1997 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. DRIVER HAS TO TAP ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BEFORE OPERATION CONTINUES. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

FUEL INJECTOR FAILED CAUSING FUEL TO FILL WIRING HARNESS AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO COMPUTER. NM

THE BRAKES REPAIRS ON TWO OCCASIONS, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOCK-UP ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION. *YC

VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. UPON DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT WOULD STICK. HAD TO DEPRESS HARDER TO PASS THE STICKING POINT & VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD & TAKE OFF. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED OR WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *AK

FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT DISCONNECTED FROM KNUCKLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS. HOWEVER REPAIRS WERE DONE ON THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT, LOWER BALL JOINT, KNUCKLE, HALF SHAFT, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, BRAKE HOSE, WHEEL & TIRE. *YC

THE OIL DIPSTICK HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHY WOULD THE TRANSMISSION FAIL AT THIS MILEAGE? I HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYHING OR BEEN OFF ROAD. AM UPSET THAT I HAD TO PAY $668.98 IN REPAIRS ON A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *AK

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMER. MJS

FOR A WHILE THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN WHINING. BUT WHEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP THEY SAY THEY COULD NOT HEAR IT. SO IT CAME BACK HOME. THEN I SENT IT BACK AGAIN. THEY DECIDED IT WAS THE FUEL SENDER. AT THIS TIME THE CAR WAS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF MILEAGE.BUT I CALLED GM AND THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT TAKEN CARE OF.WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT JUST DIES , HAS DONE THAT TO ME SEVERAL TIMES. ONE TIME CROSSING A FOUR LANE OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NOT AT A BUSY TIME. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SO THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SENDER. HAS NOT QUIT THE NOISE SINCE AND DIES WITH NO WARNING. TO ME I THINK IT IS DANGEROUS. BUT THEY ASKED ME TO DRIVE IT UP THERE. ALREADY HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL SENDER AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE UNIT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF ALL OF THE MERCHANDISE IS THIS BAD ANY MORE OR THIS IS JUST A FLUKE. WE HAVE TWO OTHER CHEV. ONE WITH 140,000MILES AND ONE WITH 265,000 MILES SO I DON'T THINK WE NEGLECT OUR VEHICLES. OTHERWISE WE WOULDNL'T GET THE MILEAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS SYSTEM. *AK *ET

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NUMEROUS FAILURES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS...GAS GAUGE VARIES READS EXCESSIVELY HIGH.....ELECTRONIC TEMP GAUGE / COMPASS MALFUNCTIONS DURING RAIN

WHILE THE A/C SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED, RPMS GO UP 1300 -1800 AND VEHICLE ACCELERATES. BUT BRAKING SYSTEM DOES SLOW IT DOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THROTTLE STICKS. DIAGNOSIS=CARBON BUILD UP IN THROTTLE LINE. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE DEPT. THAT IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN LATE MODEL CHEVY ENGINES. WAS TOLD THAT THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME, ESP. IN BLAZERS. THROTTLE CAN STICK AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. CHEVY CALLING IT A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH DEALER TECH SAID IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THE THROTTLE STICKING AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! FIRST INCIDENT IN SEPT. 1998 AT 25,000 MILES, FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM OCCCURED AGAIN, WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOW CONSIDERED A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IF THE THROTTLE WILL STICK AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

MFR. HAS FIXED ONCE, BUT REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM ANY FURTHER. THEY SAY REGARDLESS OF THE CONSISTANT EXISTENT PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES NOW. *AK

ABS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS SURGING.REPLACED ABS SENSOR. EXTREMELY POOR GAS MILEAGE. THEN ENGINE CHECK"LIGHT COMES ON. REPLACED ALL 6 FUEL INJECTORS ONCE AND #'S 2&3, TWICE. DRIVER SIDE DOOR WASN'T FLUSH W/CAR. REMOVED DOOR & REWELDED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70/15R )

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

WHILE DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITION THE SOLDER JOINT NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER PROVIDED ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX TO THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V150001. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OCT.99 THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE BRAKES AGAIN

WIPER ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED.

FUEL INJECTORS FAILED.

TORSION BAR FAILED. YH

COURTESY LIGHT FAILED. *YC

FUEL INJECTOR FAILED. *YC

BRAKES FAILED. *YC

DURING COLLISION SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATED. YH

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED TOO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. DEALER KNOWS OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC REALIGNED THE FRONT END. HAD IT CHECKED & FRONT END ALIGNMENT NOT DONE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLAY IN STEERING GETTING WORSE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENGINE RACED OUT OF CONTROL, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I WAS DOING 50 - 55 MPH. IF THERE WAS MORE TRAFFIC, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. NOW THE DEALERSHIP(HOSKINS CHEVROLET-ELK GROVE VILLAGE,IL) SAYS THE VEHICLE PERFORMS NORMALLY. *AK

IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1998, WHILE DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND, OR, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A SLOPE AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. I HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE PEDAL TO REGAIN ANY BRAKING ABILITY. *AKWITHIN 5 MINUTES, THIS CONDITION HAPPENED AGAIN. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY AND THE STREETS WERE WET. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THIS OCCURRED. THEIR SERVICE PERSON DID MENTION THAT IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ACTING UP. NOW READING THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE CHEVY BLAZER PAGE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB, I SEE THAT HIS CONDITION HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO OTHERS. I REFER YOU TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] . THIS PERSON HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET CHEVROLET TO RESOLVE IT. I FEAR THAT THIS SYSTEM IS RANDOMLY DEFECTIVE AND WORRY SINCE MY WIFE AND SOON TO BE DRIVING DAUGHTER WILL BE DRIVING WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS. THE DEALERSHIP AND CHEVROLET IN GENERAL IS VERY UNRESPONSIVE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, YET THEY SEEM TO KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ OF ALL OF THE BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY S-10 BLAZERS. I HOPE I WILL GET SOME KIND OF A RESPONSE TO THIS REPORT. THANK YOU. TIM FOSTER

I HAVE NOT PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A LEASE AND I WAS THE FIRST. NOT ONLY HAS THE TRANSMISSION GONE OUT IN THE 53,000 RANGE BUT THE BRAKES AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. I HAVE EXCEEDED THE ALLOTTED MILEAGE AND SO I'M STUCK WITH ALL OF THE REPAIR BILLS. MY TRANSMISSION MECHANIC TOLD ME HE FOUND THE FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IT WAS A FAULTY PART. CHEVROLET TOLD ME TOO BAD AND I FEEL IN A REALLY RUDE WAY. I REALLY FEEL FOR OTHER WHO HAVE TO REPALCE A TRANSMISSION SO SOON AFTER BUYING A VEHICLE. IF YOU CAN HELP MYSELF OR OTHERS I SURE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, TRUDY HORRIDGE

I DEFINATELY WANT TO HEAR BACK FROM NHTSA !!!!! THANK YOU

BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY

THE DATE I LISTED FOR FAILURE WAS THE LAST FAILURE DATE, YESTERDAY. TEH FIRST DATE WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAVE CONTACTED BOB FISCHER CHEVROLET. I GOT THE VEHICLE FROM TITUSVILLE CHEV, BUT THEY ARE OUT OF BUSINESS AND BOB FISCHER TOOK OVER THEIR BUSINESS. I ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET, THE MANUFACTURER. I ALSO CONTACTED MY LEASE COMPANY. THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO RENT A VEHICLE. CHEVROLET TOLD ME TO TAKE MY BLAZER IN TO BOB FISCHER AND LEAVE IT UNTIL THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON IN THEIR SERVICE DEPT SO THEY CAN TRACE IT. SINCE THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN IT IS COLD AND IT DOESN'T GET COLD IN FLORIDA VERY MUCH YET, MY TRUCK COULD BE THERE FOR WEEKS AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO WORK. I ASKED FOR A LOANER VEHICLE. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT PROVIDE ONE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT AFTER THEY DO DISCOVER THE PROBLEM, THEY STILL MAY NOT FIX IT FOR FREE, BUT MAY REPAIR IT AT A REDUCED PRICE. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR ME AND VERY DANGEROUS. CAN YOU HELP ME, PLEASE?

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MHP, WENT TO APPLY FOR THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

AFTER REPORTING THE PROBLEM THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER NOTICED A LUG ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED SINCE DEC. 31 THROUGH JAN. 03, 1999 WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE HAD DROPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOWN AND COUNTRY AUTO. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TORSION BAR HAD SNAPPED, 407-365-2606 (LARRY). CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE DEFECTIVE TORSION BAR TO A GMC DEALER BILL HEARD CHEVROLET 407-321-7800. HEARD SAID THAT THEY WILL WARRENTY THE DEFECT AND REPAIR FREE. CONSUMER WILL ADD VIN.# ONCE RECEIVED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE GEAR WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR, AND THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING VERY HARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AND THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND COULDN'T DETERMINE. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TUBE, AND ENGINE VALVE BODY. ALSO, THE ACCELERATOR SLIPS. *AK

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, MY LEASED S-10 BLAZER DEVELOPED A VIBRATION THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH. THE VIBRATION IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT 65 TO 70 MPH. THE LOCAL DEALER IN ROANOKE, VA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A VIBRATION PROBLEM, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER BLAZERS WITH THE NEW BODY STYLE (SAME AS MINE).

FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN OUT PREMATURELY.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN UP TO 35MPH WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. CONSUMER STATES THIS HAPPENS THREE TO FOUR TIMES A DAY. TO STOP ACCELERATION DRIVER HAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NUTURAL WHILE MOVING AND SHUT ENIGINE DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

GAS FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE CAUSING HEADACHES AND DIZZINESS.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, DRIVER EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR, ABOUT 2 SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE WENT FULL THROTTLE AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE PASS 100 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT BEING USED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SHUT OF THE IGNITION AND COAST VEHICLE TO A STOP SAFELY. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURIES. THE BLAZER WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH RIDE QUALITY ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE DEALERSHIP ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL AS CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER CHECKING MY OWNER'S MANUAL, I DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES WERE COVERED UNDER THE 3/36 MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED UNDER THIS WARRANTY. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT TWO OF THE TIRES HAD SEPARATED, BUT ALL FOUR WERE WORN OUT. I TOLD HIM THAT MAY BE TRUE, BUT THEY SHOULD STILL BE COVERED UNDER THE 3/36 WARRANTY. HE STATED THAT THEIR HANDS WERE TIED BECAUSE MICHELIN WOULD STATE THAT THESE WERE ONLY A 30K MILE TIRE AND WERE PAST THEIR USEFUL LIFE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ON 11/25/98 TO ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THE SAME THING. SINCE THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT, THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THEM. I TOLD HER THAT TWO OF THEM HAD SEPARATED AND ACCORDING TO MY OWNER'S MANUAL, THEY WERE COVERED UP TO 36K MILES. THE PERSON I WAS SPEAKING WITH TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS SORRY BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AS FAR AS REPLACING THESE TIRES. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WITH THE TIRE SEPARATION OCCURRING, THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE TIRE FAILURE LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER ALSO BELIEVES THAT THEY ARE PROTECTED BY THEIR 3/36 WARRANTY FOR THE FULL TIME WHEN THEY ACTUALLY ARE NOT. CHEVROLET/GM NEEDS TO BE MADE TO EITHER UPGRADE THE TIRES THAT THEY ARE PUTTING ON THEIR VEHI

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONT END CRASH, TRAVELING ABOUT 3 MPH, CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. THE CRASH BENT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. NOT SURE OF THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED. *AK

FROM THE TIME WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WE HAD NOT BEEN SATISFIED WITH THE WAY THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED. THREE TIMES FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE TO THE DATE OF THE FIRST ACCIDENT, WE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE BRAKES TO BE CHECKED. INCLUDING SERVICE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS (3/14/98) BEFORE THE INITIAL ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR COLLISION REPAIR AND AT THAT TIME WE ASKED FOR IT TO BE TAKEN TO SERVICE FOR THE BRAKES TO BE FIXED BEFORE WE PICKED IT UP. WHEN WE CALLED TO CHECK ON THE STATUS, THE COLLISION MANAGER TOLD US THAT IT WOULD STILL BE A FEW DAYS BECAUSE HE PICKED IT UP FROM SERVICE WHEN THEY SAID IT WAS FINISHED AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. HE PERSONALLY DROVE IT BACK TO COLLISION AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO SERVICE BECAUSE HE KNEW THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING APPROPRIATELY. AFTER THAT WE WERE CONTACTED BECAUSE THEY FOUND TWO HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKS IN THE REAR AND ALL THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS AFTER THEY HAD SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED OUT THE BRAKES ON MARCH 14 AND TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. WE AGREED TO HAVE THEM DO THE WORK AND FOR THE FIRST DAY OR TWO THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE WORKING BETTER. WITHIN A WEEK, HOWEVER, THEY WERE FUNCTIONING AS POORLY AS ALWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON 10/30/98. IT WAS ANOTHER SLOW-SPEED (20-25 MPH) ACCIDENT WHERE I SAW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENING, REACTED AND HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. IN BOTH ACCIDENTS, IT WASN'T AS THO

BRAKES FAULTY CAUSING THEM TO LOCK UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP PROPERLY.

THE DESIGN OF THE DIFUSER DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT ON ROAD SURFACES CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.