2002 Chevrolet Blazer Complaint Log

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS MULTIPLE TIMES UNDER 60K MILES. THE REPLACEMENT BEARINGS HAVE EVEN HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE OEM WHEEL BEARINGS FOR THIS VEHICLE HAVE A 60% FAILURE RATE. THE SOLUTION IS TO UPGRADE TO A HIGHER QUALITY BEARING BEYOND THE OEM ONE. SUCH AS SKF BRAND WITH A 100K MILE WARRANTY. *TR

I CALLED CHEVROLET (1-800-630-2438) ABOUT A RECALL ON 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER ID#08V231000. EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. I TOLD THEM MY 2002 BLAZER BRAKE LIGHTS,HAZARD LIGHTS,DASH LIGHTS,TAIL LIGHTS,HEAD LIGHTS,INTERIOR LIGHTS,TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BRAKE LIGHTS,TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS,AND HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORKED WHEN YOU PUSH RED HAZARD POP-UP BUTTON TO THE LEFT AND HOLD IT THERE. HEADLIGHTS,TAIL LIGHTS,DASH LIGHTS,AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ALL FLICKERING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THIS 2002 BLAZER WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, AS IT WAS BUILT ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2001. THE RECALL ENDED ON AUGUST 20, 2001. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS RECALL,AND FOUND IT TO BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRASS CONTACTS AND COPPER CONTACTS IN THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. ALSO THE GREASE USED IN THE SWITCH. I ASKED THEM IF I HAD IT REPAIRED, AND FOUND BRASS CONTACTS, INSTEAD OF COPPER CONTACTS IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, IF THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. I WAS GIVEN A CASE # AND TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE ONLY I WOULD GET REIMBURSED WAS IF ANOTHER RECALL WOULD COME OUT IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS/ 12,000 MILES WHICH EVER CAME FIRST. AND WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND A CHEVROLET DEALER. I DON'T HAVE $600.00-$700.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT, AND SHOULD FIXED IMMEDIATELY! THERE ARE MORE CHEVROLET BLAZERS WITH THE SAME MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH PROBLEMS, NOT IN THESE RECALLS. NOT ALL YEARS ARE COVERED. *TR

REAR LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK ON 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE DEFECTIVE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED P/N 26100837, DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE PER DOC. 2150557 #01073B PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE S/N WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, COST OF REPAIR $445.45. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE HAZARD LIGHT WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2008 AT RINKE CHEVROLET. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE LISTED DEFECT & RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS NOT LISTED ON MY VIN#. I WANT MY MONEY REFUNDED FROM CHEVROLET BECAUSE A 2002 BLAZER IS MADE THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT PACKAGE IS INCLUDED - BRAKE LIGHT DEFECTS COULD CAUSE MAJOR SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENTS. *TR

BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE. DUE TO A BAD HAZARD CARRIER SWITCH THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO ELIMINATE, ALONG WITH HAZARD LIGHTS. IT HAPPENS DAILY, AS THE PART IS NO GOOD. GM FORCED ME TO PAY OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE SWITCH- EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL. *TR

THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK! I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 60MPH SPEED LIMIT ROAD AND THERE WAS A STOP LIGHT AHEAD A CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT TO AVOID ACCIDENT I TUNED IN TO THE OTHER LANE WILE ON MY BRAKES THERE WAS A TRACTOR TRAILER STOPPED AT THE LIGHT THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING I PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPED SLOWLY I WOUND UP ABOUT LESS THAN 1 FOOT OF HITTING THE TRAILER AT THE NEXT LIGHT I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE CAR DID IT AGAIN THIS TIME I WENT THREW THE RED LIGHT ON ABOUT 5 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION THANK GOD NO OTHER DRIVERS STARTED TO GO YET FROM THERE GREEN LIGHT .NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE JUST A CRAPPY CAR :-( *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR INOPERATIVE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE OFFICER WARNED HIM AND DID NOT GIVE HIM A TICKET. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) WHEN ORDERING THE PARTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC AT THE COST OF $90. THE CONTACT WOULD NOT RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT EVEN IF THE VIN TURNED OUT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE HIM A FILE NUMBER AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,250. UPDATED 11/19/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER A AND DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THE CONSUMERS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB

MY STEP DAUGHTER 2002 BLAZER TAIL LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. SHE HER THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUE ON THAT PROBLEM. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V231000 ACTION NUMBER RQ08001. WHEN SHE WENT TO THE DEALER SHE FOUND OUT THAT HER SUV WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN NUMBER IS . THE BLAZER WAS TAKEN IN AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE HAZARD SWITCH INDICATE IN THE RECALL. COST 193.00 TO FIX. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THIS AND OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

AUGUST 24, 2008, MYSELF AND MY THREE DAUGHTERS HEADED TO CHURCH TRAVELING ALONG 91N IN CT TO EXIT 35 WHEN ANOTHER PASSENGER CAR WAIVED AT US TO GET OFF THE EXIT - NOT KNOWING WHY WE GOT OFF THE EXIT ANY WAY SINCE THAT'S THE ONE WE NEEDED AND AS WE SLOWED DOWN AN ABUNDANCE OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR - I PULLED OVER AND THE GENTLEMEN CONTINUED TO WAIVE AT US - NOT KNOWN TO ME WHY UNTIL WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW FLAMES BREWING UNDER THE CAR...IMMEDIATELY I SOUGHT AFTER MY CHILDREN TO GET TO A SAFE DISTANCE AND CALLED 911 - STATE TROOPER WAS AT EXIT 33 SO HE ARRIVED QUICKLY HOWEVER FRONT OF CAR ALREADY HAD FLAMES COMING UP TOWARDS WINDSHIELD - FRONT OF CAR WAS COVERED WITH FLAMES BEFORE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED (PICTURES AVAILABLE) - INSURANCE COMPANY HAD INSPECTION COMPLETED AND ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTION (REPORT AVAILABLE) REFERENCE WAS MADE TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN BEING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...OUTSIDE OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (SEEKING THERAPY) NO PHYSICAL INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS FIRE LEFT ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND AS A REAL ESTATE AGENT MY VEHICLE IS EVERYTHING...THIS VEHICLE ALSO WAS OUR FAMILY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH CONTROLS THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS, FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL INFORMING HER THAT GENERAL MOTORS DENIED THE CLAIM. SHE CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

REAR ROTORS RUSTING PLUS SQUEALING AND WEARING BRAKE LININGS AT ONLY 23,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. AFTER A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 119,332. UPDATED 07/10/08. *LJ THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. UPDATED 07/08/08 *JB

I CAME ACROSS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER LS RECALL #01V364000 ISSUED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 2002. I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED AT JIM TRENARY CHEVROLET IN O FALLON, MO IN MARCH 2008. I LATER FOUND THE RECALL. THE REPAIR WORK THAT I PAID FOR MATCHED EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS ABOUT SO I ASKED FOR A REFUND FOR THAT WORK. THEY REFUSED SINCE MY VIN WASN'T ON GM'S LIST OF OPEN RECALLS. WHAT WENT WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE WAS WHAT WAS EXACTLY DESCRIBED ON THE RECALL. WHY WASN'T MY VIN INCLUDED? PART # 26100837 WAS A PART MENTIONED IN THE RECALL AND IT IS LISTED ON MY PAID INVOICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. HE CHANGED THE LIGHT, BUT THE FAILURE REMAINED. NO OTHER LIGHTS WERE AFFECTED BY THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,050 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 4/23/08 *CN UPDATED 04/23/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. HE STATED THAT INITIALLY THE BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY HOWEVER THEY WERE CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 01V364000) HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

SOMEONE STOPPED ME AND SAID I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. SAW THERE WAS A RECALL - ID01V36400 - FOR A HAZARD SWITCH CARRIER REPLACEMENT. HAD THE SWITCH FIXED ON OCTOBER 11,2007 FOR $187.01 BUT WAS TOLD THAT VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED AND COULD NOT PAY FOR THE PROBLEM. IN JUNE, 2008 ANOTHER RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM - ID 08V23100 - BUT VIN # WAS STILL NOT INCLUDED. HAVE FILLED OUT THE FORMS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IN THE MEANTIME, THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN SOLD AND CHEVROLET SAYS NOTHING CAN BE DONE. AT TIME OF REPAIR THE BLAZER ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED IN BOTH THE RECALLS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE BULB. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CONTACT LOCATED A SAFETY RECALL, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE BELIEVED THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT WORKS, BUT THE TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) WAS REFERENCED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,950. THE CONSUMER STATED IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THE FACT NO RECOURSE CONCERNING THE RECALL. UPDATED 09/17/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL NUMBER 01V364000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,431.

THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2002 2-DOOR CHEVY BLAZER WENT AT JUST UNDER 54,000 MILES. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I REPORT THIS BECAUSE THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) AT 924 MILES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HAZARD FLASHING SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS PARTIALLY PULLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,900.

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS & THIRD LIGHT WERE STAYING ON INTERMIT. WHITE SMOKE IS NOW COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL AFTER THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED TODAY. THIS SWITCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO THE SUBJECT PRIOR RECALL OF BLAZER BRAKE LIGHT AND MULTI FUNCTION BREAK LIGHT SWITCHES. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE OLD BREAK LIGHT SWITCH SHOWED A BURN MARK. AND, I KEPT THE OLD PART. WE JUST DROVE IT HOME AND THE BREAK LIGHTS STILL STAYED ON AND THE SMOKING STARTED WHICH SCARED ME SO THE SHOP HAS IT ONCE AGAIN THIS TIME TO REPLACE THE MULTI- FUNCTION SWITCH. NOTE: THAT WE WERE TOLD BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT OUR BLAZER WAS A FEW VIN NUMBERS OFF THE RECALL AND WASN'T EFFECTED BY THE BREAK LIGHT RECALL.......... THE PROBLEM WAS IN AT THE TIME. THE REPAIR SHOP IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT THE SECOND SWITCH AT GREAT COST TO US. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER LP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES DESIGN WAS FLAWED. THE THE COOLANT LINES WERE CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE MANIFOLD, AND THEY HEATED UP AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE COOLANT LINES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS VERY COSTLY, AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 69048.*AK

2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FLEX PLATE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLEX PLATE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 11/27/2017*JS

MY FIANCE HAD PURCHASED A 2002 S10 CHEVROLET BLAZER IN OCTOBER OF 2004 BECAUSE HE WANTED ME TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WAS SAFE AND DEPENDABLE TO DRIVE. JUST RECENTLY MY CHILDREN WERE DRIVING THE BLAZER WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WASN'T ANY POWER FROM THE MOTOR. THE BLAZER STALLED AND MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHEN A PASSING MOTORIST YELLED OUT TO HER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM A FAULTY FUEL LINE FITTING. I WAS UNAWARE OF A RECALL TO REPLACE THIS AND NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM HIGHLY UPSET THAT I HAD COME VERY CLOSE TO LOSING TWO OF MY CHILDREN. A CAR CAN BE REPLACED BUT MY CHILDREN'S LIVES CANNOT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT OUT INTO THE PUBLIC SO OTHERS WILL KNOW OF ITS POSSIBLE DANGERS. THIS TIME I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY, BUT ANOTHER CONSUMER MAY NOT BE. THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY ANOTHER CONSUMER. "IF THE FITTING BECOMES DISCONNECTED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WOULD STOP DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY AND CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, FUEL LEAKAGE FROM A DISCONNECTED FUEL FILTER FITTING COULD RESULT IN A FIRE". WELL IN THIS CASE THE WORD "COULD" IS REPLACED WITH THE WORD "CAN". WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT THERE ARE FAULTY MECHANISMS THAT CAN CAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM? I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP NOR GENERAL MOTORS CORP. THAT THIS WAS PROBLEMATIC. THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND REPAIRS. I AM THANKING THE GOOD LORD ABOVE THAT THE LIVES OF MY CHILDREN WERE SAVED. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE CONTACTED THIS ORGANIZATION, MY SEARCH FOR ANSWERS WILL NOT END, I AM ALSO PLANNING ON CONTACTING THE GENERAL MOTOR CORP AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED. I WILL NOT REST UNTIL I KNOW THAT THESE ISSUES WILL BE STRICTLY DEALT WITH. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MY 2002 CHEVY BLAZER WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, AND CHEVY WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT IT. *TR

HELLO, MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, THAT I LEASED THEN BOUGHT. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. ON 10-13-06, I SMELLED GAS WHEN I WALKED UP TO THE VEHICLE TO GET IN. I TOOK THE BLAZER INTO MIKE SHAW (GM DEALER) AT 1080 S. COLORADO BLVD. DENVER, COLORADO 80246 TO BE CHECKED. MIKE SHAW FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FUEL LINES COMING OUT OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING GAS. MIKE SHAWS SERVICE ADVISER (CALVIN SCOTT) TOLD ME THAT THEY THOUGHT A ROCK HIT THE FUEL LINE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN (MICHAEL J. TYMITZ) DOING THE WORK ON THE BLAZER SHOWED ME THE LEAK BEFORE ANY REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST WAS $890.51. I ASKED MIKE SHAW IF GM WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME NO. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANT TIME WISE, BUT ONLY HAS 31,900 MILES ON IT. I CALLED GM MYSELF AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND GM PAID FOR THE LABOR $437.88 PART OF THE REPAIR. AT GM I TALKED TO AMANDA MARKHAM, (SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER IS 1-4384 25465). CHEVROLET DIVISION, GM CORPORATION, P.O.BOX 33170, DETROIT, MI. 48232-5170. TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 866-790-5600 X 11634. IT SEEMS TO ME IF THE FUEL LINES CAN BE HIT BY ROCKS THAT A SHIELD SHOULD BE PUT AROUND THE FUEL LINES BY THE FUEL PUMP. I MY SELF, DO NOT KNOW IF A ROCK HIT THE LINE OR NOT. I WOULD BE MORE INCLINED TO THINK IF WAS A DEFECTED PART. I KNOW I AM STILL OUT $452.63 FOR THIS REPAIR. THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL FOR THIS DOES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG DANGER. NOTE: I DO HAVE THE OLD FUEL PUMP IF YOU NEED TO CHECK IT.*JB

HELLO, MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, THAT I LEASED THEN BOUGHT. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. ON 10-13-06, I SMELLED GAS WHEN I WALKED UP TO THE VEHICLE TO GET IN. I TOOK THE BLAZER INTO MIKE SHAW (GM DEALER) AT 1080 S. COLORADO BLVD. DENVER, COLORADO 80246 TO BE CHECKED. MIKE SHAW FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FUEL LINES COMING OUT OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING GAS. MIKE SHAW'S SERVICE ADVISER (CALVIN SCOTT) TOLD ME THAT THEY THOUGHT A ROCK HIT THE FUEL LINE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN (MICHAEL J. TYMITZ) DOING THE WORK ON THE BLAZER SHOWED ME THE LEAK BEFORE ANY REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST WAS $890.51. I ASKED MIKE SHAW IF GM WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME NO. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANT TIME WISE, BUT ONLY HAS 31,900 MILES ON IT. I CALLED GM MYSELF AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND GM PAID FOR THE LABOR $437.88 PART OF THE REPAIR. AT GM I TALKED TO AMANDA MARKHAM, (SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER IS 1-4384 25465). CHEVROLET DIVISION, GM CORPORATION, P.O.BOX 33170, DETROIT, MI. 48232-5170. TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 866-790-5600 X 11634. IT SEEMS TO ME IF THE FUEL LINES CAN BE HIT BY ROCKS THAT A SHIELD SHOULD BE PUT AROUND THE FUEL LINES BY THE FUEL PUMP. I MY SELF, DO NOT KNOW IF A ROCK HIT THE LINE OR NOT. I WOULD BE MORE INCLINED TO THINK IF WAS A DEFECTED PART. I KNOW I AM STILL OUT $452.63 FOR THIS REPAIR. THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL FOR THIS DOES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG DANGER. NOTE: I DO HAVE THE OLD FUEL PUMP IF YOU NEED TO CHECK IT. THANKS. ROBERT LINDSAY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING BEHIND THIS VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS THE CONSUMER HOLDS/JIGGLES THE HAZARD SWITCH TO THE SIDE. *NM

THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER STOPPED WORKING WHILE THE CENTRAL UPPER BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO WORK. I FOUND A GM SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON EDMUNDS.COM THAT INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON THIS VERY MODEL. I CALLED GM'S SERVICE CENTER, GAVE THEM THE VIN# AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, YET IT DID APPLY TO SOME 500,000 OTHER 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZERS. *NM

BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITENTLY, CAN GET THEM TO WORK SOMETIMES BY PUSHING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, BUT MAY STILL WORK ON AND OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT SHOWING ANY RECALL AND WOULD COST ABOUT $450 TO REPLACE HAZARD SWITCH CARRIER IF DEFECTIVE, IF NOT IT THE COST WOULD BE $99.69 FOR LABOR TO CHECK IT OUT. CALLED GM 1-800-222-1020 AND THEY SAID THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED RECALL #01073A. GAVE NUMBER TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ONLY SOME OF THE VEHICLES WITHIN VEN # RANGE WERE COVERED BY RECALL AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHECK INTO IT. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS WHY DID I NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE NHTSA WEB SITE SHOWS A RECALL AND MY VEHICLE FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS? AND WHY DOES'NT THE DEALER KNOW ABOUT THIS? *JB

FUEL PUMP CUT OFF WHEN IT IS HOT WHILE DRIVING. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 10/03 VEHICLE WOULD LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE ABS LIGHT, LOW OIL LIGHT, LOW BATTERIES, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HERITAGE CHEVROLET IN BATTLE CREEK, MI, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE GROUND UNIT. ON 01/04 CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME INCIDENT, EXCEPT THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLETELY LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER TO THE SPEEDOMETER, AS WELL AS HAVING THE ABS LIGHT, LOW OIL LIGHT, LOW BATTERIES AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT APPEAR. ON 02/04, CONTACT BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, AND FOR THE CONTACT NOT TO RETURN WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS YEAR THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME INCIDENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, ) AND THEY STATED THAT THE REASON THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE THE GROUND WIRE WAS FAILING, CREATING A SURGE OF POWER TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND CR A FAILURE IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND THE WIRE HARNESS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH STICKS SUBJECTING THE TRUCKS TAIL, BRAKE AND SAFETY LIGHTS TO OVER HEAT. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINAL OVERNIGHT TO RESET. FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL AND CALLED GM WHO SAID THAT THE BLAZER WAS 50K OFF ON THE VIN NUMBER FROM THE EFFECTED VECH'S. WE HAD GM OPEN A FILE#1408511117 AND TOLD THEM THAT WE WERE REPORTING THIS TO NHTSA BECAUSE WE SHOULD FALL UNDER THE RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER BUT ONLY MADE A WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, UPON INSPECTION THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED, THE SPARKS PLUGS HAD MELTED AND THE PISTONS HAD FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE ROTORS HAD PITTED HOLES FROM RUST. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED.

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES OF NORMAL USE. REPLACED BEARINGS MYSELF TO THE COST OF $300. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD PARTS. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN! *NM

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CUT OUT. UNABLE TO DRIVE EXCEPT IN THIRD GEAR DESPITE BEING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. OTHERWISE, ENGINE CUTS OUT. *JB

THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER FAILED TO GENERATE HEAT. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. THIS FALL WHEN WE NEEDED THE HEAT AND WINDOW DEFROSTER JUST LUKE WARM AIR WAS COMING OUT. THE INTAKE HOSE TO THE HEATER WAS HOT THE OUT TAKE HOSE WAS COLD. THIS FAILURE CAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FRONT WINDOW WILL NOT UN-FOG AND THE ICE AND SNOW WILL NOT MELT OFF THE FRONT WINDOW. THE DRIVER CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THE FRONT WINDOW. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THIS PROBLEM. RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE AND VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED DEX-COOL COOLANT. THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/B_GILLIE/DEXCOOL_PROBLEMS.HTML HAS MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY FOUND THAT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . *AK

DROVE FROM OHIO TO FLORIDA, 1040 MILES. 250 MILES INTO THE TRIP, MY CONSOLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. THE SIDE OF THE CONSOLE TOUCHES THE DRIVERS SEAT AND IT WAS MAKING MY SEAT VERY HOT. THE ITEMS INSIDE MY CONSOLE MELTED, THE HAND WASH BURNT MY HAND WHEN I TOOK IT OUT TO USE IT. NOW THE CONSOLE IS GETTING HOT ONLY AFTER 50 MILES AND SOMETIMES LESS THAN THAT. ALSO, THE CD PLAYER GETS HOT. THE CD'S OCCASIONALLY BECOME SO HOT THAT I DROP THEM WHEN THEY GET SPIT OUT BY THE PLAYER BY ITSELF. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I AM WORRIED MY BLAZER MAY CATCH FIRE OR BLOW UP. ALSO, AT TIMES WHEN I START UP AGAIN FROM A RED LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS SO LOUD LIKE IT IS WORKING VERY HARD TO GET MOVING. I KNOW THESE THINGS ARE NOT NORMAL. AM I SAFE DRIVING MY BLAZER? I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2002. NOW I AM AFRAID OF IT. *JB

NO WARNING SIGNS. JUST PUT MY 2002 BLAZER IN REVERSE, HEARD A LOUD POP. WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED, SO I GOT OUT ON THE ROAD AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH UP A HILL AND ALMOST GOT REARENDED BY A CAR GOING 60-65 MPH. PULLED OVER AND FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 2ND AND I HAD NO REVERSE. CALLED LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT HAD BROKEN. (SOMETHING CALLED THE SUN SHELL CASING OR SUN GEAR, I THINK). I ONLY HAVE 50K MILES ON THAT CAR AND NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WONT JUST REPLACE THE PART, THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANNY.

DT: THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. IT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE, AND CURRENTLY CONSUMER HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX IT. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO RECORD. BUT WENT TO MECHANIC SHOP, THEY HAD A RECORD. CONTACTED GM, THEY ALSO HAD IT ON RECORD FOR THE BULLETIN, AND THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER. THIS FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO ON JULY 10, 2005. REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, CHECKED THE FUSES, AND WENT TO REPAIR SHOP THE PUT IN NEW SWITCHES AND STILL DID NOT.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PULLING OUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WILL SLIDE BACKWARD. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE LOCKING MECHANISM BROKE. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE AT THIS TIME. *AK

MY MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH QUIT ON MY 2002 CHEVY BLAZER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VERY PART FOR OVER 500,000 VECHILES BUT MY VIN # WAS NOT IONE OF THEM. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN ONGONING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE REPLACE BY GM. THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST $450.00 TO REPLACE. BUT IF IT IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM THEY SHOULD RELACE IT AT NO CHARGE SINCE IT WAS A FAULTY ITEM.

FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY WENT BAD

I JUST SAW THE RECALL OF GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S FOR "UNWANTED APPLICATION OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM". I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT THE BLAZER IS NOT INCLUDED ON THIS LIST BECAUSE I OWN A 2002 BLAZER, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM ON TWO OCCASIONS. TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR ON DRY PAVEMENT THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED AS SOON AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL DUE TO AVOID TURNING TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM CONTINUED TO CHATTER UNTIL I RELEASED THE PEDAL ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER. BRAKING WAS MINIMAL DURING THIS TIME, AND I MIGHT HAVE HIT THE TURNING VEHICLE IF IT HAD STAYED STOPPED. *NM