. AFTER THE CAR HAS BE EN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES THE REAR END WILL VIBRATE AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE CAR TAKES OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR AND IT HAD 17000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY DO NOT TURN ON. OCCASIONALLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING ENGINE WILL ALLOW WIPERS TO START. SOMETIMES AFTER THEY START THEY WILL STOP OPERATING ON THE UPSWEEP. SOMETIMES THEY WILL START AGAIN FROM THAT POSITION WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. THEN THERE ARE DAYS WHEN THEY OPERATE AS INTENDED, WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL.
VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS ALL, AT THE SAME TIME. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WEATHER, IF ALL RELATED, IT MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE PARTS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING 1. FUEL GAUGE STICKING AT HALF TANK; 2. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING AND 3. FUEL INJECTION FULL OF FUEL AND ALSO LEAKING. *AK
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