2001 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

OUR 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND FRONT END ARE SCORCHED. THE INTERIOR HAS SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM OUR INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO KNOW THE EXTENT - TOTALLED OR REPAIRABLE? THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ONE WEEK PRIOR BECAUSE THE REAR TAILGATE WOULDN'T OPEN. THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR AND DON'T BELIEVE THEIR WORK WAS IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE FIRE. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER 10 MONTHS AGO - IT HAD 31,000 MILES ON IT AND WE ONLY PUT 5,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM AND BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND PAY OUT ON THE LOSS - NOT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

BATTERY GOING DEAD AFTER CHARGING CELL PHONE. ENGINE LIGHT ON X 6 MONTH - 1 YEAR, SEVERAL MECHANICS UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE 2 WEEKS AGO: DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, NEARING AN EXIT, TRANSMISSION START TO GO OUT. DROVE IT TO A GARAGE....WOULD NOT GO IINTO REVERSE. DROVE IT HOME....WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL BY THE TIME I GOT THE CAR HOME. CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER GARAGE FOR REPAIR. VEHICLE IS 2001 CHEVY BLAZER WITH 78,000 ORIGINAL MILES. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND DAILY USE TO GO TO WORK AND DROP KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL. LAST SUMMER DROVE IT TO FLORIDA. NO PROBLEMS. I DON'T TOW ANYTHING NOR DO I DRIVE IT OFF-ROAD. LAST YEAR THE BOLTS OFF THE SUSPENSION AT TO BE REPLACED COSTING $1,000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 53 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER LAST MARCH. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 1 MONTH AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND THEY SAID I NEEDED AN AIR INTAKE BOX. I WAS ABLE TO GET A USED ONE. AFTER ONE YEAR I AM BACK TO THE SAME SITUATION. THIS AIR INTAKE BOX THAT WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN REMOVED THE BOX CONTAINS ALOT OF CONDENSATION. THE SERVICE GARAGE DOES NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENS. THE CONDENSATION I AM SURE IS WHATS CAUSING THE BOX TO FAIL. I WOULD LIKE THIS INVESTIGATED TO SEE IF THIS IS A RECALL.*AK

ON FEB 4TH, 2004 THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE BLAZER TO THE DEALERSHIP(BERT GREENWALD) TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS TOLD THAT THE "AIR LINE & VALVE AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT'S NOW MAY 4TH, 2004 AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN. EACH TIME I INQUIRE ABOUT IT, I AM TOLD THAT GENERAL MOTORS DOESNT WANT THEM TO ORDER THE PART UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A PLAN TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING VERY FREQUENTLY. I FEEL THAT 3 MONTHS IS TO LONG TO BE WAITING FOR FEEDBACK ON THIS EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THEY NOT CHARGING ME TO REPLACE THE PART.*AK

BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AT THE SAME TIME.*AK

OUR 2001 CHEVY BLAZER REQUIRED BRAKE SERVICE WITH 44000 MILES. WE SELECTED TUFFY AUTO SERVICE CENTERS (WARREN, MI), OUR ESTIMATED COST WAS $180. DURING THE BRAKE SERVICE THE TUFFY SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED US THAT OUR REAR BRAKES WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, OUR COST FOR THE REAR WAS AN ADDITIONAL $280. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE DISC-ROTORS WERE HEAVILY CORRODED, SERVICE (ROTOR TURNING) WAS NOT AN OPTION AND REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. REAR BRAKE SERVICE AT 44000 MILES IS HIGHLY UNEXPECTED, FULL REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION IS UNACCEPTABLE. OUR ASSESSMENT IS THAT THE DISC-ROTOR MATERIAL WAS NOT CORRECTLY SPECIFIED (AND/OR PERHAPS A GALVANIC CORROSION WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS/IRON HUBS), THE RESULTING EXCESSIVE CORROSION UNEXPECTED AND A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HEAR A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN EXAMINATION, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK *MR

THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR. EARLIER IN THE YEAR I PUT IT IN THE SHOP BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO BE FALLING OUT OF OVERDRIVE. IT WAS REPAIRED AND I HAD TWO MONTHS OF INCIDENT-FREE DRIVING. WE WENT ON A WEEKEND TRIP. AFTER I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE CAR, I NOTICED MY CLOCK RESET ITSELF. TWO HOURS INTO THE TRIP, THE CAR STARTED JERKING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. WE DROVE TWO HOURS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND A COMPUTER WIRE WAS DISCONNECTED. TWO HOURS LATER, THE CAR STARTS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE AGAIN. IT WOULD RUN IN 3RD GEAR, WE WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO OUR DESTINATION, WE CONTINUED ON IN 3RD GEAR. WHEN I GOT BACK HOME, I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM TO FIX IT. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE THE MAJORITY OF THE FOLLOWING 6 WEEK PERIOD. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN, THERE WAS A FATAL ACCIDENT, I SLOWED DOWN & TURNED ON MY FLASHERS, I HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS, FLASHERS, ETC. I HAD ALREADY HAD THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE SOMEONE ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME. THE ENGINEER FROM CHEVROLET CAME DOWN AND COULD FIND NO CAUSE FOR MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND OFFERED $1500 TRADE ALLOWANCE, WHICH LEAVES ME STUCK WITH ANOTHER CHEVROLET AND A HIGHER CAR PAYMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, ONE OF MY TIRES WAS WORN OUT AFTER 30,000 MILES, THE 2ND ONE 15,000 MILES AND AN ALIGNMENT LATER. AFTER ONLY 45,000 MILES THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WAS SHO

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A CURB. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THIS COMPLAINT COVER 2 OCCURRENCES, 1ST AUG. 19,2002 & THE LATEST OF MARCH 3, 2004. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY BOTH TIME WITH HER MOTHER, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STALLS, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAVING TOWED IT TO THE STEWART DEALERSHIP IN COLMA, CA. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD GONE BAD BOTH TIMES. THE 1ST OCCURRENCE AT 32,090 MILES, THE 2ND AT 66,442 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THE REASON FOR THE FIRST FAILURE, WAS THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TOO MUCH WITH LESS THAN 1/2 TANK OF GAS. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AFTER A DELAY TO GET THE PART WHICH WAS NOT IN STOCK IN CALIFORNIA. NOW THIS AFTERNOON I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REASON THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AGAIN WAS BECAUSE THE FUEL FILTER WAS COMPLETELY PLUGGED UP. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP- 03/01/01- NOW JUST BARELY 3 YEARS OLD IT IS HAVING IT'S THIRD FUEL PUMP ON IT. THE FACT THAT IS OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED NOT JUST ONCE BUT TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY (LUCKILY DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS BOTH TIMES). *JB

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. ADJUSTMENTS MADE STARTING AT 20000 MILES AND THREE OTHER SERVICES. NOW AT 38000 MILES WE ARE TOLD THAT THE BRAKE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE HAS NEVER HELD WELL AND NOW NOT AT ALL. I HAVE NOTED MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE IN ONLINE CHAT ROOMS. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM, GM IS AWARE OF IT AND IT IS DANGEROUS. *JB

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH THROUGH: 1. A SIX FOOT TALL WOODEN FENCE AT ALMOST 30MPH, THEN 2. THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF A 2-STORY HOME THAT CONTAINED THE KITCHEN SINK AND PLUMBING FIXTURES, WHILE SMASHING UP AND OVER THE FIFTEEN-INCH CONCRETE FOUNDATION, FRONT-END FIRST.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *AK THE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO REPLACED. *SC

2001 CHEVOLET S10 BLAZER MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURES,SOME PART CALL THE SUNSHELL BOKEN INSIDE OF TRANSMISSION CAUSING 1400.00 TO REPAIR.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER FAIL TO TURN OFF WHEN SWITCH IS MOVED TO OFF POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WIPERS WILL SHUT OFF BUT WILL STOP IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

RATTLE IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE COMING FROM SUSPENSION, OR WHEELS, CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. ALSO AFTER COMING TO A STOP AFTER TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE VEHICLE SHAKES/VIBRATES IN TRANSMISSION/REAR DRIVETRAIN AREA WHEN STARTING. BOTH HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE YEARS, AND I HAVE HAD VEHICLE AT DEALER SHIP TO REPAIR/LOCATE PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES

WIPERS ACTIVATE WITHOUT ME SWITCHING THEM ON, ATTEMPTS TO DISENGAGE WERE HELPLESS. *JB

TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT @44000 MILES. 12/02 HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS. SUMMER OF '03 STARTED MAKING LOUD POPPING NOISES WHICH CAME FROM FRONT RIGHT AREA, IT WOULD PULL UNEXPECTEDLY TO EITHER SIDE - MAINLY TO THE RIGHT AND SERVICE 4WD LIGHT WOULD COME ON. 10/03 HAD TO HAVE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH 4WD-DON'T KNOW WHY LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. NOW 01/04, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. I'M TOLD PART UNDER WARRANTY AS LONG AS I OWN VEHICLE CAUSE GM HAS RECEIVED SO MANY COMPLAINTS. WHAT IS GM DOING TO CORRECT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS? I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK GOD I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT HAVE HAD A FEW NEAR MISSES BECAUSE THE IT WOULD "JERK INSTANTLY" AND IT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. DOES AN ACCIDENT / INJURY / FATALITY HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN? *CB

THE AC COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES - THE LAST TIME WAS ON 9/2003. THE EXHAUST PIPE SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE MUFFLER HAS BEEN REPLACED, CLUSTER DASH WENT OUT AND REPLACED, FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED, BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND REPLACED. THE BACK WINDOW WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AND HAD TO BE FIXED. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAD TO BE REALIGNED AND THE DOOR SILL REPLACED.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND DOOR PROBLEMS - I BOUGHT MY BLAZER WHEN IT WAS 2 YEARS OLD WITH 8300 MILES ON IT. WITH ABOUT 13000 MILES ON IT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING AND THE BATTERY GAUGE WAS UNDER 9. I GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED AND DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THEY WOULD NOT COVER A LOANER OR RENTAL SINCE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TOWED THEY WOULD HAVE COVERED A RENTAL. 2 WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEM REPEATED. BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THE GROUND WIRE OFF THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT COVER A RENTAL CAR SINCE THE CAR WAS DRIVEABLE. THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WITH ABOUT 17000 MILES ON IT AND 2 1/2 YEARS OLD NOTICED RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS SAGGING. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL OR LOANER. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS DOOR NEEDING NEW BUSHING AND CENTER PINS FOR THE HINGES. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND I HAD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK. AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL OR GIVE ME A LOANER. I HAD A 1/2 HOUR DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE DIRECTOR FOR THE DEALERSHIP AND FINALLY GAVE ME A LOANER. I CALLED CHEVY ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS AND THEY DON'T FIND THAT OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR THE VEHICLE TO NEED NEW PINS AND BUSHINGS WITH ONLY 17500 MILES ON IT. THE 3/36000 WARRANTY IS UP IN TWO MONTHS AND I WILL BE GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE T

THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2001 BLAZER DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED "NOSE-UP" ON AN INCLINE. (VEHICLE HAS REAR DISC BRAKES WITH A SMALL DRUM/SHOE PARKING BRAKE.) THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PARKING BRAKE, I.E. IT IS NOT SUPPOSSED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN THIS POSITION, PARKING BRAKE WILL ONLY HOLD THE VEHICLE IN THE "NOSE-DOWN" POSITION ON AN INCLINE. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF MONEY TO HAVE THEM DISASSEMBLE AND INSPECT THE PARKING BRAKE COMPONENTS. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO PROVIDE A CLEAR ANSWER TO MY INQUIRIES AND KEEPS REFERING ME BACK TO THE DEALER. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME FURTHER ON THIS ISSUE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO PUT THEIR PRIOR RESPONSES AND REFUSALS IN WRITING, ON LETTERHEAD. IN SHORT, GM KNOWS THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT THAT WILL COST THEM A LOT OF MONEY TO CORRECT.

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-275 @75MPH, I LOST ALL LIGHTS BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR. THIS WAS THE 9TH ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY BLAZER SINCE PURCHASING IT NEW IN OCT. 2001.*AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IN THE MORNINGS WHEN BLAZER IS COLD AND THE WEATHER IS COLD, I HAVE HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE GOES AWAY. THE FIRST DAY I TOOK THE THE SHOP, THE REPAIR MAN SAID IT WAS UNUSUAL BUT HE DID HEAR THE NOISE AND SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IN THE STEERING SHAFT. HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. WHILE CHECKING THE VEHICLE THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE. A WEEK LATER, IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD AND SNOWING, THE NOISE RETURNED I STOPPED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND ANOTHER MECHANIC HEARD THE NOISE, HE FELT IT WAS IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON THIS APPOINTMENT, THEY COULD HEAR THE NOISE BUT " IT WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH TO PINPOINT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM" SO THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME. HE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OVER NIGHT AND GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR. I TOLD THEM THAT THEY SHOULD CHECK IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AS SOON AS THEY GOT THERE. WHICH THEY DID NOT DO. THEY WAITED UNTIL I RETURNED LATER IN THE MORNING TO TEST THE VEHICLE AND IT HAD WARMED UP OUTSIDE AND COULD NOT BE HEARD. THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE CHECKED THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN TO THE STEERING WHEEL OR INSIDE THE STEERING SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE OR COULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE INJURE MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. *LA

MY WIFE'S 2001 CHEVY BLAZER MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN ALL BY ITS SELF. SHE CAN'T TURN THE STEERING BACK TO THE LEFT AND ROLLED DOWN A 300 FT CANYON. THANK GOD SHE LIVED TO TELL WHAT HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT. ONE WEEK INTO OWNERSHIP THE STEERING GEARBOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. 26,000 MILES LATER THE RIGHT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED. FAST FORWARD TO FEB 25, 2003 WHILE DRIVING HOME HER BLAZER TURNED RIGHT AND LOCK TO THE RIGHT. FROM DAY ONE WE ALWAYS HEARD A POPPING NOISE BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD FOUND. GM STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WE HIRED A LAWYER. THANK YOU MYCARSTATS.COM FOR YOUR COMPLAINT BOARD. *LA

THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A POSSIBLE SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK THE PROBLEM COULD OCCUR AT ANYTIME. *SCC *JB

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE. *LA

GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND "LOW FUEL" LIGHT COMES ON AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING, STAYS ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN GAUGE GOES BACK TO CORRECT READING AND LIGHT GOES OUT. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF THIS "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. PERSONAL TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN VEHICLES OF ALL BRANDS AND RELATED TO, THE GAS CAP. ADVISED TO TURN GAS CAP FOR AT LEAST 3 CLICKS WHEN DONE FUELING AND NOT TO TAKE THE CAP OFF THE TANK WHEN THE MOTOR IS RUNNING. REPLACED GAS CAP AND RESET THE COMPUTER, IT WAS FINE FOR 2 WEEKS. GAUGE ACTING UP AGAIN, MECHANIC GOING TO PULL TANK AND CHECK IF A LOSE BAFFLE IS INTERFERING WITH THE SENDING UNIT. MAY HAVE TO REPLACE SENDING UNIT. *LA

WHEN I HAD MY BRAKES CHANGED, I WAS TOLD THAT MY ROTORS WERE THE CAUSE OF MY BRAKES WEARING OUT. IS THIS POSSIBLE.

APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP QUICKLY DUE TO STOPPING TRAFFIC. THE ABS SYSTEM SEEM TO HARDLY STOP THE VEHICLE AT ALL. IT JUST SEEMED TO KEEP GOING. VEHICLE STOPS FINE WHEN ABS NOT INVOLVED. *AK

DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY I HEARD A CLACK NOISE AND A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER THAT I COULDN'T USE THE REVERSE, AND FIRST GEAR WAS LONGER THAN USUAL, THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MECHANICS AND FRIENDS AND THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAILURE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, MY MECHANIC. TOLD ME HE HAS TO FIX SO FAR ABOUT ONE OF THOSE BRAND VEHICLE PER MONTH, A FRIEND TOLD ME HE PURCHASED A CHEVY BLAZER AND MOVING IT FROM DEALER HE COULDN'T MOVE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED, I NEED THE MANUFACTURER FIX MY CAR IMMEDIATELY AT NO COST. SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE TOOK IT TWICE BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A NOISE, BUT CHEVROLET DEALER SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE, THEY COULDN'T FINE ANY NOISE, BUT I HEARD THAT NOISE TWICE AND A VERY LOUD AND STEADY NOICE SOMETIMES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AFTER SPEEDING IN A TRAFFIC LIGHT (FROM RED TO GREEN). *AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT TURNING SWITCH ON. DASH INDICATION IS VERY HOT TO TOUCH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE ,STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE UP AND DOWN AND SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE SWITCHES INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE LOW INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO USER ACTION TAKEN.*AK

ON THE 10 OF JULY I TOOK MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER IN FOR ROUTINE BRAKE SERVICE, I WAS THEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC(SATCH WHITT) THAT I HAD 4 DEFECTIVE ROTORS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THAT THEY APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE. HE STATED THAT THE METAL WAS JUST FLAKING OFF AND TO HIM IT APPEARED THAT THEY HAD BEEN MADE FROM REPROCESSED METAL. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN ALOT OF THIS IN THE NEWER CHEVY PRODUCTS RECENTLY. ALTHOUGH I WAS LUCKY AND DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES. I HAVE KEPT THE ROTORS IN HOPES THAT CHEVROLET WOULD STAND BEHIND THIER PRODUCT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS SAFETY MATTER, MARK WILEY. *AK

WHILE EXPECTING THE VEHICLE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T APPEAR AT ALL. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE PEDAL WILL STICK IN THE IDLE POSITION, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

TRANSFER CASE HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, AND EACH TIME IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. IT STAYED IN 4 HIGH, AND IT JUST LOCKED UP, CONSUMER HAD IT REPLACED AND IT WORKED FOR A MINUTE AND FAILED AGAIN, IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING.*AK

40,300 MILES ON 2001 BLAZER, TRANSMISSION SEALS FAILED. HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. GM OFFERED TO PAY PARTS ONLY, LEFT US WITH $1250 LABOR REPAIR BILL. PURCHASED VEHICLE AS DEALER DEMO, 7500 MILES WHEN WE BOUGHT, BUT WE HOLD FIRST TITLE

UNIROYAL TIRES HAVE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TREADS. THE AREA BETWEEN THE TREADS LOOKS LIKE IT IS DRY-ROTTED. *JB

HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THIS CAR HAS LITTLE LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, PAYING UP THE YANG YANG JUST BUYING IT, AND ALREADY HAVING A PROBLEM WITH IT, PLEASE NOTE, THAT MUCH OF THIS IS LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, IS IT CHEAP ASSEMBLY PARTS, OR JUST BAD WORKMANSHIP? SAID WEAR AND TEAR, IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, MUST NOT BE WEAR AND TEAR, MUST HAVE A CHEAP PART. *NLM

I HAVE REVIEWED OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THEIR FRONT SUSPENSION, FUEL PUMP WITH RANDOM SHUT OFFS. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS. AS OF TODAY MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP;I WAS DOING 35-40 MPH WHEN VEHICLE JUST UN EXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF. I WAS STRANDED ON A MAJOR ROAD WHICH CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DELAY. I HAVE AN OIL LEAK FROM THE HOSE LEADING TO MY OIL FILTER AND THE VEHICLE PULL TO THE RIGHT SHARPLY IF I RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. THESE PROBLEMS ARE HARD TO FIND JUST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WHEN SO MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *NLM

LOAD NOISE COMING FROM REAR TAILGATE. SEAT BELT IN DRIVERS DOOR MAKING NOISE. *JB

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SENSITIVE TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. MR *PH *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION GOING UP TO A SPEED OF 80 MPH. THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM BECAUSE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. (RE: ODI#10013779) *MR *SCC *NLM

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE STOPPING, MY WIFE WAS ALMOST HIT BY A BUS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, AN HAS THUS FAR REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS INTERMITTENTLY, AND CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP TO CYCLE (LOCKING THE BRAKES) ALLEVIATES THE LOW OR FADING PEDAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE ABS PUMP AND/OR THE COMPUTER CONTROLLING IT. I AM VERY EXPERIENCED IN DIAGNOSTICS AND REBUILDING AUTOMOBILES, AND HAVE SEEN THIS OCCUR ON OTHER MAKES AND MODELS (USUALLY A FAILURE OF THE ABS PUMP). MY CAR WILL BE BACK AT THE DEALER AGAIN ON TUESDAY APRIL 14TH FOR THIS ON GOING FAILURE OF THIS POORLY DESIGNED ABS. MAYBE MY GOVERNMENT WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WHEN THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE KILL SOME INNOCENT CITIZEN OR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE DRIVING ONE OF THESE CARS. *JB

THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE PART WOULD BE REPLACED, ONCE IT ARRIVED. *JB

I HAVE REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER (IT WAS WORN OUT AFTER ABOUT 53,000 MILES. NOW, I HAVE TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. THESE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE ABOUT 400 DOLLARS A PIECE (1 WHOLE UNIT) AND WITH THE LABOR THE COSTS COME TO ABOUT 600 DOLLARS. THIS HAS GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT AND I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS.*JB