2000 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

WHEN COLD, VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN STARTING AND SOMETIMES WON'T MOVE. *SLC

ALSO POOR GAS MILEAGE15-16 MPG ,ENGINE KNOCKS AND CLATTERS AT ALL SPEEDS. SERVICE DEP'T SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, NOTHING WRONG. *AK

THIS OUTSIDE TIRE CARRIER OBSCURES NEARLY COMPLETELY THE DRIVERS REAR VISION. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE IS A WAY TO MOUNT THE TIRE SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY SAID NO.

THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM AND IS THE "NORM FOR THE BLAZERS." THEY FEEL THEIR VEHICLE IS NONETHELESS SAFE EVEN THOUGH IT SEVERELY AFFECTS STEERING IN CORNERING AND TURNS. ON EXTREME RIGHT CURVING UP/DOWN ROAD THIS INSTABILITY MAKES THE VEHICLE FEEL AS IF IT IS LEAVING THE ROADWAY. ON A RAINY ROAD IF YOU BREAK IN THE AFOREMENTIONED CONDITION, THE REAR END FANS OUT LEFT. *AK

PROBLEM: THE TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR, SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES AFTER STARTING AWAY WHICH OFTEN CAUSES THE CARS BEHIND ME TO NEARLY REAR END ME. DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED AND PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. MY CONCERN IS THE LONG TERM SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF THE UNIT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC; THAT IS A TIME WHEN THE CHANCES OF BEING INJURED BY OUR CRACK LEGION OF AGGRESSIVE URBAN DRIVERS IS GREATEST. YOU'D THINK AFTER 100 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS THAT PERFECTION WOULD HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED BY NOW. LASTLY, I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT BEING A POTENTIAL CRASH TEST DUMMY FOR A PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY REPLACED, NOT PATCHED.

VEHICLE HAS A DANGEROUS BLIND SPOT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE SPARE TIRE. *SLC

SPARE TIRE CARRIER LOCATED ON THE BACK OF VEHICLE CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN USING REARVIEW MIRROR. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE, VEHICLE MEETS SPECIFICATIONS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN HATCHBACK WAS CLOSED FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THIS MAY CAUSE INJURIES TO OCCUPANT. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED BY THE PROBLEM. WINDOW WAS REPLACED UNDER INSURANCE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT AT 10-15 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURN, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS JUST PURCHASED THREE DAYS AGO. *AK

SINCE DAY 1 WHEN VEHICLE PURCHASED, NOTICE SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND TACHOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON. THIS DIDN'T OCCUR WHEN OTHER BLAZERS WERE DRIVEN. ABSOLUTELY NO PICKUP EVEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS CREATES A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WHEN IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AT 1400 MILES, STAYED ON. BROUGHT IN TO DEALER, CLAIMED AN EVAPORATION PROBLEM AND HOSE WAS "KINKED" AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. SUPPOSEDLY FIXED PROBLEM, YET STILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS. EXTREMELY POOR GAS MILEAGE.*AK

SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKES. FAILING IN A UNSAFE MODE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAIL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES MAKES NOISE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) YH

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE POPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THE CLUTCH.*AK

CAR WOBBLES (VIBRATES) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE FLAT TIRE OR TIRE GOING TO FALL OFF. TIRE DEALER SAYS NOT A TIRE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP RECOGNIZES A PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR IT.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO FLOOR, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *ML

STEERING GEAR WORN. EXCESSIVE "PLAY" IN STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALER IDENTIFIED AS "NORMAL". TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY "ROUGH". POSSIBLE UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILURE. ALSO IDENTIFIED AS "NORMAL" BY DEALER. LOUD PRE-IGNITION NOISE ON ANY ACCELERATION. AGAIN, IDENTIFIED AS "NORMAL". WAS TOLD BY REGIONAL MANAGER "FRED" THROUGH SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. WAS NOT ALLOWED CONTACT WITH "FRED". *AK

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF DOORS HAS COMPROMISED THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS CAUSED A SAFETY DEFECT ON THE RIGHT FRONT AND REAR DOORS OF VEHICLE. BOTH DOORS ARE WELDED IMPROPERLY TO VEHICLE BODY. BOTH DOORS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF ALL HINGES WELDED TO VEHICLE BODY AND REAR DOOR SHELL REQUIRES REPLACEMENT DUE TO CREASE ON EXTERIOR SHEET METAL. GM FACTORY AUTHORIZED BODY SHOP WILL NOT CERTIFY WELDING TO BE TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. GM HAS REFUSED TO EXCHANGE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE A FATAL INJURY IN ORDER TO RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *AK

ON SEPT. 30, 1999 CHEVROLET SENT A STOP DELIVERY ORDER #99063 TO THE DEALERS. I PURCHASED MY CAR ON OCT. 30, 1999. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T KNOW OF THE DEFECT. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED TILL MAY 23, 2000. THE CAR WAS ILLEGALLY SOLD AND COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR BODILY INJURY. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED ON JUNE 8, 2000 BY THE LOCAL DEALER. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY CHEVROLET OF THIS PROBLEM ONLY THE DEALER OF PURCHASE (WHO DIDN'T MAKE THE *AK

DURING MANUFACTURING THE ENGINE BOLTS AND TRANSMISSION BOLTS WERE NOT INSPECTED PROPERLY, THE BOLTS WERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE SERVICE. *MJS

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE TWICE, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

IF PARKING BRAKE IS SET AND YOU ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, THE BOLT THAT SECURES THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY INSIDE THE WHEEL FAILS. I THINK THIS IS A POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE IF THE PARKING BRAKE COMPONENT WERE TO INTERFERE WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE WHEELS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND ALL THEY ARE DOING IS REPLACING THE BOLT. THE STATE OF TEXAS VEHICLE INSPECTION REQUIRES SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF THIS BOLT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THE BOLT WAS ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF A CRUSHED COKE CAN. I THINK THIS BOLT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A MORE SECURE BOLT THAT WILL NOT FAIL. *AK

VIBRATION IN ENTIRE VEHICLE BETWEEN 40-46 MPH AND DRONE BETWEEN 48-55 MPH. *AK

CONSUMER WOKE UP AND VEHICLE'S INTERIOR WAS ALL BURNED UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SEATS. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. *AK

SPARE TIRE WHICH MOUNTED ON THE REAR CARGO DOOR, OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW WHEN LOOKING OUT THE REARVIEW MIRROR , AND IF ANOTHER VEHICLE IS CLOSE TO THE REAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

INTERNAL ENGINE NOISE/ROD KNOCK..CHEVROLET IS AWARE A KNOWN PROBLEM EXISTS (AS PER DEALERS SERVICE DEPT) AND THEY HAVE NO FIX AT THIS TIME. *AK

PIN FROM BOTTOM HINGE OF DRIVER'S DOOR COMES OUT. *AK

THE RIGHT SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR CANNOT BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED TO ELIMINATE A BLIND SPOT. IT LOCKS IN TO A "NORMAL" DRIVING POSITION AND EVEN THE POWER ADJUSTMENT CANNOT MOVE THE MIRROR FAR ENOUGHT OUT. THE PRESET MOUNTED ANGLE IS WRONG. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE TOLD ME I AM NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN AND EVEN HE, WHEN HE WAS USING A BLAZER NOTED THAT THE MIRROR WOULD NOT TAKE A PROPER SETTING. HE TOLD ME HE EVEN "CALLED AROUND" AND WAS TOLD THAT'S THE WAY IT'S COMES FROM THE FACTORY AND CANNOT BE CHANGED. IT MUST BE CORRECTED SO THE BLIND SPOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS ELIMINATED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES, FOR THE SAME RECURRING PROBLEM, ENGINE CESSATION WITHOUT WARNING, ON ONE OCCASION THE BLAZER'S ENTIRE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CJ

DRIVER DOOR LATCH WOULDN'T LET DOOR CLOSE SMOOTHLY. SOMETIMES LATCH WILL HIT THE SIDE OF THE DOOR . *ML

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH HE COULD HEAR A RUMBLING NOISE (LIKE A FLAT TIRE), AND FELT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH,TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FEEL AS IF IT WAS JUMPING OUT OF GEAR , AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED .DRIVER THEN NOTICED WIRING WAS BURNT.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE USING A JACK WHEN CHANGING A TIRE, THE JACK BENT AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO DROP. DLR HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS/ INTERIOR LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS JUST FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOTNING WAS DONE ABOUT THE LIGHTS. WHEN TAKEN TO THE SECOND DEALERSHIP, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, , WHILE DRIVING AT 45 AND TURNING LEFT CONSUMER HEARS MOANING NOISE. NOISE IS CAUSED BY IMPROPER TORQUING ON RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. WHINING NOISE IS ALSO COMING FROM SECONDARY AIR PUMP. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, STEERING LOCKED UP AND AN ACCIDEMT OCCURED, THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

IT POPS OUT OF GEAR. SEEMS TO BE 2ND AND 4TH. THOUGHT PERHAPS THE SHIFT BOOT WAS DEFECTIVE,.IT SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY TIGHT AGAINST THE SHIFT WHILE IN 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. IT WILL BE GEAR, THEN POP OUT. IT'S HAPPENED TO ME SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 12/29/99. IT'S HAPPENED TO MY BOYFRIEND WHEN HE DROVE IT. JUST SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE PEOPLE, THEY SAID IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO THEM. DON'T KNOW WHAT MY NEXT MOVE IS. *AK

THE BAR ATTACHED BEHIND WINDOWS OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW. ITS A BLIND SPOT & CAN NOT SEE OTHER VEHICLES ON RIGHT HAND SIDE. ALSO, FRONT OF THE HOOD IS TAPERED DOWN. TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK