1999 Chevrolet Blazer

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A DAMP ROAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND REALIGNED THE WHEELS. LATER, HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE OTHER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP. THE MECHANIC STATED THE HEATER CORE BROKE AND THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING. THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED. N ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTOR. THE STARTING PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. *AK

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

(1) I PURCHASED THE USED 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER FROM QUIRK CHEVROLET IN QUINCY, MA IN JUNE 2003. I WAS UNDER A 30 DAY WARRANTY IF THERE WAS STRICTLY ANYTHING WRONG TO BRING IT BACK TO THEM TO BE FIXED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GUAGE STARTED IN THE WINTER OF '03-'04. (2) WHEN THE GAS LEVEL WOULD FALL BELOW THE HALF MARK LINE IT WOULD STOP READING THE CORRECT LEVEL. THE NEEDLE ON THE GUAGE WILL TICK BACK AND FORTH BOUNCING FROM EMPTY TO FULL RANDOMLY, IT WILL DO THIS ALOT ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND RUNNING. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THIS. (3) AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS. NOT ONLY FAMILLIAR PROBLEMS, BUT THE SAM EXACT PROBLEMS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO DRIVES A 2001 GMC JIMMY, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME BODY, WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS, AND ARE CHARGING $400 FOR THE PART, NOT INCLUDING THE MONEY FOR LABOR.*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

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UPON FILLING FUEL TANK WITH GAS, SMELL CONTINUES TO ENTER INTO VEHICLE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK DEALER TIGHTENED LOOSE GAS CAP, ADVISED CONSUMER NOT TO CONTINUE FILLING VEHICLE AFTER PUMP CLICKS OFF, REPLACED EVAPORATIVE CANISTER AND EVAPORATIVE VENT SOLENOID, FUEL TANK MODULE, REMOVED LEFT QUARTER TRIM AND SEALED, REMOVED FUEL TANK SENDER, AND FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY, DIAGNOSED FUEL AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, DEALER FOUND BODY SEAMS IN FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY LEAKING FUMES, CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN, DOME LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR JAM SWITCHES, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING NOW HOT AT TIMES OR TOO HOT, DEALER REPLACED RAD CAP AND POLISHED NECK, SERPENTINE BELT NOISY, REPLACED SERPINTINE BELT, WIPERS WON'T CLEAR AND ARE NOISY, REPLACED WIPER INSERTS. *TT