2001 Chevrolet Blazer Complaint Log

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

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY BLAZER. LOST HEAT IN JAN. 2004. TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEY FLUSHED THE SYSTEM AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT. 3 TO 4 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING . THEY CLEANED OUT FILTER. 30 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY SAID THE FILTER WAS CLOGGED AGAIN. AS THE WEATHER WARMED UP I DIDN'T NEED THE HEAT. AS THE COLDER WEATHER APPROACHED AGAIN, USED THE HEAT 2 TIMES AND THE 3 RD TIME THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER THERE WERE ABOUT 10 OTHER BLAZERS THERE FOR THE SAME REASON. THEY SAY IT IS OUR PROBLEM NOW. NOW WITHOUT HEAT AND HAVE TO KEEP AIR CONDITIONER ON AND STILL SMELL COOLANT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IF THERE IS THAT MANY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEN , I WOULD SAY IT WAS DEFECTIVE PARTS USED. TO REPLACE THE PART IS ALMOST $200. AND WITH LABOR OVER $600. TO HAVE TO PUT OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY ON VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD IS WRONG FOR CONSUMERS. TO LEAVE IT UNATTENDED COULD BE A HEALTH HAZARD, WITH COOLANT ENTERING THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

I AM PREGNANT AND VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY RICK, SERVICE MANAGER, TONI HALL AT FLOW CHEVROLET A YEAR AGO THAT THIS 4X2 AND 4X4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS CORRECTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE MAJOR PROBLEM AND CHANGED OUT A SWITCH. DURING THIS WHOLE YEAR I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE COMFORTABLLY. NOW THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT END. A BRAND NEW CAR NOW WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES. THE NOISE IS TERRIFYING AND I'VE BEEN INSULTED BY GM WITH A LOYALTY INCENTIVE FOR $700 TO TAKE OFF ON A NEW VEHICLE. NO ONE CAN ASURE ME THAT I WILL BE SAFE, EVEN AFTER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED A YEAR AGO. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I WILL LEAVE IT AT THEIR PLACE UNTIL THEY CAN GET ME A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE.*AK

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

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

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

THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM EQUIPPED ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER ARE IN CORRELATION TO THE MANUFACTURERS KNOWLEDGE OF HAVING INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ON 1996 - 2002 VEHICLES WITH SEQUENTIAL CENTRAL PORT INJECTION. AFTER HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF FIGURING OUT HOW TO FIX THE CODE P0300( RANDOM CYLINDER MISFIRE) ON MY 01 BLAZER, I REALIZED IT WAS TIME TO GET MORE HELP FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I'VE DONE ENOUGH RESEARCH TO KNOW NOW THAT AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF OWNING THE TRUCK AND DUMPING MONEY INTO UNNECESSARY REPAIRS THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR COST SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT AFTER BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE CALIFORNIA EPA RESEARCH DIVISION ON AIR POLLUTION BACK IN 2003. THEY FOUND THE SCPI SYSTEM INSTALLED ON MODELS BETWEEN 1996 AND 2002 TO BE FAULTY CREATING A PROBLEM WITH THE START UP OF MANY SUVS WHICH LEAD TO EMISSIONS FAILURE. I'M RESEARCHING THIS NOW BECAUSE I'VE FINALLY CONNECTED THE DOTS AND REALIZE THAT CHEVROLET KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM MANY YEARS AGO AND THEY CUT A DEAL WITH THE EPA TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON SUCH VEHICLES FOR 10 YEARS OR 200K MILES IN AN ATTEMPT TO SATISFY CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS. WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES AND HOW WE DEAL WITH AIR POLLUTION. I THOUGHT GM AND CHEVROLET WANTED TO BE THE COMPANY THAT WOULD SET THE EXAMPLE IN "GOING GREEN" FOR OUR PLANET. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE UNTIL YOU REALIZE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY SAVE BY NOT HAVING TO REPLACE FAULTY FUEL SYSTEMS ON OLDER MODEL VEHICLES WHICH HAPPEN TO BE DRIVEN BY PEOPLE WHO ARE A LOT SMARTER THAN THEY THINK. I'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF FILING MY CLAIM WITH CHEVY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I'M HOPING THAT THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS YOUR WEB SITE CAN INFORM OTHERS OF THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW WE SHOULD ALL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

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.

THE HATCHBACK LATCH HAS FAILED AND WILL NOT RELEASE OPEN THE WINDOW HATCH. *AK

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 THE WARRANTY IS UP BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE BREAKS ON IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE!!*AK

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

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

MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 01V364000; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *BF *NM

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.

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 SHOT, THE SAME SIDE THE TIRES WERE GOING BALD ON. *JB

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

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

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

ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CHEVROLET BLAZER. FIRST, THE GAS GUAGE HAS FAILED. IT CONSTANTLY LIES ON EMPTY, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. IN ORDER TO MEASURE MY GAS, I HAVE TO RECORD MY MILEAGE. ALSO, THE LEVER FOR SEAT RECLINER HAS BROKEN OFF OF THE DRIVER SIDE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO ADJUST MY SEATING.*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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE MULTI FUNCTIONING SWITCH RECALL 01V364000 REMEDY FAILED, AND THE DEFECT RECURRED. *AK

THERE IS AN ERROR CODE IN TEH COMPUTER P0410 THE SECONDARY INJECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND AGAIN, IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME. THEN WEMOVED TO MASSACHUSETTS AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHICH I THEN GOT IT FIXED AND PAID FOR IT ON MY OWN BECAUSE IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH TEH SAME CODE P0410 THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABEL TO GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED DUE TO TEH ERROR CODE BECUASE IT CAUSED AN EMMSISIONS FAILURE. THE SECOND TIME COST ME $400, I'VE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND THAT MANY OTHER POEPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AS OF YET. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WHICH TO NO AVAIL THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE PART ORANY COST OF A NEW ONE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT INSPECTED NOR WILL EVER BE BECAUSE REPLACING THE PART APPERENTLY WASN'T THE PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THE NHTSA COULD DO IN THIS SITUATION? *AK

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

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.

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.

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 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

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

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