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1999 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 1999 record →

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Sep 4, 2001LA

REGARDING COMPLAINT ON BATTERY: AT 26,000 MILES THE ORIGINAL BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY BEGAN LEAKING AT APPROX. 38000 MILES; HOWEVER, BATTERY DID NOT FAIL UNTIL 39000 MILES. DEALER SAYS SINCE BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN 36000 MILE PERIOD, THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY CARRIES NO WARRANTY. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. REGARDING HANDLES TO RECLINE SEAT BACK: THEY BOTH BROKE OFF WHERE CONNECTED TO CHAIR. SOFT METAL USED. THERE WAS NO HEAVY USAGE OR FOCE APPLIED. I FEEL THAT GM IS USING INFERIOR PARTS AND MATERIALS AND SEEK ASSISTANCE.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Aug 20, 2001TX

AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING ON AND OFF. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR REWIRING CONNECTIONS TO AIRBAG 6 TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Aug 20, 2001CO

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL ABRUPTLY,AND WILL LOSE ALL POWER ,AND WOULD NOT START. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS ASHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE ADD VIN . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 7, 2001PA

REAR ROTORS HAVE AREAS WHICH ARE MISSING PIECES OF SURFACE AREA WHICH REDUCE BRAKING ABILITY AND PREMATURELY OR ABNORMALLY WEAR BRAKE PADS. I HAD AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND A CHEVY DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC LOOK AT THE ROTORS AND THEY BOTH DETERMINED THE ROTORS ARE MADE OF POOR QUALITY STEEL. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS AND THEY STATED THAT DUE TO DRIVING HABITS AND AREA (WEATHER), AND THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER THEY WILL HELP WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT ONLY. BEFORE HAVING THE ROTORS CHECKED I COULD TELL THEY WERE POOR QUALITY. COULD NHTSA INVESTIGATE OTHER ROTOR CASES AND CHECK WITH GM CONCERNING THE STRENGTH AND QUALITY OF ALL THEIR ROTORS AND DRUMS?*AK

Structure
Filed Aug 3, 2001CT

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END DUE TO LOOSE BODY MOUNTS, THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON TWO OCCASIONS. NLM

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Jul 19, 2001CA

FIRST PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER CAUSED SIGNIFICANT INCONVENIENCT. FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS BRAND NEW AND HAD NOT EVEN REACHED THE WARRANTY LIMIT, THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 12, 2001VA

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AT STOP SIGN AND TRAFFIC LIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 10, 2001NY

VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 65MPH. ENGINE REVVED AND SUDDENLY SPED UPTO 80 MPH PLUS. CONSUMER COULDN'T DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL AND HAD NO BRAKES. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. EMERGENCY BRAKE AND FOOT BRAKE FINALLY KICKED IN TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD 2 KIDS IN VEHICLE, AND ALMOST REAR ENDED 1 VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED ,AND A GMC REPRESENTATIVE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THERE WAS OVER $2300 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO BRAKE SYSTEM. ALSO, CALIPES/ROTORS, SHOES AND PADS WERE REPLACED 1 MONTH BEFORE INCIDENT.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jul 6, 2001OH

WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL KICK ITSELF INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN IT DOES THAT VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CAN'T FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed May 21, 2001NY

CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. TOOK FOR ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A LOOSE BALL JOINT. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINT COULD NOT BE LOOSE. THEY CHECK AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS SATISFACTORY ACCORDING TO FACTORY TESTING. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 14, 2001NJ

CONSUMER STATE AT 40 THOUSAND MILES BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed May 6, 2001CA

THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY SINCE ABOUT 35,000 MILES; SIMON MOTORS, AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE CENTER, HAS REPAIRED IT FOUR TIMES. THEY REPORT THERE IS A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE SYSTEM AND THAT IT IS LEAKING FREEON (SP?) "BUT THEY CANNOT FIND IT." MOST RECENTLY, THEY REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. AFTER RUNNING COOL FOR A TIME, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGINS BLOWING HOT AIR. THIS IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY A CONCENTRATION OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR INSIDE THE VEHICLE, OFTEN WITH A FOUL ODOR. ARE WE IN DANGER OF ANY TOXIC EXPOSURE FROM THIS LEAK? WHAT OTHER REPORTS OF CHEVY AIR CONDITIONERS DO YOU HAVE ON FILE? IT GETS EXTREMELY HOT HERE IN THE DESERT AND THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO GET FIXED, BUT IT IS NOT BEING FIXED. PLEASE ADVISE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 30, 2001NY

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 6, 2001CA

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE REASONS FOR DEFECT. ON FEB. 09, 2001, WHILE TRAVELING UNDER WET CONDITIONS AT 20 - 30 MPH, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE TWO MORE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Mar 27, 2001NC

TOOK TRUCK IN FOR NEW TIRES/ EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES/ TOLD BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. MECHANIC STATED HE PERSONALLY WORKED ON 7 OR 8 4X4 BLAZERS IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, WITH BAD LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE YRS ON THESE VEHICLES RANGED FROM 1997 TO 1999. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS!!!*AK

Power Train
Filed Mar 26, 2001IL

THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM WILL START SPINNING AROUND OUT OF CONTROL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW THE SPEED YOU'RE GOING. THE CAR DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO STATE A CAUSE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY OTHER DAY NOW. IT STARTS FOR NO REASON AND THEN STOPS.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Mar 21, 2001OH

HERE IS A FUEL SMELL IN CAB OF VEHICLE AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. *AK

Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Mar 15, 2001IN

WE ARE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT SETTLED TOTAL LOSS. WE ARE SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT REPORTED PROBLEMS, RECALLS, TSB'S OR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. PLEASE ADVISE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 13, 2001AL

SHORTY AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL A STRONG FUEL ODOR CONSUMES PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 12, 2001MD

VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM, INCLUDING DASH, INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS, ETC, WILL BLINK ERRADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAS INDICATED THAT IT COULD BE THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING, OR SOMETHING ELSE, THEY ARE UNSURE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR UPDATES. THEY PROVIDE NOTHING.*AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 5, 2001MD

ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON FOR NO REASON. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 2, 2001PA

WHEN ATTEMTPING TO MAKE A STOP AND UPON APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BUILD UP AROUND FUEL: THROTTLE LINKAGE AND CONTROL. *AK DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. *SLC

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Feb 28, 2001OH

WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO VEHICLE AND AFTER GETTING BACK INTO VEHICLE, CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS FUMES. THEY USALLY STAY IN VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED A CANISTER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 27, 2001FL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STALLING, AFTER STALLING THERE IS A BURNING SMELL, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, CRANK SENSOR, MAP SENSOR, PCM, FUEL PUMP MODULE, VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES STALLING, CONSUMER FEELS PROBLEM IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. SES LIGHT FLASHED AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED COIL WIRE. KEYLESS ENTRY INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED RECEIVER, REMOTE MODULE, AND REPROGRAMMED TRANSMITTERS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ON BOTH SIDES. THERE IS A CLUNK WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. OVERHEAD PANEL GOES BLANK IN MORNING, WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, DASH AND GAUGES WILL NOT LIGHT UP, AND OVERHEAD COMPASS WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT USED TO BE. SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Feb 23, 2001OH

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR CLUNKING NOISES. DEALER CAME BACK WITH BALL JOINT AND AXLE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. DEALER IS GETTING TOGETHER WITH DISTRICT MANAGER IN THAT AREA TO START RECALL. DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO SEND BACK EVERY BALL JOINT AND AXLE. NOISE IS COMING FROM PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE. AXLE HAS A CLAMP THAT'S NOT SELF ADJUSTING, A MACHINE IS NEEDED. GREASE IS LEAKING OUT OF AXLE. BALL JOINTS HAVE TO PLAY. IF REPAIRED DEALER SAID PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR LATER ON. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Feb 22, 2001PA

GAS PEDAL IS HARD TO DEPRESS. CONUSMER WOULD HAS TO APPLY FORCE TO PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 22, 2001FL

APPLIED BRAKE AT LOW SPEED OF 10 MPH OR LESS AND PEDAL BECAME HARD. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN IN A ACCIDENT ON ONE OCCASION.ALSO, VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Filed Feb 20, 2001MO

POOR VISIBILITY OUT OF REAR WINDOW OF VEHICLE. APPARENTLY, SPARE TIRE IS SITUATED WHERE IT BLOCKS DRIVER'S VIEW OF ANY OBJECTS/PERSONS BEHIND VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES GE GAS BACKED INTO TREES AND PARKED CARS DUE TO NOT BEINNG ABLE TO SEE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE SPARE TIRE. *SLC

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jan 31, 2001CA

I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FRAME WELD FAILING. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT OFFER NO REMEDY OTHER THAN REPLACING THE FRAME AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A COST TO DO THIS TYPE OF REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE EFFECTING OTHER OWNERS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHEVROLET TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I REALIZE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF MILES, BUT IT IS A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WHICH A REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD EXPECT THE FRAME TO LAST BEYOND THAT TIME.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Jan 26, 2001WV

WHILE STARTING NOTICED AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT ON THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; REPAIRED ONCE, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND CONSUME PAID FOR THE COST OF REPLACING IT. *YH

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit
Filed Jan 15, 2001NY

PROBLEM WITH LANE CHANGE FEATURE IN TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. LANE CHANGE SIGNAL WILL OPERATE FRONT OR REAR SIGNAL INDICATOR INDEPENTALTY OR JUST GIVE AUDIO ACKNOWLEDGE FOR FLASH WITH NO INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN MANY CASES THE ONLY INDICATION IS THE FLASHER WILL FLASH AT A MORE RAPID RATE. MANY GM CARS AND TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE OPERATOR DOES NOT KNOW THAT AN INDICATOR IS NOT ILLUMINATED BECAUSE THE DASH INDICATOR IS OPERATING AND ONE OR MORE OUTSIDE (FRONT OR REAR) INDICATORS WILL NOT BE OPERATING.

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Jan 10, 2001OH

BOTH BALL JOINTS ON EACH SIDE OF WHEEL ARE BAD. IF THEY BREAK, WHEELS COULD POSSIBLY FALL OFF, AND CONSUMER COULD LOOSE STEERING. *AK *SLC

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Jan 10, 2001CA

SHAFT FOR HOLDING BACKREST AND AJUSTING POSITION BROKE ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSGENER'S SEATS. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART IS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK THE LEVER FOR ADJUSTING SEAT BACK ANGLE BROKE OFF COMPLETELY BECAUSE INTERIOR QUALITY MATERIAL WAS USED AT FACTORY. WHENTHE SEAT BACK BECOMES UNADJUSTABLE, SHORTER DRIVERS COULD BE AT DISADVANTAGE AND IN DANGER OF NOT SEEING THE ROAD CLEARLY. *YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 1, 2001FL

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Dec 3, 2000ND

THIS IS A MOUSE PROBLEM. NO ACCIDENT. JUST BREATHING MICE FECES FOR A LONG TIME. FUMES MAKE ME FELL NAUSIATED. MICE ENTER VEHICLE UNABATED. GM SAYS ITS NOT THIER PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 18, 2000VA

I REPORTED MY DEFECT (HEADLIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS DIMMED ) TO GMAC, WITHIN 3 MO OF MY PURCHASE, I WASN'T SURE I WHAT I WAS SEEING AT FIRST. I WAS TOLD BY GMAC TO TAKE MY BLAZER TO WHITLOW CHEVROLET (804-323-7600), THEY KEPT MY BLAZER FOR 2 DAYS. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE MY PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER, THEY WOULD INFORM ME OF ANY BULLETINS THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO MY PROBLEM. I MENTIONED I HEARD THE 1999 CORVETTE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, HE SAID IT WAS NOT RELATED AT ALL. I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,000MI AND EVERY TIME I VISITED WHITLOW I WOULD ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT MY PROBLEM, THE RESPONSE WAS "NO". I TOOK A TRIP TO INDIANIA ON I-70, I WAS DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, SO WAS THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. MY LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME GOT BEHIND ME AND FLASHED HIS LIGHTS FOR SEVERAL MILES. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE A VICTIM. ASAP, I CALLED GMAC , THEY LISTEN TO MY PROBLEM AGAIN REFERRED ME TO RATLEY CHEVROLET (540-898-4000). MY FIRST VISIT WAS INTERESTING, THEY KNEW MY ABOUT MY PROBLEM. INORDER FOR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE WORK, THEY NEEDED TO PROVE MY PROBLEM. THEY KEPT MY BLAZER OVERNITE, PUT IT ON THEIR COMPUTER, FOUND MY PROBLEM A FAULTY ABS SENSORS ,AND COMPUTER MODUAL CAUSING THE ABS MOTOR TO TURN ITSELF ON/OFF ,DIMMING MY HEADLIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS. TO MY SURPRISE I WAS TOLD CHEVROLET COULD NOT FIX MY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ABS COMPUTER MODUAL AND SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. SO I'M STILL DRIVING BLAZER, LESS AT NIGHT. MY CONCERN IS IF

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Nov 15, 2000CO

THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW IS AIR LEAKS AT THESE NEW SLIP TOGETHER AIR CONNECTIONS. THEY ARE EVERY WHERE IN THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM AND THEY CONTINUALLY LEAK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 9, 2000NM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 32MPH & HAD A HEAD-ON COLLSION. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT RESTRAINT AT THE TIME, BUT FRONTAL AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER CLOSED THE CASE AT ONE POINT & REOPENED IT ONCE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THEM A SECOND TIME.*AK *SLC

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Nov 1, 2000CA

FLOOR VENTS UNDER DASHBOARD PUT OUT VERY HOT AIR, WHEN CONTROLS ARE SET TO OFF. ALSO, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT HAVE AN OVERRIDE SWITCH, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE DRIVER TO TURN LIGHTS OFF. *CJ

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 30, 2000OH

POWER LOCKS ON HATCH BACK DOOR IS INOPERABLE, CAUSING NO ENTER OR EXIT FROM THAT DOOR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 20, 2000UT

POOR GAS CAUSED FUEL BUILD UP ON THROTTLE BODY AND BUTTERFLY VAVLE TO STICK. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN,CAR LURCHED FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS ALMOST HAD A COULPLE OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 18, 2000NY

VEHICLE IS NOT OVER TWO YEARS OLD, BUT OVER 36,000 MILES, AND OWNER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TRUCK WOULD PULSTATE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. BRAKE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WAS THE WORST. ROTOR SEEMED TO HAVE CHUCKS OF STEEL MISSING. *AK DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK HANDLES STEM BROKE INSIDE. *YH

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Oct 17, 2000OH

DEALER STATED ON 9/26/200 THAT FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. REPLACED THIS...AUTO STILL DID NOT WORK. DEALER STATED MAYBE A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WAS SENT, ORDERED A 2ND, PUT THIS ONE IN. AGAIN, AUTO DID NOT RUN. AFTER THE 1ST ONE WAS INSTALLED, VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO ME, 1.5 HOURS LATER, I WAS AGAIN STRANDED. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A CPI, SOMETHING WITHIN THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM. THAT WAS REPLACED. IT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY STATED IT WAS 3 INJECTORS WITHIN THIS UNIT. THOSE WERE REPLACED AND MY VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME. AUTO WAS IN THE SHOP FROM 9/26/2000 UNTIL 10/10/2000. ON 10/12/2000, ON ROUTE 33 WESTBOUND, MY ACCERLERATOR STUCK, MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK, VEHICLE WAS DOING 95 MPH. I GAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND GOT IT STOPPED. IT WAS TOWED FROM LOGAN, OHIO TO COLUMBUS WHERE I LEASED IT FROM. AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S DRIVEABLE, BUT NOT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP DID SECURE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AWAY FROM ACCERLERATOR SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IT. I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL FROM 9/26/2000-10/10/2000. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME A LONER CAR OR RENTAL FROM THEM. I AM STILL AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS, I'VE HAD TOO MUCH BAD LUCK THE LAST FEW WEEKS WITH IT. I'M FIGHTING WITH GM TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RENTAL, TOTAL AMOUNT IS $533. I WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT OF THIS LEASE, HAVE MY LEASE TRANSFERRED TO SOMETHING ELSE. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZERS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY. IT JUST SEEMS ITS FALLING APART ON ME!!*AK

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Oct 16, 2000GA

DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IN TO TRAFFIC. NEAR FATEL ACCIDENT OCCURED BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID IT. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS PLEASE ADVISE IF OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 15, 2000WV

LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND GAS INDICATOR WAS ON 'E'. DIAGNOSIS: FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT. THIS LEFT MY WIFE AND I STRANDED IN NC FOR 1 DAY.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 15, 2000WV

ONCE AGAIN, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND GAS INDICATOR WAS ON 'E'. DIAGNOSIS: FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT. THIS LEFT MY WIFE AND I STRANDED FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2000UN

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER, ENGINE, BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING FAILED. *SLC

Electrical System
Filed Sep 14, 2000MI

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSES MALFUNCTIONS IN SEVERAL COMPONENTS (DOOR LOCKS, WINDOWS AND BATTERY), THE CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN ELECTRICALLY SHOCKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING VEHICLE. *MJS

Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust
Filed Sep 12, 2000MO

DRIVER POWER SEAT MOVES WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY CONTROLS OR LEVERS. MOVES UP AND DOWN; FIRST INSTANCE. ALSO, MOVED BACK AND FORTH BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE VEHICLE WAAS PARKED AND IGNITION OFF. DEALER REPLACED ONCE. PROBLEM HAS PRESENTED AGAIN. THIS TIME SEAT ONLY MOVED UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. AM I THE ONLY GM CONSUMER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM? PLEASE ADVISE.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 11, 2000OK

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 26378 PROBLEMS CONTINUE. VEHICKLE DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR,WITHOUT REVVING THE ENGINE CAUSING NOT ONLY UNSAFE SHIFTING, BUT POOR FUEL ECONOMY.AFTER REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION,PROBLEM APPEARS WORSE THAN EVER. *AK

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