2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH CONTROLS THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS, FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL INFORMING HER THAT GENERAL MOTORS DENIED THE CLAIM. SHE CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

REAR ROTORS RUSTING PLUS SQUEALING AND WEARING BRAKE LININGS AT ONLY 23,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. AFTER A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 119,332. UPDATED 07/10/08. *LJ THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. UPDATED 07/08/08 *JB

I CAME ACROSS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER LS RECALL #01V364000 ISSUED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 2002. I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED AT JIM TRENARY CHEVROLET IN O FALLON, MO IN MARCH 2008. I LATER FOUND THE RECALL. THE REPAIR WORK THAT I PAID FOR MATCHED EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS ABOUT SO I ASKED FOR A REFUND FOR THAT WORK. THEY REFUSED SINCE MY VIN WASN'T ON GM'S LIST OF OPEN RECALLS. WHAT WENT WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE WAS WHAT WAS EXACTLY DESCRIBED ON THE RECALL. WHY WASN'T MY VIN INCLUDED? PART # 26100837 WAS A PART MENTIONED IN THE RECALL AND IT IS LISTED ON MY PAID INVOICE. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. CALLED DEALER AND GM AND WAS TOLD "THERE IS NO RECALL FOR VEHICLE BASED ON VIN AND NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL ID # 01V364000". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. HE CHANGED THE LIGHT, BUT THE FAILURE REMAINED. NO OTHER LIGHTS WERE AFFECTED BY THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,050 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 4/23/08 *CN UPDATED 04/23/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. HE STATED THAT INITIALLY THE BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY HOWEVER THEY WERE CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 01V364000) HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

DEFECT IN ENGINE OIL COOLING LINES-CRIMPING ON END OF HOSE, MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING OIL LEAK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL NUMBER 01V364000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,431.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE BULB. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CONTACT LOCATED A SAFETY RECALL, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE BELIEVED THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.