2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE. DUE TO A BAD HAZARD CARRIER SWITCH THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO ELIMINATE, ALONG WITH HAZARD LIGHTS. IT HAPPENS DAILY, AS THE PART IS NO GOOD. GM FORCED ME TO PAY OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE SWITCH- EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL. *TR

I CALLED CHEVROLET (1-800-630-2438) ABOUT A RECALL ON 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER ID#08V231000. EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. I TOLD THEM MY 2002 BLAZER BRAKE LIGHTS,HAZARD LIGHTS,DASH LIGHTS,TAIL LIGHTS,HEAD LIGHTS,INTERIOR LIGHTS,TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BRAKE LIGHTS,TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS,AND HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORKED WHEN YOU PUSH RED HAZARD POP-UP BUTTON TO THE LEFT AND HOLD IT THERE. HEADLIGHTS,TAIL LIGHTS,DASH LIGHTS,AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ALL FLICKERING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THIS 2002 BLAZER WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, AS IT WAS BUILT ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2001. THE RECALL ENDED ON AUGUST 20, 2001. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS RECALL,AND FOUND IT TO BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRASS CONTACTS AND COPPER CONTACTS IN THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. ALSO THE GREASE USED IN THE SWITCH. I ASKED THEM IF I HAD IT REPAIRED, AND FOUND BRASS CONTACTS, INSTEAD OF COPPER CONTACTS IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, IF THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. I WAS GIVEN A CASE # AND TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE ONLY I WOULD GET REIMBURSED WAS IF ANOTHER RECALL WOULD COME OUT IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS/ 12,000 MILES WHICH EVER CAME FIRST. AND WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND A CHEVROLET DEALER. I DON'T HAVE $600.00-$700.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT, AND SHOULD FIXED IMMEDIATELY! THERE ARE MORE CHEVROLET BLAZERS WITH THE SAME MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH PROBLEMS, NOT IN THESE RECALLS. NOT ALL YEARS ARE COVERED. *TR

REAR LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK ON 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE DEFECTIVE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED P/N 26100837, DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE PER DOC. 2150557 #01073B PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE S/N WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, COST OF REPAIR $445.45. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE HAZARD LIGHT WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2008 AT RINKE CHEVROLET. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE LISTED DEFECT & RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS NOT LISTED ON MY VIN#. I WANT MY MONEY REFUNDED FROM CHEVROLET BECAUSE A 2002 BLAZER IS MADE THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT PACKAGE IS INCLUDED - BRAKE LIGHT DEFECTS COULD CAUSE MAJOR SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENTS. *TR

THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK! I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 60MPH SPEED LIMIT ROAD AND THERE WAS A STOP LIGHT AHEAD A CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT TO AVOID ACCIDENT I TUNED IN TO THE OTHER LANE WILE ON MY BRAKES THERE WAS A TRACTOR TRAILER STOPPED AT THE LIGHT THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING I PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPED SLOWLY I WOUND UP ABOUT LESS THAN 1 FOOT OF HITTING THE TRAILER AT THE NEXT LIGHT I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE CAR DID IT AGAIN THIS TIME I WENT THREW THE RED LIGHT ON ABOUT 5 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION THANK GOD NO OTHER DRIVERS STARTED TO GO YET FROM THERE GREEN LIGHT .NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE JUST A CRAPPY CAR :-( *TR

MY 2002 CHEVY BLAZER WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, AND CHEVY WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR INOPERATIVE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE OFFICER WARNED HIM AND DID NOT GIVE HIM A TICKET. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) WHEN ORDERING THE PARTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC AT THE COST OF $90. THE CONTACT WOULD NOT RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT EVEN IF THE VIN TURNED OUT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE HIM A FILE NUMBER AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,250. UPDATED 11/19/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER A AND DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THE CONSUMERS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB

MY STEP DAUGHTER 2002 BLAZER TAIL LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. SHE HER THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUE ON THAT PROBLEM. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V231000 ACTION NUMBER RQ08001. WHEN SHE WENT TO THE DEALER SHE FOUND OUT THAT HER SUV WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN NUMBER IS . THE BLAZER WAS TAKEN IN AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE HAZARD SWITCH INDICATE IN THE RECALL. COST 193.00 TO FIX. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THIS AND OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

AUGUST 24, 2008, MYSELF AND MY THREE DAUGHTERS HEADED TO CHURCH TRAVELING ALONG 91N IN CT TO EXIT 35 WHEN ANOTHER PASSENGER CAR WAIVED AT US TO GET OFF THE EXIT - NOT KNOWING WHY WE GOT OFF THE EXIT ANY WAY SINCE THAT'S THE ONE WE NEEDED AND AS WE SLOWED DOWN AN ABUNDANCE OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR - I PULLED OVER AND THE GENTLEMEN CONTINUED TO WAIVE AT US - NOT KNOWN TO ME WHY UNTIL WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW FLAMES BREWING UNDER THE CAR...IMMEDIATELY I SOUGHT AFTER MY CHILDREN TO GET TO A SAFE DISTANCE AND CALLED 911 - STATE TROOPER WAS AT EXIT 33 SO HE ARRIVED QUICKLY HOWEVER FRONT OF CAR ALREADY HAD FLAMES COMING UP TOWARDS WINDSHIELD - FRONT OF CAR WAS COVERED WITH FLAMES BEFORE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED (PICTURES AVAILABLE) - INSURANCE COMPANY HAD INSPECTION COMPLETED AND ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTION (REPORT AVAILABLE) REFERENCE WAS MADE TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN BEING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...OUTSIDE OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (SEEKING THERAPY) NO PHYSICAL INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS FIRE LEFT ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND AS A REAL ESTATE AGENT MY VEHICLE IS EVERYTHING...THIS VEHICLE ALSO WAS OUR FAMILY CAR. *TR

SOMEONE STOPPED ME AND SAID I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. SAW THERE WAS A RECALL - ID01V36400 - FOR A HAZARD SWITCH CARRIER REPLACEMENT. HAD THE SWITCH FIXED ON OCTOBER 11,2007 FOR $187.01 BUT WAS TOLD THAT VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED AND COULD NOT PAY FOR THE PROBLEM. IN JUNE, 2008 ANOTHER RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM - ID 08V23100 - BUT VIN # WAS STILL NOT INCLUDED. HAVE FILLED OUT THE FORMS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IN THE MEANTIME, THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN SOLD AND CHEVROLET SAYS NOTHING CAN BE DONE. AT TIME OF REPAIR THE BLAZER ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED IN BOTH THE RECALLS. *TR