1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE BLAZER SUFFERS FROM SUDDEN ACCELERATION AS I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP AT A STOPLIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN EXAMINATION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK

AFTER THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ANTI FREEZE HAD A THICK MUDDY TEXTURE IN THE RADIATOR. THIS CONDITION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CONSUMER HAS FLUSHED THE RADIATOR THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK...PAID OVER $700 FOR REPLACEMENT. THREE DAYS LATER, THE WATER PUMP BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMMON OCCURENCE WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS REPLACED, AND NOW WANTS TO CHARGE ME OVER $350 TO FIX THE WATER PUMP.*AK

MOST OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SURFACED HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE. *PH MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVE RECURRED. THE A/C SEAL LEAKED AND NEEDED A PUMP. THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE IDLER PULLEY, OIL FILTER LINES, CRANK SHAFT,DOOR HINGES, POWER STEERING, THROTTLE POSITIONER SENSOR 2, LEFT FRONT AXLE SEAL, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL SIDE COVERS. *SC *MR *JB

ENGINE COOLANT AT 50,000 MILES TURNED TO A MUDDY SUBSTANCE. 1 YR LATER AND 30,000 MILES IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALER DID A POWER FLUSH AT THE 50,000 AND GM COVERED 2/3RDS OF BILL NOW I AM TOLD I MUST CHANGE HEATER CORE AND POWER FLUSH AGAIN AT A COST OF OVER $800. . GM WILL NOT COVER ANY EXPENSE. IT IS SAID THAT MY ANTI FREEZE SHOULD LAST 100,000 MILES ,AS YOU CAN SEE IT DID NOT LAST 50,000 MILES. *CB

BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE WORK DONE SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING RECALL OF ABS. WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 9 2002. THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT SLOW SPEED ON SURFACE STREET RESULTING IN A THREE CAR COLLISION ONE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ACCIDENT COSTS NOT INCLUDED. MINOR INJURY TO DRIVERS OF TWO OF THE VEHICLES. CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE AND SO WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBLILY ETC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE AS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHAT ACTUAL PROBLEM IS. BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WHEN THE AUTOBODY REPAIR SHOP TOOK IT IN FOR BRAKE CHECK PRIOR TO RETURNING TO US.

OUR BLAZER STARTED OVER HEATING, WE HAD IT FLUSHED DUE TO A MUD LOOKING SLUGE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM AND A NEW THERMOSTAT PUT IN. ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT STARTED OVER HEATING AGAIN. WE AGAIN HAD IT FLUSHED AND ANOTHER NEW THERMOSTAT PUT IN. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT AGAIN OVER HEATED WE HAD IT TOWED IN AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS TIME IT HAD CAUSED THE MOTOR TO BLOW. WE CONTACTED GM THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROUBLEM IT WAS DEXCOOL, WE CONTACTED DEXCOOL AND THEY SAID IT WAS GM'S PROUBLEM. WE GOT THE RUN AROUND SO WE CONTACTED THE ATTY GENERALS OFFICE AND FILLED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM.

I WAS JUST INVOLVED IN "REAR-ENDER" IN WHICH I COULD NOT GET MY BLAZER TO STOP. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. THAT SEEMED OKAY BECAUSE I KNEW I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. HOWEVER, AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS RELEASING THE BRAKES CAUSING MY BLAZER TO ROLL RIGHT INTO THE REAR THE EXPLORER IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS EXTREMEMLY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN ABS RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR.

I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE OIL COOLANT LINES ON MY 1996 S-10 BLAZER 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE AUTO. I PURCHEASED IT IN 1998. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEN, AND THE FIRST TIME THEY DID THE WORK FREE OF CHARGE. SINCE THEN, EVERY 12-18 MONTHS I FIND OIL DRIPPING IN MY GARAGE, AND I AM TOLD IT IS THESE LINES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. CAN'T ANYTHING BE DONE!!