1997 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT END COLLAPSED.*AK

COMPLAINT SENT VIA-EMAIL." I HAD TO HAVE THE MULTI FUNCTIONAL SWITCH REPLACED AND IT'S GOING OUT AGAIN. THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY FLASH FROM DIM TO BRIGHT WHEN I TRY TO USE THE SWITCH. I HAD IT WORKED ON BY A DEALERSHIP AND NOW IT'S AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP BEING WORKED ON FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE COST OR REPAIRS IS OUTRAGEOUS." *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ALL FIVE WHEEL STUDS SHEARED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE REACTION SHELL OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD. REVERSE/FIRST GEAR, AND FOURTH GEAR WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. *AK

97 S10 BLAZER FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO READ CORRECTLY CAUSING RUNNING OUT OFF GAS ON HIGHWAY AND WIPERS FAILING TO WORK BUT ONLY WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO SLAM INTO A SEMI IN A SUDDEN DOWN POUR. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM THE UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL 01I0018000 INDICATING THAT THE TRUCK'S UPPER BALL JOINTS DIDN'T HAVE THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE RECALLED BALL JOINT, ALTHOUGH THE UPPER BALL JOINT HAVE FAILED. *JB

GAS GUAGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN GUAGE READ FULL.

TRANSMISSION IS BUCKING, SHIFTING HARD THRU GEARS WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE LIGHT DOSN'T WANT TO GO OUT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THIS CAUSED A LOST OF STEERING AND BRAKES. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHERE THE DOOR LATCHES HAS CAVED IN WITH THE METAL, AND THE DOOR NO LONGER SHUTS AND MUST BE TIED TO KEEP FROM FLYING OPEN AND ME FALLING OUT. THIS IS UN SAFE AND THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT WELL, AND I HAVE ALMOST FALLEN OUT OF THE CAR.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. WHEN TURNED ON A GROANING NOISE WAS AUDIBLE.*AK

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING. THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRING OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THE MOTOR WILL RUN BUT THE WIPERS WON'T MOVE. *JB

FUEL GAUGE CEASES TO FUNCTION. WILL CORRECTLY REGISTER FULL TANK. AS FUEL IS BURNED, THE GAUGE LEVEL GOES DOWN UNTIL IT READS HALF FULL, THEN STARTS GOING BACK UP. WHEN THE TANK IS NEARLY EMPTY, THE GAUGE WILL READ FULL. THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT AMONG BLAZER OWNERS, AND GM ACKNOWLEDGES IT IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETINS BUT NO SERVICE SOLUTION IS PROVIDED. *LA

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL WHICH STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE AND THE REPAIR SHOULD BE DONE BY FEB. 24,3004. THE CONSUMER MISSED THE DEADLINE AND WAS TOLD ALSO THAT THE VEHICLES MILEAGE WAS OVER 70,000 MILES. *JB

WIPER FAILURE IN COOL WEATHER , INTERMITTENT WIPER MODE DOES NOT WORK AND WIPERS WON'T SHUT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME . HAVE ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE AT ALL ALONG WITH CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AT THE SAME TIME ON ONE OCCASION WHILE RAINING. *NM

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK PART TIME. THEY MAY COME ON AND WORK FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S HOME. *NM THE ANTILOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT SLOW DOWN. *SC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING WRONG READINGS. SHE RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY BECAUSE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT SHE HAD FULL TANK WHEN SHE DID NOT. ALSO, CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD COME ON, AND THEN STOP. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THEM STARTED AGAIN. SHE HAD TO WAIT.*AK

1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER, WHEN PASSING A SEMI ON INTERSTATE, VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS MISSING, AFTER PASSING, LOOKED IN MIRROR, SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER, POPPED HOOD ENGINE ON FIRE UNABLE TO PUT OUT WITH EXTINGUISHER...FIRE ENGULFED VEHICLE, COMPLETELY TOTALING IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE,L AND PULLED OVER. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK

THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS TO BE INOPERABLE. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THAT PART TWICE AND I WILL NEED TO DO IT AGAIN. *JB

1997 BLAZER IGNITION SWITCH BURNED OUT.*MR THE CONSUMER KNOWS THAT FORD ALSO HAS IGNITION PROBLEM AND WAS WONDER IF THEY USE THE SAME PARTS. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE PROBLEM SHOULD FALL UNDER FORDS IGNITION RECALL. *NM

1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER UEL PUMP/ SENDING UNIT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT $600. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK WITH OUT SENDIN UNIT AND THAT IS PART OF FUEL PUMP. *AK

I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY S-10 BLAZER LT. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. I FILL THE TANK AND IT READS FULL, I USE THE CAR AND WHEN IT GETS DOWN TO HALF TANK THE GAUGE STARTS GOING BACK UP TO FULL....I AM EMPTY WHEN IT READS FULL. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE UNDER WARANTY, BUT AFTER ABOUT A YEAR IT STARTED AGAIN. CHEVY WONT PAY FOR IT AGAIN BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS OUT. *AK

FUEL GUAGE OCCASIONALLY READS ERRATICALLY . *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THERE WERE ALSO MANY OCCASIONS WERE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *SC *JB

WINDSHIEL WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE IN RAIN.*MR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING THE DRIVER'S STOMACH TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HER HEAD TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS. (03V117000) *JB

WIPER MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE , OR OPERATES AND STOPS FOR NO REASON. RECALL WAS DONE FOR G.M. SIERRAS, SILVERADOS RECENTLY FOR SAME REASON. *AK

FUEL GAGE WAS READING FULL AND WE RAN OUT OF GAS. I THOUGHT MY WIFE HAD FILLED THE CAR UP AND SHE THOUGHT I HAD. SO, FORTUNATELY WE WERE ONLY 10-15 MILES FROM HELP. WE ADDED A COUPLE GALLONS OF GAS AND FILLED UP AT THE GAS STATION. THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET. GAGE SEEMS TO READ OK TILL HALF A TANK, THEN IT SEEMS TO STAY AROUND A HALF A TANK.

1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING 3 YEARS AGO. TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. APPROXIMATE MILAGE WAS 20,000. CURRENT MILAGE IS 30,000. THIS REQUIRES A $350.00 FUEL PUMP, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. *AK ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTANTLY.(ANOTHER $75.00 FOR PARTS)

1997 BLAZER, WIPERS STOP WORKING IN MID-OPERATION. VERY INTERMITTANT, ALWAYS DURING A RAIN SHOWER. PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO.*AK

ELECTICAL-IGNITION SWITCH WHEN I TURN ON THE KEY,NO DASH LIGHTS OR FUEL PUMP DOESN'T TURN ON, SO I CAN NOT START THE VEHICLE. NOW, MY RPM GOES UPTO 2000-2500 JUST TO GET IT TO MOVE, AND ASKS LIKE IT IS 2ND OR 3RD GEAR WITHOUT CHANGING GEARS. MY HEADLIGHTS WERE GOING DIM, SO I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 2 TIMES. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL PEOPLE SAY THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS BAD. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND A NEW ONE, BUT NOBODY CAN GET THEM-THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER-WHY?*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

POWER BOOSTED BRAKE FAILURE DEFECTIVE PIN & SPRING BETWEEN MASTER CYLINDER & POWER BOOSTER. VEHICLE CAN'T STOP IN FEDERAL REQUIRED DISTANCE IN FOOTAGE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS, INJURY, & DEATH. *JB

WHEN USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WIPERS WORK AT RANDOM STOPPING IN MIDDLE OF WINDOW INTERRUPTING VIEW. WHEN TURNING KEY ON, DASH LIGHTS REFUSE TO LIGHT UP AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START; ALTHOUGH RADIO STILL WORKS. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START;WHEN READY! SOMETIMES SHORTLY AFTER FIRST TRYING, SOMETIMES 30-45 MINUTES LATER. BRAKES MUST BE PRESSED COMPLETELY TO FLOOR BEFORE DECELLERATION BEGINS. WHEN GOING OVER JSPEED BUMPS, SOUNDS LIKE LOUD DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK, WILL FUNCTION USING DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS. GAS GUAGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING TO RUN OUT OF GAS OCCASIONALLY. WHILE DRIVING AT MINIMAL(55MPH) SPEED, VEHICLE WILL DIE BUT WILL SOMETIMES START ITSELF BACK UP, SOMETIMES IT MUST BE PUT IN NEUTRAL & RESTARTED.*AK

I AM HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 97 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THE BACK SEAT ONLY WORK PART OF THE TIME. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. I FILL UP AND IT REGISTERS ON EMPTY AFTER 2 MILES. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. AS I DRIVE, INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON & OFF OR THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS DIM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE LEATHER SEAT IS RIPPING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND I WEIGH 120 POUNDS, SO YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE STURDIER THAN THAT. WHAT ELSE CAN GO WRONG???*AK

REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH MULTIPLE RECALLS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING THROUGH THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THE NEED TO BE REPLACE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. FEW MONTHS LATER, DEALERSHIP REPLACED PASSENGER'S SIDE HUB UNIT AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *MR

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND WAS RECALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THE RADIO WOULD GO OFF AND ON, THE OVERHEAD DISPLAY AND MAP LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON, THE CD PLAYER NO LONGER WORKED, THE REAR WINDOW LATCH FAILED, THE MIRRORS WOULD ONLY MOVE TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS RUST IN THE TRANSMISSION. *LA *NM

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK SEAT DOES NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS THAT MUST USE THIS. I PLAN ON HAVING IT FIXED, BUT FEEL THIS IS A DANGER TO OTHERS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS A RECALL ALREADY, BUT PLEASE INVESTIGATE ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLES!!*AK

I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF GM VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED OR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IS BEING PLACED ON THEM FOR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MY WIPERS WENT OUT DIURING A STRONG RAIN STORM. I WAS ON A DALLAS HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT PULL OVER. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY TO DRIVE WITHOUT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I FEEL THAT MY SAFETY WAS JEAPORIZED. I HAVE SINCE CHECKED VARIOUS WEBSITES FOR RECALL NOTICES AND AM NOT FINDING IT ON MY BLAZER.

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

I HAVE HAD COOLANT LEAKAGE IN MY 1997 CHEVEROLET BLAZER AND HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT DEALERS TO NO AVAIL NO ONE RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE A SYSTEMS CHECK NOW I FIND OUT THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT I STUMBLED UPON AT JASPER ENGINES THAT SHOWS THAT THE 1992 THROUGH 1997 GM 4.3L VIN R&W ENGINES HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT COOLANT LOSS HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH CRACKS THAT MAY DEVELOP IN THE LIFTER VALLEY AREA OF THE BLOCK. UNTIL I CAME UPON THIS NOBODY COULD GIVE ME A ANSWER IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *JB

MY 1997 BLAZER DIES WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. I CAN DRIVE IT FOR 2 WEEKS WITH NO PROBLEMS AND THEN IT WILL DIE SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAST I AM GOING...I CAN BE GOING 50 MPH OR COMING TO A STOP WHEN IT DIES. THE STEERING AND BRAKES GO OUT AND I'M AFRAID I AM GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND OF COURSE IT DIDN'T CUT OFF WHEN THE MECHANIC DROVE IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. *LA

TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED 10/7/03 ALSO GET INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT USED CAR DEALER CODED OUT TO TRANS COMPONENT SLIPPAGE BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ON 01/16/04 WAS ON EXTENDED TRIP AND TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY - RPMS STARTED TO CLIMB SO PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER OF ROAD - KEPT SLIPPING GEARS - FINALLY LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION. ON STOPPING AND CHECKING FOUND DIP STICK SHOWED NO FLUID BUT HAD RUST AND GRIT ON THE END FLUID APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE TUBE AND THERE WAS TRANS FLUID ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO USED CAR DEALER HE PUT IN 8 QTS OF FLUID TO GET IT TO MOVE HIS MECHANIC SAID IT APPEARED THAT THE FLUID "BOILED" OUT OF THE DIP STICK TUBE BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHY IN CHECKING THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT THESE SYMPTOMS ARE COMMON BUT UNSUPPORTED BY CHEVY ON THIS MODEL YEAR OF BLAZER. *LA

FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN BUT THE WIPERS DO NOT MOVE. HAVE TO GET OUT OF CAR & MANUALLY TRY TO GET THEM MOVING. ALSO THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAVE HAD THIS FIXED @ 1 YR. AGO BUT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. DOES NOT SEEM AS BAD IN THE REAL COLD WEATHER.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A DRIVEWAY AT 20 MPH, AN ANIMAL JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A TREE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

THE 1997 AND 1998 BLAZER HAS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE VALVE BODY IN TRANSMISSION. CODE 1870 FOUND AFTER VEHICLE IS WARM THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO LOOSE TRACTION. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION MOST LIKELY NEEDS A VALVE BODY. THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND A VERY REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT THE 1997 AND 1998 BLAZERS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS INHERENT DEFECT, AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY WITH A LARGER ONE WHICH FIXES THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL PROBABLY BECAUSE NO ONE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.