1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

TRANSMISSION LINE COUPLER FAILED ON HIGHWAY CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO FLOW OUT ON UNDERCARRIAGE AND UP AND OVER TAILGATE. FORTUNATELY NO FIRE OCCURRED. MECHANIC SAID SNAP-ON COUPLER TO TRANSMISSION LINE FAILED.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

WE HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD BOY THAT SLID THE CHEST HARNESS APART. (IT IS EASY) TO TAKE OFF HIS CHEST PROTECTOR IN THE CAR SEAT. HE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR BEACUSE OF FRONT AIR BAGS. HE THEN ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW BECAUSE I FORGOT TO LOCK THE WINDOWS OUT AGAIN. HE THEN HAD HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS OUT THE WINDOW. ALL THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAVE MY OLDER SON SIT IN THE BACK WITH HIM. THE CHEST CLIP ON THE COSCO TOURIVA SLIDS APART ON ONE SIDE EASILY. THEN THE CHILD CAN TAKE THE STRAP OFF THE SHOULDERS AND PULL THEMSELVES UP AND OUT. IT IS NOT A SAFE DESIGN FOR A CURIOUS TODDLER. ALSO ON MY CENTURY IT HAS THE SAME CLIP. THEY BOTH HAVE OVERHEAD PADS TO PUT THEIR ARMS ON. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE INVESTIGATED. THANKS.*JB

CHEVROLET DEXCOOL COOLANT NOT GOOD FOR 100,000 MILES AS ADVERTISED. TWO PREVIOUS RADIATOR FLUSHES, ONE WAS ONE MONTH PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. TOLD DUE TO OVERHEAT DESPITE NO SIGNS OF OVERHEAT. CHEVY DEALER SAYS NO SIGNS OF COOLING SYSTEM HAVING EVER BEEN FLUSHED DESPITE ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER FLUSHING SYSTEM APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES PREVIOUSLY. CHEVY AND TEXACO STATE VEHICLE MUST BE DRIVEN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS (20,000 MILES) WITH LOW COOLANT LEVELS TO START CORROSION CLOGGING UP COOLING SYSTEM. NOT SO IN THIS CASE. SYSTEM HAD BEEN FLUSHED AND FILLED BY CHEVY DEALER ON 6-11-2. APROXIMATELY 1000 MILES LATER, ON 7-8-2, CHEVY DEALER NOTES BUILDUP IN COOLING SYSTEM AGAIN. COOLANT SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN LOW, AND HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED PERIOD. REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AND NEW RADIATOR BEING INSTALLED, CHEVY DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT WITH DEXCOOL.*AK

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, MECHANIC STATED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SAME PART ON 1996 AND 1997 MODELS.*AK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*JB

FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO RELEASE ONCE BUCKLED.*AK

FRONT SEAT HANDLE SNAPPED, AND CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO RECLINE SEAT FOR ADJUSTMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE UNLATCHED AND FLEW BACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, WINDSHIELD AND ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH. AT THE TIME, AND I HAD JUST FINISHED A TRIP OF 130 MILES AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 70-75MPH. WORK HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THAT DAY.*AK

FRONTAL AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT WHICH INVOLVED A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. *MC THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON, SPLITTING IT IN HALF. *NM

LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AT 800 MILES ON VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO REPAIR SHOP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DEALER ALSO FOUND IDLER ARM LOOSE. DEALER ADJUSTED CAMBER AND CASTER ON BOTH SIDES AND SET TOE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED BUT WILL NOT OPEN A RECALL UNLESS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS GIVEN COMPLAINT NUMBER SI-4462134. *TT