1999 Chevrolet Blazer

IN 2003, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIR PUMP, BREATHER, HOSE AND FUSE KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. IN 2004, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE SAME ITEMS NEEDED TO REPLACED AND AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PAY OVER $600 FOR SERVICE WHEN LAST YEAR IT WAS OVER $300. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BECAUSE OF CRACKING NOISE, EVERYTIME I TURNED LEFT. I REPLACED THE HUBS, BECAUSE A CRACKING NOISE. CHEVROLET AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE NO HELP, OTHER THAN THEY AGREED TO PAY HALF FOR AIR PUMP REPAIR. BOTH DIDN'T CARE FOR MY SITUATION. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVROLET THAT MY NEXT PURCHASE ON A GM PRODUCT GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BECAUSE GM MAKES "JUNK", SO PROTECT YOURSELF! NICE ATTITUDE!*AK

I DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM MY 99 CHEVY BLAZER RECENTLY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE TWO FAULTY OIL COOLING LINES THAT MUST BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I HAVE DISCOVERED THOUGH SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND SEVERAL INTERNET WEB SITES, THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 99 CHEVY BLAZERS. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM AND COSTS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN REPAIR TO REMEDY, I WOULD LIKE TO PETITION THIS FOR A MANUFACTURERS RECALL.*AK

LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS FIFTH SET OF LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IT SIXTH IDLER ARM. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THE GRILL GUARD WAS LOOSE, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKED, THE DOOR LATCH WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE DOOR WAS READJUSTED DUE TO A VIBRATION, THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE EXHAUST MADE A NOISE, THE TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, THE FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKED AND THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKED. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE THAT CHEVROLET WAS USING IN VEHICLE WAS TURNING TO SLUDGE AFTER 60,000 MILES. THIS CAUSED THERMOSTAT TO FREEZE, AND HEATER TO BECOME PLUGGED UP. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS LUCKY THAT THE THERMOSTAT FROZE IN AN OPEN POSITION BECAUSE IF IT WAS HOT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND THAT WAS DANGEROUS. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET.*AK

ENGINE COOLANT CONTINUES TO BOIL AND OVERHEAT AFTER HAVING IT FLUSHED THREE TIMES NOW. SAME AS 10030550.HY ISN'T SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING? WE JUST WANT OUR CAR FIXED . SEE: HTTP://WWW.KANSASCITY.COM/MLD/KANSASCITY/BUSINESS/5948626.HTM HTTP://WWW.NBC4.TV/NEWSLINKS/2369813/DETAIL.HTML HTTP://WWW.IMCOOL.COM/ARTICLES/ANTIFREEZE-COOLANT/DEXCOOL-MACS2001.HTM HTTP://ABCLOCAL.GO.COM/KGO/NEWS/7OYS/072503_7OYS_DEXCOOL.HTML HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/B_GILLIE/DEXCOOL_PROBLEMS.HTML HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GM_DEXCOOL.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.VMAG.COM/SUVSUBURBAN0402/MESSAGES/1665.HTML.*AK

BOUGHT NEW/USED 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER FROM SHOWCASE CHEVROLET IN WESTMINSTER CA. HAD IN POSSESSION FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND THEN BEGAN HAVING RADIATOR/COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO CORRECT DEFECT SO TRIED TO USE LEMON LAW. NO ONE WOULD GIVE ME INFORMATION ON GENERAL MANAGER. FINALLY FOUND OUT WHO GM WAS AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HASSLES. FOUND OUT THAT HIS NAME WAS JOE PERRY AND THAT HE WAS ON VACATION AT THE TIME. WHEN HE RETURNED I CONTACTED HIM THAT DAY AND TOLD HIM ABOUT ALL MY TROUBLES AND HOW THE VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. HE WAS RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL WHAT-SO-EVER WITH THE SITUATION. AFTER BEING TOLD BASICALLY ITS MY PROBLEM NOW, I DECIDED TO FIND OUT THE AREA MANAGERS NAME AND HOW TO CONTACT HIM/HER. CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND THE SERVICE PROBLEMS IN WHICH I HAD CONTACTED JUST TRYING TO FIX MY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. CUSTOMER SERVICE PRETENDED TO CARE BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE. THEN I CALLED SHOWCASE CHEVROLET BACK AND TALKED WITH MR. PERRY ONCE AGAIN, AND ASKED HIM FOR THE NAME OF HIS AREA MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND THEY DID NOT HAVE AN AREA MANAGER. I REPEATED HIM AND MADE SURE THEY DID NOT HAVE A MANAGER THAT WAS HIGHER ON THE LIST THAN MR. PERRY HIMSELF. I WAS BLUNTLY TOLD NO. I THEN CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THEY DO HAVE AN AREA MANAGER AND THAT SHOWCASE THOUGHT I WANTED TO CONTACT HIM. SO INSTEAD OF TELLING ME THAT THEY DID HAVE AN AREA MANAGER BUT I COULD NOT CONTACT HIM MYSELF, HE JUST THOUGH IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SAY THAT MR. PERRY WAS THE HEAD OF EVERYTHING AND THEY HAD NO SUCH THING AS AN AREA MANAGER. WELL NOW I'M HERE COMPLAINING TO THE LAST PLACE I COULD FIND. TODAY I HEARD ON THE NEWS OF THIS OUTRAGES LAWSUIT WITH GM AND THEIR COOLING SYSTEM AND DEX-COOL. THAT IS WHAT IM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE.