1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

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  • 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER
    - PHILADELPHIA, MS

    ENGINE COOLANT HAD TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER PUT IN RED COOLANT THAT TURNED TO A THICK MUD. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER
    - COLUMBUS, OH

    BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR & VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPPED AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES. DEALER SAID THAT PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. DEALER WAS SHOWING NO CONCERN FOR PROBLEM, NOR HAVE THEY DONE ANTYHING.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER
    - EDMOND, OK

    WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED 20MPH WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMP, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER
    - CHARLOTTE, NC

    WHILE TURNING ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. COUSUMER WOULD MOVE WIPERS BY HAND, AND WIPERS WOULD START. *AK THE WIPER FAILURE HAD HAPPENED WITH THE TWO MODELS OF THIS VEHICLES. *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER
    - THEEKTOWAGA, NY

    NIGHT BEFORE IT WAS RAINING AND THE NEXT DAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ENTIRE WIPER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER
    - WASHINGTON, MI

    TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AFTER BLOWING. TRANSMISSION NOW JERKS INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND. BRAKE PADS WEAR EXTREMELY QUICK. WIRING HARNESS UNDER DRIVERS SEAT HAD MULTIPLE SHORTS, CAUSING NO POWER SEATS, POWER LOCKS, AND FLAHING INTERIOR LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER
    - ARVADA, CO

    WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER LAST REPAIRED THEM ON OCT 18, 2000. DEALER SAID SAULDER JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE IN WIPER MOTOR.*AK THE WIPER MALFUNCTIONING IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM AFFECTING SAFETY. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER
    - MILWAUKEE, WI

    CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES AND THE VACUUM POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. NLM

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER
    - GERMANTOWN, MD

    CAR WAS MAKING BANGING SOUND WHEN TURNING. CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED AS FAILED IDLER ARM AND BALL JOINTS. REPAIRED BY GM/CHEVY UNDER 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. CONCERNED THAT LOW MILEAGE FAILURE MAY REFLECT SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS FRONT END PROBLEM WITH CHEVY BLAZER.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER
    - WINTER, WI

    AT 61,000 MILES LEFT SIDE UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO BREAK OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK *SLC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE