2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER Complaints

UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW-SPEED BREAKING ON MY S-10 2001 BLAZER. THE PROBLEM OCCURS NUMEROUS TIMES A DAY ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE ADJUSTED MY STOPPING PATTERN TO ALLOW FOR THE INITIATION OF THE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED. IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE BATTERY HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED TO KEEP FROM RUNNING DOWN THE BATTERY. AN NHTSA RECALL, 06V139000; WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH HOWEVER; THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL WORK WHEN IT WANTS. SOMETIMES IN THE EARLY MORNINGS AND NOT IN THE EVENINGS. OR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN NOT AT ALL. NOW IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH TWO USED PARTS BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. *NM

2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER 2WD, 2DR. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, WENT TO AUTO SHOP AND BRAKE CONDITION WAS EXPLAINED AS "HAZARDOUS". HAD TO GET ENTIRE NEW ROTOR SYSTEMS FOR FRONT AND BACK INCLUDING NEW PADS, ETC. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW & IT WAS GARAGE STORED. ROTORS WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND "BARELY THERE". WAS TOLD BY AUTO SHOP THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF BLAZER'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TOTAL REPAIR COST FOR BRAKES WAS $2,200!! VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. *NM

FRONT END, BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS AT 60,000 MILES, IDLER ARM, REPLACE TIRES, ABS LIGHT. *JB

POSSIBLE QUALITY ISSUE WITH GM HUB/BEARING PART NUMBER 12413045. PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 21,500 MILES ON IT. ON 3/23/05 AT 57,468 MILES, THE RIGHT FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY WENT BAD. GM PART 12413045. ON 4/27/05 AT 60,750 MILES, LEFT FRONT HUB NEEDED REPLACEMENT. NOW, ON 2/16/06, AT 90,650 MILES, LEFT FRONT HUB NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THAT IS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. CHEVROLET DEALER DENIED CLAIM THAT PRODUCT DEFECTIVE IN ANY WAY. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE GM ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WITH PREMATURE WEAR AND REPLACE AT NO COST. *JB

THE ABS SEEMS TO BE ACTIVATED EVEN IN SLOW STOPS AND I LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2005. I HAD SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. IT ACTS UP MORE WHEN THE ROAD IS SLICK. SEVERAL MECHANICS TOLD ME IT WAS ABS BUT THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. *NM

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION TO THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH ONLY 60K ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED EVERY 500 MILES. *JB

IT WOULD SWITCH FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DRIVING ,CAUSING CAR TO SLOW DOWN DRAMATICALLY. TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR MODULE BAD ON TRUCK WHEN CALLED FOR WARRANTY THEY STATED IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE. I FELT IT WAS A DEADLY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU WERE DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENS, AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP ,WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE LATCHES ON THE DOOR CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK