1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION, HAD HEAD-ON COLLISION. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK

THE THROTTLE IS ONLY ABOUT 1 INCH AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONSUMER HAS HIT THE THROTTLE WHEN WANTING TO USE THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *SLC

AT APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY BLAZER DIED. THE CONDENSOR, ETC. ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY INDEPENDENT DEALER RELAYED TO ME THAT HE HAS HAD THREE 1996 AND A 1997 BLAZERS IN FOR A/C FAILURE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. HE SAYS IT IS DUE TO "CHEAP PARTS". *AK

FRONT TIRES WERE GETTING QUITE WORN OUT AND ROTATING WAS NOT HELPING. WAS FORCED INTO REPLACING ALL FOUR AT 49559 MILES - WELL BEFORE THE 60000 MILES WARRANTY ON THE THE TIRES. THE TIRE SHOP SAID THAT I NEED TWO FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS AND AN IDLER ARM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I NEEDED TWO FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS ALSO. THE DEALERSHIP ADDED THAT THE JOINTS SHOULD LAST A LIFETIME IF PROPERLY LUBRICATED - WHICH I HAD TAKEN CARE OF. ASKED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT A REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE BALL JOINTS AND WAS TOLD TO ASK THE DEALERSHIP. BOTTOMLINE - DID NOT GET A REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE FROM EITHER PLACE. THE DEALERSHIP WARNED THAT THE JOINTS COULD BREAK WHILE DRIVING AND READING SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME. ENDED UP GETTING THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS ON EITHER SIDE ALONG WITH THE IDLER ARM REPLACED AT A COST OF $800. THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE GAVE A BUNCH OF PLATITUDE ABOUT HOW SORRY THEY WERE THAT THE WARRANY HAD EXPIRED AND THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME.*AK

CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND IDLER PULLEY/SERPENTINE BELTS WERE REPLACED. THEN, STEERING LOCKED UP, AND BRAKES FAILED, CONSUMER STATED THAT RECALL 98V193000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES WAS NEVER DONE.*AK

THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS HOWEVER, I LISTED ONLY ONE SPECIFIC INCIDENT. THESE BRAKES HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AND A DOWNLOAD WAS MADE TO THE COMPUTER. THIS HAS NOT HELPED THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE AT BEST. *AK

ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/2 OF ONE SIDE OF ONE OF THE FRONT ROTOR SURFACES WAS PARTIALLY CORRODED AWAY. IN MY OPINION THIS WOULD HAVE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BRAKING IN AN EMERGRNCY STOP. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ROTOR AND THE ROTOR ITSELF ARE AVAILBLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

RECALL 98V150001/WINDSHEILD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVEED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL. CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V150001. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING.*AK

TWICE THE BRAKES FAILED. GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND APPROACHING A STOPSIGN. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. TOOK IT IN. DEALER DID RECALL99041. *AK