1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

RECALL 99V193000; ABS SYSTEM FAILS IN WET OR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL FEELS HARD, BRAKES LOCK THEN RELEASE. HAD ABS RECALL DONE, BUT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

CAMPAIGN 1048 WASHINGTON STATE NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL: THIS RECALL SHOULD PERTAIN TO ALL STATES THAT HAVE HEAVY RAIN OR SNOWFALL FYI: I DON'T EVEN SEE ALASKA ON THIS RECALL EITHER. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON SEPT. 21, 2001, I HAD TO SIT ON I-435-E- FREEWAY FOR AN HOUR BECAUSE OF A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS MOVING NO MORE THAN 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN I GOT TO I-71-N AND I TOOK I-71 TO THE LINWOOD EXIT GOING 55 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN 45 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN 55 TO 60 AND THEN 45 TO 50. I EXITED LINWOOD TO THE EAST, OVER TO INDIANA (LINWOOD IS THE 32ND HUNDREND BLOOK). I WENT SOUTH ON INDIANA TO 3318 INDIANA. I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT IN THE HOUSE. I WAS IN THE HOUSE ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES BEFORE MY NEIGHBORS CAME TO MY DOOR AND SAID MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THEY WERE USING THEIR WATER HOLES TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. MY BETTER-HALF (TRINIDAD MEDELLIN) CAME OUT SIDE AND OPEN THE HOOD OF THE BLAZER. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME, THE FIRE WAS OUT. SUPERIOR CHEVROLET HAD INFORMED TRINIDAD MEDELLIN THAT SEVERE OIL LEAK WAS PRESENT FROM OIL FILTER ADAPTER HOUSING AND BOTH OIL COOLER LINES AND THIS LEAK CONSTITUTES A SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ISSUE. TRINIDAD DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKS. IF THIS DATA WAS KNOWN TO THE NHTSA UNDER RECALLS, WHY WEREN'T THE CUSTOMERS INFORMED, PER ODI ID: 978897?*AK

BALL JOINTS FAILED, CONSUMER LISTED THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER DID NOT GIVE SPECIFIC DETAILS, MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART, THERE ARE TWO RECALLS REGARDING BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

RECALL 01 V 200 000/UPPER/LOWER CONTROL ARM: WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH OR LESS, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TOED IN, CAUSING LOSS OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO CARRONS CHEVY DEALER IN MARSHALL,MI. TO SEE IF MY BLAZER WAS UNDER A RECALL SINCE MY FRIENDS 1996 GMC JIMMY IS FOR THE PROBLEM. IT WASN'T BUT GET THIS, THERE ARE OTHER'S (BLAZER'S) UNDER RECALL FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE WITH A VIN CODE BEFORE AND AFTER MY VEHICLE'S VIN CODE. I BELIEVE THAT THEY ALL SHOULD. JUST BEFORE MY BALL JOINT FAILED MY FAMILY AND I WERE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED AT THAT SPEED IF THE BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. MY TRUCK IS AT A SHOP NOW GETTING FIXED AT A COST OF 180.00 SO FAR. THEY HAVE TO GET UP AND SEE WHAT OTHER DAMAGE MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS FAILURE. I KNOW MY BLAZER HAS ALOT OF MILES ON IT BUT I ALSO HAVE A CHEVY LUMINA VAN WITH 125,000 MILES AND A FORD MUSTANG GT WITH 135,000 MILES AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUSPENSION FAILURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

RECALL 01V200000; WHILE DRIVING TIRES WERE WEARING FUNNY. TIRES WERE BRAND NEW. TOOK VEHICLE FOR ALIGNMENT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CORRODED. REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE ON TIRES DUE TO BALL JOINTS. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THIS VEHCLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE PARKED A FIRE STARTED ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. THEY BELIEVED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION GETS WATER IN IT AND KEEPS RUSTING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

SHE WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A TURN IN FRONT OF HER, AND SHE HIT HER REAR DOOR AND BROKE THE AXLE.. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK