1997 Chevrolet Blazer

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST GEAR. CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE BUT MOVING AS THOUGH IT IS IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR TO START FROM A DEAD STOP. ONCE MOVING AT SECOND GEAR SPEED IT IS WORKING FINE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WHEN SCANNED IT SHOWS CODES P0740 AND P1860 (P0740 IS TCC SENSOR MALFUNCTION ---P1860 IS SHIFT PLATE D GROUNDED TO BATTERY)WHEN CODES ARE CLEARED THE CODES COME BACK. TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED . *NLM

I PURCHASE MY 97 BLAZER IN DEC 2000 WITH 35000 MILES FROM A LOCAL DEALER, I BELIEVE IT WAS A PREVIOUS LEASE VEHICLE. WITHIN ONE YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS BUT WAS TOLD THAT I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. IN FEB OF 2003 I LOST MY HEAT AND SPENT CLOSE TO 2000 DOLLARS REPLACING FIRST THE WATER PUMP, THEN THE RADIATOR. AFTER THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED WITH A SPECIAL MACHINE THAT WOULD COST ANOTHER 400 DOLLARS. THE SYSTEM HAD TO BE FLUSHED TWICE TO GET MARGINAL HEAT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE NEXT MOVE IS TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE. NOW THE WIPERS STOP WORKING AND ONLY RESTART BY FLIPPING THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH. NOT REAL GOOD ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I RECENTLY HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS OLD AND CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT ACTUALLY HAD LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON IT AS THEY REPLACED IT IN FEBRUARY WHEN THE WATER PUMP WAS DONE, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE COMBINATION OF LOUSY SERVICE FROM 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONGOING PROBLEMS WILL BE ENOUGH TO STOP ME FROM BUYING ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN. *NLM

THERE IS A BAD DESIGN IN THE BUNDLE OF WIRING ABOVE TRANSMISSION WITH PLASTIC RING HOLDING BUNDLE, THIS BUNDLE IS NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING ALLOWING MOVE RUB TILL THEY SHORT OUT IN THE CHEVROLET BLAZERS, MINE IS A 1997. MY BLAZER WIRING CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION SWITCH TO SHORT OUT AND I WAS FIRST TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION SO I TOOK IT FOR SECOND OPINION, THE SECOND SHOP CUT THE WIRE FROM THE BUNDLE, REROUTED IT FROM TRANSMISSION SWITCH AND THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH WORKED. OTHER WIRES IN THE SAME BUNDLE CAUSED SHORTS THROUGH OUT ALL WIRING CAUSING A CONSTANT DRAW OF ELECTRIC AND RUNNING BATTERY DOWN. WHEN A FUSE IS REMOVED IT BREAKS THE CIRCUIT AND BATTERY DOES NOT RUN DOWN. THE SHORTED WIRING CAUSED DAY LIGHTS TO NOT WORK, INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON UNLESS I PULLED THE FUSE AND NUMEROUS OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME THING. THEY ARE NOW DROPPING THE TRANSMISSION TO GET TO THE BUNDLE OF WIRES TO FIX SHORTS AND I AM TAKING PICTURES OF ALL OF THIS. THE SHOP HAD TWO OTHER BLAZERS IN AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL ALSO TAKE PICTURES OF THOSE BLAZERS, ONE OF THE BLAZERS IS THE SHOP OWNERS WIFE. THE SHOPS ARE TELLING ME IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. I PLAN TO REPORT THIS TO AS MANY AGENCIES AS POSSIBLE AND INTERVIEW AS MANY SHOPS AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE IT IS A FIRE HAZARD SINCE IT SHORTS OUT. THE WIRING BUNDLE IS ALSO CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP AT THE GAS TANK. I HOPE CHEVROLET WILL ACT SOON AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE ALSO HAD IT IN NIX CHEVROLET WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THE AC DID NOT WORK, THEY HAVE WORKED ON THE AC 8 TIMES AND TOTALLY REBUILT EVERYTHING AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE AC???? THEY SAID THEY WILL LOOK AT IT AGAIN. I ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS RECALLS I WILL HAVE TO HAVE FIXED. I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT, IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE GOT TO DRIVE IT. I WILL NEVER BUY CHEVROLET AGAIN.*AK

GM/CHEVROLET COVER-UP ON MAY, 07, 2003 OUR 1997 CHEVY BLAZER WAS TAKEN IN FOR "RECALL" WORK. WIPERS, ELECTRONIC MIRRORS AND BALL JOINTS. I MIGHT POINT OUT THAT THE CAR ONLY HAD 51,057 MILES ON IT AND BALL JOINTS NORMALLY LAST 100,000-150,000 MILES EASILY, WITH PROPER CARE. MY HUSBAND DAVID, WORKS AT PARKLAND NATL AUTO AS THEIR MACHINIST (28 YEARS) AND OVERSEES THE 'SHOP', HENCE THAT IS WHERE MY VEHICLE GETS ITS LUBE, OIL AND FILTER WORK. GM/CHEV COVERED ALL REPAIRS, EXCEPT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THEYVE REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY, UNUSUAL SINCE UPPERS AND LOWERS ALL WORK TOGETHER. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT AND THE LOWER ONES WERE ABSOLUTELY THRASHED. SINCE THE CAR HAD BARELY 51,000 MILES ON IT, WE FELT THAT GM/CHEVROLET SHOULD COVER ALL COSTS DUE TO THE USE OF INFERIOR PARTS. A WEEK AFTER REQUESTING COMPENSATION, WE WERE DENIED A REFUND. GM INFORMED US THAT SERVICE MANAGER AT GILCHRIST CHEV IN TACOMA, TOLD THEM WE NEGLECTED SERVICE AND BECAUSE OF HIS STATEMENT THEY WOULD NOT HELP COMPENSATE US. WE INSPECTED THE WORN OUT PARTS THAT GILCHRIST CHEVROLET HAD LEFT IN MY BLAZER. THE PARTS WERE GREASABLE AND STILL FULL OF GREASE! THE NEXT DAY (TUES. 5/20/03) I WENT INTO GILCHRIST CHEV TO SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH THE SERVICE MGR BOB CORNET. HE PERSONALLY, THAT TOLD GM, THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN MAINTAINED, THEY WERE SHOT AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. HE CLAIMED HE NEVER TOLD THEM THAT WE NEGLECTED MAINTENANCE. GM IS COVERING UP THEIR USE OF POOR QUALITY COMPONENTS IN THEIR VEHICLES, EXPECTING PEOPLE LIKE US TO FOOT THE BILL. THEY ARE CLEAR TO STATE THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL, HOWEVER THEY ARE MAKING REPAIRS FOR FREE. IIF YOUVE ALREADY PAID FOR COVERED ITEMS THEY WILL REIMBURSE. STILL THEY MAINTAIN THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE NOT COVERED! IT'S A CASE OF INFERIOR PARTS BEING USED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND THE COSTS BEING PASSED ALONG TO THE CONSUMER. THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW OF GM/CHEVROLETS CURRENT PRACTICE.