1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON . TOOK TO ROTHROCK CHEVROLET, SPRINGFIELD , PA. THEY STATED THAT THE ECM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND STATED THAT IT WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00. NO PROBLEMS PRIOR . IS THIS RELATED TO THE RECENT RECALL REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM COMPUTER POSSIBLY?*AK

WHILE TRAVELING WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP RUNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES SEEMED MUSHY WHEN SHORT STOP REQUIRED. HAD BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY CHECKED OUT OK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ABS SENSOR MODULE WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HOW A SENSOR COULD COST OVER $1000 SEEMED RIDICULOUS. THIS COINCIDES WITH CAMPAIGN 99I006000. CAN I BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR?*AK

EA99022, PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A CRASH. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINTS. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK *SLC CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

MICHELIN TIRES DID NOT LAST 20,000 MILES, THEY LASTED 17,000 MILES, RADIATOR COOLING SYSTEM CLOGGED UP AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES, DOOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF AT TIMES, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, DEALER FOUND NOT PROBLEM

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE BROKE INTO PIECES;, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT ANY RETRAINT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL97V096001, AND ANY REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT....WHEN YOU TURN THEM IN THE ON POSITION, THEY DONT COME ON FOR ONE TO TWO MINUTES, SOMETIMES LONGER...I REPORTED THIS TO. *AK

WAS LEAVING ON VACATION, TOWING 2000LB BOAT - AS WE WERE PULLING IN TO A LOCAL GAS STATION TO CHECK THE AIR IN THE TRAILER TIRES, THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FAILED CAUSING THE UPPER HALF OF THE WHEEL TO TURN IN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. HAD IT OCCURRED WHILE TOWING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WE WOULD HAVE MADE THE EVENING NEWS.

BATTERY WILL NOT HOLD CHARGE,BATTERY ACID LEAKING FROM BATTERY,POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FROZEN TO BOLT CANNOT BE REMOVED, BATTERY HOLDER DAMAGED FROM ACID,ADDITIONAL ACID DAMAGE MAY ALSO BE FOUND UPON DEALER INSPECTION. CASE FILE OPENED WITH CHEVROLET FILE# C00769550