2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

FUEL GAUGE JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK - MAKING THE GAUGE USELESS FOR DISPLAYING THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK (SAME THING HAPPENS ON WIFE'S 2002 BLAZER). *TR

FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS GAUGE. THE GAS GAUGE WILL SHOW 1/2 TANK OF GAS AND WITHIN MINUTES THE LOW INDICATOR LIGHT WILL TURN ON. OTHER TIMES THE FUEL INDICATOR WILL FLUCTUATE FROM FULL TO EMPTY. *TR

REAR LIGHTS DO NOT BRIGHTEN WHEN BRAKING, TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS THERE WAS A RECALL AND IT WAS DONE ALREADY TO MY 2001 BLAZER, BUT I NEVER HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR THAT PROBLEM WAS GOING TO CHARGED 500 DOLLARS JUST TO REDO IT. I HAD BOUGHT THE BLAZER NEW FROM A DEALER. *TR

MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IN MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER THAT CONTROLS THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS IS ON A RECALL. MY BLAZER DOES NOT MATCH ANY OF THE VIN # THAT ARE LISTED EVEN THOUGHT I HAVE THE EXACT YR AND PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, ANOTHER VEHICLE ALMOST CRASHED INTO HIM BECAUSE THE CONTACTS BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED BUT HE WAS INFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 03/25/11

IGNITION KEY WILL TURN BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT START SOMETIMES. KEY WILL NOT ALWAYS COME OUT OF THE KEY SWITCH. VAT MALFUNCTION. *TR

2001 BLAZER FWD, ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS IMPEDING ALL MANUAL BRAKING FUNCTIONS. *TR

WE OWN A 2001 BLAZER AND RECENTLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK. IF YOU HOLD THE HAZARD SWITCH PART WAY DOWN AND HOLD IT VERY STEADY YOU CAN GET THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND SIGNALS TO WORK. I'VE TRIED CONTACTING MY LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY TELL ME THIS IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MULTI FUNCTION TURN SWITCH. FROM WHAT I SEE ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE THE 2000 BLAZER HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL FOR A HAZARD SWITCH PROBLEM. I WOULD BET THE 2001 MODEL IS IDENTICAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED AT TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) WHICH WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

THE GAS PEDAL HANGS UP ON THE FLOOR CARPET (THE WEAR STRIP INTEGRATED INTO THE CARPET THAT IS UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AND WRAPS UP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION TUNNEL) WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE SHAFT THAT THE GAS PEDAL IS ATTACHED TO HAS PART OF IT STICKING OUT PAST THE GAS PEDAL AND HAS A SHARP EDGE THAT SNAGS THE EDGE OF THE WEAR STRIP. THE CARPET IS NOT WORN, IT IS IN GREAT SHAPE, AND IS ONLY GETTING DAMAGED WHEN THE GAS PEDAL SNAGS THE CARPET WEAR STRIP. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY NEVER GOT BACK TO ME FIVE YEARS AGO. IN APRIL 2010, IT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET WHEN I HIT THE GAS TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO GET AWAY FROM ANOTHER CAR THAT ALMOST HIT ME IN THE SIDE AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AND A BUILDING. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN SALLISAW OKLAHOMA, AND THEY REFERRED ME TO THE CHEVROLET HOT-LINE FOR COMPLAINTS. I CONTACTED THEM AND WAITED A WEEK FOR THEM TO GET BACK TO ME LIKE THEY SAID THEY WOULD, AND I CONTACTED THEM AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN TWO WEEKS, AND IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER WEEK PAST THAT TIME. I AM AFRAID THAT MAYBE NEXT TIME I WONT BE ABLE TO REACH DOWN AND YANK THE PEDAL UP WHERE IT IS SNAGGED ON THE CARPET. *TR