1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HOOD FLEW UP AND DROPPED BACK DOWN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH. DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, OWNER COULD NOT GET HOOD TO OPEN. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. PLESAE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN HOOD FLEW UP AND DROPPED BACK DOWN. DAY BEFORE HOOD FLEW UP, OWNER COULD NOT GET HOOD TO OPEN. OWNER REPORTED INCIDENT TO CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK A MODULAR RELAY SWITCH FAILED. GROUND WIRE WAS NOT INSTALL. ANOTHER GROUND WIRE WAS NOT INSTALL AT FUEL INJECTOR CAUSING NOT ENOUGH GAS TO GET INTO INJECTOR. BREAK PEDAL FAILED. BREAKS LOCKED AFTER MAKING SCREENING NOISE. TAPE PLAYER FAILED. *YH

RETRACTOR HANDLE FOR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THEREFORE, CONSUMER FEELS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS, THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *CJ

THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS WHEN THE BLAZER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH, TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF BLAZER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE,THAT VECHILE THEN SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE BLAZER, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT (LEG AND BACK). *CJ

I WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT THE 28TH OF AUGUST, ON A TWO-LANE ROAD. I HIT A FORD RANGER THAT HAD REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THE RANGER TO SPIN AROUND HITTING ME HEAD-ON AT 55M.P.H. THE FORD'S AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, BUT NEITHER SIDE OF MY CHEVROLET'S DEPLOYED. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT, BUT THE FORCE OF THE ACCIDENT STILL CAUSED MY LEFT KNEE TO HIT THE DASH BOARD. I RECEIVED BACK AND KNEE PAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. I HAD TORN CARTLIDGE IN MY KNEE, AND I TORE MY MCL LIGAMENT, I HAVE HAD SURGERY ON MY LEFT KNEE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE, BUT I AM STILL UNABLE TO WORK BECAUSE OF THE INJURIES.I BELIEVE THE AIR-BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND SO DOES THE BODY SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY SENT MY VEHICLE OFF TO BE CHECKED OUT TO SEE WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THEIR REASON WAS I DIDN'T HIT AT A HIGH ENOUGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS ANSWER DOES NOT SATISFY ME SINCE IT WAS AT 55M.P.H.*AK

TRUCK FRAME LEANING >2 INCHES TOWARDS LEFT. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO DIMMIT CHEVROLET, DEALER UNABLE TO FIX IT. THEY ANSWERED IS UNDER ESPECIFICATIONS AND ALL TRUCKS LEAN TO ONE SIDE. HELP !! CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY GM SAID IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM

THESE TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES ON THEM. THE MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH IS APPROXIMATELY 4/32 OF AN INCH. ALL FOUR OF THESE TIRES HAVE A STARKLY VISABLE CRACK LINE JUST BELOW THE TREAD CASE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRES. IT IS AT THE DEPTH OF WHERE THE STEEL BELTING WOULD BE FOUND. I REMOVED THESE TIRES AND PURCHASED ANOTHER SET OF FIRESTONE AT TIRES WITH THE SAME DOT NUMBER AND SINCE HAVE FOUND CRACKING OCCURRING ON TWO OF THE FOUR REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE TREAD ON THESE TIRES IS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER. I HAVE SENT IN MY ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE, A PHOTO ATTACHMENT OF THE ORIGINIAL TIRES. FIRESTONE STORE REPS. ARE CONTENDING OZONE CRACKING WHICH IS PREPOSTEROUS. THIS SHOWS A SAFETY ISSUE ON 75% OF THE TIRES NOT MANUFACTURED AT THE DECATUR IL. PLANT. I EMPHASIZE THE CRACKING IS UNIFORM AND COMPLETELY SURROUNDING THE PERIMETER OF EACH TIRE. THIS SUGGESTS TO ME AS A RESEARCH ENGINEER, FAILURE WOULD BE HIGHLY LIKELY. (DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRESIZE: P235/R7515)

THE SEAT RECLINE LEVER ROUTINELY FAILS BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT PUTS THE DRIVER AND OR PASSENGER IN A UNSAFE POSITION TO THE AIR BAG GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OR REPLACE. *AK

FRONT END WENT OUT HAD IT REPLACE, IT IS STILL GOING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT PUSHING IT IN AS FAIR AS IT WILL GO, INTO 4WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DOING 60 R 70 MILES AN HOUR, I WILL CRASH