1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

I TOOK MY 1997 BLAZER TO ALEVANDER CHEVROLOT BECAUSE THE FRONT END WAS MAKING A GRINDING AND POPPING SOUND ON 9/23/04 MILES AT TIME OF SERVICE WAS 86,921 THEY TOLD ME ALL THAT WAS WRONG WAS IT WAS DRY THEY CHARGED ME $222.94 AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE. THEN ON 8/14/05 MILES AT TIME IS 91,844 WHICH IS LESS THAN 5,000 MILES LATER THE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE AND THE WHEEL FELL OVER THANK GOD WE WERE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE ONLY DOING 10 MPH OR WE COULD OF BEEN KILLED ANYWAY ALL THE DEALER IS DOING IS REPLACING THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES THE LOWER THEY SAY IS OK THEY ARE NOT REPLACING THE WHEEL THAT WAS DESTROYED OR FOR A FRONT ALIGNMENT WHICH WILL BE NEEDED TO SAVE MY TIRES. *AK

DT: THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH, AND THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NOT WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, AND WAS PUSHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. TWO PEOPLE WERE HURT. *AK

AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WENT OUT(12-5-04) -THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. AS YOU TRY TO DRIVE OFF THE CAR WOULD DIE OUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO CRANK IT AGAIN-MASH THE PEDDLE IT TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD RUN A FEW FEET AND DIE AGAIN. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED(6-12-05)... CAR STARTS BUT IT MAKES A NOISE WHEN RUNNING. *NM

IGNITION SWITCH WENT OUT... HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED. REPORT FROM SHOP SAID" CHECK FOR NO START-FOUND NONE -TRACED SYSTEM FOUND BAD IGNITION ELECTRICAL SWITCH ON STEERING COLUMN-INSTALLED NEW SWITCH WITH WIRE HARNESS- ". *NM

1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER ENGINE REVVED TO A VERY HIGH RPM.*MR AFTER THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE STREET THE ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH. IT REVVED SOMEWHERE AROUND 4500 RPM'S. THE CONSUMER POPPED TO HOOD TO SEE IF HE COULD DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE NEXT DAY THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT BUTTERFLY VALVE WAS OPEN AND SHOWED WHERE THE WEDGE SHAPED PIECE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RIVETED ON. IT APPEARED THAT THE WEDGE PIECE BROKE AWAY FROM THE RIVETS AND PIVOTED DOWN INTO THE THROAT OF THE INJECTOR BODY CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO SENSE THE NEED TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL. *NM

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENLY FAILING. THEY WILL WORK ONE MOMENT THEN STOP ANOTHER MOMENT. SOMETIMES JUST RESTARTING THE TRUCK WILL GET THEM GOING AGAIN, OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND PULL ON THEM TO GET THEM MOVING AGAIN. MOST RECENTLY THE WIPER FAILURE OCCURRED 3X DURING A TRIP TO WORK IN THE RAIN, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER EACH TIME TO GET THE WIPERS RESTARTED AGAIN BY PULLING ON THEM. IN A GOOGLE SEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE SAID THE FAILURES ARE A RESULT OF BAD(COLD) SOLDER JOINTS ON THE PC BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR THAT IS CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. REFLOWING OF THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE BOARD HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR MANY.

WE WERE DRIVING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY DOING ALL OF ABOUT 5MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A FLAT. WE PARKED THE CAR AND GOT OUT TO CHECK IT AND SAW THE TIRE LEANING UP AGAINST THE CAR. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF.

STARTER WENT, GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, REAR WIPER DON'T WORK, BALL JOINTS BAD, ALTERNATER WENT, SHOCKS WENT MANY TIMES, ANTI LOCK BREAKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. TIRED OF THE PROBLEMS!

WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN ENGAGED, FINALLY THEY STOPPED IN MID STREAM. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V159000 BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK TECH FOUND THAT THE WIPER COVER MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1997 CHEVY BLAZER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A RECALL WAS MADE ON HIS VEHICLE FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. WHEN THE RECALL WAS FIXED A SHORTER SEAT BELT WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE. NOW CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AND FEELS THAT ALL THE SEAT BELTS IN THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 03V117000. GM RECALL NUMBER IS 03020. THIS IS THE THIRD SEAT BELT THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TT