1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FRONT END SUDDENLY WENT DOWN TO THE GROUND. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A CRASH WITH ONE INJURY, ALSO MENTIONS RECALL 01E018, BUT STATES HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE MODULE WAS BAD. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED ON 8-07-02 AND TO DATE 2-25-2002, THERE HAS BEEN NO RE-OCCURENCES. *SCC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONTAMINATION IN TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP AT MID SWIPE AND WON'T START AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIPERS WILL NOT START WHEN TURNED ON. CONSUMER HAS ALMOST WRECKED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ABS HAS A THUMPING SOUND AND THERE IS LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS NORMAL. *TT

I JUST SAW THIS IN THE NEWSPAPER - I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER ABOUT THE PREVIOUS RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH BALL JOINT CAME APART AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TO GO INWARD TOWARDS THE ENGINE. *JB THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACED BALL JOINTS. HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. WHEEL BEARINGS, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN DRIVING. CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. CONSUMER HAS ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS HARDER TO START IN MORNINGS. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. *TT *CB

VEHICLE HAS LOSE STEERING, WHEN VEHICLE HITTING A BUMP IT FELT REAL HOLLOW. THIS WAS A RESULT OF BAD LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK