1999 Chevrolet Blazer

THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY ON MY VEHICLE. OUT OF THE BLUE I STARTED HEARING THE BLINKER INDICATOR NOISE WITHOUT ACTUALLY USING MY BLINKERS. THE NOISE AND THE BLINKER WORK TOGETHER WHEN THEY SHOULD, BUT NOW THE NOISE COMES ON RANDOMLY REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL SIGNAL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON AND WHEN JUST THE ACCESSORY SWITCH IS ENGAGED, GOING STRAIGHT, TURNING, FORWARD, BACKWARD, NEUTRAL...AT ALL TIMES. THE BLINKING LAST ANYWHERE FROM A SINGLE CLICK TO A MINUTE STRAIGHT. MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE RELAY AND I HAVE CHECKED ALL MY FUSES, THE PROBLEM HAS REMAINED. THE ONLY OPTION LEFT IS TO REPLACE/REPAIR THE SWITCH WHICH MY MECHANIC HAS QUOTED AT ABOUT $400, WHICH IS WHAT IT APPEAR OTHERS HAVE PAID. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS NOW. THIS WAS A RECALLED ITEM ON OTHER VEHICLES AT THIS TIME BY THIS MANUFACTURER BUT NOT MY SPECIFIC YEAR/MODEL. *TR

THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE DASH IS PROBLEMATIC. THE FAILURE OF THE SWITCH RESULTS IN THE RAPID CLICKING NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL. THIS IS THE SECOND GM OF THIS MODEL THAT MY FAMILY HAS OWNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY MULTIFUNTION SWITCH, ALSO SOMEONE I KNOW WITH THE SAME VEHICLE ( 1999 CHEVY S10 BLAZER) HAD TO REPLACE HIS BECAUSE IT WAS ACTING UP THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2000 AND 2001 FOR THIS PROBLEM I BELIEVE. THE RECALL # IS 01073,NHTSA RECALL # 01V364/GM. I HAVE A MAJOR CLICKING NOISE INSIDE MY CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE MY DIRECTIONAL RELAY IS, I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY MALFUNCTION AND I WILL NOT HAVE TURN SIGNALS OR ANY OTHER LIGHTS.? *NM

1999 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER STARTED VEHICLE, DROVE DOWN DRIVEWAY OUT ON TO STREET. SMELLED SMOKE, RETURNED HOME. FOUND BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT ON FIRE, PUT OUT WITH GARDEN HOSE. WIRING UNDER DRIVERS SEAT STARTED ON FIRE? WE DO NOT HAVE HEATED OR POWER SEATS ON VEHICLE AND WE DON'T SMOKE. DAMAGE WAS BURNED SEAT, CARPET, REAR FLOOR MAT, MELTED WIRING. THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE THE HAZARD/BLINKER THAT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. AFTER TURNING ON THE HEATER, SMOKE POURED FROM THE INTERIOR VENTS AND VISIBLE FLAMES WERE BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. AFTER THE INITIAL PURCHASE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP SUSPECTED IT COULD HAVE BE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING SIGNALING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR INDICATING AIRBAG FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP CLEARED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE AND RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE SEEN BY A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. CONTRARY TO THE DEALERS SUGGESTION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ALSO RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE BURNED AND WAS TOTALED BY THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. *JB

MY WIFE, MYSELF, AND MY 6 WEEK OLD BABY GIRL WERE DRIVING BACK TO COLORADO FROM IOWA WHERE WE HAD SPENT CHRISTMAS WITH OUR FAMILY. THE NEW 99 CHEVY BLAZER TRAILBLAZER EDITION THAT WAS JUST ONE WEEK OLD TO US STARTED ACTING FUNNY. WE WE'RE PULLING OFF ON AN EXIT TO CHANGE THE BABY AND FEED HER WHEN I NOTICED MY TACHOMETER WAS JUMPING UP TO 4 AND 5 K RPM. SO I LOOK IN MY MIRRORS AND NOTICE THIS WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE BEHIND US. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON, MY TEMP GAUGE WAS READING NORMAL, WE HAD NO WARNING OF WHAT WAS TO COME. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE IF I HAD BLOWN THE TRANNY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHEN I DID THAT, THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY BATTERY LIGHT. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONLY TO SMELL ELECTRICAL SMOKE. I GOT MY WIFE AND 6 WEEK OLD BABY OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND BY THE TIME I LOOKED BACK THE ONE WEEK OLD BLAZER THAT WE HAD JUST PURCHASED WAS IN FLAMES!!! WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS A SMOLDERING PILE OF STEEL, THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL HAD MELTED AWAY, THE FRONT SEATS WERE 3/4 GONE AND ALL OF OUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS, BABY CLOTHS, TOYS, LUGGAGE, ECT, WERE ALL SEVERELY SMOKE, FIRE AND WATER DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR BELONGINGS AND I HAD NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 1999 BLAZER "USED" IN 5/03, TWO MONTHS LATER THE WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING HORRIBLY, HAD IT REPLACED. ANOTHER MONTH LATER IT COMPLETELY DIED ON MY IN THE MIDDLE OF MORNING RUSH HOUR, FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS COMPLETELY SHOT, AND THE BATTERY WAS NOT GOOD...AT THE SAME TIME. EARLY LAST MONTH I WAS TOLD THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINES WERE LEAKING BADLY, AND ALSO THAT THE IDLER ARM ON THE FRONT RIGHT IS BAD. NOW AS I AM RESEARCHING THE CHEVY BLAZER MORE AND MORE, I'M FINDING OUT THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS IN ALL MODELS. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THESE RECURRING PROBLEMS, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!*JB