1999 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

THE METAL BEHIND THE "HOOK" ON THE FRAME WHERE THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH CRACKED, CAUSING SEVERE RATTLING AND RUNNING RISK OF THE DOOR OPENING UNINTENTIONALLY. THE DOOR HINGES AND THE HOOK HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE FRAME WELDED AT A COST OF MORE THAN $500. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 45,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED.

4-WHEEL DRIVER FAILED. DEALER INDICATED ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILED. *AK

THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF IN A FRONT END COLLISION.

I DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM MY 99 CHEVY BLAZER RECENTLY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE TWO FAULTY OIL COOLING LINES THAT MUST BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I HAVE DISCOVERED THOUGH SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND SEVERAL INTERNET WEB SITES, THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 99 CHEVY BLAZERS. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM AND COSTS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN REPAIR TO REMEDY, I WOULD LIKE TO PETITION THIS FOR A MANUFACTURERS RECALL.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY BLAZER THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS WEAKENED, AND SLIPPED DOWN ABOUT AN INCH. THIS MAKES THE DOOR EXTREMLY HARD TO CLOSE SINCE YOU NEED TO LIFT UP ON IT.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - VEHICLE WILL NO MOVE IN REVERSE - TRANSMISSION SQUEALS, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT UNTIL ENGINE REACHES AT LEAST 3000RPM EVEN UNDER NO PRESSURE. TRANSMISSION DROPS INTO NEUTRAL AFTER FOOT IS TAKEN FROM ACCELLERATOR.*AK

MY 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER'S DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS QUIT WORKING. CHEVROLET ALREADY REPLACED THE WINDOW ONCE, IN 2001, AND REFUSED TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. NOW THAT THE WINDOW HAS QUIT WORKING I GET ELECTRICALLY SHOCKED WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND TOUCHING THE METAL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN THE WINDOW BROKE. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY CAR. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. A FRIEND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS S-10 BLAZER. THESE ELECTRICAL SHOCKS HURT, AND I FEAR THAT IT MAY CAUSE A PROBLEM WHEN I AM GETTING FUEL FOR THE CAR. ON ONE OCCASION THE SHOCK WAS SO STRONG IT GAVE MY FINGER A BLISTER. MY WIFE ALSO HAS BEEN SHOCKED BY THIS PROBLEM, AND REFUSES TO DRIVE MY CAR. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS, I FEEL YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OCCURS IN OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED. THANK YOU.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 BLAZER ON WHICH BOTH HANDLES FOR THE RECLINER SEATS IN THE FRONT BROKE OFF AFTER JUST 30,000. MY WIFE DRIVES THE BLAZER ... I DRIVE A SUBURBAN. I AM JUST AMAZED AT THE INFERIOR QUALITY OF THE METAL USED, AND IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT THE METAL WOULD HAVE BROKEN BY ANYONE. MY WIFE IS PETITE AND THERE'S NO WAY SHE DID ANYTHING BEYOND WHAT A NORMAL PERSON WOULD DO IN ADJUSTING THEIR SEATS. WHAT FURTHER AMAZES ME IS PULLING UP THE INTERNET SITE AND SEEING THE HUGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GET ANYONE'S ATTENTION IS TO CONTACT AN ATTORNEY FRIEND OF MINE HERE LOCALLY WHO SUCCESSFULLY CAUSED ONE AUTO COMPANY TO REPAINT THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES SEVERAL YEARS AGO BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER JUST WOULDN'T RESPONSE TO A LOT OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. AT A PRICE IN EXCESS OF $300 TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WITH THE SAME QUALITY METAL, AND THE FACT THAT I JUST PRINTED 15 COMPLAINTS FROM JUST ONE INTERNET SITE, THERE MAY ACTUALLY BE THOUSANDS SIMILAR SITUATIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE FOR AN INTERESTING CLASS-ACTION SUIT, PARTICULARLY WITH THE PUNITIVE DAMAGES TACKED ON. AND THIS CASE WOULD BE CLEARLY STRAIGHT FORWARD ... THAT METAL RODS SHOULDN'T BREAK IN AN AUTO THAT'S LESS THEN FOUR YEARS OLD. HOW DO CONSUMERS GET SATISFACTION WITHOUT TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE AND HAVE CLASS-ACTION SUITS FILED. OBVIOUSLY, THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO SUCCESS IN DEALING WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. IS THIS THE

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH ONLY 52,237 MILES ON VEHICLE. CHEVY BASICALLY SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED. THREE LOCAL GARAGES IN OUR AREA ALL REPORT THE SAME THING TO US... THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUNK!

BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ASSEMBLIES FAILED ON MY 1999 BLAZER. THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 68,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THERE IS NO SCHEDULED AND/OR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THESE PARTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT CONTINUED USE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE BAD BEARINGS COULD CAUSE A CATOSTROPHIC FAILURE. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS "JUST NOISE", AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, THE POOR DESIGN OF THESE PARTS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS AS THE VEHICLES AGE.

1999 CHEVY BLAZER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. REVERSE GEAR JUST STOPS WORKING WITH NO WARNING.

VEHICLE FAILS TO START AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY IT MAKES ABSOLUTLEY NOT NOISE, BUT THE BATTERY WORKS, DOES NOT ACCEPT A JUMP. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE, LUCKILY IN SAFE AREAS. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS CAUSED STRESS, INCONVENIENCE, MONEY, AND TIME, BESIDES AGGREVATION.*AK

DEX-COOL BROKE DOWN AFTER BEING IN TRUCK FOR 70,000 MILES AND LESS THEN 5 YEARS. DEX-COOL IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 5 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 39,400 MILES, REQUIRING A COMPLETE REBUILD. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AT ALL, AND SHIFTING TO 3RD AND 4TH GEARS BECAME EXTREMELY SLUGGISH. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED A BROKEN SUN SHELL AND THAT SEVERAL CLUTCH PACKS HAD GONE OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO SPLIT THE REPAIR COST 50/50, BUT I FELT THAT MORE WAS WARRANTED GIVEN THE LOW MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. GM REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.*AK

FOLLOWING IS PART OF THE BACKGROUND FIRST SUBMITTED 9/6 TO CHEVY FOR A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR 1999 BLAZER ... CLOSELY RELATED TO A RECENT GM RECALL FOR FAULTY HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. OUR HAZARD/BLINKER FLASHER JUST STARTED (9/1) TURNING ON/CLICKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON ... DOING SO RANDOMLY ABOUT HALF THE TIME. THIS CONCERNS US FOR OUR SAFETY ... AS WE ARE NOW CONSTANTLY MAKING BOTH KINDS OF MAJOR SAFETY ERRORS THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH THIS DEFECT: WE FREQUENTLY THINK THE BLINKERS ARE ON FOR A TURN WERE MAKING, WHEN IN REALITY THEY ARE NOT, BUT THE FLASHER IS CLICKING JUST LIKE THEY ARE ON, SO WE WRONGLY THINK THEY ARE ON. THE OTHER ERROR IS THAT WE HAVE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED THE BLINKERS ON AND DON'T REALIZE IT SINCE THE FLASHING NOISE IS HAPPENING SO MUCH. THE MAJOR REASON FOR OUR CONCERN IS A STATEMENT FROM OUR LOCAL CHEVY SERVICE TECH AROUND OUR EXACT ISSUE ... AS OUR EXACT CONCERNS/ISSUES STEM FROM A WELL KNOWN/DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE WITH BLAZERS (PER THE WORDS OF OUR CHEVY SERVICE TECH AROUND OUR EXACT ISSUE, & THIS HAS BEEN A BIG/MAJOR PROBLEM WITH BLAZERS & ... AND '90% OF THE TIME A DEFECTIVE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH/CONTACTS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS WE WERE EXPERIENCING', AND INDEED UNIQUE TO CHEVY/GMC.) GIVEN HOW EMPHATIC/HONEST THE SERVICE TECH WAS WITH US, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO READILY SUBSTANTIATE HIS STATEMENT THROUGH CHEVY'S RECORDS AROUND REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM. AS SUCH, OUR SAFETY ISSUE IS CLEARLY: A WELL KNOWN/DOCUME

GROANING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURE. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROAD AT 50 TO 55 MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED IN A DITCH . UPON IMPACT,NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

THE CABLE ON THE LUMBAR SUPPORT ADJUSTER BROKE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FROMT SEAT. LUMBAR SUPPORT IN NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL. ALSO, CLUNKING IN SUSPENSION OF PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION. AWARE OF RECALL FOR CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND BALL JOINTS. APPARRENTLY, EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO LACK OF OR POOR LUBRICATION.*AK

I HAVE 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER WITH 60000 MILES THE DRIVE SIDE DOOR HAS FALLEN DOWN ABOUT 1 INCH IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS SOMETIMES I HAVE TO LIFT UP ON THE DOOR TO GET IT TO SHUT IF THIS KEEPS UP THE DOOR MAY FALL OFF.*AK

THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED INJURY TO THE DRIVER CHEST. THIS SHOULD NEED TO BE FIXED ASAP BY GM. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHEVY AGAIN. AIRBAGS THAT DO NOT DEPLOY WHEN YOU HIT HEAD ON AND ROLL SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. *LA

SEAT HANDLES KEPT BREAKING OFF. COOLING SYSTEM MAKES GURGLING SOUNDS AND SOUND LIKE WATER RUNNING. NO AIR CONDITIONING. *LA

VEHICLE MAKING A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT. BROUGHT TO A LOCAL GARAGE, WAS TOLD THAT BOTH OF FRONT WHEELS WERE ABOUT TO "FALL OFF," AND IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC ACTUALLY EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM TO ME, SHOWING ME THE INCH OF PLAY THAT HE COULD SHAKE MY WHEELS. HE THEN WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT HE FIXES THIS PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. MY BLAZER HAS 55,000 MILES, AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL. I AM TERRIFIED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, AS WELL AS DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET. *LA

BRAKES WEAR PREMATURELY. CONSUMER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE, BUT PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES FRONT BRAKES, WHEEL HUB AND STEERING DAMPNER. *MR THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END DUE TO THE HUB ON THE FRONT WHEEL WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE AND THE FRONT ABS WERE INTERMITTENT. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING LEFT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

VEHICLE SHAKES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. TIRES AND BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED, NO EFFECT. VEHICLE VIBRATES AND PULSATES WHEN IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. DEALER CLAIMS HAS NO SOLUTION, AND IS AWARE OF DEFECT. VERY BAD. *JB

LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS FIFTH SET OF LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IT SIXTH IDLER ARM. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THE GRILL GUARD WAS LOOSE, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKED, THE DOOR LATCH WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE DOOR WAS READJUSTED DUE TO A VIBRATION, THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE EXHAUST MADE A NOISE, THE TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, THE FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKED AND THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKED. *JB

AC DELCO BATTERY ON A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER FAILED IN 21 MONTHS - LEAKING BATTERY ACID FROM ONE OF THE SIDE TERMINALS. THE EXACT SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THIS VBEHICLE ON 12/3/01. THE SAME BATTERY ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO FAILED ABOUT 10 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE BUT ACTUAL CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. SERVICE MANANGER AT CHEVY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT AC DELCO HAD SENT REPRESENTAIVES AROUND TO FIND OUT WHY THEY WERE HAVING SO MANY FAILURES OF THIS TYPE WITH THESE BATTERIES. SAID IT IS RELATED TO HEAT AND ONLY HAPPENS IN SOUTHERN STATES WHERE IT GETS HOTTEST. AC DELCO CUSTOMER SERVICE ADMITS NOTHING OF THIS SORT AND ALWAYS BLAMES THESE FAILURES ON OVERTIGHTENING THE CONNECTIONS TO THE TERMINALS. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS CAUSED BY THIS LEAKING BATTERY ACID AND WHAT IT WILL EAT INTO AND WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS IT WILL CAUSE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ID THE PROBLEM AND CLEAN UP THE ACID BEFORE MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS DEVELOPED.

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE THAT CHEVROLET WAS USING IN VEHICLE WAS TURNING TO SLUDGE AFTER 60,000 MILES. THIS CAUSED THERMOSTAT TO FREEZE, AND HEATER TO BECOME PLUGGED UP. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS LUCKY THAT THE THERMOSTAT FROZE IN AN OPEN POSITION BECAUSE IF IT WAS HOT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND THAT WAS DANGEROUS. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED. *AK

REAR SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER THAT IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT END WHEEL HUB BEARINGS BEFORE IT HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT. THERE MUST BE DEFECTIVE BEARINGS BEING PUT IN THESE VEHICLES. THERE IS NO WAY A WHEEL BEARING SHOULD WEAR OUT BEFORE 60,000 MILES. I WROTE TO CHEVROLET CORPORATE OFFICES & THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE SORRY BUT DIDN'T OFFER ANY COMPENSATION. I AM FILING THIS REPORT TO HELP OTHERS IN THE FUTURE. IT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARINGS AND IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN MAYBE CHEVROLET WILL TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTALLING DEFECTIVE PARTS. *JB

FAILURE OF SIGNAL CONTROL SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN. HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE.

THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD TO THE POINT OF MAKING NOISE AND WHEN WE TORE IT DOWN FOR REPAIRS, THE BEARING ON THE FT. RT. (2WD) THEIR WAS A LOT OF METAL SHAVINGS BEHIND BEARING. UPON A SEARCH OF SEVERAL PARTS STORES THE ONLY SOURCE WAS A DEALER ITEM. NO PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE 487.00 DOLLARS EACH, WE ONLY HAD TO REPLACE 1 BUT, THIS VEHICLE THATHAS ONLY 60,000 MILES AND 2 FT.WHEELS THIS COULD EASILY END UP BEING A 1000.00 FIX FOR FRONT BEARING. PS.BEARINGS FOR 4WD WERE ONLY $138.00. *AK

MY CAR HAS HAD TWO RECLINER MECHANIZMS BREAK IN 2 YEARS. MY SECURITY LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON,MY PAINT IS CHECKING AND PEELING.NOW IT APPEARS THAT MY CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINT WERE FAILING AT 85,000 MILES.*AK AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES MY 4WHEEL DRIVE WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT AT FREEWAY SPEED. I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY BLAZER,4DR, COMPLETELY MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN WITH CARE.

HAVE A 99 BLAZER,2 WD. THE RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED IT( MY KID BROKE IT BY SIMPLY TOUCHING IT!) VEHICLE HAD 32000 MI AT THE TIME. HAVE NOT FIXED IT BECAUSE OF COST.SINCE THEN I HAVE DISCOVERED AN OIL LEAK ON THE OIL LINE COOLER,A $300 FIX(TO REPAIR BOTH LINES),AND TO TOP THINGS OFF I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE INTAKE GASKET HAS THE POTENTIAL OF GIVING WAY. I HAVE 58000MI ON THIS VEHICLE SO FAR. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE S-10 BLAZER ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THESE PROBLEMS, AND SO FAR G.M. HAS NO RECALL ON ANY OF IT. INCENDENTLY A MECHANIC I KNOW HAS A S-10 BLAZER SIMILAR TO MINE, HIS OIL LINES LEAKED, AND FINALLY BLEW,COSTING HIM A NEW ENGINE. MINE HAVEN'T BLOWN -----YET. I CAN STILL DRIVE IT, BUT IT WORRIES ME. I'VE BEEN A G.M. FAN FOR MANY YRS. BUT THIS CRAZY BLAZER IS STARTING TO MAKE ME RECONSIDER WHAT MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL BE. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS????? THANKS. *AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED. THE DEALER INDICATED THE CALIPER WAS NOT COMPRESSING WITH THE ROTOR. *NLM *CB *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

ENGINE COOLANT CONTINUES TO BOIL AND OVERHEAT AFTER HAVING IT FLUSHED THREE TIMES NOW. SAME AS 10030550.HY ISN'T SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING? WE JUST WANT OUR CAR FIXED . SEE: HTTP://WWW.KANSASCITY.COM/MLD/KANSASCITY/BUSINESS/5948626.HTM HTTP://WWW.NBC4.TV/NEWSLINKS/2369813/DETAIL.HTML HTTP://WWW.IMCOOL.COM/ARTICLES/ANTIFREEZE-COOLANT/DEXCOOL-MACS2001.HTM HTTP://ABCLOCAL.GO.COM/KGO/NEWS/7OYS/072503_7OYS_DEXCOOL.HTML HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/B_GILLIE/DEXCOOL_PROBLEMS.HTML HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GM_DEXCOOL.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.VMAG.COM/SUVSUBURBAN0402/MESSAGES/1665.HTML.*AK

BOUGHT NEW/USED 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER FROM SHOWCASE CHEVROLET IN WESTMINSTER CA. HAD IN POSSESSION FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND THEN BEGAN HAVING RADIATOR/COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO CORRECT DEFECT SO TRIED TO USE LEMON LAW. NO ONE WOULD GIVE ME INFORMATION ON GENERAL MANAGER. FINALLY FOUND OUT WHO GM WAS AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HASSLES. FOUND OUT THAT HIS NAME WAS JOE PERRY AND THAT HE WAS ON VACATION AT THE TIME. WHEN HE RETURNED I CONTACTED HIM THAT DAY AND TOLD HIM ABOUT ALL MY TROUBLES AND HOW THE VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. HE WAS RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL WHAT-SO-EVER WITH THE SITUATION. AFTER BEING TOLD BASICALLY ITS MY PROBLEM NOW, I DECIDED TO FIND OUT THE AREA MANAGERS NAME AND HOW TO CONTACT HIM/HER. CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND THE SERVICE PROBLEMS IN WHICH I HAD CONTACTED JUST TRYING TO FIX MY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. CUSTOMER SERVICE PRETENDED TO CARE BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE. THEN I CALLED SHOWCASE CHEVROLET BACK AND TALKED WITH MR. PERRY ONCE AGAIN, AND ASKED HIM FOR THE NAME OF HIS AREA MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND THEY DID NOT HAVE AN AREA MANAGER. I REPEATED HIM AND MADE SURE THEY DID NOT HAVE A MANAGER THAT WAS HIGHER ON THE LIST THAN MR. PERRY HIMSELF. I WAS BLUNTLY TOLD NO. I THEN CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THEY DO HAVE AN AREA MANAGER AND THAT SHOWCASE THOUGHT I WANTED TO CONTACT HIM. SO INSTEAD OF TELLIN

THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT RECLINING HANDLE STUD SHEARS OFF. VERY LITTLE USEAGE, VERY LITTLE WEAR OR TEAR. THE LEFT SIDE BROKE 6 MONTHS AGO. CHEVROLET SAYS THAT IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THAT THEY WON'T TAKE CARE OF IT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DIDN'T HOLD THE PASSENGER WHO WAS THE CONSUMER'S MOTHER, IN WHICH SHE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER NECK AND ARMS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WAS REAR ENDED. THE CONSUMER'S MOTHER WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND HAD TO PLACE HER ARM ON THE DASH TO CATCH HERSELF AND TORE HER ROTOR CUFF. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSATION. *SCC *JB

LAST YEAR 11/02 MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD. A HORRIBLE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT AS LITTLE OF 20MPH. THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST WEEK FROM THE FRONT LEFT. I JUST GOT IT FIXED TODAY 7/28/03. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS AROUND 60,000. *AK NOW IT IS AT 66,671 MILES. THE ASSEMBLY'S TO FIX THE BEARINGS ARE NOT CHEAP...

HAD TO RTEPLACE WATER PUMP IT IS NOT 60,000 YET. *AK

WHEN FUEL TANK IS BELOW A HALF OF TANK VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. FIRST TIME IT BROKE DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SECOND TIME AT 45 MILES AT BLACK MOUNTAIN OF ASHERILL, THE THIRD TIME 221 SOUTH WITH A TRAILER LAND OF WOODEN PALLETS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *CB

LEAKING TRANS AXLE FLUID OUT OF FRONT AXLE (SEALS DEFECTIVE). *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRES ARE LEANING INWARD, AND THE STEERING IS PULLING IN ONE DIRECTION. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT BALL JOINT SNAPPED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK