2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING ARM ADJUSTING SLEEVE FOR THE TIE ROD HAD 100% SURFACE RUST. THIS COULD RUST THROUGH, AND RESULT IN STEERING LOSS. THE ADJUSTING SLEEVE WAS ONLY 1/8 OF AN INCH THICK. DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS OKAY, BUT WOULD NOT SUPPLY DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE ASSERTION. . THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL VEHICLES.*AK *NM

I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE. WITHOUT WARNING MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MOMENT LATER AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. APPROX 30 MIN LATER WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED AGAIN. DURING THE NEXT 2 HOURS, IT QUIT 5 MORE TIMES, USUALLY AT STOP SIGNALS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL JUST CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RACE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. IT FIRST OCCURED ON MAY 20, 2004. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO COULD FIND NO PROBLEM.*AK

ALL OF A SUDDEN IN LATE MAY WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES THEY MADE A CRUSHING SOUND AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. SO AT 51000 MILES I AM TOLD THAT MY FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW BADLY THE ROTORS WE RUSTED. AFTER THE BRAKES WE REPAIRED ABS STILL KICKS IN AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS. SO I HAD TO TAKE THE VECHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP SO THEY COULD DO A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND I AM TOLD THAT MY ABS MODUL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST IS APPROX $1300. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS WAS NORMAL AT 51000 MILES THE MAN SAID "IT'S A BLAZER". OH, DID I MENTION MY FRONT BEARING IS ALSO SHOT BUT I'M BROKE. ALSO, IN THE PAST 2 YEARS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON. AFTER THE DEALER "FIXED" IT A FEW TIMES THEN OTHER ISSUES STARTED THE GAS GAGE DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. I'VE HAD IT WITH THE DEALER AND KNOW I JUST DEAL WITH IT.*AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS, THE CONSUMER WOULD MOMENTARILY LOOSE STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

VIBRATION AND DRONING NOISE STARTED 1 1/2 WEEKS (APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 9 OR 10, 2003, AFTER PURCHASE ON 11/24/2003. LEVELS OF VIBRATIONS RANGE FROM LIGHT TO MEDIUM TO HEAVY; LEVELS OF DRONING NOISE RANGE FROM LIGHT TO MEDIUM TO HEAVY. 1. 1ST REPAIR VISIT--1/17/04 FOR VIBRATION AND DRONING--(DRONING WAS NOT MENTIONED ON SERVICE ORDER;WHEN LEAVING THE DEALER, THE VIBRATION AND DRONING NOISE WORSE THAN WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT IN. SERVICE ORDER HAD "1465 EXCESSIVE EXHAUST VIBRATION L2004 .4 TO ALIGN EXHAUST SYSTEM .5 TO INSTALL CLAMP KIT INSTALL EXHAUST WEIGHTS 602 LINE TOTAL .9 HR" 2. TRUCK WAS IMMEDIATELY RETURNED 1/17/04 FOR EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND DRONING AND WAS ASKED TO RETURN TRUCK ON MONDAY. 3. TRUCK TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR ON 1/19/04; "1563 REPOSITON BRCKTS FOR VIBRATION VIBRATION NORMAL FOR A SIX CYLINDER OPERATING AS DESIGNED 602." 4. TRUCK TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR ON 2/2/04 AT 7 A.M.; KEPT TRUCK ALL DAY AND OVERNIGHT. 2050 ADJUST EXHAUST, TRANS, AND ENGINES MOUNTS TO CHANGE COMMON FREQUENCY OF VIBRATION. NO CHARGE REFERENCE VEHICLE 4K124143 STOCK VEHICLE 602. 5. ON 2/4/2004, MET WITH GM REPRESENTATIVE, DAN SOTELO; ENGINE RUNNING AS DESIGNED, NO DEFECTS NOTED, SAID HE RODE IN IT (NOT WHILE I WAS THERE) HE DID SIT IN TRUCK WITH ME AND THE MGR OF SERVICE ALONG WITH ANOTHER GENTLEMAN. 6. ON 2/23/04, TRUCK TAKEN TO FRANK PARRA CHEVROLET, IRVING, TX, FOR VIBRATION AND ABNORMAL NOISE. FRANK PARRA COULD NOT HEAR ANY NOISE SO NO CORRECTIONS WERE DONE; CHECKED FOR TROUBLE CODES, SERVICE BULLETINS AND ROAD TESTED. VIBRATION IN SEAT CONSOLE. BOTH DEALERSHIPS ARE NEXT TO FREEWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE MEN AT THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT APPEAR TO HEAR THIS DRONING (MY BROTHER CALLS IT A RUMBLING NOISE). THE VIBRATION IS FELT BY MY BROTHER, MY HUSBAND, AND A FRIEND. MY FORMER MECHANIC COULD HEAR THE NOISE AND FEEL THE VIBRATION. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I DONT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH A PASSING VEHICLE SPLASHED MUD ONTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER TRIED TO REMOVE THE MUD WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS,BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK