1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION HAD RAIN WATER RUN DOWN THE TUBE FROM THE GRATES IN THE HOOD BEN MYNETT CHEVROLET DRAINED THE FLUID AND CHANGED THE FILTERS AND REPLACED THE DIP STICK AND TUBE THY SAID THIS WOULD DO ENOUGH BUT NOW THERE IS RUST PARTICLES IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS TAKEN BACK FOR THAT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING .THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS WENT OUT TWICE THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A HOSE CLOGGED TWO TIMES IN JUST A FEW MONTHS .THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED TWICE IN A 2 WEEK TIME PERIOD THE DEX COOL COOLANT HAS HAD A REPUTATION OF CLOGGING UP THE HEATER CORE IN ALL GM CARS .THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAS WENT OUT TWICE THIS WAS FROM A VACUUM HOSE AROUND THE TRANSMISSION .THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS HAVE WENT OUT ONCE .TBATTERY WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES IN A 2 MONTH TIME PERIOD THIS HAD US STRANDED IN 95 DEGREE HEAT .TURNED OUT IT WAS A BAD ALTERNATOR.THE FACTORY UNIROYAL 50000 MILE TIRES ONLY LASTED 30000 MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT .THE VEHICLE CUT OFF ONE DAY LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS WHILE MOVING AT 45 MPH MY WIFE BARELY GOT THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD .THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE TANK .( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205-75-15 )

IF GEAR SHIFT IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE. ENGINE CONTINUES TO REV VERY HIGH, BEYOND 'REDLINE', ENGINE COULD EXPLODE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND FINDS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK.ET.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TRAVELLING 55MPH, DRIVER'S SEATBACK SNAPPED IN A LYING POSITION. CONTACTED THE DEALER , AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *AK *ML

THROTTLE GOT STUCK IN WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO A PIECE OF METAL THAT HAD PEELED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PADS WERE REPLACED. REAR DRUMS HAVE BEEN MACHINED, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED 3 TIMES AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT PROBLEM, BUT FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND WILL BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THIS WILL BE THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH THAT FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE SAME SAME TIME OIL WAS PUMPING ON THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR, AND LOST ALL OIL. PULLED OVER. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. ENGINE COOLING LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED A HOLE IN THE LINE. DEALER REPLACED COOLING LINE. *AK *ML

THE VECHILE WAS COMING UP TO A STOPLIGHT. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER. SHE PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. SHE TRIED AGAIN AND STILL NOTHING. SHE AND MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER CRASHED INTO A SEMITRUCK TRAILER. THE POLICE ESTIMATE HER SPEED AT 28 MPH. THERE ARE NO SKID MARKS. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO CUT OFF IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVED FOR MORE THAT 30 MINUTES AND THE A/C IS RUNNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON NOR ARE THERE ANY WARNINGS THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO DIE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM BECAUSE COMPUTER ISN'T REGISTERING ANY ISSUES. THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK