2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

1/5/04 - LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE (MILAGE 68,189) - REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS (OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE) 12/09/04 - LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE (MILEAGE 88,616) - REPLACED DRIVER FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND PASSENGER IDLER ARM AND (OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE) 3/2/05 - LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE (MILEAGE 92,516) -REPLACED DRIVER FRONT WHEEL BEARING (OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE). *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENOR FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE, BUCK BACK AND FORTH AND NEARLY STOP. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DANGEROUS FRONT END SUSPENSION DEFECTS WHICH FAILED INCLUDED A SECOND FRONT AXLE TUBE, FRONT AXLE BEARING FAILURE BOTH TIRE ROD ENDS FRONT DRIVE SHAFT. FRONT SUSPENSION HAS DEFECTS THAT COULD ALLOW THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER WROTE A LETTER TO GM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS COMPLAINT NUMBER 1-245128909. *TC

FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAVE WORE OUT. AS A RESULT, THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR MADE A POP SOUND AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND WENT TO LEAVE AND HAD NO REVERSE. HARD TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THE CAR ONLY HAS 72000 MILES ON IT.*AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT HUBS, I CAN UNDERSTAND ONE BUT AMAZING THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN TO BOTH. THE FIRESTONE WHERE I GO TO DID NOT DETECT A PROBLEM A MONTH BEFORE AND CONSIDERED IT STRANGE THAT BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR NECK,BACK , AND HIP INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK (SEE ALSO ODI REF. NO. 10106755 - SAME VEHICLE) *MJJ *TC

FRONT DOOR HINGES ON 2000 S-10 BLAZER HAVE ROTTED. DRIVER HINGE IN 2002, NOW PASSENGER HINGE (BOTH FRONT DOORS) IN JANUARY OF 05. DOOR HINGES BOTH NEEDED REPLACEMENT WHICH SEEMS EXTREMELY ODD ON FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND PROBABLY JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO REPORT IT SIMULATANEOUSLY. IT'S FAILURE RESULTS IN THE INABILITY TO CLOSE THE DOORS, WHICH, DEPENDING ON WHEN THEY BREAK (I.E. WHEN CLOSING DOOR, HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD - WHICH COULD CAUSE CLOSED DOOR TO UNLATCH FROM POST, FLINGING DOOR OPEN WHILE DRIVING). I REALLY STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS BE LOOKED AT. IT APPEARS THAT THE WHEEL WELLS ALLOW ROAD SPRAY AND MOISTURE TO BE THROWN DIRECTLY INTO THE DOOR PANEL WELL WHERE THE HINGE IS LOCATED AND IS CAUSING THE ROT. LOOKS LIKE A MAJOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT TO NOT SEAL THE DOOR HINGE AREA FROM THE WHEEL SPRAY AND DEBRIS THROW-BACK ZONE.*AK

THE TRUCK SLID ON A PATCH OF ICE 100 YARDS AFTER MERGING ONTO THE INNER STATE. THIS RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK FRONT DRIVER SIDE IMPACTED A CONCRETE BRIDGE; THEN SWUNG AROUND;THE REAR DRIVER SIDE HIT THE BRIDGE; THIS THREW THE TRUCK INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE, INTO THE GUARD RAIL , IMPACTING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE; THEN THE TRUCK BOUNCED TO THE LEFT HAND LANE AND IMPACTED THE GUARD RAIL HEAD ON. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THEIR NECK, BACK, AND LEFT SHOULDER. *NM

MY BLAZER NOW HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IT IS IN NEED OF FRONT END REPAIR - SPECIFICALLY THE BALL JOINTS ARE BADLY WORN, THE BOOTS ON THE FROND AXLE HAVE A BAD CRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND THERE IS SIGNIFICANT IDLER WEAR. IN DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS BLAZER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I HAVE ALSO HAD TWO OTHER ISSUES THAT I AM NOW DISCOVERING ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH A GREAT NUMBER OF BLAZERS. BOTH FRONT RECLINING SEAT HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS SEEMING TO NOT ALIGN PROPERLY - AS IF THE WELDS OR HINGES ARE FAILING. THESE HAVE ALSO BEEN MENTIONED REPEATEDLY IN YOUR COMPLAIN AREA FOR THIS MODEL. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THESE ITEMS REPAIRED AS OF THIS DATE. THE BLAZER IS NOW PARKED UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. *NM

I WAS DRIVING TO TEXAS OVER CHRISTMAS AND AFTER I STOPPED IN COLORADO AND GOT FUEL BY THE TIME I REACHED WICHITA KANSAS IS WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO STAY AT FULL WHEN I KNEW IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY. THE GAUGE BOUNCES AROUND WHEN IT IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. I TRAVEL A LOT AND IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO JUDGE JUST HOW FAR I CAN DRIVE BEFORE I HAVE TO REFUEL. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS OF YET. *NM