1997 Chevrolet Blazer

SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH 33 MILES, I HAVE SPENT APP. $2,000 ON IT, ABOVE THE WTY'S AND MAINT. 12/96 - PASSENGER SIDE GOT FLOODED, 9/97 RECALL DONE, SUCKING AIR SOUND ( NOT FOUND BY TECH.),1/98 - COMPLETE MAIT 15K + 4X4 SERVICE($235), 2/98 -F. BRAKES + MACHINED ROTORS ($162), GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING TOOK, REMOVED DASH( BROKE HAZARD LIGHT) REPLACED GAS TANK SENSOR -3 DAYS(RENTAL GIVEN) 1 DAY LATER, FILLED THE TANK AND THE GAS RAN OUT ( A DAY LOST AT WORK), 1/99 - 4X4 SWITCH REPLACED, 7/99 - REPLACED F.BRAKES ,2 BALL JOINTS, NEW ROTORS,2 REAR AXLE SEALS + CLEANED OIL OUT OF REAR BRAKE($540), 9/99 - CAR DOESN'T START ONCE REPLACED BATTERY, SERPENTINE BELT($248), 1/00 - WIPERS WORK OFF+ ON- REPLACED WIPER BOARD, REPLACED STARTER WITH REBUILT + WTY, 2 COOLER LINES($799). NOW WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE SALES PERSON AGREED TO GIVE A RENTAL, A NEW SERVICE MAN STARTS AND SAYS" I'M NEW AND YOU DON'T GET A RENTAL UNLESS IT;S IN OVER NIGHT" JUST TO LET YOU NO I"M A MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND JUST CAN'T MISS WORK AT ANY TIME THE CAR IS IN FOR REPAIRS. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *AK

MY 1977 BLAZER WOULD NOT TURN OVER THIS MORNING. A CHECK OF THE BATTERY (ORIGINAL) INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY AND HAS CORRODED THE BATTERY HOLDER, THE CAR FRAME AND THE BRAKE LINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF OTHER VEHICLES FOR LEAKING BATTERY PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM BATTERIES ARE ALSO IN THE 1977 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED TO THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. I REPLACED THE BATTERY TODAY... AND HAVE KEPT THE OLD ONE IN CASE THE NHTSA WANTS TO SEE IT.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME LOOSE TWICE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED SEVERE STEERING DIFFICULTY. ( THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL BLAZERS AND HE'LL SEE ME AGAIN IN ABOUT 15-25K MILES)TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLY BECAUSE THEY WEAR FAST ON THE FRONT. REPLACED BALL JOINT RECENTLY. VEHICLE MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISES IN FRONT END( INCLUDING ENGINE COMPARTMENT) FOR AGE. VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHACE TO INCLUDE IGNITION REPLACEMENT, FUEL PUMP AND SENSORS REPLACED, FUEL GUAGE GOING WACKY,LIGHTS ALWAYS SEEM DIM( I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE), VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON TOO MANY OCCASIONS TO LIST AND TOWED ONCE WHILE ON A TRIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BATTERY SEEMS TO DRAIN FO NO APPARENT REASON. SEATS AND BELTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ABOUT 4 TIMES. I ONLY DETAIL LISTED ITEMS WHICH I KNOW THE EXACT DATES. WHICH HAPPENED. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER RIGHT NOW FOR ELECTRICAL AND THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO WORK WITH GM ON THESE ISSUES, BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED MUCH HELP. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED WITH THE GM SERVICE AND THE DEALERS. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY PERSON, BUT I DON'T BELEIVE I WANT TO OWN ANOTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 199X BLAZER. THE TWO DEALERS WHICH HAVE WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE THE MOST TRY TO TELL MY WIFE THESE PROBLEMS ARE NORMAL. NO VEHICLE OF THIS AGE SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. I HAD A 20 YEAR OLD CHEVY TRUCK BEFORE THIS BLAZER AND DIDN'T HAVE NEARLY THE PROBLEMS. SORRY, HAD TO VENT A LITTLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL STOPPING ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN WHICH INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE AN ADDITIONAL 15-20 FEET. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CONDITION CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR ABS PROBLEMS. SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS AND REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ON 12/22/99, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. A WOMAN TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US LOST CONTROL, STRUCK THE CONCRETE DIVIDER, FLIPPED OVER & WOUND UP UPSIDE DOWN PERPENDICULAR IN THE ROAD IN OUR LANE(LEFT LANE). OUR BRAKES FAILED IN OUR VEHICLE & AS A RESULT WE STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WHO WAS APPEARANTLY PUSHED INTO THE OVERTURNED VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AS WE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. MY HUSBAND DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVISE THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER OF HIS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN THE OFFICER ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL, HE TOLD MY HUSBAND HE DID NOT WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY BECAUSE THE OFFICER INDICATED HE HAD 2 INDEPENDENT WITNESSES. THE OFFICER ADVISED THE WITNESSES STATED THE VAN IN FRONT OF US HAD STOPPED WITH OUT STRIKING THE OVERTURNED VEHICLE, & THEREFORE WE TOO SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. WE SAW THE FIRST VEHICLE LOSE CONTROL & HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO REACT WITH MORE THAN AMPLE DISTANCE TO STOP. HAD OUR BRAKES NOT HAVE FAILED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP & THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON 1995-1996 CHEV BLAZERS RELATED TO ABS. THOUGH OUR VEHICLE IS A LATER MODEL, I DO BELIEVE OUR CLAIM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE REPORTED THE CLAIM TO GM AS WELL AS OUR INSURANCE CO. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME SO THAT I MAY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU WITH ANY INFORMATION &/OR ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME & ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *AK