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Owns a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer ZR2 with 68000 miles. The heater blows cold air only. The alternator has been replaced at least twice. I replaced it once, and previous owner replaced it once. Battery has been replaced at least twice. All ball joints replaced at least once to my knowledge. Fuel gauge broke before 50000 miles. Seat handle on passenger's side broken before 50000 miles. Tailgate won't open. Passenger side windshield wiper only moves half the time. That is all that I can recall right now.
The ball joints on drivers side broke sent head on August 13, 2005. Contacted the dealer, they were of no help. Contacted GMC, they took a complaint. Did not hear any type of noise or any type of warning. This seemed to be a problem on the 4X4 vehicles.
Every since the consumer purchased the Blazer in 2003 the lower ball joints had to replaced four times. The consumer was the only operator of the vehicle and she only drove the vehicle to work. The current mileage is 170,000. The lower ball joint has had to been replaced every six months.
Problems that are not saftey issues: Air conditioning doesn't work; door hinge pin needs to be replaced; driver's window slips off track to the outside of the frame, resulting in the back side of the window cracked at least a 1/4 of an inch (was told by friendly Chevrolet in springfield il that this is a design problem and can not be fixed; called Chevrolet and was told to take it back to dealer and pay them to reevaluate the problem; ) safty issues: Ball joints need to be replaced;gas gauge sending unit doesn't work;;differential is leaking and plug connected to this needs to be drilled out and rethreaded to find out how bad the leak is; windshield wiper on driver's side loose and flips off to the left of the windshield in heavy rain and snow; electrical harnass needs to be replaced; engine insolation pealing off under hood; engine light on continually; car stalls intermitantly(first time it happened, was told the engine had overheated); at every start up, engine stays in nuetral (has no excellerator power)then catches after about three minutes); work done: Thermostat hoses replaced;distributor replaced'spark plug wires and spark plugs replaced; sepentine belt replaced; part between the axle and the U joints needed to be replaced; oil leak fixed;fuel injector replaced; I have no idea what will go wrong when; it's like playing russian rullett while driving; have rented vehicle twice; will also need to rent vehicle for cross country road trip next week; will not risk driving this car; (incident date: First incident-day estimated)
- South Jacksonvile, IL, USA
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I was told by the service manager at my Chevrolet dealership that the ball joints on my 2000 Blazer were in extremely poor condition and could fail at any time. In fact he said that the wheels could fall off the car. This seems like quite a safety issue for a 4 year old car with only 30,000 miles on it. He also said it was not surprising given the lack of quality parts used by Chevrolet in the manufacturing. While looking at customer reviews / complaints on edmunds.com I notice at least 2 more people with the exact same problem. This is unacceptable.
2000 Chevrolet Blazer 4-wheel drive with aprox 60,000 actual miles front ball joints need to be replaced. Mechanic states that the wheels could fall off over speeds of 35mph. Have scheduled replacement at cost of $800-$900. Will request old parts.
Had new tires put on because of uneven wear. Was told the cause of the wear was not due to misalignment of tires but because of worn ball joints. Tire dealer could not align tires. Did research on the internet and two items that seem to come up with the 2000 Chevy Blazer are the bad contol arms/ball joints and bad 4 wheel drive computer module. Blazer has 42000 miles on it and is driven on good roads.
While driving at highway speed the vehicle stalled without warning and coasted to the side of the road. The cause has not been determined. Please provide any additional information. In addition, consumer experienced vibrating when stopping. Dealer performed front and rear brake service by replacing worn out pads and rotors. Dealer also made repairs on lower ball joints, pitman and idler arm assembly.
2000 Chevrolet Blazer lower ball joints the vehicle has only 36,211 miles and the joints are worn out. Has there been any recalls on this problem. I talked to other owners and they also had or have this problem.
The suspension on the vehicle...the control arm upper and lower ball joints and the sensors for the bas brakes all went at once...also the gasoline sensors in the vehicle..the gas amount never registers and the needle flips back and forth and I have researched similiar reports on the net and have found that all these issues are a major frequently occuring problem with the vehicles... I own a 2000 Chevy Blazer...I feel that the manufacturer of this vehicle should be fixing this problems...I have already paid for the ball joints and upper/lower arm and sensor to be fixed at a massive cost to me of over $1000 the vehicle is constantly having to have repairs done some of which are due to normal wear and tear but for all kinds of sensors to be going a truck is ridiculous..I am also as of a week ago experiencing problems with the door locks...the fuse for that equipment blows on a regualr basis..I have paid for vehicle diagnostics throught the portsmouth nh Chevy dealer and they have found all kinds of other major problems with this vehicle..the cost of the vehicle was 18000 and by next year I will probably have spent $6-7000 trying to fix this vehicle.
The ball joints need to be replaced on my Blazer and I have only had it for about three months. The dealership has agreed to pay for all of it but $100.
The wheel bearing had to be replaced less than a month after I had it. The dealer did not charge me for that. I had the vehicle for about two and a half months and the transmission went out. The dealer only covered 30% of the cost which was better than nothing.
Suspension front and rear-upper and lower ball joints(front)left and right sides idler arm and both rear leaf springs needed to be replaced. Warped rotors left and right. Left door lock cylinder fell off. Dealer replaced right rear speaker under warranty. Front seat recliner levers replaced resulting in split cost with dealer. Manufacturer rep offered labor/parts split for suspension work and brake work for $1400. Refused work on door lock in excess of $300.
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- Kalamazoo, MI, USA