2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE BACK OF MY 01 CHEVY BLAZER GO OUT FROM TIME TO TIME. WE GOT THE RECALL INFO FROM CHEVY AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. CHEVY SAID THEY FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE WE HAD THE CAR THUS THEY ARE OFF THE HOOK FOR ANY LIABILITY. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM STILL IS OCCURRING WITH THE CAR. THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS CLOSE TO 1000 DOLLARS AND I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY FIXED IT. I FEEL THAT CHEVY SHOULD STILL FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS IT WASN'T DONE RIGHT ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LAMPS BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS WERE NOT AFFECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE DEALER. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED. NEEDS A COMPLETE TEARDOWN AND REBUILD. COST TO REBUILD WAS BETWEEN $1400 TO $1600. *TR

THE ELECTRIC SMOG PUMP ON MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER HAD FAILED WHEN PUMP FILLED WITH WATER AND SHORTED OUT. THIS IS CAUSED DUE TO THE SHORT INTAKE HOSE TO THE PUMP. THIS IS AN APPARENT KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PUMP. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO FAIL EMISSIONS TESTING. GM WANTED $400 FOR THE PUMP + LABOR TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. ONCE THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE FOR 3RD PARTY VENDORS, WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE PUMP OURSELVES, ADDED A LONGER INTAKE HOSE, AND THE VEHICLE NOW RUNS CORRECTLY. I FEEL THAT SINCE GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT ADVERSELY EFFECTS THE EMISSION CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE REPAIR SHOULD BE GM'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, NOR MY TURNING SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. TOOK IT IN, THEY SAID ITS A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH / TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH.. THE COST IS 400 DOLLARS. *TR

MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER CHANGES FROM 2WH TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR OFF OF THE ROAD SAFELY AND CHANGE IT BACK INTO 2WH, BUT IT KEPT SWITCHING BACK INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THERE IS EVIDENTLY A DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE WOULD STILL OPERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES IDENTICAL TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN A PRIOR TWO PART RECALL. THE CONSUMER ASSUMED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER SHE LEARNED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE PART THAT THE CONSUMER THOUGHT WAS REPLACED BACK IN 2002 WAS NEVER REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,138. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIBURSEMENT. UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL SWITCH FAILED, AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 122,300.

THE "ABS" AND "BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHTS STAY COME ON AND STAY ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED AND THEY ARE COMING ON FOR NO REASON. *TR

THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM EQUIPPED ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER ARE IN CORRELATION TO THE MANUFACTURERS KNOWLEDGE OF HAVING INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ON 1996 - 2002 VEHICLES WITH SEQUENTIAL CENTRAL PORT INJECTION. AFTER HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF FIGURING OUT HOW TO FIX THE CODE P0300( RANDOM CYLINDER MISFIRE) ON MY 01 BLAZER, I REALIZED IT WAS TIME TO GET MORE HELP FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I'VE DONE ENOUGH RESEARCH TO KNOW NOW THAT AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF OWNING THE TRUCK AND DUMPING MONEY INTO UNNECESSARY REPAIRS THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR COST SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT AFTER BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE CALIFORNIA EPA RESEARCH DIVISION ON AIR POLLUTION BACK IN 2003. THEY FOUND THE SCPI SYSTEM INSTALLED ON MODELS BETWEEN 1996 AND 2002 TO BE FAULTY CREATING A PROBLEM WITH THE START UP OF MANY SUVS WHICH LEAD TO EMISSIONS FAILURE. I'M RESEARCHING THIS NOW BECAUSE I'VE FINALLY CONNECTED THE DOTS AND REALIZE THAT CHEVROLET KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM MANY YEARS AGO AND THEY CUT A DEAL WITH THE EPA TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON SUCH VEHICLES FOR 10 YEARS OR 200K MILES IN AN ATTEMPT TO SATISFY CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS. WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES AND HOW WE DEAL WITH AIR POLLUTION. I THOUGHT GM AND CHEVROLET WANTED TO BE THE COMPANY THAT WOULD SET THE EXAMPLE IN "GOING GREEN" FOR OUR PLANET. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE UNTIL YOU REALIZE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY SAVE BY NOT HAVING TO REPLACE FAULTY FUEL SYSTEMS ON OLDER MODEL VEHICLES WHICH HAPPEN TO BE DRIVEN BY PEOPLE WHO ARE A LOT SMARTER THAN THEY THINK. I'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF FILING MY CLAIM WITH CHEVY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I'M HOPING THAT THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS YOUR WEB SITE CAN INFORM OTHERS OF THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW WE SHOULD ALL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR