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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 →

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Jun 25, 2002MO

AT START UP, CONSUMER SAW SMOKE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HOOD, THEN FLAMES. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK *TT

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 25, 2002NC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE OR WILL NOT TURN ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS WHEN WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED THE MOTOR CAN BE HEARD, BUT THE WIPERS WORK WITH EXCESSIVE EFFORT. WIPER DELAY MODULE WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WHO HAS SAME YEAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Jun 25, 2002MN

WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLE ARM NEEDEDEDTO BE REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT CONSUMER THAT UPPER BALL JOINT IS COVER EDUNDER A RECALL, BUT NOT LOWER BALL JOINT AND IDLE ARM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 21, 2002IL

ENGINE CUT OFF AND LOCKS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60-65 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Jun 21, 2002PA

DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH LOWER CONTROL ARMS. BUT AFTER A STATE INSPECTION, VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO BAD LOWER CONTROL ARMS. DEALER STILL REFUSEED TO HONOR RECALL.*AK *YH

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Arm
Filed Jun 17, 2002NJ

LEFT UPPER FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE AT 35 MPH. THEN ON 15 APRIL 2002 UPPER RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE AT 35 MPH. THERE IS A RECALL O1V200000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN, VEHICLE WAS RETAILED IN A NON-INCLUSIVE STATE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 13, 2002IL

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT TAPPING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BOX GENTLY WILL USUALLY GET THE WIPERS TO WORK. *SCC

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 6, 2002CA

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 4, 2002KY

WHILE SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL START TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN AT TIMES TOO. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS OF VEHICLE, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION; BUT, NOTHING HAS WORKED YET. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Jun 2, 2002LA

MY IGNITION SWITCH BURNED MY WIRES GOING TO MY TRANSMISSION IT HAD TO BE REBUILT MY MAIN ELECTRIC BOX WAS BURNT IHAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY SAY IT DOES NOT COVER THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT MY BLAZER THE GAS MILEAGE STOPED WORKING I WAS TOLD THE SENCIOR IN THE TANK WAS BURNT AND I WAS TOLD MY BLAZER WAS IN WATERT BEFORE IBOUGHT IT PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP ME ?*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Wheel Cylinders
Filed May 15, 2002AR

LEFT REAR WHEEL CYLINDER ON DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT, RESULTING IN NO BRAKES WHILE DRIVING

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch1 injured
Filed May 15, 2002NY

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN PLACED VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT BUCKED FORWARD CAUSING MY SON TO BE PINNED AGAINST THE GARAGE INJURING HIS RIGHT LEG AND FOOT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND ENGAGED IN 4WD BY ITSELF. MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICHLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER BOX FAILURE. CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP ESTIMATED AT $1200. PLUS TO REPAIR THIS TIME. TRANSFER BOX COST OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE IN EXCESS OF $800. I WAS NOT SURPRISED TO SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBELM WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP TECH TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED MANY TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS VEHICLE AND IS SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN A RECALL.I AM A WIDOWER LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME AND THESE UNEXPECTED AND UNNECESSARY EXPENSES HAVE HURT. I EXPECT THE INCIDENTALS WITH KEEPING UP MY VEHICLE, I HAVE MY VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENENCE BUT THIS GOES FAR BEYOND REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. GMC SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO FURTHER STEPS TO TAKE TO HOPEFULLY RESOLVE THIS MATTER. GMC HAS TO BE SHOWN THAT CONSUMERS DONT HAVE TO BE VICTIMS. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed May 14, 2002NC

CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER COULD NEVER CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOWS, AND ALSO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED.*YH

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed May 13, 2002IL

CONSUMER HEARD NOISES UNDER VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AND FOUND THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CORRODED. HAS NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENT, BUT WAS AFRAID SINCE DISCOVERING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed May 6, 2002MO

XEXHAUST FUMES ENTERED VEHICLE. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 3, 2002MD

THROTTLE BODY BROKE APART ,CAUSING ACCELERATOR TO OPEN UP AND SPEED FORWARD WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 3, 2002MD

CAR ACCELERATED TO 70MPH WHEN I WHEN TO DOWNSHIFT TO GET OFF A MAJOR HIGHWAY RAMP. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND LOST MY BRAKES. I TURNED OFF THE KEY TO STOP. I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN MARYLAND AND AT THAT TIME OF DAY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND KILLED SOMEONE OR BEEN KILLED MYSELF. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW!!!!!!!*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Apr 30, 2002NY

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *JG

Structure › Body › DoorFire
Filed Apr 24, 2002OR

ON MARCH 25, 2002 MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES FROM AN INTERIOR FIRE. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN ADJUSTER ASSESSED THE DAMAGES AND REQUESTED A FIRE INSPECTOR EVALUATE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE INSPECTOR, RON CAMPBELL 541-276-7731, DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO MY CONCERNS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND I FELT THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE BUT TO ACCEPT MY INSURANCE COMPANIES SETTLEMENT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID "MARKET VALUE" ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH LEFT ME WITH A SUBSTANTIAL BALANE DUE ON MY VEHICLE. I NOT ONLY HAVE TO PAY-OFF THE REMAINDER OF THE BALANCE DUE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT I HAD TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TALK WITH THE PERSON ASSIGNED TO MY CASE AT GENERAL MOTORS (MR. ROBERT ST. PIERRE), HIS REPONSE TO ME WAS "... YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A SETTLEMENT FROM YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY REGARDING THIS MATTER. THEREFORE, GENERAL MOTORS IS UNABLE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES". I FIND THIS RESPONSE UNACCEPTABLE. THIS VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. I NOT ONLY FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ME TO COVER THE COSTS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ALL OF THEIR CONSUMERS THAT OWN BLAZERS THAT MIGHT SUSTAIN SIMILAR DAMAGE.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Filed Apr 23, 2002TN

TIRE WEAR DUE TO BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Filed Apr 23, 2002ME

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AS HAVING DEFECTIVE UPPER BALL JOINTS. AFTER INVESTIGATION INTO A SIMILAR RECALL ON GM VEHICLES I FIND THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THESE BALL JOINTS ON MY YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE.THE PROBLEM IS THAT I'M TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE RECALL VIN NUMBERS. WELL WHO DECIDES WHAT VIN NUMBERS SHOULD BE COVERED AND IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THEY MADE THE CUTOFF AT THE WRONG POINT? I NEED TO HAVE THESE REPAIRS DONE AND I FEEL THAT EVERY VEHICLE MADE IN THAT YEAR SHOULD BE COVERED. PLEASE FORWARD THESE COMMENTS TO ANYONE THAT COULD HELP AND ESPECIALLY TO ALL CHEVROLET MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS.I GUESS ITS TIME TO BUY A FORD.*AK

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Apr 23, 2002MI

MY '1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER LOST ITS CONTROL AFTER FAILING ITS RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT OF KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY. RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS OFF THE GROUND AND THE RH FRT KNUCKLE SCRUBBED THE INSIDE OF TIRE RIM. THE CHEVROLET DEALER INFORM ME TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINT AS A RECALL ITEM. AND THEY CHARGE ME FOR ALL THE OTHER DAMAGED PARTS. SECOND PROBLEM: THE GEAR SHIFTING LEVER DID NOT GO TO THE RIGHT POSITION ON THE PRINDLE DURING MY DRIVING. I ASKED THE CHEVY DEALER TO FIX IT. THEY OPEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FIXED IT. THE SAME DAY, MY TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED INTO DIFFERENT GEARS AGAINST MY INTENTION DURING DRVING CONDITION. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE A KICKING SOUND ON THE ROAD BESIDES SHIFTING INTO ANY GEARAS AND MAKING SERIOUS METALLIC NOISE ON THE FREE WAY. THE CHEVY DEALER RECOMMENDED ME MY VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT AFTER PAYING FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL FIX, REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER AND TOWING FROM TENNESSEE TO DETROIT.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 22, 2002TX

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK AT 10-15 MPH ON WET ROAD THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *YH

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Apr 17, 2002MI

CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINT DISLOCATING. NLM

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings
Filed Apr 9, 2002WI

DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE MECHANIC NOTICED COOLING LINES WERE LEAKING, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Apr 9, 2002WV

FUEL PUMP SENSOR QUIT WORKING. NO WARNING. *AK

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Apr 8, 2002WA

AT APPROXIMATELY 5 AM WHILE DRIVING EAST ON I-84 IN OREGON I WAS NEGOTIATING A CURVE IN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN A HEARD VIBRATION AND SECONDS LATER MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BECAME DETATCHED COMPLETELY. A STATE PATROL OFFICER STOPPED AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK FOR ME TO THE NEAREST GARAGE. AFTER 2 DAYS OF REPAIRS I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BACK HOME. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS$798.95. THE WORK THAT WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE WAS: RELACED ROTOR, REPLACED BALL JOINT, REPLACED SPINDEL (STEERING KNUCKLE), LUGS, LUG NUTS, CAPS, WHEEL AND TIRE.*AK

Electrical System
Filed Apr 1, 2002MO

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Mar 12, 2002MD

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED A RUPTURED FUEL INJECTION LINE. FUEL BACKED UP TO THE COMPUTER MODULE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IF IGNITED. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN TO THIS DEGREE.*AK GM WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN MAKING REPAIRES. *MJ

Tires
Filed Mar 5, 2002NJ

HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED FOR AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL, NOTICED HOWEVER THAT AS A RESULT OF RECALL REPAIRS FRONT TWO TIRES HAVE AN UNEVEN WEAR ON THEM. MANUFACTURER STATED DID NOT HAVE TO DO AN ALIGNMENT ON VEHICLE AFTER REPLACING UPPER BALL JOINT. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 4, 2002PA

WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND HAD IDLE AIR CONTROL REPLACED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Filed Feb 28, 2002NY

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WAS NOT WORKING RIGHTLY. AT SAME HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THEN ,TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR UPPER BALLS JOINT. BUT, MECHANIC SAID THAT LOWER BALLS JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SEVEN DAYS BEFOR,E AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S ESPENCE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Feb 28, 2002NY

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIRS ON RADIATOR. NOTICE RECEIVED FOR RADIATOR TO BE FLUSHED, BUT MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER ADDED THAT PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED AFTER VEHICLE RAN OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFOMATION.*AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Feb 28, 2002NY

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON HEATER CORE. DEALER FOUND OUT THAT HEATER CORE WAS RUSTED/ HAD CLOGGED RADIATOR, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Feb 21, 2002HI

WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Feb 19, 2002UT

WHEN RECALL 01I018000 REPAIRS ON UPPER BALL JOINT WERE DONE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Feb 15, 2002MI

RE: RECALL ID 3'S 01L08000 & 01V200000, DEALER CLAIMS MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS. INDEPENDENT REVIEW SHOWS THAT BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM NEEDS REPLACING AT LESS THAN 50K MILES. WILL RECALL BE EXPANDED?*AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 14, 2002MN

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 14, 2002PA

TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING AT 25,000 IN AUGUST 2001 ON A 1997 BLAZER. !ST REPAIR FOUND TRANSMISSION COOLER CLOGGED WITH BLUE PLASTIC, MECHANIC THINKS IT WAS PART OF A PLASTIC CAP TO CVER ENDS OF COOLER ASSY BEFORE IT WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY COST TO REPLACE COOLER AND SERVICE TRANSMISSION $290 2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAME BACK - HITS GEARS HARD AND WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN WITH OUT STOPPING AND APPLYING GAS AFTER TURN TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. TRANSMISSION SHOP TORN DOWN TRANSMISSION FOUN RUSTY DIP STICK, ALOT OF BURN MARKS ON VARIOUS PARTS, SCREENS CLOGGED WITH DIST SUBSTANCE, METAL GRINDINGS IN PAN, VALVE ASSY RUSTY, REPLACED CONVERTER TOTAL COST $1717 DROVE VEHICLE 1 DAY PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN (SLIPPING) MECHANIC AT HIS COST CHANGED CONVERTER AND CHECKED HIS WORK FOUND EVERYTHING OK -RESULTS STILL SLIPPING. MECHANIC TOLD ME AT MY COST I NEED TO REPLACE THE PUMP IN THE TRANSMISSION SAID THIS IS UNUSUAL TO HAVE TO REPLACE. TOLD ME NEW PUNP FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS QUOTED TO HIM AT $800. I WAS SO SICK OVER THIS, STRESSED OUYT AND COULD NOT SLEEP FOR NIGHTS DECIDED TO CHANCE IT AT GET A USED XMISSION FROM JUNKJARD AND TAKE THE PUMP OUT $400. MECHANIC DID NOT CHARGE ME LABOR TO PUT THE PUMP IN TOTAL BILL = $2407 THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC SAID IN ALL THE 25+ YRS REBUILDING TRANSMISSIONS HE NEVER EXPERENCED ANY THING LIKE THIS. THIS IS A CRIME FOR GM TO NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE FAILURES KNOWING SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMULR PROBLEMS IN THE BLAZERS.*AK

Steering › Linkages › Arm › Idler and Attachment
Filed Feb 14, 2002PA

IDLER ARM FAILED PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION AT 22,000 MILES!! COST ME $106 TO REPLACE. MECHANIC SAID HE HAS REPLACED A FEW OF THESE ON OTHER BLAZERS, BUT NEVER WITH SUCH LOW MILES ON IT

Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood
Filed Feb 14, 2002PA

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT PROBLEM IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER OWNER. 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS PUT THER SCANNERS ON THE VEHICLE AND KEEP BRINGING UP THE OXYGEN SENSOR AS THE PROBLEM. HAD ONE BAD SENSOR AT THE WIRING HARNESS PLUG WHICH WAS POORLY ASSEMBLED AT THE FACTOR CAUSING WATER TO GET TO THE CONTACTS AND CONTAMINATED THE CONNECTOR. REPLACED ALL 4 O2 SENSORS AND STILL CANNOT GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO AWAY. VEHICLE PERFORMS PERFECT ALONG WITH 24 MPG GAS ONE HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS AN ISSUES OTHER BLAZER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 11, 2002PA

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING, AND A GRINDING NOISE WOULD COME FROM FRONT WHEELS. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 8, 2002NV

THIS IS THE SEVENTH FAILURE OF THE BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING. TWICE THE BOOSTERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE CALIPERS, ADJUSTED, REBUILT, AND REPLACED. IT FAILED AGAIN THIS WEEK AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Feb 7, 2002NC

DRIVER CANNOT TELL WHETHER VEHICLE IS IN OR OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE. TOLD BY CHEVROLET SERVICE PERSONNEL THAT DIFFERENTIAL AND FRONT AXLES WERE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE BUT FRONT WHEELS WERE NOT. 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM USED VERY LITTLE, AND VEHICLE HAS ONLY 60K MILES. MECHANIC MADE COMENTS THAT INDICATE FREQUENT FAILURE OF COMPONENTS IN THIS SYSTEM. CAN CAUSE BRAKE NON FUNCTION ON SLIPPERY SURFACES WITH NO OTHER INDICATION OF A PROBLEM.

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Feb 6, 2002KY

SEATBACK COLLAPSED AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 20-25MPH. THERE WAS A RATCHET NOISE, AND SEAT RECLINED, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED.PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Filed Feb 5, 2002NY

NHTSA RECALL 01-I-018-000/ MANUFCTURER'S RECALL 01049; VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON UPPER BALL JOINTS. VEHICLE WAS DENIED SERVICE DUE TO BEING OVER 100,000 MILEAGE AS STATED IN RECALL LETTER. ALSO, VEHICLE COULD LOSE STEERING. CURRENTL, VHEICLE IS EXPERIENCING TOO MUCH PLAY, MORETHAN NORMAL IN STEERING WHEEL. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit
Filed Feb 4, 2002IL

BRAKE LIGHTS AND FOURWAY FLASHERS WENT OUT IN MY 1997 BLAZER.TODAY IN THE NEWSPAPER IN THE AUTO RECALL SECTION I FOUND OUT THAT CHEVROLET IS RECALLING 2000 AND 2001 BLAZERS FOR THE SAME PROBLOM.I HAVE TWO 1998 CHEVY TRUCKS AT WORK,I REPLACED THE 4WAY,TURNSYGNAL SWITCHES THREE TIMES IN EACH TRUCK.I BELIEVE WHEN SOMTHING EFFECTS YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS WITHOUT THE DRIVER AWARE OF THE PROBLOM IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 29, 2002CA

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAD REPLACED TRANSMISSION BEFORE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 29, 2002CA

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM TWO FRONT DOORS. WHEN TO BE CLOSED DOOR NEEDS TO BE PULLED UP, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT LOCK, UNSECURING DRIVER AND PASSENGER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 23, 2002DE

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS PULLING APART FROM THE FRAME OF THE BODY. THE WELDS ARE BROKEN. DEALER WILL NOT FIX, SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE TO BODY SHOP. WORRIED DOOR IS GOING TO POP OFF.

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