2001 Chevrolet Blazer Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED EXCEPT FOR THE WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

AFTER PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF WORK, I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SPRING THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK DOOR JUST FELL OFF AND ON THE GROUND. NOW, AS THE TIME IS PASSING THE INTERIOR LIGHT DOESN'T WORK AND THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS GETTING WORSE. I CAN ONLY LOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE ALARM GOES OFF EVERYTIME I OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE TO KEEP SLAMMING IT TO MAKE THE DOOR COMPLETELY CLOSE. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO ANYONE YET BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE A BIG EXPENSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER THAT RECENTLY HAD TO BE REPAIRED. I FEEL THAT A RECALL ITEM SHOULD COVER COST OF THE REPAIR. THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE THAT I SPOKE TO SAID THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IN A NUTSHELL, THE SYMPTOMS THAT THE CAR HAD ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THOSE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V364000. BOTH REAR, OUTSIDE STOPLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE CENTER STOP AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED FINE. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT A COST OF $470.29. ON THE INVOICE THE ITEM REPLACED IS A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH? *TR

IN THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, 2 IN 06 AND 2 IN 07 THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP IT'S AN INTERMITTENT INCIDENT. IN 06 AFTER INCIDENT, MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE WAS CHANGED (NOT KEEP OLD PART). AFTER THIRD INCIDENT, I TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEIR RESPONSE WAS NOTHING WRONG. BUT ON MY INTERVIEW WITH HEAD TECHNICIAN, MENTIONED THAT COULD BE THE ABS ACTIVATING, LIKE READING FALSE INSTRUCTIONS. WHAT COULD BE DONE, HE SAID TO CHANGE THE SENSORS BUT THERE WERE THREE ON THE CAR AND THOSE WERE EXPENSIVE AND THEN THERE ARE MORE OTHER COMPONENTS TO THE ABS THAT COULD ALSO BE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. I STARTED TO INVESTIGATE ON THE INTERNET TO UNDERSTAND THE ABS AND THEN TO SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE, AND THEN LOOKING FOR RECALLS. I CAME TO AN ARTICLE THAT DESCRIBED THE FAILURE EXACTLY AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ALL THESE PAST EVENTS AND READS:...SIDEBAR: WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON FAILURES WITH ABS THAT YOU HAVE DETECTED FROM YOUR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS? FOLCK: WELL, IN THE GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS AND VANS, THE 4-WHEEL KELSEY-HAYES ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SUPPOSED TO JUST PULSATE A LITTLE BIT AND STAY IN POSITION, BUT SOMETIMES IT GOES TO THE FLOOR. SIDEBAR: WHAT DOES THAT INDICATE WHEN IT GOES TO THE FLOOR? FOLCK: THAT THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE ABS. THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ALGORITHM, AND IT WON?T SET A FAILURE CODE IN THE KELSEY-HAYES 4-WHEEL. IN LAYMEN?S TERMS, AN ALGORITHM IS A SEQUENCE OF FUNCTIONS THE COMPUTER IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE. THERE ARE GLITCHES IN THE ALGORITHM, AND GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE ALGORITHM FAILURES. (EDS. NOTE: SEE THE ARTICLE IN THE MONEY SECTION OF USA TODAY, "GM: COMPUTER GLITCH COULD AFFECT BRAKES", 05/22/98.)" ... FIRST OF ALL, MY SAFETY IS FIRST AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. I AM NOT IN THE POSITION OF SELLING THE CAR SINCE I AM STILL PAYING DEARLY FOR IT AND SECOND, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO PASS THIS PROBLEM TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

THE FOLLOWING FAILED ALL AT THE SAME TIME ON MY 2001 BLAZER: CRUISE CONTROL , RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, AND BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED BRIGHT AT ALL TIMES, UPON TURNING OFF AND REMOVING KEY FROM VEHICLE ALL ELECTRONICS/LIGHTS/ETC. POWER ON WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED ON EDMUNDS CAR FORUM BY OTHER MEMBERS ALSO. *AK

2001 BLAZER HAS DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS IS INTERMITTENT, AND IS RELATED TO THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR SELECTED VINS. GM WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 2 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. *AK

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. THE CAR HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT! THE SECOND TIME, THE BEARINGS WERE NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I INCURRED OVER $1000 IN REPAIR COSTS. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING THE UPPER BALL JOINT SNAPPED AND THE WHEEL COLLAPSED SIDEWAYS, LEANING TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AT 70 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND REPLACED THE BALL JOINT AS WELL AS ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED HIMSELF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.*AK

THE "ABS" AND "BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHTS STAY COME ON AND STAY ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED AND THEY ARE COMING ON FOR NO REASON. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 BLAZER FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF HAVING A FAMILY CAR THAT WAS NOT TOO EXPENSIVE. I WANTED AN SUV SO WHEN WE HAD A CHILD I COULD PLACE THE CAR SEAT IN THE REAR CENTER POSITION- THE SAFEST POSITION IN AN EVENT OF A CRASH. MY DAUGHTER IS NOW 8 MONTHS OLD AND IN RESEARCHING CAR SEATS FOR 1 YEAR OLDS I HAVE FOUND THAT IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES "DO NOT USE CENTER SEAT POSITIONS FOR CHILD RESTRAINTS. THE RESTRAINT WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY." THAT IS ALL IT SAID. I HAVE TRIED OVER AND OVER TO GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THE EVENT OF A CRASH TO FIND OUT. THIS ISSUE IS ONE I BELIEVE WOULD BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO EVERY MOTHER OUT THERE WHO DRIVES THIS VEHICLE IF THEY KNEW WHAT THE MANUAL SAYS. WHO WOULD THINK THAT IF THERE IS A SEAT BELT IN THE REAR CENTER POSITION DESIGNED TO HOLD AN OLDER CHILD OR ADULT WOULD NOT BE FIT TO HOLD A CAR SEAT? I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET AND THE ONLY ANSWER THEY HAD FOR ME WAS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED THAT WAY. THEY SAY NOT TO PUT A CHILD RESTRAINT IN THAT POSITION. BUT THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS WHY AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME THE REASON. I WOULD JUST LIKE AN ANSWER OR AT LEAST THE OTHER MOTHERS OUT THERE WHO JUST WANT THE SAFEST FOR THEIR CHILD TO KNOW. MY INFANT SEAT FITS GREAT IN THE REAR CENTER POSITION, IT IS SO SNUG THAT I CAN'T BUDGE IT. BUT LIKE I SAID I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL A CRASH TO DISCOVER A DEFECT IN THE SEAT BELT. *NM

SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS EVERYTIME I HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS YEAR I'VE REPLACED 3 WHEEL BEARINGS, FUEL PUMP, AND I JUST LOST MY TRANSMISSION. I'VE HAD THE LIGHT RECALL FIXED. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, BUT YOU CANNOT PUT A COMPUTER TO IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK. MY ABS LIGHT COMES AND GOES. WHATS NEXT? *NM

THE FOLLOWING FAILED ALL AT THE SAME TIME ON MY 2001 BLAZER: CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, R/L/C BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN BRIGHT AT ALL TIMES, UPON TURNING OFF AND REMOVING KEY FROM VEHICLE, ALL ELECTRONICS/LIGHTS/ETC. POWER ON WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. MASTER CONTROL SWITCH REPLACED BY CHEVY DEALER SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. *JB

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT ON MY 2001, S-10 BLAZER. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED WHAT IS KNOWN AS "PUMP RUN ON". THIS MEANS THAT THE ABS PUMP RUNS CONSTANTLY AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. REMOVING 2 FUSES DISABLES THE PUMP BUT DOES NOT TURN OFF THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN BUT ONLY HAS POWER BRAKES AND WILL NOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON GM VEHICLES. ESPECIALLY TRUCKS AND SUV'S. THE DEALERSHIPS WANT @ $700 TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THE PART CAN BE REMOVED AND SENT OFF TO SEVERAL PLACES THAT WILL REBUILD THE PRODUCT FOR @ $150. SHOULDN'T GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTY COMPONENTS THAT THEY USE ON THEIR VEHICLES. IE: GET THE PART FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER OR MAKE THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT. IT SEEMS THAT GM AND THE MANUFACTURER MAKE OUT LIKE BANDITS ON THIS DEAL. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN SUCH A SHORT BIT OF TIME.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A NEARBY TREE STUMP, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS(ON DASH) COME ON AND OFF, PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL--VIBRATIONS. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE FOR INSPECTION OF ABOVE PROBLEMS. ABS ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE--MODULE AND VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ABS REPAIR COSTS: $1840.95. *NM

GAS GAUGE FUTTERING, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAR STALLED GAS PUMP WENT. CAR ONLY HAS 80K ON IT PUMP COST $600. *NM

CAR WOULD NOT ROLL OVER. MECHANIC TOLD US THAT IF IT WAS A A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GET WORSE. TURNS OUT IT WAS NOT A FUEL PUMP, BUT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL BILL OF $381.00. *NM

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY BLAZER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE BULBS ARE IN WORKING CONDITION, THE FUSES ARE NOT BLOWN. I THEN DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE 2001 BLAZERS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM NHTSA CAMPAIGN 01V364000, SO I PHONED A CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IT WAS OVER I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE BURDENED WITH THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. *JB

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT OUR '01 CHEVY BLAZER USED IN 04/05. FROM THE START WE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE 4WD. THIS LAST WINTER MY WIFE, THE PRIMARY DRIVER, COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER WHILE COMING HOME ONE NIGHT AND THE WEEKNIGHTS FOLLOWING FOR A WEEK. I CHECKED IN THE MORNINGS IT WAS FINE. PRETTY SOON WE BOTH STARTED NOTICING THE GAS GAUGE BOUNCING AROUND LIKE IT WAS DANCING. MY WIFE THINKING SHE WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS WOULD PULL INTO THE FIRST GAS STATION. SHE WOULD FILL UP AND LEAVE THE STATION ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP. ONE MONTH LATER, HER AND OUR 3 SMALL CHILDREN GOT STRANDED WHEN THEY WENT IN TO CONVENIENCE STORE. A MINUTE LATER THE BLAZER HAD DIED AND THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION. REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND THEN THE FUEL PUMP ($350 JUST FOR THE PUMP!!!) THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE PUMP HAD FRIED IT. 04/06 THE ABS FAILED AND SHE ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. 2 WEEKS LATER WE START HEARING THIS POPPING NOISE WHEN SLOWING/STOPPING AND ACCELERATING. 05/06 THE BATTERY DIED ON HER WITH NO WARNING. TRIED JUMPING IT AND IT WOULDN'T HOLD A CHARGE. GOT THAT REPLACED. THEN IN 08/06 WE DIDN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE PLATES HAD EXPIRED AND WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM YET. FINALLY I DROVE IT ON 08/13/06 FOR 1 MLE TO THE STORE AND ON MY WAY BACK WHILE STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN 2 BLKS FROM MY HOUSE, I HEARD THIS LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED WHINNING. NOW THE THING WON'T MOVE. IT STARTS AND WHINES, BUT WON'T MOVE. TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND IS GOING TO COST $1600 TO REPLACE WITH ME DOING THE WORK. AND SO NOW, LIKE 90% OF THE COUNTRY, I AM MAKING A VERY HIGH CAR PAYMENT EXCEPT MINE IS ON A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. THIS AND OTHER WEB SITES ABOUT VEHICLE RECALLS PROVE THAT THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS FOR SOME ONE TO DIE B/C OF THESE DEFECTS AND THEN U WILL BE SCRAMBLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.*NM

TREAD SEPARATION ON UNIROYAL LAREDO P235/70R15 ALL SEASON AWR TIRE CAUSED OVER $2,000 DAMAGE TO SUV AND A MESSED UP VACATION. CANISTER WAS JUST HANGING AFTER THE FAILURE. (CANISTER BRACKET WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND HOSE FROM GAS TANK WAS DISCONNECTED.) THE DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY HAZARDOUS IF A FIRE STARTED. *NM

I WAS IN A DRIVE THROUGH WHICH LOOPED AROUND THE BUILDING. I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AT THE WINDOW AND COULD FEEL THE ABS ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO STOP. IT SCARED ME AND OF COURSE I REAPPLIED THE BRAKE QUICKLY, TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, AND I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER AT A LARGE INTERSECTION AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND WAS PRETTY SCARED. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND I KNOW THAT THE BRAKES ON EVERY YEAR BEFORE THIS WERE RECALLED. I ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND FOUR-WAYS, WHICH STOPPED WORKING. I WAS DRIVING AND THE FOUR WAYS CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND ENDED UP HOLDING THE BUTTON DOWN WHILE I DROVE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO STOP FLASHING. SHORTLY AFTER THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. FINALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER TEMPORARILY STOPPED WORKING, THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING, THE VEHICLE ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR. WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT BUT THE HEAT STILL WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I ENDED UP GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS MALFUNCTIONS. *JB

2001 CHEVY BLAZER 4 DOOR 4WD, 80,000 MILES WE COULD NOT KEEP THE DRIVERS DOOR CLOSED WHEN WE INVESTIGATED WE FOUND THE DOOR LATCH SEGMENT ON THE CENTER POST OF THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN OFF THE CENTER POST. THE SHEET METAL HOLDING THE HEAVY LATCH METAL HAD FATIGUED THROUGH ALL THE WAY AROUND, AND THE LATCH WAS THEN NOT HOOKED TO ANY THING. WE WELDED A HEAVY PLATE TO THE FRAME AND RE-ATTACHED THE LATCH TO IT. WE CHECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FOUND IT IN SIMILAR CONDITION. *JB

MY FRIENDS BORROWED MY VEHICLE, A 2001 CHEVY BLAZER, AND WENT CAMPING IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A LOCATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THIS FAILURE, IT WAS NEAR A CREEK BANK WITH A DROP OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PUT INTO REVERSE ALL IT WOULD DO IS COAST FORWARD WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF THEY DID NOT REACT IN TIME AS IT COULD HAVE WENT OVER A CLIFF. FORTUNATELY THEY WERE IN AN AREA WHERE THERE WAS A PAY PHONE. THEY WERE STAYING AT A STATE PARK AND THERE ARE MANY AREAS THAT ARE VERY REMOTE AND ARE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM PHONES OR PEOPLE. I WAS ADVISED BY AAMCO TRANSMISSION THAT THEY SEE THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IT IS CAUSED BECAUSE THE REACTION SUN SHELL WAS MADE OF AN INFERIOR METAL AND EVEN IN REPAIR TECHNICAL BULLETINS IT SPECIFIES TO REPAIR PROBLEM BY REPLACING WITH A "MORE ROBUST HEAT TREATED REACTION SUN SHELL". WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT ALSO AFFECTS SECOND AND FOURTH GEARS. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED COMPLETELY REBUILT AT A PRICE OF $2,326.38 PLUS A TOWING BILL. *NM

THE ELECTRIC SMOG PUMP ON MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER HAD FAILED WHEN PUMP FILLED WITH WATER AND SHORTED OUT. THIS IS CAUSED DUE TO THE SHORT INTAKE HOSE TO THE PUMP. THIS IS AN APPARENT KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PUMP. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO FAIL EMISSIONS TESTING. GM WANTED $400 FOR THE PUMP + LABOR TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. ONCE THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE FOR 3RD PARTY VENDORS, WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE PUMP OURSELVES, ADDED A LONGER INTAKE HOSE, AND THE VEHICLE NOW RUNS CORRECTLY. I FEEL THAT SINCE GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT ADVERSELY EFFECTS THE EMISSION CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE REPAIR SHOULD BE GM'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED. IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE BATTERY HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED TO KEEP FROM RUNNING DOWN THE BATTERY. AN NHTSA RECALL, 06V139000; WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH HOWEVER; THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

FRONT END, BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS AT 60,000 MILES, IDLER ARM, REPLACE TIRES, ABS LIGHT. *JB

POSSIBLE QUALITY ISSUE WITH GM HUB/BEARING PART NUMBER 12413045. PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 21,500 MILES ON IT. ON 3/23/05 AT 57,468 MILES, THE RIGHT FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY WENT BAD. GM PART 12413045. ON 4/27/05 AT 60,750 MILES, LEFT FRONT HUB NEEDED REPLACEMENT. NOW, ON 2/16/06, AT 90,650 MILES, LEFT FRONT HUB NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THAT IS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. CHEVROLET DEALER DENIED CLAIM THAT PRODUCT DEFECTIVE IN ANY WAY. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE GM ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WITH PREMATURE WEAR AND REPLACE AT NO COST. *JB

THE ABS SEEMS TO BE ACTIVATED EVEN IN SLOW STOPS AND I LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2005. I HAD SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. IT ACTS UP MORE WHEN THE ROAD IS SLICK. SEVERAL MECHANICS TOLD ME IT WAS ABS BUT THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. *NM

IT WOULD SWITCH FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DRIVING ,CAUSING CAR TO SLOW DOWN DRAMATICALLY. TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR MODULE BAD ON TRUCK WHEN CALLED FOR WARRANTY THEY STATED IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE. I FELT IT WAS A DEADLY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU WERE DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENS, AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *AK

SWITCH FAILURE FOR STOP LAMPS OTHER VEHICLE DID STOP AND ADVISE OF PROBLEM. GM DID RECALL SOME VIN #'S BUT NOT THIS UNIT. DEALER CHARGED $400. FOR SAME ITEMS IN RECALL #01V364000. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED AT A BANK SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP , THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING. THE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES WERE PUNCTURED. THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES RUBBING AGAINST OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS AT A REPAIR SHOP AT THIS TIME. *AK THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE RUBBING AGAINST THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR. UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER 2WD, 2DR. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, WENT TO AUTO SHOP AND BRAKE CONDITION WAS EXPLAINED AS "HAZARDOUS". HAD TO GET ENTIRE NEW ROTOR SYSTEMS FOR FRONT AND BACK INCLUDING NEW PADS, ETC. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW & IT WAS GARAGE STORED. ROTORS WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND "BARELY THERE". WAS TOLD BY AUTO SHOP THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF BLAZER'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TOTAL REPAIR COST FOR BRAKES WAS $2,200!! VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. *NM

LOUD CLANKING NOISE HEARD UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRANSMISSION FAILED, NO REVERSE AND NO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 53,500 MILES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP ,WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE LATCHES ON THE DOOR CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

1) ABS AND E-BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COME ON; UNSURE IF ABS SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONAL; I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER TESTED AND IT RETURNED NO FAULTS 2) SIDE WINDOWS WORK INTERMITTENTLY; NO EXPLANATION; WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN FOR DAYS AT A TIME AND THEN THEY WORK FINE FOR DAYS AT A TIME 3) SUNROOF NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL; CHEVY DEALER SAID THE "HEAT" WARPED THE INTERNAL PARTS AND THEY BROKE AS I ROLLED IT BACK; WEATHER WAS MILD AND THE BREAKAGE HAPPENED AT 0500 IN THE AM; I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS HEAT RELATED 4) REAR OF VEHICLE IS HAS DRASTICALLY FALLEN BELOW THE FRONT; I HAVE NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY; IT LOOKS AS IF THE VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS RAISED AND THE REAR WAS LOWERED; DRIVES FINE, BUT FEELS UNSAFE ALL OF THE ABOVE HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BETWEEN 40000-50000 MILES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING. THE AIR REFLECTOR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE THROTTLE BOTTLE PLATE DISINTEGRATED; THE AIR REFLECTOR HAS GONE THROUGH THE MOTOR. THE PLATE WAS EMBEDDED IN THE PISTONS, BROKE TWO SPARK PLUGS, AND BENT PUSH RODS. HE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. HE THEN PULLED THE VEHICLE IN AND REALIZED THE PUSH RODS AND LIFTERS WERE BAD. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON CRASH. WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE HYDRO PLANED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. THREE PEOPLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THEY HAVE A BUYER FOR THE VEHICLE, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

2001 CHEVROLET S-10 BLAZER, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS BOTH KEEP COMING ON THUS DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM. *JB

I BOUGHT MY CHEVY BLAZER IN MAY OF 2001. WE HAD A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY DID REPLACE IT. WE ARE HAVING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME PART ONCE AGAIN (NO BRAKE LIGHTS). WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY'RE TELLING US THIS PART IS NOT COVERED. IF THERE'S STILL A PROBLEM WITH IT, WHICH I UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES REPORTING THIS, WHY WOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED? MY HUSBAND HAS OWNED HIS GM TRUCK FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND HAS NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART. WHY WOULD A NEWER VEHICLE HAVE TO REPLACE IT TWICE WITHIN A 4 YEAR PERIOD? PLEASE ADVISE.*JB

THE 2001 CHEVY BLAZER WE WERE RIDING AND HYDROPLANED DOING 45-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND 3 TIMES AND THEN ROLLED OVER TWICE. THE ROOF CAVED IN ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING MY WIFE TO BREAK HER NECK. SHE WAS IN NICU FOR 6 WEEKS, AT WHICH POINT SHE DIED DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA. *JB

HAD A TERRIBLY LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF OUR 2001 CHEVY BLAZER AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A FRONT WHEEL HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, COST $439.81. NOW ONE YEAR LATER THE OTHER SIDE HAS GONE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, WE HAVE ALMOST $900. INTO THIS REPAIR THAT I NOW SEE APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THERE PRODUCTS, EITHER ON THERE OWN OR FORCED TO DO SOME TYPE OF RECALL. WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHT RECALL TAKEN CARE OF

IN DECEMBER OF 2003 MY WIFE AND I DROVE OUR 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER 4X4 HOME TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM MASSACHUSETTS WHERE I AM STATIONED IN THE US COAST GUARD. ON JANUARY 14, 2005 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ITS STATE INSPECTION IN NC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT WHEEL HUB WAS SO LOOSE THAT THE WHOLE WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE ODOMETER READ 68267. TODAY (8/13/2005) MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM CHURCH AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLAZER. THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I WAS CURIOUS SO I JACKED UP THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND COME TO FIND OUT THE RIGHT WHEEL IS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE HUB IS THAT LOOSE. I AM GOING TO FIND OUT MORE ON MONDAY WHEN I GET THE VEHICLE IN A SHOP. *JB

NOT ONLY HAVE I HAD PROBLEMS EARLY WITH HUB AND BEARING-- AND ALSO REPLACED BALL BEARING-- NOW THE ABS-- MANUFACTURERS HAS DONE POOR JOB ON BRAKE. WHEEL PARTS- VERY CHEAP PARTS-- MANY TALK ABOUT IT AND KNOW THAT THE BLAZER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE PARTS. MY FAMILY HAS PURCHASED CHEVY'S FOR YEARS-- I AM NOW NEVER ABOUT TO PURCHASE A CHEVY AGAIN. WHILE I PAY MY CAR PAYMENT, I ALWAYS PURCHASE NEW. I AM ALWAYS ALSO PAYING FOR WORK DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, AND I AM TALKING- OVER 2,000 SO FAR AND AGAIN HAVE TO GO IN TODAY-- I MAY EVEN TRADE IT IN I AM SO PISSED. WE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HUSBANDS TRUCK..I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID, OR WHO THEY PURCHASED THEIR PARTS FROM, BUT SURELY WENT TO CHEAP PARTS, THEY( CHEVY) PUT MANY CONSUMERS IN A BAD SPOT. AND I HAVE WRITTEN A COMPLAINT BEFORE- WHEN I HAD THE CHEVY BLAZER 2001 FOR A YEAR HALF. THEY SEEM TO WANT TO ONLY HEAR IF I DIED CAUSE OF THE FAILURES THAT IT WOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *JB

MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER HAD UNEVEN TIRE WEAR INDICATING THE NEED FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. DURING THE INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE IDLER ARM AND SHOULD DO THE UPPER JOINTS AS WELL. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE WITH 56,000 MILES NEEDING TO HAVE THIS DONE. OF COURSE, NOW I HEAR OF MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE UNEXPECTED $900 BILL WAS NOT PLEASANT! THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HE SAW WITH CHEVY PRODUCTS. DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE OF BEING COMPENSATED FOR THE LESS THAN QUALITY PARTS INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE?

DT: CONSUMER STATED ABS BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE ABS WAS INITIALIZING AT LOW SPEED STOPS. THE PROBLEM WAS ONGOING FOR 5-6 WEEKS. THE CONSUMER'S MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THE CONSUMER FOUND INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. THE ABS WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS TWO GMC VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NETS RECALL 05V155000 ON ONE OF THE VEHICLES BUT NOT FOR THE OTHER. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY. SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED THEY WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK (12/02/05) THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON STAYED ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *SC

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL WORK WHEN IT WANTS. SOMETIMES IN THE EARLY MORNINGS AND NOT IN THE EVENINGS. OR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN NOT AT ALL. NOW IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH TWO USED PARTS BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. *NM

A FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED AT 40 MPH AS ANOTHER MOTORIST PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN ME AND I WAS FORCED INTO THE ROOF AT THE TRIM EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, SUSTAINING A MINOR SCALP LACERATION, CERVICAL DISC DAMAGE, AND A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. *JB