1997 Chevrolet Blazer

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT PROBLEM IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER OWNER. 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS PUT THER SCANNERS ON THE VEHICLE AND KEEP BRINGING UP THE OXYGEN SENSOR AS THE PROBLEM. HAD ONE BAD SENSOR AT THE WIRING HARNESS PLUG WHICH WAS POORLY ASSEMBLED AT THE FACTOR CAUSING WATER TO GET TO THE CONTACTS AND CONTAMINATED THE CONNECTOR. REPLACED ALL 4 O2 SENSORS AND STILL CANNOT GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO AWAY. VEHICLE PERFORMS PERFECT ALONG WITH 24 MPG GAS ONE HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS AN ISSUES OTHER BLAZER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. FROM BAD DEXCOOL, WITCH CAUSED A MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE COOLING SYSTEM AT APPROX. 37000 OR 3 1/2 YR. YET CHEVROLET STATES THE COOLANT IS GOOD FOR 5YR OR 150,000. THE FRONT BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROX. 35,000. JUST OVER THE 3YR WARRANTY WITH NO HELP FROM CHEVY DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS FAILURE. ALSO HAVE HAD TWO BATTERIES IN THE SYSTEM ONE AFTER ONLY 3000 MILES AND THE SECOND ONE IS NOW OUT AT 38000 MILES. THERE IS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM THAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. THE SHIFT LEVER HANDLE HAS BEEN A CHANGED 3 TIMES AND STILL RATTLE AFTER APPROX. A MONTH OF USE. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR SHAKES TO THE POINT IT IS HARD TO SEE OUT OF WHEN DRIVING. THE HOOD RATTLES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, WHICH CAN BE FIXED BY ADDING A SOLID RUBBER GASKET AT THE TOP OF HOOD TO KEEP THE HINGE STOPS FROM BOUNCING ON THE FRAME. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REDONE AT 28,000. *AK

WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, IT HAD A 3,000MILE 30 DAY WARRANTY ON IT, 60000MILES. 1ST OCCURRENCE WITH ENGINE LIGHT AND DIPSTICK CORROSION WAS WITHIN THAT TIME. DOWN TIME FOR THE TRUCK ONE WEEK. THE NEXT MONTH, I WAS ENROUTE AND THE LIGHT TRIGGERED AGAIN. TOOK TRUCK TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHO HAD LOOKED AT DIPSTICK BEFORE REPLACEMENT, STATED SAME DIPSTICK. AT THIS POINT I CALLED CHEVROLET COMPANY WHO TOLD ME THE $1800 DAMAGE BILL CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE DIPSTICK AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WOULD BE MINE TO COVER.ALL BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED THE FIRST TIME.*AK

WHILE CHECKING FLUID LEVELS, CONSUMERS SON, WHO IS A MECHANIC, NOTICED RUST IN THE RADIATOR FLUID, HE ALSO FOUND TSB 666841 REGARDING RUST IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET GM TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE SAFETY FACTORS IT COULD CAUSE, HOWEVER IT IS VERY COSTLY, GM HAS NOT BEEN OF ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE CONSUMER IS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC