1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

CAR TOWED IN THREE TIMES LAST SUMMER 6/28/ CAR STALLED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS, REPLACED BATTERY, ALTERNATOR,7 /27 REPROGRAMMED PCM, 9/16 BRAKES FAILED REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. WE'VE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE START. CHEVY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED, WE HAVE EXTENDED 8 YEAR WARRANTY. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, MY DAUGHTER HAD TAKEN THE CAR JUST 1/2 MILE TO THE SHOPPING CENTER AND BACK WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING. THE CAR IS TOTALLED, SHE WAS NOT HURT AND A NEIGHBOR WAS HELPFUL BY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS WAS EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS.*AK

ANTI-FREEZE GOES BAD AND LOOKS LIKE MUD. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOPS. *AK

SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH 33 MILES, I HAVE SPENT APP. $2,000 ON IT, ABOVE THE WTY'S AND MAINT. 12/96 - PASSENGER SIDE GOT FLOODED, 9/97 RECALL DONE, SUCKING AIR SOUND ( NOT FOUND BY TECH.),1/98 - COMPLETE MAIT 15K + 4X4 SERVICE($235), 2/98 -F. BRAKES + MACHINED ROTORS ($162), GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING TOOK, REMOVED DASH( BROKE HAZARD LIGHT) REPLACED GAS TANK SENSOR -3 DAYS(RENTAL GIVEN) 1 DAY LATER, FILLED THE TANK AND THE GAS RAN OUT ( A DAY LOST AT WORK), 1/99 - 4X4 SWITCH REPLACED, 7/99 - REPLACED F.BRAKES ,2 BALL JOINTS, NEW ROTORS,2 REAR AXLE SEALS + CLEANED OIL OUT OF REAR BRAKE($540), 9/99 - CAR DOESN'T START ONCE REPLACED BATTERY, SERPENTINE BELT($248), 1/00 - WIPERS WORK OFF+ ON- REPLACED WIPER BOARD, REPLACED STARTER WITH REBUILT + WTY, 2 COOLER LINES($799). NOW WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE SALES PERSON AGREED TO GIVE A RENTAL, A NEW SERVICE MAN STARTS AND SAYS" I'M NEW AND YOU DON'T GET A RENTAL UNLESS IT;S IN OVER NIGHT" JUST TO LET YOU NO I"M A MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND JUST CAN'T MISS WORK AT ANY TIME THE CAR IS IN FOR REPAIRS. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *AK

FAILED FIRST AT 38,280 REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER NOT INVOLVED IN 1ST OR 2ND FAILURE/REPAIR. CHEVROLET SAYS THAT 76K ON REPAIRED TRANSMISSION IS REASONABLE -- I DISAGREE. *AK

MY 1977 BLAZER WOULD NOT TURN OVER THIS MORNING. A CHECK OF THE BATTERY (ORIGINAL) INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY AND HAS CORRODED THE BATTERY HOLDER, THE CAR FRAME AND THE BRAKE LINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF OTHER VEHICLES FOR LEAKING BATTERY PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM BATTERIES ARE ALSO IN THE 1977 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED TO THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. I REPLACED THE BATTERY TODAY... AND HAVE KEPT THE OLD ONE IN CASE THE NHTSA WANTS TO SEE IT.*AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES WHICH HAS RESULTED IN TWO COLLISIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING A LOSS OF ALL POWER IN THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKES WOUDL NOT RESPOND, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER A MONTH. DEALER WAS THEN CONTACTED AGAIN. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME LOOSE TWICE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED SEVERE STEERING DIFFICULTY. ( THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL BLAZERS AND HE'LL SEE ME AGAIN IN ABOUT 15-25K MILES)TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLY BECAUSE THEY WEAR FAST ON THE FRONT. REPLACED BALL JOINT RECENTLY. VEHICLE MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISES IN FRONT END( INCLUDING ENGINE COMPARTMENT) FOR AGE. VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHACE TO INCLUDE IGNITION REPLACEMENT, FUEL PUMP AND SENSORS REPLACED, FUEL GUAGE GOING WACKY,LIGHTS ALWAYS SEEM DIM( I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE), VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON TOO MANY OCCASIONS TO LIST AND TOWED ONCE WHILE ON A TRIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BATTERY SEEMS TO DRAIN FO NO APPARENT REASON. SEATS AND BELTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ABOUT 4 TIMES. I ONLY DETAIL LISTED ITEMS WHICH I KNOW THE EXACT DATES. WHICH HAPPENED. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER RIGHT NOW FOR ELECTRICAL AND THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO WORK WITH GM ON THESE ISSUES, BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED MUCH HELP. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED WITH THE GM SERVICE AND THE DEALERS. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY PERSON, BUT I DON'T BELEIVE I WANT TO OWN ANOTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 199X BLAZER. THE TWO DEALERS WHICH HAVE WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE THE MOST TRY TO TELL MY WIFE THESE PROBLEMS ARE NORMAL. NO VEHICLE OF THIS AGE SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. I HAD A 20 YEAR OLD CHEVY TRUCK BEFORE THIS BLAZER AND DIDN'T HAVE NEARLY THE PROBLEMS. SORRY, HAD TO VENT A LITTLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL STOPPING ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN WHICH INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE AN ADDITIONAL 15-20 FEET. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CONDITION CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR ABS PROBLEMS. SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS AND REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIP AND LEAK OIL. TRANSMISSION SHOWED NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK