1999 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

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WHEN FILLING COMPLETELY GAS TANK WITH FUEL THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

ORGINIAL TIRES ON 1999 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, TWO REAR TIRES, AND LEFT FRONT TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. CURRENTLY FRONT DRIVER TIRE, AND THE NEW TIRE THAT GOODYEAR REPLACED, PROBLEM IS REPEATING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK GOODYEAR WRANGLER P235/75/R15 *MW

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH REAR RIGHT UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRE(P23570R15) BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK DOT #P1096ED7. *SLC

AFTER A DAY OF DRIVING THIS RENTAL CAR, MODERATE ACCELERATION CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO TRAVEL TO ITS REAR LIMIT. THE LATCHING MECHANISM SEEMED OK FROM THAT TIME ONWARD.

AT TAKE OFF, THE VEHICLE JUMPS BEFORE ACCELERATING. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASED. WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY THE WAY THAT I ACCELERATED. ANOTHER DRIVER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH PINS IN CASING NEAR DIFFERENTIAL FELL OFF INTO THE SPIDER GEAR IN THE REAR END, CAUSING THE REAR END TO LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SKIDDED DOWN THE ROAD.*AK

DEALERS DO NOT WORK. TURNED OFF DUE TO SOME TEST AND NEVER TURNED BACK ON. WOULD LIKE THIS SAFETY FEATURE.NO SAFETY DEFECT DISCUSSED IN SUMMARY. AK

MANY PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL ITEMS WOULD BE CORRECTED. TO DATE ABOUT 50% OF THESE HAVE BEEN CORRECTED AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS BY ME TO GET SATISFACTION WITH THE DEALER. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN MY ATTEMPTS TO GET BY THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION STAFFS. THEY REFER ME BACK TO THE DEALER. MANY ILLEGAL AND IMPROPER ACTIONS WERE TAKEN BY THIS DEALER DURING AND AFTER THE TIME OF PURCHASE. MY SATISFACTION AND SAFETY ARE AT RISK WITH THIS VEHICLE AS THE REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY DOES NOT SEAT PROPERLY. CONSTANT AIR FLOW AT THIS WINDOW AND AROUND THE DOORS IS CREATING AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE FUMES ARE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AT THESE POINTS. MY FAMILY FINDS THAT THEY EXPERIENCE SEVERE AND NUMEROUS HEADACHES, BURNING EYES, ETC. WHEN IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO CREATING A NOISE HAZARD WITHIN THE VEHICLE AS THE AIR CURRENTS ARE CONSISTANT AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK

VIBRATIONS VERY BAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TIRES REPEATEDLY DIAGNOSED AS OUT OF BALANCE AND EXCESSIVE RUNOUT. DEALER TRIED TO BALANCE, REPLACE TIRES AND WORK IN DIFFERENTIAL. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO EFFECT A CHANGE. THEY NOW SAW THIS IS NORMAL PERFORMANCE AND HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY REPORTS THAT VEHICLE IS NOT FIXED.*AK

WHEN APPYLING BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION WIRING/HARNESS WIRING ,AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID. I HEARD THIS IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR 95-97 MODELS BUT IT HAPPENED TO MY 99. JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****724318

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS COULD HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. *AK

WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. DEALER COVERED THE PATCH JOB WITH A SEALER. CONSUMER EXPLAINED TO DEALER THAT THERE'S A TERRIBLE GLARE FROM THE SUN THAT INTERFERES WITH THE VISION WHILE DRVIING. THE DEALER DENIES SEEING THE GLARE & ISN'T OFFERING TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

VEHICLE SHAKES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. TIRES AND DRIVESHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED, NO EFFECT.

WHILE DRIVING GEARS POPPED OUT OF PLACE AND CLUTCH WAS VERY STIFF WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

INTERNAL BRACING IS INADEQUATE AND HAS, AS A RESULT OF THE APPARENT LACK OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE MOUNTING BRACKETS (AND INTERNAL MOUNTING STRUCTURES), CAUSED A FEW WELDS TO BEGIN SPLITTING AND BEGUN TO CAUSE DENTING IN THE SHEET METAL ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

BEFORE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, WE NOTICED THE RUMBLE IN IT, THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED US IT WOULD BE FIXED WHEN WE PICKED IT UP . UPON DRIVING IT FOR A DAY OR SO WE REALIZED THE RUMBLE WAS STILL THERE. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOOK IT BACK IN TO CHECK IT. COULD NOT FIND THE PROBELM, THEY CONTACTED GM. AS OF YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT RUMBLES AT EVERY STOP. WE HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET, BUT THEY OFFER VERY LITTLE IN ANSWERS. WE DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM OR IF OURS IS VEHICLE IS JUST A FLUKE.*AK

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN HAD A LOT OF PLAY INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL ONCE. COMPLAINT WAS THAT WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A THUNKING AND BUMPING NOISE. *AK

SPARE TIRE ALMOST COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTS REAR VIEW. PRODUCT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

STRAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE ONF THE ROAD CONSTANTLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE ALSO BOUNCED ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS

DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS WERE STANDARD SAFETY FEATURE. BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENLY, TOOK TO EALER FOR SEVICE. THEY DISCONNECTED, GMC REP SAID WOULD NOT FIX DUE TO EGINEERED IMPROPERLY AT FACTORY.

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE THIS THIRD FAILURE. FAILED AT 200 MILES, 5000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 5600 MILES.*AK

MANUFACTURER APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED TO GREASE BALL JOINTS DURING ASSEMBLY. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT TWO PURCHSED GREASE JOBS ALSO WERE NOT ACTUALLY PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. AT 7,000 MILES THE FRONT END WAS MAKING GRINDING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LURCHING ON TURNS. THE DEALER'S FIX IS TO GREASE THE BALL JOINTS AND SEND US BACK ON THE ROAD WITHOUT AN INSPECTION NOR ALIGNMENT CHECK.

DRIVING ON WET ROAD LESS THAN 25MPH HIT BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WOULD NOT STOP CAUSED ACCIDENT. 2ND DRIVING 65MPH STARTS TO SHIMMY NO POWER DEALER SAYS RUNNING AT DESIGNED SPECS. NO FIX. 5SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 42MPH IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE FRONT HOOD. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

IN A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS, HANDLE USED TO RECLINE THE SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE HANDLE AUTOMATICALLY BREAKS OFF IN THE DRIVER'S HAND WHEN THE SEAT IS RECLINED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

INTAKE LEAKING, RESEAL INTAKE, REMOVED TRANSMISSION FOUND REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKING AND OIL PAN GASKET REPLACED BOTH SEALS

WHILE AT A DEAD STOP CONSUMER CAN HEAR CHATTERING AND VIBRATION. THEN IT'S FINE. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE DRIVELINE IS VIBRATING UP AND DOWN, AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOVE 55MPH NOTICED VEHICLE VIBRATIONG, WHICH IT GOT WORSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY KEPT IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH STARTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL AND STARTED SHAKING. JUST AS QUICKLY AS IT STARTED SHAKING, IT HAD STOPPED. DEALER CHECKED THE TIRES.

DOOR HINGES/SLIDES/ROLLERS FAIL TO SECURE THE DOOR IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING INJURIES WHEN DOOR HAS CLOSED ON CONSUMERS. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE HATCH WILL FALL OPEN ON ITS OWN WITHOUT BEING RELEASED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DEFROSTER FAILS TO BLOW ON RIGHT UPPER ONE THIRD OF WINDSHIELD. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX. BLOCKS VISIBILITY. *AK

WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IS RUNNING THERE IS A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER. WHEN ACCELLERATING FROM A STOP IT IS NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER IF THE COMPRESSOR CYCLES ON. IF THE COMPRESSOR CYCLES OFF DURING ACCELERATION YOU NEED TO LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE INCREASE OF POWER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT NOW CLAIM THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER BLAZERS AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE DRIVEN ANOTHER 1999 BLAZER AND IT DID NOT DISPLAY THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO TURN OFF THE A/C IN TRAFFIC. ANY HELP YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE ME ON THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I PLAN TO FILE FOR ARBITRATION WITH THE BBB AS PER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. *AK

REAR END MADE WHINING NOISES,TOOK TO DEALER,DEALER SAID REAR END SCORED,DEALER REPLACED RING GEAR AND PINION,AND RECON.DIFF.CASE. *AK

BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY DUE TO DAMAGE OF THE BRAKE HOSE CAUSING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. YH

ONE PANIC STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. THEY SMOKED AND HAD A BURNT ODOR, THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS, FIXED A BRAKE LINE. NOW WHEN STOPPED, THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY GOES TO THE FLOOR, THOUGH I DO HAVE BRAKING POWER WHEN MOVING. THE DEALER RECHECKED IT AND TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAYS NOT. TO DATE, THE DEALER HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEMS. *AK

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, DUE TO TURNING STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BRAKE HOSE AND LOSS OF FLUID. MJS

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING DRIVING LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT FAILURE, SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND A FEW HOURS LATER, THEY'LL BE BACK ON AGAIN, THE COMPASS WENT CRAZY ONE TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT SWITCH, BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS, THE BATTERY ALSO FAILED. *SLC

BRAKES PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN SUDDEN STOPS OCCUR. AC/HEAT BLOWS OUT THE DEFROSTER, PULLS POWER FROM ENGINE HAS BEEN TO SHOP 3 TIMES STILL FAILS

AFTER ENGINE IS WARMED UP AND DRIVING BETWEEN 58-70 MPH. VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE, POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK *YC

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, DRIVER UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 2 TIMES, AND CANT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK

WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME DEALERSHIP IN GETTING OUR VEHICLE REPAIRED. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF YOUR SEAT CAN'T BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY YOU CAN BE INJURED BY THE AIR BAG, AND ALSO YOU CAN'T ADJUST YOUR SEAT TO GAIN CLEAR VISIBILITY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR WE'VE HAD THIS PART BREAK, AND EVERY TIME WE TRY TO GET IT FIXED THERE IS ALWAYS A FEW DAYS OF DELAY AND THEY DON'T GIVE A LOANER CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY IT'S DRIVEABLE. *AK

VEHICLE IMPACTED A HORSE IN ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. IMPACT WAS HEAD-ON. LEGS OF THE HORSE CONTACTED THE FRONT BUMPER PROPELLING THE HORSE INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND ONTO THE ROOF.THE CAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DENTING OF THE BUMPER THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ROOF OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER HAD MAJOR CRUSHING INCLUDING THE DRIVER'S FRONT PILLA. *AK

2 MONTHS INTO OWNING THIS VEHICLE THE UPPER CONSOLE DIGITAL TEMPERATURE READ OUT WENT BAD. UPON REPLACING IT TWICE IT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. THEY HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT GRILL TO NO AVAIL. AT ONE OIL CHANGE THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH A CROOKED HOOD. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY HAD SLID OVER 1/2 INCH. IT CAUSED THE HOOD AND THE FENDER TO MEET AND THE TWO METALS SLAMMED TOGETHER CAUSED A SCRATCH ON BOTH PARTS IN THE PAINT. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS RETURNED TO IT'S ORIGINAL POSITION. UPON INFORMING THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS "SLIPPING" WHEN IN GEAR I WAS GIVEN A VERBAL DRIVING LESSON. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CHEVROLET S-10 BLAZER SINCE 1992 AND THIS IS THE 3RD ONE I HAVE AQUIRED. AFTER BRINGING IN A THIRD PARTY THE LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL, ALL FLUIDS, AND SEALS WERE REPLACED, THUS FIXING THE ISSUE. AT 4000 MILES MY ENGINE "BURNED OUT" 3 OF 6 FUEL INJECTORS WITH NO EXPLAINATION. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL BEING BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME ISSUES. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SMALL ISSUES, LITTLE BUTTONS FALLING OUT, COVER PLATES POPPING OUT OF PLACE, ETC. BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE A BOX FOR THESE ISSUES. THE OWNER OF THIS DEALERSHIP IS VERY AWARE OF THE ISSUES I HAVE COME ACROSS AS I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER OF THIS DEALERSHIP FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE REMOVED 3 VEHICLES FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

RIGHT SIDE FRONT STABILIZER SHAFT BAR IS RUBBING AGAINST THE IDLER ARM WHICH COULD CAUSE STEERING TO LOCK UP. *AK *YC

SLOWING TO A STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, BEHIND A SMALL PICKUP TRUCK WHICH HAD A WALL BOARD EXTENDING OUT OF REAR OF TRUCK, HAD FULL PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO JUMP UP AND DOWN. HAD TO HOLD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO PARK; ENGINE SPEEDED UP, AND WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF ENGINE. CONSUMER THOUGHT COMPUTER ON BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. HOWEVER, DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

PULLEY MAKES SQUEALING SOUND AND COULD CAUSE DRIVE BELT FAILURE.... TIRE WOULD RUB ON INER FENDER WELL WHEN MAKING TURNS. FRONT SUSPENSION MAKE A SQUEEKING OR CREEKING SOUND AT ANY SPEED WHEN GOING OF ANY TYPE OF BUMP.....DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST FRONT SEAT POSITION.

CLUNKING NOISE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS.