2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

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

IT SOUNDED LIKE TIN CANS WERE TIED TO THE BACK OF OUR 2002 BLAZER TODAY (WITH AROUND 37,000 MILES) - WE WERE TOLD THAT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE PADS EXPLODED (THE SERVICE MANAGER'S WORD) AND RUINED OUR ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE PADS, IT WILL COST AROUND $1200 TO FIX. *AK

IDENTIFIED FAILURE OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING AT 36,595. COULD GET WARRANTY COVERAGE. THANKS FOR THE AMERICAN PIECE OF CRAP.*AK

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PURCHASE OF A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER IN AUGUST 2002, I NOTICED A LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHICH OCCURED MOSTLY UPON STARTUP WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD AND PUT INTO DRIVE GEAR. THIS NOISE WAS ALSO INTERMITTENTLY NOTICED AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND THEN ACCELERATING. BY THE TIME I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS NOT DOING IT. SINCE PURCHASE, 2 REPLACEMENT BATTERIES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. SERVICE DEPT AT DEALERSHIP SAID ALTERNATOR WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. CAR IS STILL DOING THIS BUT DEALER IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND SAYING LOUD ROAR IS MOST LIKELY NORMAL. NOW SEVERAL ACQUAINTANCES HAVE SAID THEY HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR BLAZERS EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE A DIFFERENT YEAR MODEL. ONCE THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT, THIS PROBLEM COULD ADD UP TO QUITE AN EXPENSE.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT HOLDING/WORKING. PARKING BRAKE SHOES GLAZED/WORN ON A 2 YEAR OLD TRUCK WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH FAILURE RATE FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, THE REGULAR BRAKES ARE STILL GOOD BUT THE PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED. THE G.M. SERVICE PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF EMERGENCY/PARK BRAKE FAILURES. *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 01V364000. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

1) REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND SAFTEY HAZZARD LIGHTS FAIL DO TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT CAUSED BY SWITCH MALFUNCTION 2) REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE AND NO MALFUNCTION IS DISPLAYED ON INSTRUMENTATION DISPLAY. THE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND/OR IS STOPPED, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. 3) HAD GM DEALER REPAIR HAZARD SWITCH ASSEMBY. NHTSA RECALL NO. 01V364/GM RECALL NO. 01073 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SOME 2002 CHEVY BLAZERS, BUT THE VIN NUMBER FOR THIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. SPOKE TO GM AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT MY VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY. WAS TOLD BY GM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, AND THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE IF A NEW RECALL WAS ISSUED. CALLED DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $360 FOR THE REPAIR.*AK

INTERMITTENT WIPERS STOP WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY LIKE AD, MEANING: ONE WIPE, PAUSE, 2 WIPES, PAUSE, 3 WIPES, PAUSE, 4 WIPES, PAUSE, THE BACK TO 2 WIPES AND COUNTS BACK UP. MY THEORY IS MAYBE A CAPACITOR(S) HAVE GONE BAD?*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT OWN ITS OWN. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK