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I bought the vehicle new in 95, within the first two years the transmission went out on a cross country trip in the middle of nowhere over a weekend no less. I had to wait till Monday for the dealership to open. I was told that the vacuum seal for the reverse casing was thrown into the other gears leaving me only with 1st & I was on an interstate in the middle of a tunnel under the bay when it went out, not a good place to be. I have since rebuilt the tranmission again. Yes 2 transmissons. I have had 2 egr valves go out a few hundred $ each time. The transmisson mounts and motor mounts have busted (maybe due to a car wreck but not sure). I have also had to replace the combo switch (for hazards, gear shift, blinkers and wipers) twice and now have to due it for a third time. The part alone is $250-$300. The first two times I had to replace it was for the hazard light button braking. The 3rd time the button broke again (just by turning on the hazards) and I have been getting by without replacing it by taping it down (otherwise the hazards are on 24/7) but know I have to replace it because there was a short in it that make my brake lights stop working when I press on the brake pedal. I also can't count how many times the ABS have locked on me. It seems that any time I turn the wheel or hit a bump in the road while braking the ABS locks. I have been blessed to have avoided collisions on these cases but not by much. While looking on this site I have found that there has been a recall on the ABS brakes and a few other things, yet I have never been notified by GMC for any of the recalls listed here. The only thing I ever received was a recall on the back seat belt which I don't even see listed here. I have found that when ever something goes wrong with my car that it is never a simple thing to fix, it is always a major thing. I think that GMC really needs to take more time in effort to test there vehicles. There's a lot of the same complaints on this site alone.
On three separate occasions when we were coming to a stop at a light ---- as we pressed on the brake pedal the engine revved up to approximately 2500 RPM. This made stopping the vehicle a lot more difficult & could feel the anti-lock breaks working to stop the car. Luckily, there was never a vehicle in front of us in each of the instances ---- but we're not sure if this could eventually lead to a future accident. My confidence with the dealerships is not very high in diagnosing this problem if they can't re-create it or if it didn't sent a check engine light code. They would just charge me for their diagnostic efforts. Note: I also recently has high revving problems with this vehicle within the last few months, but they were at start-up & it sent a trouble code. After three trips to the dealership with a iac valve and PCM replacement bill --- they alleviated the problem. This seems to be something else & much more dangerous.
4 egr valves (and I have got to put the 5th one on now) in the last 3 years $200 each. 2 cmfi units because of the fuel pressure regulator leaking the whole unit has to be replaced $500 each. Fuel pumps $80 each transmission has slipped at different times. Cooling is a problem it has never overheated but it would like to in the summer. I am a mechanic and all of my cars are taken care of to the slightest detail but it is not normal to replace this stuff more than a couple of times in the life of a car much less a couple of times a year.
Rusty transmission fluid level indicator/oil filler tube as per Chevrolet service bulletin id #594999. Chevrolet will not replace even tho' it is a latent defect. Why? transmission failure could occur at any time.
ABS light came on-brakes started pulsating when not being applied-speedometer started going erratic and engine started downshifting-has contiued to do so since then-contacted Chevy-complaint#C05294058-they claimed no recall-I stated this should be a national safety issue-no way to maintain ABS system and obvious computer problem-since then I have received a copy of a recall letter for 91-96 Blazer with this problem from a friend who has same problem and did receive recall letter-hope you can help me.
- Racine, WI, USA
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Was dragging and clunking its' way into auto-2nd gear - lurching at any speed, and wouldn't go over 50 or 55 even on highway. Had to have the engine re-built.
Transmission will slip out of gear causing engine to freely rev with no acceleration. Taken to 3 dealers and 1 independent shop with no one able to determine what is wrong. Vehicle is only able to hold 2nd gear up to 30 mph before it slips out, causing the speedometer to drop to 10 and the ABS light to activate
Transmission failed due to dipstick tube being too close to A/C evaporator core which causes condensation inside dipstick tube. This in turn caused rust inside the transmission causing my transmission to go out. We had to have transmission rebuilt which was very expensive!! mechanic said he sees a lot of Blazer come in with transmission failure due to the same problem I had. I think something needs to be done about this. Why should I have to pay for something when the problem is due to poor design"!" I've seen several new commercials for Chevrolet say "we'll be there" well I think you should do something about this problem!! it cost me a good bit of money to correct the mistake Chevrolet made. Something needs to be done.
Consumer experiencing ongoing problem with two transmission experiencing failure. Dealer was notified and refusd to repair unless cost goes to consumer.
Transfer motor failed then the transfer case seal between the transmission failed with no warning or noise. Fluid level in the transmission dropped to below the dipstick and damage occured to the transmission and transfer case. Drivers sealt belt does not fully retract when released causing it to often get caught in the door. Over the past few years the belt shows tears from getting caught in the door. Belt will only fully retract if you manualy assist it.
Transfer motor failed then the transfer case seal between the transmission failed with no warning or noise. Fluid level in the transmission dropped to below the dipstick and damage occured to the transmission and transfer case. Drivers sealt belt does not fully retract when released causing it to often get caught in the door. Over the past few years the belt shows tears from getting caught in the door. Belt will only fully retract if you mannually assist it.
This vehicle needed 2 transmission replacements. We purchased the car used with 25,000 miles on the odometer. When the transmission failed at 73,000 miles on the odometer, the mechanic that completed replacing the transmission, informed us that the transmission had already been replaced once. The vehicle has had 2 major transmission problems, and the transmissions seemed to fail with only 25,000 to 50,000 miles on them! any help with this matter will be greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance.
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- Spring Hill, FL, USA