1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

I WORK AT NIGHT DRIVING AND OFTEN HAVE TO BREAK FAST FOR DEER CROSSING THE HIGHWAYS. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO BREAK QUICKLY FOR 2 DEER THE VEHICLE GAVE A GROWLING SOUND AND JUST CONTINUED AT THE SAME SPEED UNTIL I HAD HIT THE DEER. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS TODAY AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND THE DEER WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. I COMPLAINED OF THE TRANSMISSION IN MARCH , 2000 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AT THAT TIME I HAD THEM CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID,FILTER AND GASKET, BUT IT STILL HAS TIMES WHEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO.

RECALL 99V193000/ABS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SOFT PEDAL AND FADING BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT LEFT ROTORS WERE PITTED/ CORRODED. BOTH ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH DURING RAIN, THE WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL. THE FISRT TIME IT HAPPENED THEY PAUSED SLIGHTLY THEN BEGAN TO OPERATE AFTER A SHORT MOMENT. THE SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH THEY PAUSED THEN STARTED AGAIN AND THEN THEY STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. I PULLED OVER ON THE ROAD AND AFTER AWHILE THEY STARTED AGAIN BUT ONLY IN THE FASTEST MODE. I THEN BEGAN TO RETURN HOME WHEN THE WIPER FAILED COMPLETELY. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A STEADY RAIN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 20 MINS AND THEN THEY STARTED AGAIN. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS ONCE MORE BEFORE REACHING MY HOME. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLAICED THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. THE SAME ITEM WAS RECALLED IN 1998. YOUR RECAL ID# (98VI50001). I PAID $132.00 FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT COVER MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED 8/96. THE RECALL ONLY COVERED VEHICLES FROM 8/94 TO 5/96. PLEASE ADD THIS COMPLAINT TO YOUR FILES. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BILLED FOR A DEFECT THAT WAS RECALLED ONLY 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO MY TRUCKS PRODUCTION. THE IDENTICAL DEFECT WAS FOUND AND THE CONDITION COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY FAMILY OUR LIVES. SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS WIPER FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED BEFORE LIVES ARE TAKEN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND GMC AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKYOU.

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED DO TO THE DEXY COOL COOLANT USED IN THE ENGINE. IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD UP TO 100,000 MILES. THE COOLANT JELLED AT 84,605 CAUSING THE HEATER CORE AND THE RADIATOR TO BECOME RUSTED AND CLOGGED. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THE REPAIR TO COST 1795.00

HEATER WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN IT WILL STOP. HAVE TO PUSH, HARD TO KEEP IT GOING. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK

HEATER FAILURE; HEATER/DEFROSTER BLOWS COLD AIR; THERMOSTAT, SENSOR, AND CONNECTOR REPLACED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT; HOSES AND COOLANT LEVELS TESTED OK. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY ONLY COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED UP TO MAY, 1996. MINE WAS BUILT IN JULY, 1996 SO IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST. *AK

NO HEAT IN VEHICLE; WAS TOLD THAT THIS COULD BE DUE TO FAULTY DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE. NO HEAT MEANS FOGGED WINDOWS IN THE WINTER AND IN THE RAIN. FLUSHED THE RADIATOR AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY CLOGGED WITH THE DEFECTIVE, BROKEN DOWN ANTIFREEZE IN THE FORM OF THICK BROWN SLUDGE.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. NLM

SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY'LL COME ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T. *AK