1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR BRAKE PADS AND THE INSTALLER SAID THE DRUMS WERE WORN DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING. THEY SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THAT FAST. THE BACK IS FINE JUST THE FRONT. I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A 1992 CADILLAC THE ALLOY WHEELS OF OUR FLEETWOOD ARE BAD. WE HAVE PUT MANY DIFFERENT TIRES ON AND THEY ALL GO FLAT BECAUSE OF THE ALLOY WHEELS. YOU WILL BE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TIRES GO FLATE. NOONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE ALLOY. *AK

I BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE SO I WOULD NOT HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THE MECHANICS SAID THAT THERE IS A WORK ORDER OUT ON THE TORQUE CONVERTERS. IT WILL COST ME $1600 FOR TRANMISSION PLUS RENTAL CAR AND $618 FOR THE TWO WHEEL BEARINGS. THE TORQUE CONVERTER KNOCKS WHEN I SHIFT GEARS AND CAUSES PRESSURE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THE WHEEL BEARINGS CAUSE LOUD NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE WHEEL MAY COME OFF. I SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE, THAT IS WHY I BOUGHT A NEW ONE...I NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH OTHER 4X4 VEHICLES. GMC SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THESE PROBLEMS. THERE IS TO BE WORK ORDERS OUT ON BOTH PROBLEMS..SO THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. THIS IS MY FIRST CHEVY AND I THINK IT WILL BE MY LAST. *AK

DELCO BATTERY FAILED, THE ENTIRE BATTERY POSITIVE(+) TERMINAL FELL OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE BATTERY, THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE BATTERY AND WITHIN THE BATTERY TRAY, ALSO CRACKED AND LEAKING, CONSUMER HAD 5 YEARS ON BATTERY,BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS OVER 36,000 MILES AND WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BATTTERY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY TRANSMISSION EXPLODED INTO PIECES, THE FORCE OF THE EXPLODING PARTS CAUSED CASE TO CRACK WIDE OPEN, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DISTRESS OR TROUBLE, MECHANIC ADVISEC CONSUMER OF THE INEXPENSIVE AND CHEAP QUALITY NATURE OF THE FACTORY TRANSMISSION PARTS INSIDE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT WITH QUALITY PARTS. *JB

OUR BLAZER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED A LITTLE AND WE IMMEDIATELY SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AS WE WERE PULLING OFF THE ROAD THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED DASH INSTRUMENTS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION, BUT AT NO TIME DID THE ENGINE APPEAR TO HAVE PROBLEMS. AS SOON AS WE PULLED OVER WE REALIZED WE HAD A FIRE & IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. SOMEONE STOPPED WITH A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO TRY A STOP THE FLAMES. THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE LOCATED TOWARDS THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OR LOWER AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS SO HOT THAT IT WENT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE BELOW THE DASH BOARD AND ENTERED THE CAB OF BLAZER. AT THAT POINT WE HAD NOTHING LEFT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND SHUT ALL THE DOORS AND THE HOOD TO TRY & CONTAIN & SMOTHER THE FIRE. WE THEN WAITED FOR HELP. WE WERE 150 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON A RURAL STRETCH OF INTERSTATE (THE NEAREST TOWN WAS 18 MILES AWAY). WE WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION TO FIND OUR WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR VEHICLE. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WON'T HELP. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER TO CALL BACK. WE CONTACTED GM AND GOT AS FAR AS THE PRODUCT ALLEGATION RESOLUTION TEAM. THEY SENT A LETTER STATING "OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT PRODUCT ALLEGATION". WE CALLED THEM BACK AND THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY NEVER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. HE SAID HE FOLLOWED PROCEDURES ACCORDING TO COMPANY POLICY (WE HAVE REQUESTED A COPY OF THAT POLICY). OUR VEHICLE IS STILL WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY TOWED IN MARCH. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *AK

HANDLE THAT ADJUSTS SEAT TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS BROKE THREE TIMES . SEAT IS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY A 2 PLY BOARD. *AK SCREW STICKS OUT AND HAS CUT CONSUMER ON THE LEG. *SLC

ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STICK WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT CAUSES A RUN AWAY VEHICLE, WHICH CAN LEAD INTO A CRASH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

DEXCOOL ANTI-FREEZE, THIS PRODUCT CLOGGED THE COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

THERE IS A FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CONSUMER FILLS FUEL TANK FULL , NOT WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED HALF WAY.*AK

THE METAL SHAFTS ON THE MANUAL FRONT SEAT RECLINERS HAVE BROKEN THREE TIMES. THE FIRST ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE NEXT TIME ON DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT, AS WELL AS THE THIRD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $134.50 FOR EACH SEAT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET WHO TOLD ME THEY WOULD NEED A DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALERSHIP, AND THEN MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO "HELP" WITH PROBLEM. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIPS BY PHONE AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEATS BEFORE. MY REQUEST # WITH CHEVROLET IS 03524972, AND I SPOKE WITH ANGELIA MONTGOMERY. I REALLY THINK SOMETHING OUGHT TO BE DONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AS IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH ME BUT OTHERS AS LISTED ON YOUR COMPLAINT DATABASE. AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL DATES OF THE SHAFT BREAKINGS, I CANNOT SAY EXCEPT FOR THE ONE ON 03/08/01. THANK YOU SO MUCH.*AK