This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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I purchased my Chevrolet Blazer new at the end of 1999 and it has been in the shop so much I know all 15 of the mechanics by there first name. The battery has been replaced at least 3 times, the alternator has been changed 3 times, the automatic transmission has been replaces, the seat handles have been replaced more than once, the seat belts have been replaced from locking up, the front end has had work done to it and still is not fixed, the rear right speaker does not work, the fuel gauge has been replaced, the gas petal sticks I haft to clean the card at least every month, the heater core has been replaced 3 times and it still does not get hot. I was told that this was caused by the orange antifreeze and was told that chey would not warranty their 5 year antifreeze and the dealer told me that I needed a $500 engine flush that I could do my shelf for $10 but I was then told that the engine was corroded up inside and I would need a new motor and they would not pay for it even under warranty. I called GM complaint line and was told that they new of the problem and they could not offer me any help. The complaint line was a joke and a waste of my time. I will never buy another Chevy this is my second vehicle. My first was a S10 and I had the same problems.
Automatic transmission failure made it impossible for vehicle to go into the reverse gear. Also, consumer was unable to buckle the rear seat belt because the plate got stuck in the holster, and the holster was stuck in the seat. Dealership was notified of both failures, but was unable to resolve the problems.
I bought this Blazer 5 months ago and it only has 77,000 miles on it. I took my inlaws to the airport on Saturday morning, 11/29/03, and the transmission went out, no reverse, only 1st and 2nd gear works. I am told by 3 different transmission shops that this is a common problem with this transmission. This is not right, why wasn't this been recalled?
6/12/03, 2000 Blazer 4X4 transmission suddenly lost ability to obtain all gears. After parking, the vehicle lost ability to shift into reverse as well. Noise transmitted from transmission contained metallic material grinding and moving within. At the time, the vehicle was still less than 3 years old with the majority of its use coming from work transportation. The Chevy dealer would not quote without disassembling the transmission, which would be the majority of the labor involved in a full repair. They stated that they generally prefer to replace the transmission, $3200. A local transmission shop diagnosed the issue within 10 minutes. The owner has seen this issue on several occasions and literally described the symptoms as soon as I told him I had a Blazer with transmission issues. The complete rebuild, due to a sun-shell gear failure, cost $2097.78. The technician stated that the non-robust joining of two cylinders (no fillet) as well as the thickness and material used allows the part to fail quite frequently. He had completed multiple jobs for this at his shop alone. In fact, an acquaintance of mine, had the identical situation happen with his Blazer the week of 10/26/03. At the time of the incident I had called the Chevy customer service line with no help coming from them. This has been the pinnacle of several failures on this vehicle including both front wheel bearing assemblies (38,000mi and 55,000mi), a power seat that quit working, a power window that quit working, and several paint issues. Reference Chevy technical service bulletin 010730038.
The fuel pump, line and tank are faulty at 35000 miles. I bought it as a used car from santa ana Hyundai who agreed to fix the fuel pump but did not. The transmission is not changing gears properly, it would not start when I turned it off to get gas on 9-26-03, the left front end is popping with a loud noise, the brakes are not antilock brakes, it feels as if I am hitting metal when I stop hard, the panel lights would flicker, lights on dash board when flash when I had seatbelt on. I had a Chevrolet dealership fix the minor things. The battery cable was loose and they oiled the joints to stop the squeak. The dealer refused to fix the fuel pump which is unsafe and demand I pay him money that is already above the price of this car. I am paying $14,000 plus for a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer with a faulty fuel pump.the door entry will not properly take in the key to open the door.the gauge meters were dancing back and forth and not properly reading the fuel.it was a rental car before I bought it so I had no real history of recalls or mechanical reports.
Someone should do something about the fact that the transmissions on the 4X4 SUV has a problem. The products used are not very heat tolerant. I have spoken to several people who have had to have the transmission rebuilt or replaced. Also in looking on the internet I am seeing an awful lot of people having trouble with the heating and air system on the Blazer.
While driving, the transmission failed without warning. The dealer was notified. The consumer was stopped at a stop sign on a side road, waited for traffic to clear and as he made the left turn onto the highway, a pop sound was heard and the lost power. The vehicle moved forward in a jerking motion. Then the consumer continued to drive in low gear slowly and could not get out of the driveway in reverse.
While driving 25 mph the transmission failed. The dealer was notified about 7 months ago but they could not duplicate or correct the problem. The dealer was notified of the shruddering and slippage of the transmission at 23863. The front differential pinion seal leaked, the check light was replaced due to the malfunctioning switch, the brake light had become inoperative due to an open circuit, the heating seat was inoperative, there was a rattle in right front suspension, the transmission had no reverse, and there was hard shifting into the forward gears.
Purchased 2000 Blazer 11/24/00. Many problems since. Transmission cooler line, warranty repair. Oil cooler lines, upper and lower, warranty repair. Warranty expired and they are leaking still. Problem never really fixed. Idler arm, warranty repair. Driver side recline handle driver seat fell back would not return to upright position, warranty repair. Both front wheel bearings and rotors, warranty repair. From day 1 numerous rattles and squeaks. Door panels rattle constantly. Passenger seat rattles and squeaks. Windshield wiper entire arm came off, repaired at my expense. Out of warranty, at 41,699 miles but not even (2) years old, transmission had to be rebuilt at my expense. Chevy customer service is a joke! cost of transmission $2,442 and the cost of a two week car rental. Even when transmission line had to be repaired we had to rent a car at our expense because local dealer refused to supply a loaner. Again Chevy customer service a joke! called Chevy hot line/help line and was just given the run around. I will never buy Chevy american made auto again. Why is it you can buy any item at most department stores and take it back and receive satisfaction, but spend $25,000+ for a Chevy product and you are screwed when you simply want the reliability and service you were promised. I tell every person I meet not to buy a Chevy. Solid like a rock? what a lie!
Transmission slips, 38kmiles on my 2000 Blazer, out of warranty. Took it to the dealer, the dealer's mechanic said he has replaced a valve on the transmission of four 2000 Blazer so far this year. I will make number five - quoted cost of $850. Service center will not cover under warranty. Read several reports about transmission issues similar to mine on 2000 Blazer and S-10S. Why no recall" if this is a known problem, why am I not coverred under extended warranty"!!
Consumer stated that while driving at any speed and without warning the throttle would stick in the idle position causing a distraction to the consumer. Dealer notified.
Accelerator sticks due to carbon buildup on throttle body. Gasoline prematurely burns before reaching the cylinder. Ball joints had to be replaced. Engine oil leaks. Coolant leaks. Transmission leaks.
After purchasing this vehicle new for over $26, 000, we began having problems immediately. Fortunately, these repairs (including 4 wd failure 3 X) were covered by the manufacturer's warranty. However, when the truck was diagnosed w/ transmission problems at 34,000 miles, we began to worry. I contacted GM at that time and begged them to consider extending the warranty. While being extremely pleasant, the ultimate decision was "no". this was based on the recommendation of the service manager, greg. He stated that there was no reason to extend the warranty, as the problems had all been fixed. Unfortunately, they had not! the transmission failed at 55,000 miles while doing 55 mph, on an entrance ramp to a major highway. While trying to accelerate, the truck made a horrible noise and would no longer shift into 2nd or 3rd gear. After carefully driving it to a safe place, I discovered that reverse was out as well. I contacted greg at the dealership immediately, and was informed that the transmission is no longer covered. I then contacted GM, and again, while being extremely pleasant, they have not committed to replacing or even helping to replace the transmission. This is the 1st american car I have ever owned and will never buy another. It is my feeling that GM knows that there is a problem, but is unwilling to step up and take responsibility. Shouldn't a 4 wd vehicle have a transmission that lasts past 100,000! not to mention 4 wd that actually works!
I was driving down the road when I heard a loud pop. Found out the transmission had gone for reverse, second and third gears. The clutches (automatic) had been replaced in October 2001 and now they had blown. Mechanic said this was a common issue among new Blazer. GM at first indicated they would consider helping out if the dealership diagnosed the problem and then changed stories to say that they wouldn't do anything until the dealership fixed the problem and then they would consider it; however, it wasn't likely. It seems to me that the transmission shouldn't have two identical major issues within 15,000 miles of each other. Unfortunately, the first repair was only under warranty for 12 months/12,000 miles. GM needs to step up to the plate.
While driving vehicle shifted to 4 wheel drive on its own, vehicle jolted and bucked. Consumer was not able to shift out of 4 wheel drive. Speed was 10 mph and 20 mph, dealer reset the computer.
Transmission failed while pulling out of the driveway into the neighborhood. The Blazer would not go into reverse, 2nd and 4th gear. An independent transmission shop said that he has fixed at least six 1999 and 2000 model year Blazer in the past two months that had this same problem. Based on this information, I contacted the manufacturer at phone # 1-800-222-1020. Chevrolet's customer service representative said that this would not be covered. I contacted the dealer and they said that Chevrolet would cover the repair in full and if they didn't then Chevrolet would pay for half. Obviously if the manufacturer is willing to do this when the vehicle is out of the warranty period then they are admitting that there is a faulty part. The transmission should not go out in a vehicle that has 47,000 miles on it. The vehicle has not been four-wheeling. It is driven by my wife to the school where she teaches that is about 40 - 50 miles round-trip on the interstate. The dealer said the repair costs was $1,040.86 and that they would split the cost with me. The reverse reaction shell part is less than $50 and if a seal kit was needed (which it wasn't) is another $160. Labor ranges from the "book" from 6.6 hours at the independent shop to 8.4 hours at the dealer. Besides being gouged on the repair costs by the dealer, my complaint is that this critical transmission part should not have failed under normal driving circumstances. I do not even want to think of the consequences if the failure would have happened on the interstate at 70 mph. The manufacturer needs to be made responsible for their products if failure could cost lives.
We have had so many problems with this vehicle.we can not get any satisfaction thru the dealer or Chevrolet.we first had a 1999 Blazer.we had so many problems with it they put us in a 2000 Blazer.we have had the same problems and more.on the 1999 Blazer we had to replace the multifunction switch.it went out and left my wife stranded.we had to replace all the door panels because of excessive noise.we had to rplace the overhead console.T 47,000 miles the rearend went out.N the 2000 Blazer they put us in, we have had to replace the seat levers.at 34,000 miles the transmission went out.we ha to replace the multifunction switch on this vehicle too.the service manager at the Chevrolet place told us that anyone driving these vehicles will have to replace this switch.there were 5 other Blazer in the shop for the same problem when we took ours in.one of them only had 4,000 miles on it.Chevrolet knows this problems exsists but will not admit it for fear of a recall.this multifunction swich controls al your lights and ignition.it can fail and leave you stranded with no warnining.we have had no luck in dealing with Chevrolet.they told us to just keep bringing it in when something goes wrong with it.we didnt pay 27,000 dollars for a vehicle that we are afriad to drive.it now sits in our yard and we are not making the payments.thay can come get the piece of junk.its no wonder people are fed up with american car makers.
While driving at any given speed consumer put on brakes and heard a loud grinding noise. Also while putting vehicle in reverse there was a noise. Dealer said noise was normal. The brake slipped while coming to a stop making a grinding noise on three occasions.
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