2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

2000 CHEVY BLAZER 4.3L V6 76K MILES 2 DOOR THE SENDING UNIT ON THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD AND IS CAUSING MY GAS GAUGE TO GIVE AN INCORRECT READING. I MUST NOW USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO GUESS WHEN TO PUT GAS IN MY TRUCK. FROM RESEARCH I'VE DONE THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH BLAZERS OF THIS YEAR. GM SHOULD OFFER A RECALL FOR THIS $600+ JOB ALSO REPLACED THE UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARM AND BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS IN THE PAST MONTH. SEAT RECLINE LEVER ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS ALSO SNAPPED OFF AND REAR WASHER FLUID SPRAYER NO LONG WORKS. I'VE OWNED 4 OTHER CHEVY/GMC VEHICLES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP IN 3 OF THEM. I WILL VERY MUCH CONSIDER THESE ISSUES AND HOW GM HANDLES THIS MOST RECENT ONE WHEN I GO TO BUY A NEW TRUCK NEXT YEAR. *AK

HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON BECAUSE OF UNEVEN WEAR. WAS TOLD THE CAUSE OF THE WEAR WAS NOT DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF TIRES BUT BECAUSE OF WORN BALL JOINTS. TIRE DEALER COULD NOT ALIGN TIRES. DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND TWO ITEMS THAT SEEM TO COME UP WITH THE 2000 CHEVY BLAZER ARE THE BAD CONTOL ARMS/BALL JOINTS AND BAD 4 WHEEL DRIVE COMPUTER MODULE. BLAZER HAS 42000 MILES ON IT AND IS DRIVEN ON GOOD ROADS.*AK

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS OPERATING ERRATICALLY, CAUSING THE GAS GAUGE TO BE INACCURATE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $400.00 FOR A NEW SENDING UNIT/FUEL PUMP AND $200 FOR LABOR! I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER GM OWNERS THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM. GM WILL NEVER GET MY MONEY FOR A NEW CAR AGAIN IF THEY DON'T OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK

GAS GAUGE READS FULL WITH LESS THAN 1/2 TANK. I ALSO OWN A 1997 S-10 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER AFTER FILL-UP WITH BOTH OF THEM. *LA

FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR: SENDING UNIT FREQUENTLY FAILS CAUSING INDICATOR NEEDLE TO CONSTANTLY SWING ACROSS FACE FROM 'E' TO 'F'. CHEVY DEALER SAYS THIS IS HAPPENING MANY TIMES IN BLASER/S10 VEHICLES. CHEVY DEALER SAYS IT'S A BAD SENDING UNIT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WILL FAIL AGAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. CHEVY DEALER SAYS THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART PROBLEM THAT FAILS WHEN USED.

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS: APPARENT DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT FAIL FREQUENTLY AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CHEVY DEALER SAYS THEY KEEP PLENTY OF THEM IN PARTS STORE SINCE THEY'RE ALWAYS REPLACING THEM. DEALER SAYS MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THE PARTS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE IT OR REPLY TO QUESTIONS FROM DEALER.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. THE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS TILTED. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE AND DAMAGED THE ENTIRE FRONT END. *JB

THE GAS GUAGE ON MY VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY STARTED BOUNCING AROUND ON MY VEHICLE SO MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. TWO DAYS AGO I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAIN HIGHWAY AND HAD TO TAKE MY LIFE INTO MY HANDS TO GO GET MORE. I'M NOT HAPPY, I HAVEN'T HAD VEHICLE VERY LONG!!! I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE SENDING UNIT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND NOW I'LL HAVE TO PAY IN EXCESS OF 600.00.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY BLAZER. IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AFTER LONG TRIPS ON THE INTERSTATE(HAPPENED 3 TIMES). THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO BILL HEARD CHEVROLET. CODE ERROR 1870 WAS RECORDED. IT WAS A VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 67,000 MILES.