1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AT DEALERSHIP. SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLET BALZERS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. MY PARTICULAT MODEL CHEV S10 BALZER 4WD WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I BELEIVE THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL, CONSUMER HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING LOOSE, WHEN CONSUMER FIRST HAD THEM REPLACED SHE WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THERE WAS NO RECALL. *YH

PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT SOMETHING WAS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. HAVING GONE MAYBE A HUNDRED FEET, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS GREATLY OUT OF PLACE, AS IF IT WAS READY TO TEAR AWAY COMPLETELY FROM THE VEHICLE. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OF THIS NOR WAS THERE ANY DISCERNIBLE REASON FOR THIS OTHER THAN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE EVERY 3000 MILES LUBRICATED THE CHASSIS.*AK

RECALL #01V2000000 CONCERNING LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND CUTTING WHEEL INTO PIECES, THE OTHER UPPER AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WEAK. *SLC

HAVE EXCESSIVE LATERIAL RUN OUT IN BOTH REAR TIRES, FIRESTONE STATES IS DUE TO OEM WHEELS BENT, WHEELS MEASURED AND WELL WITH IN MFG SPEC'S, FIRESTONE WANTS TO REPLACE WITH SAME, AS A CONSUMER I WANT REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES, NOTE THESE ARE REPLACEMENT TIRES FROM RECALL LAST YEAR. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT HWY SPEEDS DUE TO VIBRATION. ALSO UNABLE TO ROTATE TIRE PER MFG RECOMMENDATIONS DUE TO PROBLEM. IF FIRESTONE REPLACES JUST REAR TIRES STILL HAVE FRONTS WITH WEAR FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO ROTATE, FIRESTONE SAYS 'TO BAD'*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75/R1)

I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT ENGUINE FIRES ON THESE VEHICLES. WE ALSO LOST A 1995 BLAZER TO A FIRE APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE LEARNED OF MANY SIMILAR LOSSES TO OTHERS THROUGH INFORMAL CONTACT WITH CAR OWNERS, MOSTLY BY MENTIONING THIS IN CONVERSATION AND FINDING OUT THAT THERE WAS A FRIEND OR RELATIVE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I AM EXTREMELY THANKFUL THAT DURING BOTH FIRES MY 3 AND 5 YEAR OLDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR AND STRAPPED INTO THEIR CAR SEATS. THE SMOKE WAS HORRIBLE AND FILLED THE CAR QUICKLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 01V200000. DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARM, BUT NOT DAMAGED LOWER CONTROL ARM EVEN THOUGH RECALL STATED LOWER/UPPER CONTROL ARM.*AK

BALL JOINT FAILED, ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. THERE ARE 2 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND BOTH ARE AFFECTED ON MINE, BUT GMC SAYS MY VIN# IS NOT ON THERE LIST AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V200000/ MANUFACTURER'S 01048 LETTER. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND DEALER REFERRED TO CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE CONSUMER ALREADY REMEDIED PROBLEM AND WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALER STATED THAT COULDN'T GET REIMBURSED BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT USE CHEVROLET PARTS. ALSO, DID NOT SEE STATEMENT ON DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES HAVE TO GO UNDER HOOD TO SHAKE WIRING TO WORK. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 98V150001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043. CONTACTED DEALER AND WIRING WAS REPLACED.*AK *SLC