1999 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE AT 70,000 MILES BECAUSE THE INTAKE GASKETS BROKE APART. *AK

OIL LINES ARE LEAKING. SEEMS THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH GM OVER THE PAST DECADE. WHY HAS THERE NEVER BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.. AND WHY ARE THE NEWER MODELS (AFTER 2000) COMING OUT WITH THE SAME DEFECT ?!*AK

TRANSMISSION VALVE IS STICKING WHICH CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

EARLY FAILURE OF FRONT WHEEL BEARING. *JB

THE SPLITTER BEHIND THE CHILD SEAT IS NOT HOLDING THE STRAPS IN POSITION. *MR. THE STRAPS BECAME LOSE AFTER THEY WERE ADJUSTED OR PULLED FIRMLY. *JB

INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION, BOTH GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, NEITHER FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES FOR ONE AND CONCUSSION FOR PASSENGER RESULTED. *JB

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. I AM THE SECOND OWNER ON A 1999 CHEVROLET, BLAZER. MY HUSBAND NT TO PUT NEW BRAKES AND TIRES ON FOR THE FIRST, THE SHOP COULDN'T GET THE TIRE OFF. THE REASON--THE RIMS WERE MANUFACTURED ALUMINUM WHICH COOL FASTER THAN STEEL BEHIND THE RIMS.IT PRODUCES A SUBSTANCE THAT MAKES IT STICKY, WHEN IT DRIES. IT CAUSES THE BRAKES AND TIRES TO BREAK THE RIM AND PAY FOR THE BROKEN RIM. I FEEL THAT GMCSHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT NOW HAS 46,200 MILES. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT IT HAD 13,000 MILES. SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BACK ADJUSTORS. THE CAST GEAR BROKE ON EACH SEAT AT LEAST TWICE. *TT

HEATER STOPPED PRODUCING HEAT AFTER 35,000 MILES. REQUIRED AN EXTENSIVE SYSTEMS FLUSH COSTING ALMOST $400. SIX MONTHS LATER, HEATER CORE FAILED CAUSING COOLANT FUMES TO BE EXHAUSTED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN WERE RIDING. REPLACEMENT OF HEATER CORE COST ALMOST $850.

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT RECLINER HANDLE (METAL SHAFT) BROKE METAL APPEARS TO BE WEAK, SEAT WAS STUCK IN LOWERED POSITION. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER ABRUPTLY. *JB

THE VEHICLES FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. *NLM

THE REAR BRAKES FAILED, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY AN INOPERATIVE CALIPER AND ROTOR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

THE POWER ADJUST SEAT HANDLE WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A DEER WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND NONE OF THE NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON AND THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT BELT IS FAULTY! I WAS IN A COLLISION AND REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. MY MOTHER WAS WITH ME AND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HER SEAT BELT AT THE SHOULDER DID NOT LOCK AND AS A RESULT SHE WAS THROWN FORWARD, CAUSING A TORN ROTATOR CUFF. SHE HAS DOCTORS DOCUMENTS TO BACK THIS UP. SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED WITH NO ADVAIL. WE HAD OTHER COMPLICATIONS ARISE AND THE DOCTOR CANCELED SURGERY IN THE OPERATING PREP. ROOM. WE HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO SPECIALIST AND ARE NOW AWAITING FOR THEM TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO AGAIN SCHEDULE SURGERY. IN THE MEAN TIME, THE WAVE 3 TROUBLE SHOOTER, SUGGESTED I CONTACT YOUR OFFICE. ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN BE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. MY MOTHER REMAINS IN PAIN ON MEDICATION, AND CHEVROLET OFFICIALS WON'T HELP MY MOTHER IN ANY WAY. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER, 4 DOOR, 4X4. INITIALLY, ALL WE ASK CHEVROLET FOR WAS A NEW SEATBELT. HOWEVER, THROUGH THE INTERNET AND CNN NEWS, I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN OTHER REPORTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. SO I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD COMPENSATE ME FOR MY INJURIES THAT I HAVE AND WILL SUFFER PAIN FROM. *NLM

I HAVE A1999 CHEVERLOT BLAZER, IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS FALLING OFF. I STOPPED WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE,AND HAD THE CAR TOWED. IF I HAD NOT STOPPED WHEN I DID I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A ACCIDENT WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE LEFT TIRE WAS DANGEROUS AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED> IT COST ME 1200.00 AND I FEEL MY CAR IS A LEMON AND I WOULD LIKE SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT.

WHILE DRIVING ON CLEAR DRY EXPRESS, THE GAS LINE BLEW OFF AT THE GAS TANK. ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER VIN # [XXX]. AS A RESULT GAS WAS SPRAYED OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SEAT RECLINE LEVERS SNAPPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THESE UNITS ARE MADE FROM ZINC DIE CASTING AND SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN USED. GM WILL DO NOTHING TO REPAIR, THE REPAIRS ARE OVER THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE WITH SIMILAR ZINC RODS. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY SEE THIS ALL OF THE TIME. I KNOW OF 5 PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. CONSUMER SERVICE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR!.*JB

THE HANDLE ON THE FRONT SEAT BROKE. *JB

4TH TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN OCT.99 I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT HAD 19,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT NOW HAS 84,000

AFTER NOTICING THAT I WAS LOOSING ANIFREEZE IN MY VEHICLE, I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKETS IN MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER. IT HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMOM PROBLEM W/ THE GM VEHICLES AND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IT CONVENIENTLY HAPPENS JUST AFTER THE WARRENTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS CLEARLY UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY GM HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

THE RECLINER LEVERS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SEATS HAVE BROKEN TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, THE SEALS ON THE WINDOW AND DOORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER AND ARE COMING OFF ONCE AGAIN.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK. *JB BOTH COOLER LINES WERE REPLACED. SCC

TIE ROD SNAPPED MAKING IT HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

OIL LINES LEAKING, VEHICLE HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES.

TRANSFER CASE, IN 4X4 FAILS TO MOVE OR OPERATE, THE VEHICHLE WILL NOT MOVE OR STEER IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE

FRONT SEAT RECLINER BOLTS BROKE

1999 CHEVY BLAZER SUDDENLY DIES WITHOUT WARNING - AT SLOW AND HIGH SPEED. MAY NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. CLOCK RESETS, AND ON ONE OCCASION THE REAR WINDOW UNLATCHED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHAKES EXCESSIVELY AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH OR GREATER. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. CONSUMER BELIEVES ISSUE IS WITH VEHICLE'S DRIVESHAFT. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR STICKS UNEXPECTEDLY, MAKING IT HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. TS *JG

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 49,026 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE IS AN AUDIBLE SOUND OF A GEAR "FREE WHEELING". THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO SHIFT GEARS WHEN TRAVELING FORWARD. ALTHOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVEL CAN BE PLACED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN REVERSE. LINDSAY CHEVROLET (DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 YEARS, 2-1/2 MONTHS AGO) CONDUCTED A PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS THAT INVOLVED NO COMPUTER CHECK, BUT BASED ON THE EVIDENT NOISE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. BEGINNING AT 28,805 MILES, THIS VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED A RECURRING OIL LEAK FROM THE LOWER OIL LINE/OIL LINE ADAPTER THAT TOOK THE DEALER FOUR ATTEMPTS OVER FOUR MONTHS TO IDENTIFY AND REPAIR. THE RIGHT HUB ASSEMBLY ALSO BURNED OUT AT 38,190 MILES. TS

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS NO HEAT, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE HEATING SYSTEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER USED FOR THE PERIOD OF 1996-2000 WAS A DEXCOOL SYSTEM THAT WAS TO BE MAINTENANCE FREE FOR 100,000 MILES, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SYSTEMS IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS CAUSED CONSUMER MAJOR REPAIR BILLS.*JB

RADIATOR HEATING AND COOLING DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT SLUDGES UP CREATING PROBLEMS WITH HEATER CORE AND OTHER PARTS. HAVE REPLACED PARTS AND EVEN ADDED A FILTER BUT STILL NOT GETTING THE PREFORMANCE FROM HEATER AS IT SHOULD. HAVE HEARD FROM TECHS AND COMPLAINTS.COM AND OTHERS ALOT OF COMPLAINTS PUT IN WHY NO RECALL.

COOLANT SYSTEM CONSTANTLY PRODUCES REDISH BROWN SLUDGE AND CLOGS SYSTEM. RECLINING HANDLES BROKE OFF BOTH FRONT SEATS. DT

LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM FAILURE. VEHICLE FAILED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. SAME COMPONENTS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY DEALER AT 36,414. CHEVROLET NOT ASSUMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPEATED FAILURE. DT

OIL COOLER LINE FAILED CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO PUMP OUT. ENGINE NEARLY SEIZED. DT

I HAVE REPLACE 2 TIMES AND DEALER ONES I THINK THAT THIS IS A DEFECT PRODUCT. DT

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIDE BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAILED. CONSUMER OBSERVED LOUD NOISES EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE NEEDED REPLACING WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. *JG

THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. MR *JB

I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $70.00 PER HOUR TO CHECK OUT THE BLAZER. DT

CONSUMER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HEAD, TAIL AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL BRIGHTEN AND DIM WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. FINALLY ON 11-4-02 ALL VEHICLE LIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY. TS

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING NOTICED NO HEAT COMING FROM ENGINE AND DEFROSTER WAS NOT OPERATING. UPON INSPECTION, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT RADIATOR COOLANT HAD TURNED FROM LIQUID TO SOLID. COOLANT WAS LAST CHANGED AT 40K MILES. MR

THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS PULLLING TO THE RIGHT AND MAKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE ROD THAT CONNECTS THE RECLINING HANDLE TO THE SEAT. THE METAL ACTUALLY CAME OFF WITH THE HANDLE, SO THE SEAT IS STUCK IN AN UNSAFE POSITION. DT

WAS DRIVING, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. BLAZER AVOID HITTING VEHICLE ON WET ROAD & SPUN AROUND AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE HIT MEDIAN WALL WITH FRONT OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MR

VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND PULSATE WHEN APPLING BRAKES. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. ROTORS WERE PITTED AND FALLING APART. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED HE HAD NEVER SEEN WEAR LIKE THIS WITH AMOUNT OF MILES AND FELT THEY WERE MADE WITH DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING. WE HAVE SAVED THE 4 BAD ROTORS AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYONE WE COULD CONTACT IN OUR AREA TO LOOK THEM OVER OR WHAT OUR NEXT STEP SHOULD BE TO GET CHEVROLET TO COVER THIS PROBLEM THAT WE FEEL IS DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP. MR

THE TRUCK WENT INTO A SKID ON WET ROAD AFTER ATTEMPTING A REAR END COLLISION THAT OCCURED IN FRONT OF THEM. THE TRUCK DID AVOID COLLIDING WITH THEM BUT SPUN AROUND HITTING CONCRETE WALL. NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UP IMPACT WITH ESTIMATED SPEED OF 65 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR