1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

CONSUMER HEARD NOISES UNDER VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AND FOUND THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CORRODED. HAS NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENT, BUT WAS AFRAID SINCE DISCOVERING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THROTTLE BODY BROKE APART ,CAUSING ACCELERATOR TO OPEN UP AND SPEED FORWARD WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

CAR ACCELERATED TO 70MPH WHEN I WHEN TO DOWNSHIFT TO GET OFF A MAJOR HIGHWAY RAMP. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND LOST MY BRAKES. I TURNED OFF THE KEY TO STOP. I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN MARYLAND AND AT THAT TIME OF DAY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND KILLED SOMEONE OR BEEN KILLED MYSELF. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW!!!!!!!*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *JG

ON MARCH 25, 2002 MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES FROM AN INTERIOR FIRE. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN ADJUSTER ASSESSED THE DAMAGES AND REQUESTED A FIRE INSPECTOR EVALUATE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE INSPECTOR, RON CAMPBELL 541-276-7731, DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO MY CONCERNS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND I FELT THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE BUT TO ACCEPT MY INSURANCE COMPANIES SETTLEMENT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID "MARKET VALUE" ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH LEFT ME WITH A SUBSTANTIAL BALANE DUE ON MY VEHICLE. I NOT ONLY HAVE TO PAY-OFF THE REMAINDER OF THE BALANCE DUE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT I HAD TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TALK WITH THE PERSON ASSIGNED TO MY CASE AT GENERAL MOTORS (MR. ROBERT ST. PIERRE), HIS REPONSE TO ME WAS "... YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A SETTLEMENT FROM YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY REGARDING THIS MATTER. THEREFORE, GENERAL MOTORS IS UNABLE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES". I FIND THIS RESPONSE UNACCEPTABLE. THIS VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. I NOT ONLY FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ME TO COVER THE COSTS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ALL OF THEIR CONSUMERS THAT OWN BLAZERS THAT MIGHT SUSTAIN SIMILAR DAMAGE.*AK

TIRE WEAR DUE TO BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MY '1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER LOST ITS CONTROL AFTER FAILING ITS RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT OF KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY. RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS OFF THE GROUND AND THE RH FRT KNUCKLE SCRUBBED THE INSIDE OF TIRE RIM. THE CHEVROLET DEALER INFORM ME TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINT AS A RECALL ITEM. AND THEY CHARGE ME FOR ALL THE OTHER DAMAGED PARTS. SECOND PROBLEM: THE GEAR SHIFTING LEVER DID NOT GO TO THE RIGHT POSITION ON THE PRINDLE DURING MY DRIVING. I ASKED THE CHEVY DEALER TO FIX IT. THEY OPEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FIXED IT. THE SAME DAY, MY TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED INTO DIFFERENT GEARS AGAINST MY INTENTION DURING DRVING CONDITION. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE A KICKING SOUND ON THE ROAD BESIDES SHIFTING INTO ANY GEARAS AND MAKING SERIOUS METALLIC NOISE ON THE FREE WAY. THE CHEVY DEALER RECOMMENDED ME MY VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT AFTER PAYING FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL FIX, REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER AND TOWING FROM TENNESSEE TO DETROIT.*AK

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AS HAVING DEFECTIVE UPPER BALL JOINTS. AFTER INVESTIGATION INTO A SIMILAR RECALL ON GM VEHICLES I FIND THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THESE BALL JOINTS ON MY YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE.THE PROBLEM IS THAT I'M TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE RECALL VIN NUMBERS. WELL WHO DECIDES WHAT VIN NUMBERS SHOULD BE COVERED AND IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THEY MADE THE CUTOFF AT THE WRONG POINT? I NEED TO HAVE THESE REPAIRS DONE AND I FEEL THAT EVERY VEHICLE MADE IN THAT YEAR SHOULD BE COVERED. PLEASE FORWARD THESE COMMENTS TO ANYONE THAT COULD HELP AND ESPECIALLY TO ALL CHEVROLET MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS.I GUESS ITS TIME TO BUY A FORD.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK AT 10-15 MPH ON WET ROAD THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *YH

DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE MECHANIC NOTICED COOLING LINES WERE LEAKING, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK