2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

SPARE TIRE RESTRAINT FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR HOLES. ARM WOULD SWING OPEN AND OUT INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC WITH TIRE STILL ATTACHED, ALSO THE VEHICLE FISHTAILS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING IN SNOWY WEATHER.*AK *MJ

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE WILL START TO PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN. PRIOR TO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON, VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH/ WOULD JERK, AND HESITATE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND AIR PUMP SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. *AK

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 4/01 AND SEVEN MONTHS LATER I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A HOST OF PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE, STARTING WITH MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WORN, THEN HOOD HINGES WORN, EXHAUST (MUFFLER BROKEN) RIGHT SPEAKER INOPERABLE, LEFT FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER BROKEN, GRILL ASSEMBLY LOOSE, BRAKE PEDAL BROKEN AND FINALLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE (NEEDS REPLACING). I HAVE DONE A BIT OF INQUIRING TO OTHER CHEVY BLAZER OWNERS AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE OR HAD EXPERIENCE SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING NOW. I AM HEREBY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RECTIFYING THIS COMPLAINT. I DON'T THINK THAT AFTER 11MTHS OF PURCHASING MY VEHICLE I SHOULD BE NEEDING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACE. FROM PASSED EXPERIENCED WITH REPLACING A TRANSMISSION ON MY WIFE NEW VEHICLE (MAZDA MX3) BACK IN 1992 IT HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME. WE HAD BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE WITH IT. WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SAME PROBLEM KEEP OCCURING . AFTER THAT LONG AND TIRING EXPERIENCE WITH MY WIFE'S CAR I NOW THAT THIS WON'T BE NO DIFFERENT. I HAVE PURCHASED A LEMON AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I CAN TAKE TO INSURE THAT I WOULD NOT BE STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT WOULD BE COSTING ME MORE TO HAVE IT CONSTANTLY FIXED AND REPLACE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS LONG AND TIRING ORDEAL. I ANXIOUSLY AWAIT HEARING FROM YOU. RESPECTFULLY YOURS. *AK

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,I'M VERY UPSET AND DISSATISFIED FIRST OF ALL THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER I HAD IT NOT EVEN A WEEK AND PEOPLE WHERE NOTICING THE DRIVERS SIDE MUST HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AT THE FACTORY,SO I BROUGHT IT BACK AND PHILLIPS CHEVROLET WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THIS ALSO,AND I AM LEASING THIS VEHICLE AND DEFINITELY WAS GOING GET BLAMED FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS DEFECTED FROM THE START.THEY WHERE GREAT THE EXCHANGED THE VEHICLE FOR ME AND THIS IS A LEMON ALSO I AM VERY UPSET AT THE FACT THAT THIS IS 4TIMES NOW THAT MY FUEL INJECTORS HAVE MESSED UP AND I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES TO O'CONNER CHEVROLET WHERE THEY HAVE REPLACED ONE AND CLEANED THEM BOTH TIMES.SO THEN IT HAPPENS FOR A THIRD TIME SO I TAKE IT TO PHILLIPS WHERE I BOUGHT IT THINKING THE WILL TAKE BEETER CARE OF THERE VEHICLE,THEY CLEAH 3 INJECTORS 3 TIMES THEY SAID AND RESET THE CODES, AND TOLD ME TO USE SHELL GAS SO I DID THIS AND NOW EXACTLY A MONTH LATER MY ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN3/29/02.NOW IM VERY UPSET TO WHERE I DONT EVEN WANT THIS VEHICLE. ALSO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED.SO NOW YOU TELL ME SHOULD I BE HAPPY I DONT THINK SO.ICANT AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING OFF FROM MY JOB FOR THIS INCONVIENCE.WHAT A JOKE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES AND HAZARD LIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON HAZARD AND BREAK LIGHTS, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V364000 AND 01V364000, DEALER WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $362.91 FOR THE REPAIR. CONSUMER IS ASKING A FULL REFUND FROM MANUFACTURER. *YD

WHILE DRIVING ABS FUNCTION POORLY. *AK VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF HAZARD LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. CONSUMER IS STATING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL, # 01V364000, WHEN HE CALLED CHEVROLET CORPORATION, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE COST WOULD BE COVERED BUT DEALER SAID NO. CONSUMER IS LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF $362.92. *YD

WHEN ACCELERATING THROTTLE STICKS. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THROTTLE. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED LEFT WHEEL PULSATES, AND OTHER WHEELS LOCK UP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AJAR LIGHT FOR TAILGATE WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, BUT TAILGATE WOULD BE CLOSED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK