1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT HIT AND T-BONED OTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS IF NEEDED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS IF NEEDED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS ALSO LEAKING.*SLC

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURS WITHIN RADIO WHICH CAUSES RADIO TO MALFUNCTION. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RADIO WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE VOLUME COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. *YH

I WANTED TO REPORT THIS DEFECT ON MY 1996 BLAZER BECAUSE IT IS THE EXACT SAME DEFECT I HAVE JUST REPORTED ON MY 2001 BLAZER. WHAT ARE THE ODDS THIS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME ON MY VEHICLES FIVE YEARS APART? THIS ELECTRICAL WIRING DEFECT COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE ANONG OTHER THINGS. I HAVE HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED ON MY 1996 BLAZER BUT IT APPEARS PARTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO REPAIR MY 2001 BLAZER. I WOULD GUESS SEVERAL 1000 OTHER BLAZERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP GET THIS DEFECT A RECALL SO POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS CAN BE AVOIDED. *AK

HEATER STOPS WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM, AND HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEATER CORE WAS CLOGGED FROM ANTI-FREEZE BECAUSE COILS WERE CLOGGED AND STUCK TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED, CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS IN THE BLOWER EVAPORATOR HOUSING OF THE A/C, DEALER DECLINED REPAIRS SAYING VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE CONSUMER REPAIRED AT OWN EXPENSE, CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINS OF HOWLING NOISE AND HARSH SHIFTS.*TT

HEATER STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT HEATER CORE WAS CLOGGED FROM ANTIFREEZE BECAUSE COILS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. DEALER KETS FLUSHING OUT THE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE BROUGHT THE PROBLEM OF THE HEADLIGHT COMING ON AT VARIOUS STAGES OF MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AT ONE OCCASION, I GOT THE MANF. INVOLVED IN A DISPUTE ABOUT HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY COMING ON, MOSTLY AFTER REFUELING. IN ANY CASE, IT WAS NEVER FIXED. *AK