2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. SPOKE WITH DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 2 MONTHS, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART IN THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IS FAULTY, THEREFORE CAUSING IT TO GO OUT. *JB

ON 11/20/01 I PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR BUT MY BRAKES FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BUMP A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME (BUMPED VEHICLE AT VERY SLOW SPEED DUE TO HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC). I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT MY FOOT MERELY SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AS AFTER THE INCIDENT MY BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, ON THE FOLLOWING DAY (11/21/01) MY BRAKES FAILED A SECOND TIME. I HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE STOPPED. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, MY BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL AGAIN. AT THAT POINT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST CHEVY DEALERSHIP (HERITAGE AUTO PLAZA IN ALEXANDRIA, VA) WHERE IT REMAINS AS OF 10:05 A.M. ON 11/26/01. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SWITCH. PLEADE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

BOTH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME IMMEDIATELY THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING ON MANY SIMILAR VEHICLES. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE "MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH". IN FACT, THIS PROBLEM WAS SO WIDE SPREAD, THE PART WAS ON "NATIONAL BACKORDER" AND WOULD NOT BE AVIALABLE 10 DAYS TO TWO WEEKS. IT APPEARS THAT GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT THINK THAT THOUSANDS OF CARS DIRVING AROUND WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *AK

EXCESSIVE GLARE OFF DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR FROM HEAD LAMP SWITCH AT NIGHT TIME DRIVING, NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING MOUNTED ON SIDE OF SWITCH TO REMOVE GLARE OFF SIDE MIRROR. *AK

DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE, AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. DRIVER WAS TEMPORARILY KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND EXAMINED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CLUSTER MODULE FAILED, PREVENTING BRAKE LIGHTS FROM ACTIVATING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

COMPLETE DEALER DISSATISFACTION & INCOMPETENCE WITH A "THEY ALL DO THAT" ANSWER!!!. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

I WENT TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THE STATION WHERE I GOT THE INSPECTION TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY GM CAR THEY HAD SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD SEEN THIS AFEW TIMES IN THELAST MONTH. I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. I CALLED GM TO FORM A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THERE IS NO TELLING HOW LONG THIS HAD BEEN LIKE THIS. [XXX] AT GM TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD FAILURES IN THIS SWITCH AND THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A MORE DEPENDABLE SOURCE. I COULDN'T EVEN GET A SWITCH FOR A WEEK BECAUSE OF THIS . DRIVING WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I'M REPORTING THIS SO SOMEONE DOESN'T LOOSE THEIR LIFE OVER THESE DEFECTIVE SWITCHES. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THANK YOU, [XXX *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WAS TRAVELING 45MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED OUT. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AGAIN FOR 2ND TIME.*AK

WAS TRAVELING 45MPH WHEN VEHICLE DIED OUT. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY PROBLEMS. WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP. THIS WAS SECOND TIME THAT FUEL WAS REPLACED FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK