1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

FAILURE OF ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS TO REDUCE IDLE RPM ON DECELERATION IS CAUSING UNDUE STRAIN ON BRAKING SYSTEM AND PREMATURE WEAR OF COMPONENTS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY WHILE IN GEAR AND EVEN DOWNSHIFTING DUE TO THE ENGINE'S DELAY IN REDUCING THE IDLE SPEED HAS FORCED THE DRIVER TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO DURING BRAKING TO DISABLE THE ENGINE FROM THE DRIVE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM MAY BE LINKED TO OTHER MODELS WITH FAULTY EGR VALVES BUT HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY MY DEALER. THEIR ONLY SOLUTION IS TO DOWNLOAD A NEW PROGRAM INTO THE ECM, BUT IT HASN'T WORKED.*AK

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, AND VEHICLE IS GOING DOWN A HILL OR SMALL INCLINE , ENGINE WILL DIE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR JUST QUITS .HAVE TO TURN LEVER CONTROL BACK AND FORTH UNTILL IT MAYBE WORK. BAD IN HEAVY RAINS! *AK

COOLIANT SYSTEM FILLED WITH SLUGS CAUSED BY DEX COOLANT PRODUCT. BREAKDOWN. DEX IS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD FOR 100,000 MILES, AT 53,000 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR TRANMISSION HOSE LEAK, DEALER OPENED RADIATOR CAP AND SAID THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH BLAZERS. RECOMMENDED A FLUSH BE DONE, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP DID. NOW VEHICLE HAS AN INDICATION (SPIKE) OF OVER HEATING. NOW DEALERSHIP STATES BLOCK NEEDS TO BE PULLED, FREEZE PLUGS PULLED AND A COMPLETE BLOCK FLUSH , ALONG WITH RADIATOR RECORED AND HEATER CORE REPLACED. IS THERE ANY INFORMATION ON THE BREAKDOWN OF DEX COOLANT FUILDS THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM OR THAT HAS BEEN SENT OUT FROM THE MANUFACTER OF THIS PRODUCT. I AM NOW LOOKING AT $1,300.00 OF REPAIRS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. OWNER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, BUT PROBLEM WENT AWAY. CURRENTLY, IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN OF,CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FREQUENTLY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SWITCH, THEY SAID THAT IT IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. ON LONG TRIPS (ABOUT AN HOUR) THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SHIFT VERY ROUGH. *AK

FUEL GAUGE GIVES INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANK.HAVE LEARNED TO DEPEND ON TRIP ODEMETER TO KEEP FROM RUNNING OUT OF GAS. *AK

BRAKES SPONGY, INABILITY TO STOP IN PROPER MANNER, ALMOST IN 3 ACCIDENTS THIS PAST WEEKEND, THIS WILL BE MY 4TH SET OF BRAKES IN 26,000 MILES, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE ABS THAT IS CAUSING IT, BECAUSE NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, TIRES ARE STILL BAD FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED AUTO, I HAVE 2 DEALERSHIPS TELLING ME TWO DIFFERENT STORIES, NO ONE CAN FIX AUTO, GM WILL NOT RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, THEY BRUSH IT OFF, THE SYSTEM IS BAD, AND THEY WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH VERY ANNOYING. BRAKES REPLACED BY DEALER WHEN BOUGHT NOW SQEAKING AFTER ONLY 9500 MILES THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK HAS RUSTED AND PARTICLES ARE GOING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT CARE THE RADIATOR WAS FULL OF SLUG HAD TO BE FLUSHED OUT OF POCKET FOR ME NOW THERE IS A BURNING SMELL AFTER I ACCELERATE SMELLS LIKE BURNT TOAST. THIS CAR NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND WILL NEVER BUY THIS BRAND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR LISTENING