2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

2001 CHEVROLET S-10 BLAZER, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS BOTH KEEP COMING ON THUS DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM. *JB

I BOUGHT MY CHEVY BLAZER IN MAY OF 2001. WE HAD A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY DID REPLACE IT. WE ARE HAVING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME PART ONCE AGAIN (NO BRAKE LIGHTS). WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY'RE TELLING US THIS PART IS NOT COVERED. IF THERE'S STILL A PROBLEM WITH IT, WHICH I UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES REPORTING THIS, WHY WOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED? MY HUSBAND HAS OWNED HIS GM TRUCK FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND HAS NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART. WHY WOULD A NEWER VEHICLE HAVE TO REPLACE IT TWICE WITHIN A 4 YEAR PERIOD? PLEASE ADVISE.*JB

IN DECEMBER OF 2003 MY WIFE AND I DROVE OUR 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER 4X4 HOME TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM MASSACHUSETTS WHERE I AM STATIONED IN THE US COAST GUARD. ON JANUARY 14, 2005 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ITS STATE INSPECTION IN NC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT WHEEL HUB WAS SO LOOSE THAT THE WHOLE WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE ODOMETER READ 68267. TODAY (8/13/2005) MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM CHURCH AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLAZER. THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I WAS CURIOUS SO I JACKED UP THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND COME TO FIND OUT THE RIGHT WHEEL IS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE HUB IS THAT LOOSE. I AM GOING TO FIND OUT MORE ON MONDAY WHEN I GET THE VEHICLE IN A SHOP. *JB

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER WHICH HE PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2002. THE VEHICLE STALLED SIX TIMES IN 2002, TWO TIMES IN 2004, AND TWO TIMES ON JULY 21, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THIS HAPPENED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ALWAYS START RIGHT UP. THE PROBLEM WAS MORE PERSISTENT IN THE SUMMER. *AK *NM

A PERSON IN A VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN BEHIND MY VEHICLE STOPPED ME AND INFORMED ME THAT I HAD NO BREAK LIGHTS. I CALLED GM MOTORS AND ASKED THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD A PIECE OF PAPER STUFFED IN THE HAZARD SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN SO MY BREAK LIGHTS WOULD WORK. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL BY THE VIN NUMBER. *NM

MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER HAD UNEVEN TIRE WEAR INDICATING THE NEED FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. DURING THE INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE IDLER ARM AND SHOULD DO THE UPPER JOINTS AS WELL. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE WITH 56,000 MILES NEEDING TO HAVE THIS DONE. OF COURSE, NOW I HEAR OF MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE UNEXPECTED $900 BILL WAS NOT PLEASANT! THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HE SAW WITH CHEVY PRODUCTS. DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE OF BEING COMPENSATED FOR THE LESS THAN QUALITY PARTS INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE?

DT: CONSUMER STATED ABS BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE ABS WAS INITIALIZING AT LOW SPEED STOPS. THE PROBLEM WAS ONGOING FOR 5-6 WEEKS. THE CONSUMER'S MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THE CONSUMER FOUND INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. THE ABS WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE. *AK

CONCERNS WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ALTHOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED THREE TIMES. *NM

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY BLAZER, 4 DR & 4 WHEEL DRIVE. AND AFTER ONLY 28,660 MI. ALL 4 FRONT & REAR ROTORS RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL FRONT & REAR BRAKE PADS & ROTORS TO BE REPLACED.FOR ALL 4 ROTORS TO RUST OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE REQUIRES ME TO COMPLAIN. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I COMPLAINED TO THE CHEVY DIVISION WITH NO RESULTS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, WHICH I THINK IS REDICULOUS. I OWNED CHEVIES MOST OF MY LIFE AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I COULD SEE ONE OR TWO ROTORS GOING BAD BUT NOT 4 AT THE SAME TIME.ESPECIALLY RUSTING OUT.

CALLER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE IGNITION OFF, AND ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER CALLER PARKED THE CAR, SOMEONE NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND BURNING HEAVILY. FIRE SEEMED TO BE CONFINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CALLER SPECULATED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP, THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF WATER.*AK