1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

I THINK THAT THE PROPER WAY TO ADDRESS THIS SITUTATION IS TO NOT BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

RADIATOR WAS DEFECTIVE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ON RED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

RECALL 98V1500.0I/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING IN NOPERATIVE WIPERS, AND POOR VISIBILITY WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER ANY RECALL. *AK

RECALL 99 I 006 00 & 99 V 193 000/ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALLS DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST STOP WORKING, THEY MAY COME BACK ON OR THEY MAY NOT.*AK

EA 99022,WHILE DRIVING BALL JOINTS IN FRONT END FAILED/CAME OUT AND CUT RIM DOWN CENTER, CAUSING FRONT WHEEL TO COLLAPSE AGAINT WALL. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION . *NOTE: ON JUNE 19TH, THE CONSUMER CALLED AGAIN TO STATE THAT THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL WAS THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OPERATOR 920. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENT.

HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM CAN CREATE A FLOOD IN ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAD TO FLUSH RADIATOR WITH ACID FLUSH TYPE LIQUID. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

BRAKES FAIL-PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR MAKING NOISE, MUST PUMP BRAKES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS TO GET THEM TO START TO WORK AGAIN= THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM NOT FIXED BY THE PREVIOUS TWO RECALLS AND IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK

THE BALL JOINTS HAVE SIGNIFICANT PLAY IN THEM AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT: THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN TIRES THAT WERE NEW IN NOVEMBER WERE FOUND TO BE BALD ON THE INNER EDGE WHEN I SAW THE STEEL BELT. I THOUGHT IT WAS PERHAPS THE ALLIGNMENT BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE BALL JOINTS ALLOWING THE WHEELS TO TOE OUTWARD. THIS I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND TO BE POOR PLANNING IN THE DESIGN OF THE FACTORY BALL JOINTS IN THAT THEY DO NOT ALLOW FOR LUBRICATION OR MAINTENANCE. ON ONE SIDE THE WHEEL HAS PLAY OF APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH THE OTHER SIDE HAS SIGNIFCANT PLAY AS WELL, BUT NOT AS MUCH. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CATASTROPHIC, I WAS ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS THE BALL JOINTS ARE DEGRADED TO A STATE THAT IS UNSAFE.*AK