1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHERE THE DOOR LATCHES HAS CAVED IN WITH THE METAL, AND THE DOOR NO LONGER SHUTS AND MUST BE TIED TO KEEP FROM FLYING OPEN AND ME FALLING OUT. THIS IS UN SAFE AND THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT WELL, AND I HAVE ALMOST FALLEN OUT OF THE CAR.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. WHEN TURNED ON A GROANING NOISE WAS AUDIBLE.*AK

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING. THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRING OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THE MOTOR WILL RUN BUT THE WIPERS WON'T MOVE. *JB

FUEL GAUGE CEASES TO FUNCTION. WILL CORRECTLY REGISTER FULL TANK. AS FUEL IS BURNED, THE GAUGE LEVEL GOES DOWN UNTIL IT READS HALF FULL, THEN STARTS GOING BACK UP. WHEN THE TANK IS NEARLY EMPTY, THE GAUGE WILL READ FULL. THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT AMONG BLAZER OWNERS, AND GM ACKNOWLEDGES IT IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETINS BUT NO SERVICE SOLUTION IS PROVIDED. *LA

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL WHICH STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE AND THE REPAIR SHOULD BE DONE BY FEB. 24,3004. THE CONSUMER MISSED THE DEADLINE AND WAS TOLD ALSO THAT THE VEHICLES MILEAGE WAS OVER 70,000 MILES. *JB

WIPER FAILURE IN COOL WEATHER , INTERMITTENT WIPER MODE DOES NOT WORK AND WIPERS WON'T SHUT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME . HAVE ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE AT ALL ALONG WITH CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AT THE SAME TIME ON ONE OCCASION WHILE RAINING. *NM

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK PART TIME. THEY MAY COME ON AND WORK FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S HOME. *NM THE ANTILOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT SLOW DOWN. *SC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING WRONG READINGS. SHE RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY BECAUSE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT SHE HAD FULL TANK WHEN SHE DID NOT. ALSO, CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD COME ON, AND THEN STOP. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THEM STARTED AGAIN. SHE HAD TO WAIT.*AK

1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER, WHEN PASSING A SEMI ON INTERSTATE, VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS MISSING, AFTER PASSING, LOOKED IN MIRROR, SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER, POPPED HOOD ENGINE ON FIRE UNABLE TO PUT OUT WITH EXTINGUISHER...FIRE ENGULFED VEHICLE, COMPLETELY TOTALING IT. *AK