1998 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF OTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED AIR BAGS IN OTHER VEHICLE TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, FRONTAL AIR BAGS IN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS WEARING LAP AND SHOULDER BELT, AND NEEDED 62 STITCHES FOR INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

SCRAPING AND PULSING NOTICED UNDER BRAKING. UPON INSPECTION LARGE(DOLLAR BILL SIZE) SECTIONS WERE MISSING FROM THE SURFACE OF THE BRAKE ROTOR. APPEARED AS THOUGH IT HAD RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. MECHANIC STATED HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. BOTH ROTORS AND ALL PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LATCH THAT MOVES SEAT TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS BROKE THREE TIMES. *AK DEALER HAS INISTALLED LATCH TWICE, HOWEVER IT KEEPS BREAKING AND LOCKING WHEN IN A TILTED POSITION, CONSUMER STATES THE BROKEN LATCH HAS CUT HIS LEG WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. *SLC

WHEN APPYLING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

LEVER THAT RECLINES PASSENGER'S AND DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND 1 TIME ON DRIVER'S SIDE. ONCE WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACK. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS DANGEROUS. *AK

I BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE SO I WOULD NOT HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THE MECHANICS SAID THAT THERE IS A WORK ORDER OUT ON THE TORQUE CONVERTERS. IT WILL COST ME $1600 FOR TRANMISSION PLUS RENTAL CAR AND $618 FOR THE TWO WHEEL BEARINGS. THE TORQUE CONVERTER KNOCKS WHEN I SHIFT GEARS AND CAUSES PRESSURE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THE WHEEL BEARINGS CAUSE LOUD NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE WHEEL MAY COME OFF. I SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE, THAT IS WHY I BOUGHT A NEW ONE...I NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH OTHER 4X4 VEHICLES. GMC SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THESE PROBLEMS. THERE IS TO BE WORK ORDERS OUT ON BOTH PROBLEMS..SO THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. THIS IS MY FIRST CHEVY AND I THINK IT WILL BE MY LAST. *AK

WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR BRAKE PADS AND THE INSTALLER SAID THE DRUMS WERE WORN DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING. THEY SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THAT FAST. THE BACK IS FINE JUST THE FRONT. I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A 1992 CADILLAC THE ALLOY WHEELS OF OUR FLEETWOOD ARE BAD. WE HAVE PUT MANY DIFFERENT TIRES ON AND THEY ALL GO FLAT BECAUSE OF THE ALLOY WHEELS. YOU WILL BE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TIRES GO FLATE. NOONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE ALLOY. *AK

DELCO BATTERY FAILED, THE ENTIRE BATTERY POSITIVE(+) TERMINAL FELL OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE BATTERY, THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE BATTERY AND WITHIN THE BATTERY TRAY, ALSO CRACKED AND LEAKING, CONSUMER HAD 5 YEARS ON BATTERY,BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS OVER 36,000 MILES AND WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BATTTERY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY TRANSMISSION EXPLODED INTO PIECES, THE FORCE OF THE EXPLODING PARTS CAUSED CASE TO CRACK WIDE OPEN, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DISTRESS OR TROUBLE, MECHANIC ADVISEC CONSUMER OF THE INEXPENSIVE AND CHEAP QUALITY NATURE OF THE FACTORY TRANSMISSION PARTS INSIDE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT WITH QUALITY PARTS. *JB

OUR BLAZER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED A LITTLE AND WE IMMEDIATELY SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AS WE WERE PULLING OFF THE ROAD THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED DASH INSTRUMENTS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION, BUT AT NO TIME DID THE ENGINE APPEAR TO HAVE PROBLEMS. AS SOON AS WE PULLED OVER WE REALIZED WE HAD A FIRE & IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. SOMEONE STOPPED WITH A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO TRY A STOP THE FLAMES. THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE LOCATED TOWARDS THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OR LOWER AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS SO HOT THAT IT WENT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE BELOW THE DASH BOARD AND ENTERED THE CAB OF BLAZER. AT THAT POINT WE HAD NOTHING LEFT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND SHUT ALL THE DOORS AND THE HOOD TO TRY & CONTAIN & SMOTHER THE FIRE. WE THEN WAITED FOR HELP. WE WERE 150 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON A RURAL STRETCH OF INTERSTATE (THE NEAREST TOWN WAS 18 MILES AWAY). WE WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION TO FIND OUR WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR VEHICLE. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WON'T HELP. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER TO CALL BACK. WE CONTACTED GM AND GOT AS FAR AS THE PRODUCT ALLEGATION RESOLUTION TEAM. THEY SENT A LETTER STATING "OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED

STEERING COLUMN UPPER SHAFT FRACTURED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK

HANDLE THAT ADJUSTS SEAT TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS BROKE THREE TIMES . SEAT IS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY A 2 PLY BOARD. *AK SCREW STICKS OUT AND HAS CUT CONSUMER ON THE LEG. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STICK WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT CAUSES A RUN AWAY VEHICLE, WHICH CAN LEAD INTO A CRASH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DEXCOOL ANTI-FREEZE, THIS PRODUCT CLOGGED THE COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

TILT SEAT RECLINER STICKS IN PLACE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

THERE IS A FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CONSUMER FILLS FUEL TANK FULL , NOT WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED HALF WAY.*AK

THE METAL SHAFTS ON THE MANUAL FRONT SEAT RECLINERS HAVE BROKEN THREE TIMES. THE FIRST ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE NEXT TIME ON DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT, AS WELL AS THE THIRD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $134.50 FOR EACH SEAT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET WHO TOLD ME THEY WOULD NEED A DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALERSHIP, AND THEN MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO "HELP" WITH PROBLEM. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIPS BY PHONE AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEATS BEFORE. MY REQUEST # WITH CHEVROLET IS 03524972, AND I SPOKE WITH ANGELIA MONTGOMERY. I REALLY THINK SOMETHING OUGHT TO BE DONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AS IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH ME BUT OTHERS AS LISTED ON YOUR COMPLAINT DATABASE. AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL DATES OF THE SHAFT BREAKINGS, I CANNOT SAY EXCEPT FOR THE ONE ON 03/08/01. THANK YOU SO MUCH.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT FULLY EXTEND FROM RETRACTING MECHANSIM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE SEAT RECLINE LEVER HAS ALREADY BEEN RELACED ONCE AND IS NEVER USED. *AK

WHEEL COULD COME OFF AT ANY TIME. MECHANIC FOUND A DESIGN PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM UNDER VEHICLE DURING START-UP AND ENGINE SHUTOFF, CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF DURING OPERATION AT 55+ MPH, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF WITHOUT FORCE, HANDLE ON THE CARGO SHADE IN THE REAR BROKE DURING COLD TEMPERATURES, DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SHAKES WHILE DRIVING, FOG LAMPS KEEP BLOWING OUT ON BOTH SIDES, GAS PEDAL STICKS OFTEN, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZZARD IN TRAFFIC.*AK

SEATBACK LATCH ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES SEAT HAS BROKEN, AND BEEN REPLACED ONCE. LATCHES HAVE BROKEN AGAIN. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

REPLACED FRONT BALL JOINTS 3 TIMES. ONCE WITHIN A MONTH AFTER RECALL 98V053000 REPAIRS. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SERVICED AGAIN FOR CLUNKING BUT DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. CONSUMER FELLS UNEASY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *YH

FOUR OIL COOLING LINE HOSES ARE LEAKING ABOVE OIL FILTER ONTO GROUND.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE DEALER STATED THAT THRE WAS NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR PARTS TO FIX THE VEHICLE. *YH

OIL COOLING LINE HAD CRACKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND INDICATED THAT OIL LINE WAS LEAKING FROM CRACK IT HAD. PROBLEM COULD BE REPAIRED. *AK THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF POSSIBLE COOLING LINE DEFECT BUT REPAIRED IT AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL COME OUT OF GEAR AND DROP INTO NEUTRAL FOR NO REASON. DEALER/MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS IS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED A SEMI TRUCK HAD JACK-KNIFED, CONSUMER WENT AROUND THE TRUCK AND THE FRONT WHEEL HIT A DITCH CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN, ANOTHER SEMI ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND THE DISABLED TRUCK WHEN IT TOO JACK-KNIFED HITTING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SENDING IT 175 FEET, THERE WAS NO ROLL BAR IN VEHICLE WHICH WOULD HAVE HELPED IN THE SITUATION, CONSUMER WAS INJURED (MINOR) IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AND MOVING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE REAL CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *YH

RIGHT TURN SIGNAL HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE. FLASHER DOES NOT WORK SOMTIMES. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHIFTED DOWN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE FROM WHEEL DRIVE WHILE SITTING STILL. NLM

DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL, HOWEVER SECOND SET OF LOWER BALL JOINTS ONLY LASTED 11,000 TO 12,000 MILES. WHEN GETTING THE VEHICLE ALIGNED I WAS TOLD THE PITMAN ARM AN IDLER ARM ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE HIGH RATE OF WEAR ON THESE STEERING COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE IS NOT "OFF ROADED". IT IS USED AS A COMMUTER VEHICLE BY MY WIFE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND THE SUSPENSION HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED. AT THIS POINT MY DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO INSPECT THE LATEST PROBLEM DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS I HAVE HAD, NOT THE DEALERS FAULT. I HAVE RECENTLY NOTIFIED CHEVROLET OF MY CONCERN, BUT HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THEM. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM? I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

WHILE CLEANING CAR CONSUMER NOTICED BUMPER PEELING, AND IT LOOKED LIKE ALUMINUM FOIL PEELING OFF BUMPER. *SLC

VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED ALL OFF UPPER BALL JOINTS. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AT 45000 MILES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

THE GAS PEDAL CONSTANTLY STICKS. EVERYDAY, I HAVE TO REALLY PUSH ON THE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO GO. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. LAST, THE PASSENGER SIDE LEVER HAS BROKEN OFF THREE OR FOUR TIMES, WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT IT STILL BREAKS OFF. NO OVERLY APPLIED PRESSURE HAS BEEN PUT ON IT AT ANY TIME.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH WHEN USING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK,AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK.*AK

THROTTLE CONTROL DOES NOT SLOW ENGINE SPEED PROPERLY, DEALER SERVICE CAN NOT REPAIR. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH OILY/ MUDDY SUBSTANCE GETTING INTO RADIATOR AND COOLANT RESERVIOR. COOLING SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ONTHIS MATTER. *AK

TURN SIGNAL CONTINUED TO CLICK AFTER TURN SIGNAL WAS SHUT OFF -- HAD TO GET MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. ON A RELATED NOTE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STILL PERFORM ERRATICALLY WITH THE REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH.

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED THROTTLE STICKS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN COLLISION ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 12/18/00. BLAZER WAS TOTALLED. BLAZER WAS TRAVELING AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 25 MPH UPON IMPACT FROM SECOND VEHICLE.*AK

DRIVER'S REAR SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE 3 TIMES, AND CAUSED SEAT TO MOVE TO AN UPRIGTHT POSITION. THERFORE THE DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO ADJUST SEAT BACK FOR SUITABLE DRIVING POSITION. CHEVROLET CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

LEFT FRONT ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND THE REGULATOR FAILED. *SLC

THE REMOTE AIR FILTER HOSES AND PIPES FAILED. *MJS

NO WARNING ON TRANSMISSION---COULD RESULT IN FIRE -- SILENT RECALL ON TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE ON LARGER BLAZER MODELS---SUSPECT SAME SUPPLIER. *AK

FLUSHED RADIATOR SYSTEM AND FOUND IT TO BE CORRODED AND CLOGGED WITH RUST. CURRENTLY, HEATER IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.

HEARD GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, MOSTLY WHILE MAKING TURNS. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK