1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE SLID DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE, CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL C99041-S (99V-193) AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING RAIN, FOUND OTHER 1996 S-10 BLAZERS UNDER RECALL 98V150000 HAD PROBLEM CORRECTED FREE OF CHARGE. TOLD MY VEHICLE NOT ONE OF THESE, NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON YOUR DATA BASE OF OTHER OWNERS 1996 BLAZERS SAME FAILURE. THIS FAILURE ONLY OCCURS DURING RAIN WHICH CAUSES SAFETY PROBLEM. DID NOT KNOW PROBLEM EXISTED UNTIL FAILURE OF MY WIPERS AND SEE NO REASON WHY OTHER OWNERS 0F 1996 BLAZERS ARE COVERED AND THIS VEHICLE ISNT, SINCE IT IS THE SAME YEAR AND SAME PROBLEM AS OWNERS OF RECALL NOTICE 98V150000 AND FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DURING RAIN OR WIPERS GO OUT IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING WHICH OCCURRED ON SEPT 1, 2000 ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, THEY TURN OFF AND ON . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, PULLEY BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A PHONE POLE AT 20 MPH OR MORE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

SEVERAL TIMES THIS BLAZER WILL NOT START- I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG- THIS TIME I SAW THAT WHEN THE BLAZER WAS RUNNING AND YOU TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS IT WOULD DIE AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO JUMP IT TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN- THE INTERIER LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING (FOR NO REASON)- AT ONE POINT THE A C STOPPED WORKING- THE PROBLEMS STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO BUT THE DEALER COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL (99V-193) ON THE ABS SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE COLLISIONS DUE TO ABS BRAKE FAILURE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE ABS PROBLEMS ON BUSES. I HAVE HAD "PROBLEMS" WITH THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK, AND I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE LEARY OF THE ABS BRAKES. ONCE I HAVE AN EXPERIENCE (UNEVEN PAVEMENT, RAILROAD TRACKS, GRAVEL) WHERE THE BRAKES ACT FUNNY, I WILL TRY TO AVOID APPLYING MY BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE CONDITIONS WHERE I HAVE HAD "PROBLEMS". I WILL GO THROUGH A YELLOW/RED LIGHT WHEN I KNOW I HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP, DUE TO THE PAVEMENT/ROAD CONDITIONS.

RECALLS 99V193000/ ABS AND 98V150001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WIRING. DEALER SAID RECALL REPAIRS WON'T FIX THE PROBLEMS. ALSO, DEALER REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALLS WERE SERVICED, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT. *AK

THE WIPER ON THIS TRUCK STOP WORKING AT VARIOUS TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD WHEN THEY DO STOP. THEY DO RETURN TO WORKING CONDITION BUT IT MAY BE 2 MINUTES LATER AO AN HOUR LATER. I HAD A 1995 S10 PICKUP TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT WAS RECALLED AND THE DEFECTIVE MODULE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT GM HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. SEEMS TO ME THAT GM SHOULD BE RECALLING THIS ONE ALSO AS IT IS CLEAR THEY HAD A DEFECTIVE BOARD IN ALL THESE CARS

WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, IT GOES RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.*AK