1999 Chevrolet Blazer

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS NO HEAT, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE HEATING SYSTEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER USED FOR THE PERIOD OF 1996-2000 WAS A DEXCOOL SYSTEM THAT WAS TO BE MAINTENANCE FREE FOR 100,000 MILES, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SYSTEMS IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS CAUSED CONSUMER MAJOR REPAIR BILLS.*JB

• 12/31/1998· STRUCTURE

  HATCH RAISES TO VERTICAL, OR NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. OPENED GARAGE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN GARAGE WITH HATCH OPEN AND GARAGE DOOR BUSTED HATCH. EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED ON A FRIEND'S SUBURBAN. HATCH SHOULD ONLY OPEN TO HORIZONTAL OR ANGLED POSITION - NOT VERTICAL. DEALER CHARGED $1300 TO REPLACE HATCH!!!!!

• 12/29/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  MY WIFE, MYSELF, AND MY 6 WEEK OLD BABY GIRL WERE DRIVING BACK TO COLORADO FROM IOWA WHERE WE HAD SPENT CHRISTMAS WITH OUR FAMILY. THE NEW 99 CHEVY BLAZER TRAILBLAZER EDITION THAT WAS JUST ONE WEEK OLD TO US STARTED ACTING FUNNY. WE WE'RE PULLING OFF ON AN EXIT TO CHANGE THE BABY AND FEED HER WHEN I NOTICED MY TACHOMETER WAS JUMPING UP TO 4 AND 5 K RPM. SO I LOOK IN MY MIRRORS AND NOTICE THIS WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE BEHIND US. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON, MY TEMP GAUGE WAS READING NORMAL, WE HAD NO WARNING OF WHAT WAS TO COME. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE IF I HAD BLOWN THE TRANNY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHEN I DID THAT, THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY BATTERY LIGHT. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONLY TO SMELL ELECTRICAL SMOKE. I GOT MY WIFE AND 6 WEEK OLD BABY OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND BY THE TIME I LOOKED BACK THE ONE WEEK OLD BLAZER THAT WE HAD JUST PURCHASED WAS IN FLAMES!!! WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS A SMOLDERING PILE OF STEEL, THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL HAD MELTED AWAY, THE FRONT SEATS WERE 3/4 GONE AND ALL OF OUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS, BABY CLOTHS, TOYS, LUGGAGE, ECT, WERE ALL SEVERELY SMOKE, FIRE AND WATER DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR BELONGINGS AND I HAD NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. *JB

• 12/27/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  RADIATOR HEATING AND COOLING DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT SLUDGES UP CREATING PROBLEMS WITH HEATER CORE AND OTHER PARTS. HAVE REPLACED PARTS AND EVEN ADDED A FILTER BUT STILL NOT GETTING THE PREFORMANCE FROM HEATER AS IT SHOULD. HAVE HEARD FROM TECHS AND COMPLAINTS.COM AND OTHERS ALOT OF COMPLAINTS PUT IN WHY NO RECALL.

• 12/23/2004· SEATSFire

  HEATED SEAT SHORTED OUT, CAUSING MY BLAZER TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

• 12/22/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FOLLOWING IS PART OF THE BACKGROUND FIRST SUBMITTED 9/6 TO CHEVY FOR A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR 1999 BLAZER ... CLOSELY RELATED TO A RECENT GM RECALL FOR FAULTY HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. OUR HAZARD/BLINKER FLASHER JUST STARTED (9/1) TURNING ON/CLICKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON ... DOING SO RANDOMLY ABOUT HALF THE TIME. THIS CONCERNS US FOR OUR SAFETY ... AS WE ARE NOW CONSTANTLY MAKING BOTH KINDS OF MAJOR SAFETY ERRORS THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH THIS DEFECT: WE FREQUENTLY THINK THE BLINKERS ARE ON FOR A TURN WERE MAKING, WHEN IN REALITY THEY ARE NOT, BUT THE FLASHER IS CLICKING JUST LIKE THEY ARE ON, SO WE WRONGLY THINK THEY ARE ON. THE OTHER ERROR IS THAT WE HAVE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED THE BLINKERS ON AND DON'T REALIZE IT SINCE THE FLASHING NOISE IS HAPPENING SO MUCH. THE MAJOR REASON FOR OUR CONCERN IS A STATEMENT FROM OUR LOCAL CHEVY SERVICE TECH AROUND OUR EXACT ISSUE ... AS OUR EXACT CONCERNS/ISSUES STEM FROM A WELL KNOWN/DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE WITH BLAZERS (PER THE WORDS OF OUR CHEVY SERVICE TECH AROUND OUR EXACT ISSUE, & THIS HAS BEEN A BIG/MAJOR PROBLEM WITH BLAZERS & ... AND '90% OF THE TIME A DEFECTIVE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH/CONTACTS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS WE WERE EXPERIENCING', AND INDEED UNIQUE TO CHEVY/GMC.) GIVEN HOW EMPHATIC/HONEST THE SERVICE TECH WAS WITH US, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO READILY SUBSTANTIATE HIS STATEMENT THROUGH CHEVY'S RECORDS AROUND REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM. AS SUCH, OUR SAFETY ISSUE IS CLEARLY: A WELL KNOWN/DOCUMENTED SAFETY DESIGN ISSUE WITH BLAZERS, AND RELATED TO THE RECENT SAFETY RECALL FOR GM FLASHERS; WITH OUR BLAZER ONLY A YEAR OFF OF THE RECALLED VEHICLE AGE; UNIQUE TO CHEVY, AND AS SUCH, NOT 'NORMAL WEAR/TEAR THAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED'). WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FORWARD OUR CONCERNS TO YOUR AGENCY, AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON YOUR LATITUDE TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER AFTER CONTINUAL REJECTIONS FROM CHEVY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *AK *JB *CB

• 12/21/2004· TIRES

  THE TREAD ON THE TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WORE OFF WHEN TIRE WAS FIRST PUT ON AND INFLATED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE. TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK

• 12/20/2004· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH FRONT END VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

• 12/19/2005· SUSPENSION,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A DAMP ROAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND REALIGNED THE WHEELS. LATER, HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE OTHER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP. THE MECHANIC STATED THE HEATER CORE BROKE AND THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING. THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED. N ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTOR. THE STARTING PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. *AK

• 12/19/2003· SUSPENSION

  GROANING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURE. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED.*AK

• 12/17/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THEN BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP I ALMOST REAR-ENDED CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE BRAKES WERE NOT PROPERLY WORKING. BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH DOWN. HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 4 BLOCKS OF MY HOME AND I HAVE NOT DRIVEN VEHICLE SINCE EVEN THOUGH A MECHANIC TOLD ME IT SHOULD STILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAD NEW BRAKES (INCLUDING PARKING BRAKE REPAIRS) AND NEW BEARINGS DONE LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. I SPOKE WITH A CHEVY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO 99 BLAZER ABS BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE LATE 1999/EARLY 2000 (IT HAD 16,000 MILES WHEN WE PURCHASED IT) AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM. WE ALSO HAVE HAD ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (DEALER REPAIRED), THE WHEEL BEARINGS AS STATED ABOVE, AND THE SEAT RECLINING LEVERS BREAKING OFF (WHICH DEALER REPAIRED ONCE BUT THEN WOULD NOT REPAIR AGAIN). WHILE CHECKING THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND REFERENCE OF A RECALL FOR THE ABS IN 1999. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT WAS CORRECTED ON THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO THERE WAS NO MENTION OF RECALLS WHEN WE BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER IN 1999/2000. *JB

• 12/15/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. I OBSERVED THIS SAME BEHAVIOR ON 1999 FULL SIZED CHEVROLET TRUCKS THAT WERE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. *NM

• 12/15/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROAD AT 50 TO 55 MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED IN A DITCH . UPON IMPACT,NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

• 12/15/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE IMPACTED A HORSE IN ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. IMPACT WAS HEAD-ON. LEGS OF THE HORSE CONTACTED THE FRONT BUMPER PROPELLING THE HORSE INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND ONTO THE ROOF.THE CAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DENTING OF THE BUMPER THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ROOF OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER HAD MAJOR CRUSHING INCLUDING THE DRIVER'S FRONT PILLA. *AK

• 12/15/1999· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, DRIVER UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 2 TIMES, AND CANT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/15/1999· SEATS

  WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME DEALERSHIP IN GETTING OUR VEHICLE REPAIRED. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF YOUR SEAT CAN'T BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY YOU CAN BE INJURED BY THE AIR BAG, AND ALSO YOU CAN'T ADJUST YOUR SEAT TO GAIN CLEAR VISIBILITY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR WE'VE HAD THIS PART BREAK, AND EVERY TIME WE TRY TO GET IT FIXED THERE IS ALWAYS A FEW DAYS OF DELAY AND THEY DON'T GIVE A LOANER CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY IT'S DRIVEABLE. *AK

• 12/14/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

• 12/12/2003· SUSPENSION,SEATS

  THE CABLE ON THE LUMBAR SUPPORT ADJUSTER BROKE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FROMT SEAT. LUMBAR SUPPORT IN NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL. ALSO, CLUNKING IN SUSPENSION OF PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION. AWARE OF RECALL FOR CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND BALL JOINTS. APPARRENTLY, EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO LACK OF OR POOR LUBRICATION.*AK

• 12/08/2016· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL IN AUGUST 20, 1999 FOR 2000 CHEVY BLAZERS: THE BRAKE PIPE UNION FITTINGS THAT FEED THE VARIOUS BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS MAY LEAK AND CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION AND NEED AN ADDITIONAL STOPPING TIME. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE PIPE UNION FOR SIGNS OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND REPLACE THE UNION IF NECESSARY. OUR VEHICLE IS A 1999 BLAZER THAT APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT CHEVROLET CLAIMS THERE WASN'T A RECALL ISSUED FOR OUR VEHICLE. WE THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. OUR VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BUT NEEDS A LONGER STOPPING TIME AND DISTANCE. IT IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: AUGUST 20, 1999 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V220000

• 12/08/2008· POWER TRAIN

  THIS JUST STARTED ONE DAY WHEN WE WERE COMING BACK INTO TOWN. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN CRASHED. IF YOU DRIVE AROUND TOWN I DRIVES FINE BUT ONCE YOU ACCELERATE ABOVE 55 MPH SOMETHING CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION WILL WORK FINE. I KNOW ANOTHER PERSON WHOSE CHEVY BLAZER DID THE SAME THING. *TR

• 12/08/2003· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER WITH 60000 MILES THE DRIVE SIDE DOOR HAS FALLEN DOWN ABOUT 1 INCH IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS SOMETIMES I HAVE TO LIFT UP ON THE DOOR TO GET IT TO SHUT IF THIS KEEPS UP THE DOOR MAY FALL OFF.*AK

• 12/08/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2 MONTHS INTO OWNING THIS VEHICLE THE UPPER CONSOLE DIGITAL TEMPERATURE READ OUT WENT BAD. UPON REPLACING IT TWICE IT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. THEY HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT GRILL TO NO AVAIL. AT ONE OIL CHANGE THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH A CROOKED HOOD. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY HAD SLID OVER 1/2 INCH. IT CAUSED THE HOOD AND THE FENDER TO MEET AND THE TWO METALS SLAMMED TOGETHER CAUSED A SCRATCH ON BOTH PARTS IN THE PAINT. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS RETURNED TO IT'S ORIGINAL POSITION. UPON INFORMING THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS "SLIPPING" WHEN IN GEAR I WAS GIVEN A VERBAL DRIVING LESSON. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CHEVROLET S-10 BLAZER SINCE 1992 AND THIS IS THE 3RD ONE I HAVE AQUIRED. AFTER BRINGING IN A THIRD PARTY THE LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL, ALL FLUIDS, AND SEALS WERE REPLACED, THUS FIXING THE ISSUE. AT 4000 MILES MY ENGINE "BURNED OUT" 3 OF 6 FUEL INJECTORS WITH NO EXPLAINATION. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL BEING BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME ISSUES. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SMALL ISSUES, LITTLE BUTTONS FALLING OUT, COVER PLATES POPPING OUT OF PLACE, ETC. BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE A BOX FOR THESE ISSUES. THE OWNER OF THIS DEALERSHIP IS VERY AWARE OF THE ISSUES I HAVE COME ACROSS AS I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER OF THIS DEALERSHIP FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE REMOVED 3 VEHICLES FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

• 12/07/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 60,000+ MILES ON IT AND IT WON'T BE PAID OFF UNTIL 2007 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A MANIFOLD GASKET, BATTERY, WATER PUMP, I HAVE HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN. YOU CAN NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIP STICK YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL TO HAVE THAT DONE. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON OFF WHENEVER, WHEN YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS REPLACED IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS, TIRES KEEP GOING BAD AS DO THE THE BRAKES. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS AND NOT ONE RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN LET ALONE A MALIBU. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. I AM STILL TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK. NOT ONLY IS IT STILL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT NOW I CONVEINTLY HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THAT I DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE 3RD TIME OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE CHEVY GARAGE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FIXED. THIS CAR SUCKS.*AK

• 12/07/2003· AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENTCrash

  THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED INJURY TO THE DRIVER CHEST. THIS SHOULD NEED TO BE FIXED ASAP BY GM. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHEVY AGAIN. AIRBAGS THAT DO NOT DEPLOY WHEN YOU HIT HEAD ON AND ROLL SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. *LA

• 12/07/1999· SUSPENSION

  RIGHT SIDE FRONT STABILIZER SHAFT BAR IS RUBBING AGAINST THE IDLER ARM WHICH COULD CAUSE STEERING TO LOCK UP. *AK *YC

• 12/06/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  (1) I PURCHASED THE USED 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER FROM QUIRK CHEVROLET IN QUINCY, MA IN JUNE 2003. I WAS UNDER A 30 DAY WARRANTY IF THERE WAS STRICTLY ANYTHING WRONG TO BRING IT BACK TO THEM TO BE FIXED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GUAGE STARTED IN THE WINTER OF '03-'04. (2) WHEN THE GAS LEVEL WOULD FALL BELOW THE HALF MARK LINE IT WOULD STOP READING THE CORRECT LEVEL. THE NEEDLE ON THE GUAGE WILL TICK BACK AND FORTH BOUNCING FROM EMPTY TO FULL RANDOMLY, IT WILL DO THIS ALOT ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND RUNNING. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THIS. (3) AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS. NOT ONLY FAMILLIAR PROBLEMS, BUT THE SAM EXACT PROBLEMS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO DRIVES A 2001 GMC JIMMY, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME BODY, WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS, AND ARE CHARGING $400 FOR THE PART, NOT INCLUDING THE MONEY FOR LABOR.*AK

• 12/05/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FLASHERS CLICKING CONTINUES (SOMETIMES RAPIDLY) AFTER TURN IS COMPLETE AND LIGHTS OUT. THE SOUND COMES FROM UNDER THE GLOVE BOX. ON LINE RESEARCH UNCOVERED THIS AS A COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM WITH THE COMBINATION SWITCH. *TR

• 12/05/2005· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATION MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE HEATER CORE BECAME BLOCKED AND WAS FLUSHED BY THE DEALER. THE STEERING BOX AND PITMAN ARM WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME DIM. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER PERFORMED NUMEROUS REPAIRS, AND COULD NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE IS REMAINED AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. ALSO, REPLACED LOOSE FRONT HUBS. *AK

• 12/04/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,SEATS

  COOLANT SYSTEM CONSTANTLY PRODUCES REDISH BROWN SLUDGE AND CLOGS SYSTEM. RECLINING HANDLES BROKE OFF BOTH FRONT SEATS. DT

• 12/03/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS IS A MOUSE PROBLEM. NO ACCIDENT. JUST BREATHING MICE FECES FOR A LONG TIME. FUMES MAKE ME FELL NAUSIATED. MICE ENTER VEHICLE UNABATED. GM SAYS ITS NOT THIER PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

