2002 Chevrolet Blazer

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

• 12/23/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN COMING ON. THE CHEVY DEALER CHECKED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON, CHECKED FOR LOW COOLANT. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING INTERNALLY. COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL. *NM

• 12/20/2012· SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER REFUELING OUR 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FUEL TANK AND LINES WERE RUSTING AWAY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. SHOP CALLED US BACK AND ADVISED THAT PARKING BREAK DRUMS ARE FALLING APART. EVERY TIME WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MAJOR REPAIR. NEVER A SIMPLE FIX. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T FORCE GM INTO A RECALL. THIS VEHICLE EVEN QUALIFIED UNDER THE CASH FOR CLUNKERS PROGRAM. *TR

• 12/20/2002· AIR BAGS

  VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT END BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THIS RESULTED IN THE DRIVER BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/18/2002· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.TS

• 12/18/2001· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION STEERING IS VERY SLOW AND UNRESPONSIVE - A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN- IT IS DIFFICULT TO QUICKLY STEER TO AVOID A PERSON OR OBJECT IN ROADWAY- TURNINTG CORNERS REQUIRES AND EXCESS AMOUNT OF STEERING WHEEL TURNING ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN - UNDER STEERING IS DANGEROUS

• 12/17/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE OCEAN SALT ATE THE ROTORS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKES AND THE PADS WERE DAMAGED. MANUFACTURER WAS PROVIDING NO ASSISTANCE ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. GM DEALERSHIP WANTED $1350.00 TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. *AK *MR

• 12/14/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 12/13/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2002 MALIBU. TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE. *NM

• 12/12/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  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

• 12/11/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/11/2003· POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEATS

  CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE CONSUMER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR, AND IT TOOK LITTLE WHILE FOR THE VEHICLE TO START MOVING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *CB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION MADE SOME NOISES, THE DEALER DISCOVERED SOME PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION WERE DAMAGED, HOWEVER DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WENT BACK TO NOT ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE RACING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT.*JB

• 12/09/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE FOR TIRE ROTATION, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE INNER TIRE ROD WAS WORN OUT PREMATURELY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED CASE #1-476-936-39 PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

• 12/08/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FLUCTUATING FUEL GAUGE AND ERRONEOUS READINGS ON QUANTITY. REPAIRED 6 TIMES SINCE 01/03. SINCE REPAIR TO PCM, GAUGE NOW ONLY BOUNCES IN PARK AND NEUTRAL BUT LOCKS ON WHEREVER NEEDLE IS WHEN PUT IN GEAR TO SHOW THAT AMOUNT OF FUEL. ALSO READS DIFFERENT LEVELS UPON START OF ENGINE. *JB

• 12/08/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUALLY BURN OUT. DEALER REPLACED REAR BRAKE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES, HAS BEEN REPLACED MANY TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRING. *AK

• 12/07/2001· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN WINDY CONDITIONS STEERING WENT OUT OF CONTROL, SPEEDING UP TO 60 MPH, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/07/2001· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC AND OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO, UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE VIBRATES IN WINDY CONDITIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/05/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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.

• 12/04/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 12/03/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HAZARD AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/30/2005· SUSPENSION

  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

• 11/29/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

• 11/29/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS IN A WRECK LAST MONDAY NIGHT WHILE DRIVING A COMPANY VAN. THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN YOU SET IT AT A SPEED THEN GO DOWN A HILL IT WOULD GET 15-20 MILES FASTER. ANY HOW THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT DOWN AND I HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH THE FRONT OF THE VAN A FIRE STARTED IMMEDIATELY BY MY LEFT FOOT AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNTIL THE FIRE GOT TO THEM. THE VAN ROLLED OVER ONCE AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN I ROLLED DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND GOT OUT THAT WAY AND THE ABS BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET ON THEM REAL HARD. DT

• 11/28/2005· SEATS

  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

• 11/28/2001· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE HAS A ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION THAT CAN BE HEARD AND FELT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AT SPEEDS OF 58-62 MPH. THE VIBRATION CYCLES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY, BEING ON FOR 1-2 SEC AND THEN OFF FOR 3-5 SEC. WE FEAR EVENTUAL ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN FAILURE, ESPECIALLY AFTER FRONT SUSPENSION RECALL AND TRANSFER CASE RECALLS. GM UNSURE OF CAUSE, BUT SAID IT IS HAPPENING ON NUMEROUS TRAILBLAZERS WITH NO FIX YET BUT FEEL IT IS RELATED TO ENGINE HARMONIC BALANCE. A FRIEND OF OURS LOST THE #5 PISTON ON THEIR ENGINE WHILE PASSING, NEARLY CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. LOCAL DEALERS CONFIRM SEVERAL OTHER ENGINES IN 2002 TRAILBLAZERS HAVE BLOWN - WONDERING IF THESE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED. OUR VIBRATION/NOISE PROBLEM MAKES US VERY UNEASY IN TERMS OF FAMILY SAFETY WHILE INSIDE OUR NEW VEHICLE AT THESE HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

• 11/27/2017· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/27/2009· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2002 S-10 BLAZER 4WD CONCERN FIRST LET ME SAY I HAVE NOT CHANGED THE DRIVERS DOOR PINS AND BUSHINGS EVEN THROUGH I KNEW THEY WERE BAD. THE DOOR CLOSES AND LOCKS ON THE DOOR STRIKER THAN MOUNTS TO THE VEHICLE SIDE POST. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED, WHICH AT A SERVICE CENTER GETTING THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND REPLACING THE 4 WD DRIVE SHAFT, I RETURNED TO PICK MY CAR UP. THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND LATCH, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE ENTIRE DOOR STRIKER ASSEMBLY FRACTURED THE SIDE POST METAL AND PUSHED INTO THE SIDEPOST ASSEMBLY. THIS PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM LATCHING. I WENT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN GRESHAM, OREGON, WE LOOKED AT THE DESIGN, THE DOOR STRIKER IS ONLY MOUNTED TO THE SHEETMETAL WITH A METAL BACKING SUPPORT BEHIND IT. MY QUESTION IS, HOW DID THIS VEHICLE PASS ANY KIND OF SIDE IMPACT TEST WITH THIS DESIGN? THE ONLY THING KEEPING THE DOOR FROM FLYING OPEN IS WHAT I DESCRIBED ABOVE. I AM SHOCKED THAT THE DOOR STRIKER IS NOT SECURED TO A STEEL POST OF SOME KIND. I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE STRIKER ASSEMBLY TO KEEP INCASE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THEM. *TR

• 11/27/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED MY 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS IN DECEMBER, 2004. GREAT LOOKING VEHICLE WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT AND SEVERE HAS COME OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY; VERY ROUGH AND THE RPM'S GO TO 4000 OR ABOVE BEFORE SHIFTING OR IF I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I AM TERRIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO COME OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE; I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN RESEARCHING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR, AND TO MY HORROR, I AM EXPERIENCING MUCH OF THE SAME AS OTHER CONSUMERS. HOW CAN SO MANY COMPLAINTS BE ISSUED ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE AND GENERAL MOTORS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS?? *TR

• 11/26/2020· ENGINE

  WHY DOES THIS WORK ON MY 1999 CHEVY & NOT MY 2002 CHEVY?

• 11/26/2001· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,SEATS

  THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT OUR CAR WAS NOT FULLY PAINTED, YOU CAN SEE THAT PRIMER IN LARGE AREAS ALL OVER THAT BODY OF THE CAR. SECOND PROBLEM IS THE BACK CARGO DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. THIRD PROBLEM IS THE ELECTRONIC SETS ON DRIVER AND ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT MOVE AND ARE STUCK IN THE SAME POSITION, ALSO SEAT WARMERS DO NOT WORK. THE FIFTH PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID.

• 11/26/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH FUEL LINE FELL OFF WHERE FUEL FILTER MEETS IT. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING FUEL.*AK *SLC

• 11/25/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A REAL LOUD NOISE ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY LUBRICATOR AND THE PROBLEM STILL THERE THIS WILL ACTUALLY MAKE IT THE 6TH TIME IT IS ACTUALLY AT THE SHOP. TS

• 11/24/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR SYSTEM BECOMES FAULTY AFTER 74,000 MILES. MINE STARTED AT APPROX. 90,000 MILES. I HAVE LEARNED ONLINE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY 2002 BLAZER OWNERS & GM WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CARS WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS DUE TO A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE & COSTS OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR ON A 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE EVEN THOUGHT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL EMISSION OUTPUT. IT IS ONE THING TO HAVE PARTS BREAK DOWN WITH AGE AND QUITE ANOTHER TO HAVE THE SAME PART BECOME FAULTY ON A LARGE SCALE. I CANNOT RENEW MY PLATES DUE TO THE EMISSION FAILURE AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX A GAGE FOR A $1,000. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND ADMIT THEIR FAULT USING A CHEAP FAULTY PART TO SAVE $$. I KNOW THIS MAY NOT BE A "SAFETY" CONCERN PER SAY BUT GM ADVISED ME TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. MY VEHICLE IS MY LIVELY HOOD & I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR

• 11/24/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED CHEST INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

• 11/21/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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.

• 11/19/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  DEFECT IN ENGINE OIL COOLING LINES-CRIMPING ON END OF HOSE, MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING OIL LEAK. *TR

• 11/19/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 11/18/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. ALSO, THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

• 11/18/2001· VISIBILITY

  POWER MEMORY OUTSIDE MIRRORS MOVE ON THEIR OWN TO POSITIONS OUTSIDE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION. MIRRORS TILT DOWN IN REVERSE BUT FAIL TO RETURN TO PREVIOUS POSITION WHEN VEHICLE IS TAKEN OUT OF REVERSE. DEALER CONTACTED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT GENERAL MOTORS WHO SUGGESTED TO REBUILD BODY CONTROL MODULE -- DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORTS 4 SIMILAR DEFECTS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND STATES MAY BE PROBLEM WITH THE AMOUNT OF MEMORY ALLOTED TO MIRRORS. TAN CASE #5205486. THUS FAR, A SOLUTION IS REPORTED UNAVAILABLE.*AK

• 11/15/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  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

• 11/15/2004· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE JUMPED LANES WITH NO WARNING OR HELP FROM THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC

• 11/14/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES. INTERMITTENLY HEAD LAMPS, RADIO, WINDSHIEL WIPER. AND DOORS BECOME INNOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEWS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED SEVEN TIMES REPLACED INSTRUMENTAL PANEL SWITCH. AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCURRING.

• 11/11/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 11/10/2008· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/09/2001· TIRES

  PASSERBY NOTICED DEFECT AND ALERTED MY WIFE. TIRE BULGES ON SIDEWALL NEAR TREAD. UNIROYAL NOTIFIED BUT SHOWS NO CONCERN ABOUT TIRE DEFECT ON 2002 CHEVY LAREDO W/ 1237 MILES WHEN TIRE REPLACED. TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE NOTIFY ME ABOUT YOUR CONCLUSION OR IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTION.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R15)

• 11/08/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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.

• 11/07/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE FAIL CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

• 11/06/2023· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  The Blazer is showing many codes in the ECM, even though it seems to be running properly. The codes include: p0171, p0174, p0101, p0128, p0155, p0300, p1870, p0128, p0155. The dash recently showed warning lights for parking brake, ABS, and Service Engine soon. It was checked a few days ago by a local repair shop. Two previous recalls showed multifunction switch failures which affected many vehicles.

• 11/06/2019· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE FAILED TO CLOSE, AN ABNORMAL HUMMING NOISE WAS DETECTED, THE VEHICLE ROCKED, AND A TIRE BLEW OUT. IN ADDITION, THE ABS, AIR BAG, AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM JOYCE AUTOMOTIVE (18260 PAULSON DR, UNIT D3, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33954) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR, PINS, AND HINGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S DOOR DETACHED AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS WRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

• 11/05/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 11/05/2002· EQUIPMENT

  CONSUMER STATES, VEHICLE HAS A FLAT TIRE, WHILE JACKING UP THE VEHICLE JACKS BEND AND VEHICLE FAILS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS