2001 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

WHEN UTILIZING THE BRAKES, NORMALLY OR IN AN EMERGENCY, THE MECHANISM LOCK CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE. THE BRAKES REGULARLY CLICK WHEN STEPPED ON. A 'MANAGER' AT THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AT CHEVROLET NA STATED THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE VEHICLE STOPS. WHEN I INSISTED, HE STATED NEXT TIME PERHAPS I 'SHOULD BUY A TOYOTA". I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR VERY SHORT TRIPS AND NOT ON ANY MAIN STREET OR HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. THE LATEST DATE IS REFLECTED BELOW. *JB

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. TWICE WHILE JUST DRIVING ALONG AT A NORMAL RATE, THE MOTOR SPED UP TO PROBABLY 70 OR 80 MPH CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT THIS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN MY CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS EACH TIME THEY SAY IT IS REPAIRED, IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION WHICH COULD EASILY LEAD TO A DREADFUL ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD OFFER ME A NEW VEHICLE IN PLACE OF THE VERY DANGEROUS ONE I NOW OWN. I COULD NOT, IN GOOD FAITH, CONSIDER SELLING IT KNOWING HOW DANGEROUS IT IS. FORTUNATELY THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT WITH IT, BUT I FEEL THAT IT COULD EASILY HAPPEN. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS, MY DEALER, BUZZ CHEW, SOUTHAMPTON, NY HAS BEEN APPRISED OF THIS DEFECT AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT, BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. IT IS ALSO A KNOW FACT THAT OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE HAVE HAD THE SAME ONGOING DEFECT. *JB

THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.* MR THE DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED, THE WINDOWS WERE NOISY, THE SEAT MOVED BACK/FORTH WHILE DRIVING,THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT WHILE IN USE, THE RADIO CLOCK BLINKED ON/OFF, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM, AND THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID. THE FUSES AND MODULES REPLACED, AND WOULD ONLY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN QUIT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A NEW VEHICLE. SCC *JB

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB . DEALER REPLACED BRAKES, AS WELL AS MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

HEARD CLICKING SOUNDS FROM FRONT WHEELS OF CAR. HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR TWO YEARS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS IN BOTH TIRES!

LOST COMPLETE OIL PRESSURE. THE OIL COOLER LINES ARE PLACED DIRECTLY ON THE STEERING GEAR BOX, AND THE VIBRATION CAUSED THE LINES TO RUPTURE, WHICH RESULTED IN ALL THE OIL DRAINING OUT.*JB

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING.*JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES.*JB

VIBRATING AND BUMPY FEELING WHEN WHEN BACKING IN AND OUT OF PARKING AREAS. PH

OUR 2001 BLAZER 4WD FAILED TO ENGAGE . WE WERE TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 36. IT WAS SNOWING. I PRESSED THE 4WD HI BUTTON AND IT CONTINUED TO BLINK. WE WERE ON A NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE BLAZER, WITHIN SECONDS SLIPED OVER THE CLIFF. THE FRONT WHEELS DID NOT LOCK IN. WE ROLLED DOWN THE CLIFF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND HIT A TREE.

THE HEAT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE GETS HOTTER AS HE APPLYS HIS SPEED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 30MPH HAD FRONT END COLLISION AND NEITHER PASSENGER OR DRIVES AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. TS

CONSUMER STATES DRIVER SIDE, 5TH ,AND HATCHBACK WINDOW INADVERTENTLY BROKE OUT. ALL GLASS LANDED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEAT WOULD STILL COME OUT OF THE VENTS EVEN THOUGH THE HEATER IS OFF CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEAT WOULD STILL COME OUT OF THE VENTS EVEN THOUGH THE HEATER IS OFF CAUSING DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

REPLACED AIR FILTER FOR FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUSE. PUMP WAS FULL OF WATER. REPLACED AIR PUMP SILENOID, FULL OF WATER. REROUTE HOSE TO PUMP. WAS TOLD MY DEALERSHIP THIS WAS THE 4TH REPLACEMENT OF THIS TYPE ON SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE IN 2 DAYS.

THE LOW GEAR IN THE AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILS AT WILL, IT WILL WORK FOR A WEEK OR TWO THEN WILL GO OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. DEALER SAYS HE CAN NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM AS IT WAS WORKING WHEN HE CHECKED IT. DT

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SHE HIT AN ENBANKMENT. AND THE VEHICLE FLIP AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

CONSUMER HAS QUESTION REGARDING OPEN CIRCUIT RECALL ISSUED FOR HIS VEHICLE.

CRUISE CONTROL INSTALLED ON AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL. DT

VEHICLE WAS STALLING WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL A MINIMUM OF 30MINUTES HAD ELAPSED. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY LEAKED THROUGH THE BATTERY TRAY AND DAMAGED THE FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. TS CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STILLS SHUTS OFF AT TIMES. THE THROW-OUT BEARINGS WERE NOISY. THE DASH LIGHTS BECOME VERY HOT AFTER VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. DOOR ON FUEL TANK RATTLES WHEN MOVING. *TT *JB

NO SUMMARY. DT

CONSUMER NOTICED THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM IS LEAKING GASOLINE, CAUSING STALLING ENGINE AND THEN WONT START AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 40MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

TRUCK WAS A LITTLE OVER ITS WARRANTY AT 36,000 MILES. CONTACTED CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CURRENT PROBLEM WAS "COMMON" WITH BLAZERS. THE DEALER SAID I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW I'M LOOKING AT A CHARGE OF $540 ON A NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T BUY THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. DOES THIS SOUND LIKE GOOD COUSTOMER TREATMENT? - "SCREWED" . MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE FOLDING THE VEHICLE BACK SEAT IT AUTOMATICALLY SNAPPED BACK CAUSING INJURY TO FINGERS. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *MR *YH

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THE MECHANICS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAD NO TIME TO REPAIR IT. THEY ASSURED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS AND COULD BE LOOKED AT LATER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHERE THEY REMOVED, SOAKED AND REINSTALLED THE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT END. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER WHERE THEY ATTEMPTED TO MAKE REPAIRS. NEW FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE ORDERED. THE ORIGINAL SPRINGS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE WERE 149 NM. THE SPRINGS DESIGNED FOR THIS VEHICLE WERE 116NM. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HAD WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE CONSUMER BOUGHT IT FOR THE EXACT SPECIFIC HEIGHT PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. THEY STILL SAW FIT TO SELL CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE KNOWING ABOUT THE DEFECT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO SETTLE THIS MATTER BY HAVING THE DEALER SHIP BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. THEY WERE WORN AND THE PINION SEALS NEEDED REPLACING. *JG

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH AND WITH NO WARNING WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT CENTER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION INTO A DIRT WALL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH OF 70 -75 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP. DRIVER WAS FORCED INTO STEERING WHEEL, AND FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIR IS COMING THROUGH WINDSHIELD. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

AFTER APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER VEHICLE IS IN IDLE MODE FOR 2-3 MINUTES IT OVERHEATS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER VEHICLE IS IN IDLE MODE FOR 2-3 MINUTES IT OVERHEATS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER COMING FROM A STOP POSITION AND RETURNING TO NORMAL DRIVING TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A ROWING NOISE, DIFFICULT CHANGING GEARS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEAS PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TAIL LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPLACED A SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER LOCKING DOOR WITH REMOTE KEY DOORS DO NOT LOCK CORRECTLY. REMOTE KEY HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE IN A FRONTAL IMPACT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK

I HAVE AT LEAST 1 FRIEND WHOSE GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY AT SIMILAR LOW MILEAGE. WHEEL BEARINGS ON A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 37,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLET DEFECT.*AK

ON 07/10/02 AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER ON 07/17/02, WHO READ INTERNAL CODES, AND ADVISED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ON 07/22/02, VEHICLE WAS IDLING ,AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER WAS NOT IN VEHICLE WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED.*AK

COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON DUE TO A COOLANT LEAK AROUND INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

EQUIPMENT CARRIER SPARE TIRE DOESN'T STAY LOCKED, AND SPARE TIRE FALLS OUT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

THE TRUCK STALL WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES OR WONT START , THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS YOU IN, THE TRUCK LOCKS DOWN ON YOU LOCKING YOU IN OF OUT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME OF AND ON, THE ALARM GOES OF , THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT KEEP RIGHT AMONT OF GAS, THE ENGIN LIGHT WILL NOT GO OF AND NOT IT SEEMS TO BE MAKING A RATTELING SOUND

SHIMMY IN LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURN AFTER YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AT THIS TIME THE BLAZER IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT WAS REPAIRED AND THE CUSHION WAS REPLACED.*YH

THE 4 WAYS DO NOT WORK AND ARE EFFECTED BY THE SAME COMPONENTS AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS. SINCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK BUT MOST OF THE TIME DO NOT, THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THESE LIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY WORKED TODAY WHEN THEY CHECKED THEM OUT AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PART. MY CONCERN IS MY FAMILY GETTING REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ME GETTING PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AND GETTING A TICKET. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AS MY PASSENGERS.*AK