2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL INDICATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 110 MPH. WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL SUDDENLY DROPPED BELOW ZERO AND IS CURRENTLY HANGING STRAIGHT DOWN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

TIRES ARE DRY ROTTED AND LOOK VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON. THEY WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2004 S10 BLAZER AND HAVE ONLY 37,000 MILES ON THEM WITH ALOT OF TREAD LEFT. THE SIDEWALLS AND BETWEEN THE TREAD ARE CRACKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SUN GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000.

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF TIRE WAS SEPERATED FROM TREAD. UNIROYAL LAREDO, 102S , P235/70R15, M+S. VEHICLE HAS 48000 MILES ,VG TREAD ON TIRES. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHEN THE CONTACTS WIFE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. SHE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND TAPPED THE BATTERY CABLES WITH A HAMMER. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND SHE SHUT THE HOOD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND SMASHED INTO HER WINDSHIELD, CAUSING THE GLASS TO SHATTER. SHE PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE HOOD, BUT IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. SHE MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE HOOD AND TIE IT SECURELY WITH A ROPE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,662. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REGISTRATION, BILL OF SALE, SERVICE INVOICES, VEHICLE INSPECTION AND GM VEHICLE SUMMARY. THE DEALER STATED INTERMITTENT INCORRECT TURN SIGNAL OPERATION. UPDATED 08/23/07 *TR UPDATED 11/17/08 *BF UPDATED 11/18/08. *JB

GRAND DAUGHTER TRIED TO BUCKLE HER SEAT BELT AND THE BUCKLE CAME OFF IN HER HAND. LOOKS LIKE THE SEAT BELT CAME APART. 2005 VEHICLE TAHOE. HAD WE HIT SOMETHING OR BEEN HIT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED HER FROM BEING THROWN OUT OF HER SEAT. SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE BEINGS EVERYONE IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO STAY SAFE AND THAT IS A STATE MANDATED SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD BE IN EXCELLENT WORKING ORDER WHEN BUYING A VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY BRAKES ABRUPTLY. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ANOTHER FAILURE WAS WHAT THE MECHANICS CALLED SURGING. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SURGED WITH SPEED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THAT ALSO SHOCKED HER FEET. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THIS FAILURE. OTHER FAILURES INCLUDED REPLACING THE BATTERY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD, CD PLAYER, DOOR LOCKS, CLOCK, AND INTERIOR LIGHTING MALFUNCTION, AND FAILURE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALMOST FELL OFF COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE LIFTED APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES IN ORDER FOR IT TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HAD FUEL FAILURES, COMPLETELY LOST POWER, AND WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT REPORTED A FRAME FAILURE THE FRAME FELT AS IF IT WAS SHIFTING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND GEARING TO THE RIGHT. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DUE TO ALIGNMENT. THE BALL JOINT AND AXLES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR. DURING THE FAILURE SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT BEGAN TO LOCK AND MAKE GRINDING NOISES. SHE RELEASED THE STEERING WHEEL AND REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SPUN IN CIRCLES, AND THE FRONT END STRUCK THE SIDE WALLS OF THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAS STATEMENTS FROM THE MECHANIC AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A LEMON. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *AK

CAR STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHEN I TURNED TO THE RIGHT SHORTLY AFTER HAVING A SPRING REPLACED IN DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE. WITHIN A WEEK THE RATTLING PROGRESSED TO A GRINDING. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT, KNOWING I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON A LONG TRIP. I LEFT FOR MY TRIP (9 HOUR DRIVE) AFTER ABOUT 5 HOURS, THIS GRINDING NOISE WAS CONSTANT, THEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON, STARTED MESSING WITH MY STEERING, THEN, WHILE TRYING TO GET TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE CLOSEST CITY ( STILL AN HOUR AWAY FROM MY DESTINATION) TIRE BROKE OFF AT THE BEARINGS WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR 4 LANE HIGHWAY. THANK GOODNESS THE OTHER CARS WERE ABLE TO MISS ME, AVOIDING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH I WAS TOLD YOU DON'T HAVE A LAWSUIT UNLESS THERE'S AN INJURY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS GOOD OR NOT!!!!! *NM THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. UPDATED *JB

MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAD BEEN IN THE MAROONE SERVICE DEPT 5 TIMES DURING THE FIRST 27000 DUE TO LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE STOP ON TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON. THE LAST TIME WAS LAST WEEK AND THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT ON THE TURNPIKE TRYING TO PASS A CAR, CAR IS NOT RESPONDING AS NECESSARY. I PREVIOUSLY OWNER A BLAZER, AND A TRAILBLAZER AND THEY WERE GREAT. THIS TRUCK IS GIVING ME A HARD TIME, LOST OF TIME AND CONFIDENCE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN HAVING THE TIRES ALIGNED THE CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS/THE FRONT PASSENGER TIE ROD, AND IDLE ARM WERE EXTREMELY WORN OUT AND HAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK THE WORK WAS DONE AT C&H REPAIRS AT LOUISVILLE,KY. THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES AT DEALERSHIP WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK