1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

ANTI-FREEZE COOLANT CLOGGED ENGINE. *AK THE DEX-COOLANT WAS REPLACED WITH REGULAR ANTI FREEZER BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *YH

ABS MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

IN APPROXIMATELY, JULY, 2000, (UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE) THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ON THE SAID VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE WEBSITES FOR BOTH CHEVROLET AND NHTSA TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS HAD BEEN CALLED. ON THE WEBSITE IT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN FOR 1991-1996. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVROLET VIA TELEPHONE, THEY DENIED THAT THIS INFORMATION WAS ON THEIR WEBSITE AND STATED THAT IT WAS ONLY UP TO THE YEAR 1995. THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS BEFORE A RECALL COULD BE MADE ON A CERTAIN VEHICLE YEAR. I STATED MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE REPRESENATIVE AND TOLD HER THAT I WOULD MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO RECEIVE WHAT I FELT I WAS DUE. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND HEADACHES, THEY FINALLY SENT A RECALL NOTICE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GIBSON CHEVROLET IN SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS WHO REPLACED A SWITCH AND SAID THEY WERE DONE. WHEN I BEGAN TO LEAVE, I NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I WENT BACK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM THAT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE GENTLEMAN STATED THAT WHAT THEY HAD REPAIRED WOULD NOT PREVENT THE LIGHT FROM BEING ON. AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONAL CIRCLES, I QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLES ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL AND I WAS TOLD "NO" " WE COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK , BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT." NOW, IT WAS AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT I REPORTED THAT MY LIGHT HAD COME ON WHEN THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. IN ADDITION TO THAT I HAD APPROXIMATELY 7 BRAKE PAD CHANGES IN A PERIOD OF 16 MONTHS AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE TIME RECALLS WERE BEING MADE, WHY DOES THIS VEHICLE NOT QUALIFY FOR NOT ONLY THE SWITCH TO BE REPAIRED BUT FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. AT THIS TIME, I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT SINCE THE ANTI-LOCKS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL AND THE PADS CONTINUE TO WEAR, THAT I MAY BE IN DANGER. THEY SHOW MINIMAL CONCERN TO THE WELFARE OF THEIR CLIENTS. I FEEL ROBBED AS WELL AS CHEATED. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK

CD PLAYER FAILED, DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER THE RADIO STILL MALFUNCTIONS. *CJ

REAR RESTRAINT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH HEARD A MUFFLED POP LOOKED OUT DRIVER SIDE VIEW MIRROR TO SEE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT LEFT REAR OF CAR. TURNED AROUND TO SEE ENTIRE REAR OF CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. PULLED OVER, FLAMES AT REAR TIRE, GOT FAMILY OUT AND IN 5 MINUTES ENTIRE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. HAVE CONTACTED GM WHO REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY IDEA OF WHAT A PROBLEM CAUSE WAS. HELP. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES AND FELT ABS KICKING IN, BUT THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING, CONSUMER HAS ALSO BEEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING AN EXCESSIVE BRAKE SQUEAK, DEALER HAD REPLACED BRAKE PADS TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE. RIGHT REAR DOOR WON'T ALWAYS UNLOCK FROM INSIDE, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM, PINS AT DRIVER'S DOOR HINGES RUSTED. THE SEAL AROUND RIGHT REAR WINDOW HOLDS WATER AFTER RAIN. REAR PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT FOLD DOWN, DEALER FOUND CABLE BINDING UP. WATER COLLECTS IN REAR LIGHT LENSE WHEN WASHING VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED TAILLIGHT LENSE, CENTER HIGH MOUNT LENSE COLLECTS MOISTURE, DEALER REPLACED 3RD LIGHT BRAKE ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER FLUSHED RADIATOR AND 12 MONTHS LATER IT NEEDED FLUSHED AGAIN, DEALER PERFORMED, CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE FIRST FLUSH DOWN AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD GEARS GRINDING WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT STOPPING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE THE VIN # DID NOT MATCH #'S IN THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. *AK