1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT CHEVROLET BLAZER 97 AND NEWER HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR BAD WIPER MOTORS. I OWN A 96 CHEVROLET BLAZER AND NEED TO REPLACE IT ALSO. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFF AND ON NOW FOR 6 MONTHS, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUSE AT FIRST, SWAPPED VEHICLES, ETC... NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 97'S, HOWEVER, I'LL NEED TO PAY FOR MY REPAIR. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM TO ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY AREN'T ALL RECALLED. *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FRONT & REAR FAILED, WATER PUMP QUIT, DRIVE SHAFT BROKE, BALL JOINTS RIGHT FRONT BROKE, HEATER QUIT, AIR CONDITIONER QUIT. DRIVERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, STEERING PROBLEMS, BRAKE PROBLEMS, UNIVERSAL JOINTS WORN OUT, CRACKED FRONT ROTORS,ETC. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NLM THE DEALER DIDN'T HONOR RECALL#98V150001. SCC

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1996 CHEVY BLAZER STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. I CONTACTED TWO CHEVY DEALERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. EACH SAID THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON, BUT ONLY 1997 BLAZERS ARE UNDER RECALL. MY 1996 BLAZER HAS THE SAME MECHANISM AS THE 1997 BLAZER. I WROTE TO CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD ONLY 1997'S WERE UNDER RECALL, WHICH I ALREADY KNEW. I WOULD LIKE THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT REPLACED. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*JB

THE VEHICLE WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. ONE OCCASION THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM

BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER GMC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN 011-49 OR RECALL 01048 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, BECAUSE IT ONLY REFERRED TO THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED, DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. *JB

1. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER BAD 2. AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR LEAKS OUT ALL REFRIGERANT 3. HEAD LIGHTS ARE SO BAD, YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD HARDLY AT ALL. *JB

THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN OUT OF GAS, DUE TO A GAS GAUGE THAT WAS NOT REGISTERING GAS INTAKE. *JB

STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE VEHICLE ACQUIRED. REPORTED TO DEALER IN 2001, RESPONSE "UNABLE TO REPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN." WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHEN PROBLEM PERSISTED (2002). UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACED UNDER RECALL. RETURNED TO DEALER BECAUSE ALIGNMENT NOT COMPLETED, ADVISED THAT LOWER BALL JOINT ALSO BAD AND NOT COVERED BY RECALL BUT WAS IN SIMILAR CONDITION AS UPPER. DID NOT ALIGN AT THAT TIME EITHER. ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH GM, THEY DECLINED TO REPLACE, REPAIR OR FURTHER INVESTIGATE (REF# 1-78000118). *NLM

AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF OUR 1996 BLAZER IN 8/2002, THEY COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING DURING A RAINSTORM WHILE TRAVELING ON FRIDAY FEB 16. THERE IS A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH BLAZERS BUT AFTER CALLING A LOCAL DEALER I WAS TOLD IT DID NOT APPLY TO OUR VEICLE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOW INSTEAD OF WORKING INTERMITANTLY DO NOT WORK AT ALL AND MAKE A BUZZING NOISE.