1998 Chevrolet Blazer

BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW. DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR CONSISTENTLY VIBRATES - HAD REPLACED TWICE - DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE A THIRD TIME DUE TO BUG SHIELD BEING INSTALLED. IT STILL VIBRATES. JUNE 2001 - DOOR LOCKS WENT NUTS. THEY WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHILE PARKED - WITH KEYS IN IT. MARCH 2003 - BLINKER SWITCH WENT CRAZY. IT WOULD NOT STOP CLICKING - WHOLE DASH HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TO REPLACE SWITCH - NOT A CHEAP THING! MAY 2003 - ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AND RUINED BATTERY. ALMOST CAUSED A CAR FIRE. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. NOT YET FIXED BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *NLM

HAD TO REPLACE ALTENATOR. HANDLE OF PASSENGER SEAT FELL OFF IN HAND, CAUSING RIDING AND SITTING DIFFICULT. PUTS ME RIGHT UP TO THE AIR BAG. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TO TAKE MY HUSBAND TO NASHVILLE, FOR HIS HEART TRANSPLANT VISITS, NEEDED A RELIABLE VEHICLE. ON THE LAST TRIP THERE, 70 MPH, IN HARD RAIN, NO WINDSHIELD WIPERS, JUST QUIT ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. GAS PEDAL ALSO STICKS, AND PUSHES WITH FORCE, WHEN IT RELEASES. (WONDER WE HAVEN'T HIT SOMEONE). BEING ON SOCIAL SECURITY,WE THOUGHT PAYING EXTRA, FOR AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD PROTECT US. (A WASTED $1800.00) THE PAYMENT TAKES ALMOST HALF OUR INCOME, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE MANUFACTURERS MISTAKES. BY LOOKING AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, WE'RE NOT THE FIRST WITH THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. VERY UNHAPPY CONSUMER. OUR FIRST PAYMENT ON THE BLAZER WAS 1-14-02, WE BEGAN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS 6 MONTHS LATER. *TT

UPON RETURNING TO MY TRUCK ON TUES EVENING 4/1/03 (AFTER IT WAS PARKED FOR 1 1/2 HRS) I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR. I HAD ABOUT A 4 MILE RIDE HOME SO I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO GO HOME. AS I DROVE, THE BURNING SMELL BECAME HORRIBLY WORSE EVEN THOUGH I COULD NOT SEE ANY SMOKE. I DECIDED IT WAS SAFER TO DROP IT OFF AT MY LOCAL DEALER (PATTERSON CHEVROLET IN HAMILTON NJ)SINCE IT WAS ON THE WAY. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AS A PRECAUTION. THE DEALER WORKED ON THE TRUCK ON 4/2. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL, THEY HAD TO RECONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE!! FORTUNATELY, THEY HAD TRACED THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL TO A WIRE HARNESS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT FLOOR BOARD THAT GETS CONNECTED TO A POWER SEAT (WHICH I DO NOT HAVE!) AND THEY HAD REMOVED THE CARPETING AND SEATS BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. UPON EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE, THEY REMOVED THE DAMAGED WIRE HARNESS AND RE-INSTALLED THE SEATS & CARPETING. THIS LEFT ME WITH A VEHICLE THAT STILL SMELLS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE AND A $531 REPAIR BILL. IF I HAD PARKED MY TRUCK IN MY ATTACHED GARAGE LIKE I DO EVERY NIGHT INSTEAD OF RUNNING AN ERRAND, THE TRUCK MOST DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE IN MY GARAGE AND COULD HAVE KILLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY NEAR TRAGEDY AND THE DESIGN OF THIS WIRE HARNESS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE ACTUALLY DOES GET KILLED. WHY DIDN'T A FUSE BLOW THAT AUTOMATICALLY CUT POWER TO THE SHORTING WIRE? IS THIS A RECALL ITEM? COPIES OF THIS E-MAIL ARE BEING FORWARDED TO THE CPSC AND THE NHTSA FOR REVIEW AS WELL. THERE IS NO WAY A WIRE UNDER A FLOOR BOARD SHOULD SIMPLY CATCH FIRE! SECONDLY, THERE IS NOTHING THAT I COULD HAVE DONE THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT OR CAUSED IT. THE REPAIR EXPENSE IN THIS INSTANCE SHOULD NOT BE THE BURDEN OF THE CONSUMER. *JB

CHEVY'S MOTTO FOR THEIR TRUCKS ON THEIR WEBSITE IS...... " THE MOST DEPENDABLE LONG LASTING TRUCKS ON THE ROAD " I BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER IN DECMBER 2001 ...........THIS TRUCK IS NOT DEPENDABLE NOR IS IT LONG LASTING. I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLES VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN VERIFY THIS WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR IT? MY VIN # IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF SOMEONE WAS TAMPERING WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR HATCH OPENED ON ITS OWN, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE LOCKS CONTINUED TO CLICK. TS PER-INVOICE; ELECTRICAL REPAIR-RELAY, FOUND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAULTY-REPLACED THE BCM BATTERY, FOUND THE THE SWITCH FOR THE ENDGATE GLASS INOP/SHORTED REPLACED. SCC

THE FUEL INJECTORS LEAKED ONTO THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE ENGINE. ALL OF THE WIRES MELTED. THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS CONFIRMED THAT THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. I WAS REFERED TO GENERAL MOTORS. ESTIMATED REPAIRS FOR $1600.00 INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESS, FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL REGULATOR KIT, FUEL BODY KIT AND UPPER INTAKE GASKET. GM HAS AGREED TO PAY 50% OF THE BILL. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES, HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY WITH OIL CHANGES AND TUNE UPS, I FEEL THAT GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT.*AK

REPLACED BOTH SEAT ADJUSTERS. REPLACED BATTERY AFTER IT BROKE AND LEAKED ON THE CABLE OPERATING THE 4WD. REPLACED THE CABLE OPERATING THE 4WD. REPLACED BOTH BACK WINDOWS, (2-DOOR) THE SEALS KEPT COMING OUT IN FRONT OF THE DOORS MAKING IT HARD TO OPEN THE DOORS. REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. LASTLY THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, PITTMAN ARM AND IDLER ARM HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ALL DONE UNDER WARRANTY EXCEPT THE FRONT END COMPONENTS. WHAT A CRAPPY CAR!