1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

WIRING UNDERNEATH SEATS BURNED ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE. *BF EACH TIME THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED, THE TRACK OF THE SEAT CUT INTO THE HARNESS. *JB

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THE FALSE READING. *BF *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN CONSUMER'S YARD. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE YARD FOR A WEEK, THEN MOVED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FIRE DUE TO SNOW. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH RECALL 03V090000.*AK

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUMPING THE BRAKES CONSECUTIVELY THREE TIMES. THEN, VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. *AK

INTERIOR METAL OF GEAR SHIFT CONNECTING IT TO THE STEERING COLUMN SNAPPED THIS DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SHIFTING TO ANY GEARS INCLUDING PARK. IN TURN, THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND PARKING BRAKE NEEDS USED TO PARK. *JB

FAILURE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT RESULTED IN HIGH MAINTENANCE COST FOR REPLACEMENT. *JB

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I CALLED THE GM HOTLINE AND QUESTIONED INFORMATION ABOUT ANY RECALLS. I DID THIS DUE TO MY PROBLEM AND A RECENT CONVERSATION WITH A NEIGHBOR WHO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, SHE RECEIVED A LETTER TO TAKE HER VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS OVERSIGHT THEY INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE SINCE THE VEHICLE DID NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS. IT WAS OVER THE 70,000 MILES. HOWEVER, IF I HAD RECEIVED THIS LETTER WHEN THEY INDICATE THEY INITIALLY SENT THEM OUT (MAY 2003) MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE INDEED QUALIIFED FOR SERVICE REPAIR. NOW I AM STUCK WITH THE CHARGES TO HAVE THIS REPAIR COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT GM CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE? THIS IS THE SAME ADDRESS THAT I HAD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND I JUST RECIEVED A NOTICE ABOUT A SEAT BELT RECALL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM NOR THE FACT THAT DUE TO THEIR NEGLECT TO MAIL THIS LETTER, I HAVE TO PAY MYSELF FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. THE WIPERS HAVE BEEN WORKING INTERMITTANTLY ALMOST SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS OR SO NOW IT SEEMS THAT THEY WORK ON OCCASION. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THEM FIXED, I JUST HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T RAIN OR THEY WORK WHEN IT DOES. *AK

BALL JOINT UPPER CONTROL ARM BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING TODAY. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS 1997 BLAZER I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS-THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL,THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MOST OF THESE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE USED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP,WHOM BY THE WAY DID NOT TELL ME OF ANY OF THESE RECALLS. I HAVE HAD VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *JB

CAR WOULD NOT START ALL THE TIME A NEW INGNITION SWITCH WAS PUT IN. AT A COST OF 515 DOLLARS

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO BRAKES , BUT IT BURNED ENOUGH TO STOP IN A PERSON'S YARD JUST OFF THE HIGHWAY. *AK