2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

ACCELERATOR STICKS DUE TO CARBON BUILDUP ON THROTTLE BODY. GASOLINE PREMATURELY BURNS BEFORE REACHING THE CYLINDER. BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE OIL LEAKS. COOLANT LEAKS. TRANSMISSION LEAKS. *TT *NLM

ACCELERATION PEDAL HARD TO PUSH, ACTS LIKE IT STICKS. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP WHICH CAUSED THE STICKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAD THIS CLEANED. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER, HE SAID THIS WAS VERY COMMON WITH THE 4.3 V6 ENGINES. DEALER RECOMMENDED ADDING FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER TO STOP THE BUILD UP OF CARBON. I HAD BEEN DOING THAT. SEEMS LIKE IT LESSENED THE BUILD UP BUT DID NOT PREVENT IT. I SUPPOSE THIS IS GOING TO BE NORMAL MAINTENANCE, SIMILAR TO AN OIL CHANGE. I HAVE HAD OTHER BLAZERS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM, IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE MANUFACTURER COULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. TS

ACCELERATION PEDAL HARD TO PUSH ACTS LIKE IT STICKS. THROTTLE BODY WAS CARBONATED UP. DEALERSHIP CLEANED THROTTLE BODY AND STICKING STOPPED. THE STICKING USUALLY OCCURRED AT START UP BUT IT ALSO HAPPENED IF YOU REMOVED YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL DURING DRIVING TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN REAPPLIED YOUR FOOT TO ACCELERATE. I PUT UP WITH THIS FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS BEFORE I HAD IT SERVICED. TS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL GO INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF, WHICH RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE THAT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL GAUGE FAILS TO INDICATE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE, AT TIMES THE NEEDLE WOULD INDICATE A FULL TANK WHEN IT WAS EMPTY OR VICE VERSA. *TS *NLM

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILS TO GO EITHER UP OR DOWN WHEN THE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THE WINDOWS WOULD BECOME STUCK IN EITHER THE UP OR DOWN POSITION FOR 1/2 HOUR OR MORE BEFORE IT WOULD FUNCTION AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . *TS *NLM

THROTTLE ALMOST ALWAYS STICKS WHEN VEHICLE MOVEMENT STARTS CAUSING LEARCHING STARTS. DT

AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW FOR OVER $26, 000, WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY. FORTUNATELY, THESE REPAIRS (INCLUDING 4 WD FAILURE 3 X) WERE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE TRUCK WAS DIAGNOSED W/ TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 34,000 MILES, WE BEGAN TO WORRY. I CONTACTED GM AT THAT TIME AND BEGGED THEM TO CONSIDER EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. WHILE BEING EXTREMELY PLEASANT, THE ULTIMATE DECISION WAS "NO". THIS WAS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SERVICE MANAGER, GREG. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY, AS THE PROBLEMS HAD ALL BEEN FIXED. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAD NOT! THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 55,000 MILES WHILE DOING 55 MPH, ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRUCK MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE AND WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. AFTER CAREFULLY DRIVING IT TO A SAFE PLACE, I DISCOVERED THAT REVERSE WAS OUT AS WELL. I CONTACTED GREG AT THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER COVERED. I THEN CONTACTED GM, AND AGAIN, WHILE BEING EXTREMELY PLEASANT, THEY HAVE NOT COMMITTED TO REPLACING OR EVEN HELPING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE 1ST AMERICAN CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER. IT IS MY FEELING THAT GM KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT IS UNWILLING TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. SHOULDN'T A 4 WD VEHICLE HAVE A TRANSMISSION THAT LASTS PAST 100,000! NOT TO MENTION 4 WD THAT ACTUALLY WORKS! DT

FRONT CRASH AT 40 MPH, VEHICLE HIT A TREE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. TS

CONSUMER ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER' SEAT RECLINER HANDLE HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES. WHEN THE HANDLE BREAKS, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO PROPERLY ADJUST SEATING POSITION. TS