1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

DEFECTIVE DEX-COOL SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON ALL REPAIRS, RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH DEX COOL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN VEHICLE. *AK

WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BLAZER OVERHEATING. AND ALSO IT WONT BLOW HOT AIR FROM THE HEATER. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON IT ALSO OVERHEATS. WE HAD IT TO THE GARAGE AND GOT AN ESTIMATE OF $350.00 TO REPAIR THIS AND WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THEY HAD ALOT OF OTHER 96 BLAZERS COMING IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND IT SHOULDNT BE UP TO US THE PEOPLE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM IF IT IS GMS FAULT FOR THIS!! COULD YOU PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!! *AK

RADIATOR CLOGGED AT 75000 MILES(CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD). RADIATOR FLUID IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED UNTIL 100000 BASED ON OWNERS MANUAL.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN IDLE POSITION. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE THE FIRST TIME THE PEDAL IS PRESSED AFTER THE ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED. HOWEVER, SINCE 5 MONTHS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED, IT SEEMS TO STICK NOW ALMOST EVERY TIME THE PEDAL GOES BACK TO THE IDLE POSITION. IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR IN THE IDLE POSITION, AS IF IT IS SNAGGED ON SOMETHING. AFTER YOU APPLY EXTRA FORCE TO OVERCOME THE STICKING, IT TRAVELS SMOOTHLY WITH NO OTHER SNAGGING. A CO-WORKER OWNS A 1997 BLAZER AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DRIVEN AT LEAST 2 DIFFERENT COMPANY VEHICLES WHICH WERE 1998 AND 1999 MODEL GM MINIVANS WITH A SIMILAR STICKING ACCELERATOR. ALL OF THESE VEHICLES, INCLUDING MINE, STICK ONLY IN THE IDLE POSITION. THE PROBLEM RESULTS IN THE DRIVER HAVING TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND THUS IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP FROM GUNNING THE ENGINE WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. *AK

LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, THE WHEEL BUCKLED CAUSING ~$1.5K IN DAMAGE. DEALER POINTS TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, THE SUSPENSION WAS LUBED EVERY 3000 MILES - RECORDS AVAILABLE. PHOTOS OF DAMAGED PARTS AVAILABLE. DAMAGED PARTS REMOVED FROM VEHICLE AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA INSPECTION. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SEEMS TO POINT TO DESIGN PROBLEMS COMPROMISING SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL RANDEMLY STOP OPERATING, RECENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE, SAME PORBLEM SEEN IN CAMPAIGN 98V150001

ALL FRONT END BALL JOINTS FAILING FROM APPROX.. 38,000 MILES AND UP. (6) TOTAL TO DATE. HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH LIFTIME BALL JOINTS. THESE ONES ALSO FAIL. THIS HAS CAUSED US TO PURCHASE TIRES ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE FOR THE FRONT BECAUSE OF WEAR ALONG SIDE OF TIRES. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS AUTO DEALERS AND AUTO PARTS STORES, THIS IS CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH S-10 BLAZERS. I HAVE CHECKED THE RECALL LIST FOR CHEVROLETS AND COULD NOT FIND THIS PROBLEM LISTED.*AK

I REPLACED ALL OF THE FRONT BALL JOINTS, AFTER 60,000 MILES. AS A RESULT OF THE BALL JOINTS GOING BAD IT MESSED UP MY TIRES, SO I HAD TO GET NEW ONES. THE AC COMPRESSOR IS MAKING REALLY LOUS NOISES, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS DEFECTIVE BEARINGS, ON THE FRONT OF THE COMPRESSOR.*AK

WHEN BRAKE LIGHT FLICKERS & BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD, THEY WOULD MAKE CHATTERING NOISE. WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES. CAN FEEL ABS ACTIVATING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED PROBLEM COULD HAVE HAPPENED, BUT NOT ON RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH AT FIRST THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE CONTROL MONITOR, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING PROBLEMS. *AK *ML