• 12/02/2001· SEATS

  THIS CAUSES THE FRONT SEATBACK(S) TO GO COMPLETELY BACKWARD CREATING A HAZARD.*AK

• 12/01/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO EVENTS JUST AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A WHILE EVERY DAY ALL LIGHTS INCLUDING DASH FLICKER AND THEN WHEN I SHUT OFF FUEL PUMP WON'T PUMP UP. THIS HAPPENS ONCE A DAY AND WILL NOT RESTART TILL NEXT DAY. *TR

• 12/01/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ENGINE FAILED AND SECURITY LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK

• 11/30/2001· POWER TRAIN

  NOISE WHEN TURNING TO LEFT. DEALER REPORTED RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WORN AND NOISY, NEEDING REPLACEMENT.*AK

• 11/29/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DURING MAINTENANCE, OWNER NOTICED COOLANT GETTING DIRTY. HAD IT FLUSHED FOUR TIMES. HEATER QUIT WORKING AFTER FIRST FLUSH. BROWNISH-GRAY SLUDGE WAS BLOCKING THE HEATER CORE. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO A SMALL LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING SMALL AMOUNTS OF DIRTY AIR AND OIL TO MIX WITH COOLANT. SINCE HAVING GASKET REPLACED, COOLANT HAS NOT GOTTEN DIRTY AGAIN. VORTEC ENGINES 1999-2003 WERE PRONE TO THIS GASKET FAILURE. DEXCOOL DOESN'T MIX WELL WITH DIRT OR OIL. *NM

• 11/29/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  SLOWING TO A STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, BEHIND A SMALL PICKUP TRUCK WHICH HAD A WALL BOARD EXTENDING OUT OF REAR OF TRUCK, HAD FULL PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO JUMP UP AND DOWN. HAD TO HOLD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO PARK; ENGINE SPEEDED UP, AND WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF ENGINE. CONSUMER THOUGHT COMPUTER ON BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. HOWEVER, DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

• 11/28/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTICED AND THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED OIL COOLER LINE AND "O" RINGS. THE LINE AND RING WAS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT THE ISSUE AS MUCH AS THE ENGINEERING CAUSING EXPENSIVE LABOR COSTS FOR A SMALL PART TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

• 11/26/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,SEATS,EQUIPMENT

  SEAT HANDLES KEPT BREAKING OFF. COOLING SYSTEM MAKES GURGLING SOUNDS AND SOUND LIKE WATER RUNNING. NO AIR CONDITIONING. *LA

• 11/25/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THEY CHECKED THE FLUIDS, AND FOUND THE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK

• 11/24/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY ON MY VEHICLE. OUT OF THE BLUE I STARTED HEARING THE BLINKER INDICATOR NOISE WITHOUT ACTUALLY USING MY BLINKERS. THE NOISE AND THE BLINKER WORK TOGETHER WHEN THEY SHOULD, BUT NOW THE NOISE COMES ON RANDOMLY REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL SIGNAL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON AND WHEN JUST THE ACCESSORY SWITCH IS ENGAGED, GOING STRAIGHT, TURNING, FORWARD, BACKWARD, NEUTRAL...AT ALL TIMES. THE BLINKING LAST ANYWHERE FROM A SINGLE CLICK TO A MINUTE STRAIGHT. MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE RELAY AND I HAVE CHECKED ALL MY FUSES, THE PROBLEM HAS REMAINED. THE ONLY OPTION LEFT IS TO REPLACE/REPAIR THE SWITCH WHICH MY MECHANIC HAS QUOTED AT ABOUT $400, WHICH IS WHAT IT APPEAR OTHERS HAVE PAID. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS NOW. THIS WAS A RECALLED ITEM ON OTHER VEHICLES AT THIS TIME BY THIS MANUFACTURER BUT NOT MY SPECIFIC YEAR/MODEL. *TR

• 11/24/2003· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE MAKING A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT. BROUGHT TO A LOCAL GARAGE, WAS TOLD THAT BOTH OF FRONT WHEELS WERE ABOUT TO "FALL OFF," AND IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC ACTUALLY EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM TO ME, SHOWING ME THE INCH OF PLAY THAT HE COULD SHAKE MY WHEELS. HE THEN WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT HE FIXES THIS PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. MY BLAZER HAS 55,000 MILES, AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL. I AM TERRIFIED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, AS WELL AS DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET. *LA

• 11/24/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL COOLER LINE FAILED CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO PUMP OUT. ENGINE NEARLY SEIZED. DT

• 11/24/2002· SUSPENSION

  LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM FAILURE. VEHICLE FAILED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. SAME COMPONENTS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY DEALER AT 36,414. CHEVROLET NOT ASSUMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPEATED FAILURE. DT

• 11/19/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE REPLACE 2 TIMES AND DEALER ONES I THINK THAT THIS IS A DEFECT PRODUCT. DT

• 11/19/1999· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE,SEATS

  PULLEY MAKES SQUEALING SOUND AND COULD CAUSE DRIVE BELT FAILURE.... TIRE WOULD RUB ON INER FENDER WELL WHEN MAKING TURNS. FRONT SUSPENSION MAKE A SQUEEKING OR CREEKING SOUND AT ANY SPEED WHEN GOING OF ANY TYPE OF BUMP.....DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST FRONT SEAT POSITION.

• 11/18/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I REPORTED MY DEFECT (HEADLIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS DIMMED ) TO GMAC, WITHIN 3 MO OF MY PURCHASE, I WASN'T SURE I WHAT I WAS SEEING AT FIRST. I WAS TOLD BY GMAC TO TAKE MY BLAZER TO WHITLOW CHEVROLET (804-323-7600), THEY KEPT MY BLAZER FOR 2 DAYS. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE MY PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER, THEY WOULD INFORM ME OF ANY BULLETINS THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO MY PROBLEM. I MENTIONED I HEARD THE 1999 CORVETTE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, HE SAID IT WAS NOT RELATED AT ALL. I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,000MI AND EVERY TIME I VISITED WHITLOW I WOULD ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT MY PROBLEM, THE RESPONSE WAS "NO". I TOOK A TRIP TO INDIANIA ON I-70, I WAS DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, SO WAS THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. MY LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME GOT BEHIND ME AND FLASHED HIS LIGHTS FOR SEVERAL MILES. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE A VICTIM. ASAP, I CALLED GMAC , THEY LISTEN TO MY PROBLEM AGAIN REFERRED ME TO RATLEY CHEVROLET (540-898-4000). MY FIRST VISIT WAS INTERESTING, THEY KNEW MY ABOUT MY PROBLEM. INORDER FOR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE WORK, THEY NEEDED TO PROVE MY PROBLEM. THEY KEPT MY BLAZER OVERNITE, PUT IT ON THEIR COMPUTER, FOUND MY PROBLEM A FAULTY ABS SENSORS ,AND COMPUTER MODUAL CAUSING THE ABS MOTOR TO TURN ITSELF ON/OFF ,DIMMING MY HEADLIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS. TO MY SURPRISE I WAS TOLD CHEVROLET COULD NOT FIX MY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ABS COMPUTER MODUAL AND SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. SO I'M STILL DRIVING BLAZER, LESS AT NIGHT. MY CONCERN IS IF THE ABS MOTOR IS CONTANTLY RUNNING ON/OFF, WHAT IS THE LIFETIME OF THE ABS MOTOR, I'M SURE IT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR A CONSTANT ON/OFF LIFE CYCLE, MY QUESTION TO YOU AND CHVEROLET, WILL MY ABS, WORK WHEN I REALLY NEED THEM, TOO. I AM TURNING TO YOU FOR HELP. THANKS IN ADVANCE, RICHARD HILLARD. *AK

• 11/17/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES WEAR PREMATURELY. CONSUMER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE, BUT PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS.*AK

• 11/15/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW IS AIR LEAKS AT THESE NEW SLIP TOGETHER AIR CONNECTIONS. THEY ARE EVERY WHERE IN THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM AND THEY CONTINUALLY LEAK

• 11/14/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAIL/FALTER WHEN APPLIED AT SLOW STOPPING SPEEDS. *NM

• 11/14/2002· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIDE BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAILED. CONSUMER OBSERVED LOUD NOISES EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE NEEDED REPLACING WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. *JG