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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 513 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 213 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Visibility. Review the 178 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
152 crash reports25 fire reports63 injury reports
What owners actually said
1,224 reports
Mileage unknown · Sep 21, 2000
Electrical System
SUV LOST TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, GAUGES, ALL ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. AAA TOW DRIVER INDICATED THAT MY POSITVE BATTERY TERMINAL WAS LEAKING DOWN ONTO TO THE CABLE HARNESS CAUSING THE CABLE TO BREAK. HE SAID HE SEES THIS PROBLEM (LEAKING + TERMINAL) ONCE A WEEK. GM TRUCK CHASIS WITH AN…
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SUV LOST TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, GAUGES, ALL ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. AAA TOW DRIVER INDICATED THAT MY POSITVE BATTERY TERMINAL WAS LEAKING DOWN ONTO TO THE CABLE HARNESS CAUSING THE CABLE TO BREAK. HE SAID HE SEES THIS PROBLEM (LEAKING + TERMINAL) ONCE A WEEK. GM TRUCK CHASIS WITH AN AC DELCO BATTERY AND ALWAYS THE POSITIVE CABLE. REPAIR FACILITY CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS AND SAID TO HANG ONTO MY RECEIPT BECAUSE GM MAY BE DOING A RECALL. BOTH PARTIES SAID THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IMAGINE IF I WERE ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE CAR? HOW MUCH WOULD A REFUND MEAN TO ME THEN? I PLAN ON SENDING A COPY OF THIS TO SENATOR FRED UPTON (R -MICH) IN SUPPORT OF THE "THREAD" ACT. .
NHTSA ODI #732147
Mileage unknown · Sep 19, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE LEAKED ANTIFREEZE FROM 4 BAD FREEZE PLUGS PAID DEALER $910 FOR REPAIRS
NHTSA ODI #731938
Mileage unknown · Sep 15, 2000
Tires
UNKNOWN DOT # AT THIS TIME. WAS TOLD NOT FROM DECATUR PLANT. FAILURE WAS NOT CATASTROPHIC, BUT TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE THROUGH CRACK IN TREAD. TIRE WAS INSPECTED FOR ROAD DAMAGE AND NONE WAS FOUND. I HAVE TIRES AND RECEIPTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235R/15 )
NHTSA ODI #731529
Mileage unknown · Sep 13, 2000
Power Train
CONSUMER NOTICED A WHINING NOISE, DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE METAL BEING SCORED FROM THE GEARS GRINDING INTO IT. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #555373
Mileage unknown · Sep 11, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
DURING A PANIC STOP THE VEHICLES ABS SYSTEM GOES INTO THE RELASE MODE TOO LONG AFTER VEHICLE DECCELERATES NORMAL ABS BRAKING OCCURS. THIS CONDITION GREATLY INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND DISTANCE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BOTH RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED THAT PERTAIN TO THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #731010
Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 2000
Service Brakes, Air
I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS ON MY BLAZER. THEY FAIL TO STOP MY BLAZER COMPLETELY WHEN I COME TO A STOP ON A LOOSE SURFACE. THEY ALSO FAIL SOMETIMES ON DRY SURFACES SUCH AS ASPHALT. I HAVE TAKEN MY BLAZER IN TWICE FOR RECALLS ON THE ABS AND NEITHER OF THE RECALLS HAS REMEDIED MY PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY OPTI…
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I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS ON MY BLAZER. THEY FAIL TO STOP MY BLAZER COMPLETELY WHEN I COME TO A STOP ON A LOOSE SURFACE. THEY ALSO FAIL SOMETIMES ON DRY SURFACES SUCH AS ASPHALT. I HAVE TAKEN MY BLAZER IN TWICE FOR RECALLS ON THE ABS AND NEITHER OF THE RECALLS HAS REMEDIED MY PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE FOR GETTING RID OF THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT I AM AT RISK EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS, PHIL LONG
NHTSA ODI #730806
Mileage unknown · Sep 7, 2000
Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & WOULD NEED TO HIT HORN TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS & PREDESTRIANS. LOCATION OF HORN WAS HARD TO FIND. THEN, WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF HIT.*AK
NHTSA ODI #869890
Mileage unknown · Sep 6, 2000
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic
HAD MAJOR DANGEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED NEW/ WILL NOT REPAIR WIPER BLADES VERY DANGEROUS AND WANT REPAIR BRAKES SAID I HAD TO HAVE A LETTER FROM FACTORY IVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE RAIN AND ALMOST KILLED BRAKE FAILURE HAS ALMOST KILLED ME THER IS ALOT MORE OF PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY I PAID FOR…
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HAD MAJOR DANGEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED NEW/ WILL NOT REPAIR WIPER BLADES VERY DANGEROUS AND WANT REPAIR BRAKES SAID I HAD TO HAVE A LETTER FROM FACTORY IVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE RAIN AND ALMOST KILLED BRAKE FAILURE HAS ALMOST KILLED ME THER IS ALOT MORE OF PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY I PAID FOR 2 OF THE EGR PROBLEMS AND 2 OF THE BATTERTIES AND BRAKE JOB AND A 3178.00 MOTOR ETC ETC ETC. *AK
NHTSA ODI #730421
Mileage unknown · Sep 1, 2000
Air BagsService Brakes, HydraulicCrash
RECALL 99V193000/ABS: INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND GRIND, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE WITHOUT STOPPING. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY DEALER, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED WHEN THE BRAKE FAILED. *YH
NHTSA ODI #869295
Mileage unknown · Aug 28, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlCrash
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 4-DOOR, 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. DURING DEVELOPMENT TESTING, THE PROP SHAFT CONTACTED THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS LEAKAGE WAS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PERMITTED BY FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, AND THERE IS A FUEL LEAK, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL SHIELDING OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS WILL BE ADDED WITHOUT REMOVING OR DISASSEMBLING THE FUEL SYSTEM.
FAN BLADE RIVET BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE FAN BLADE TO SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE HOOD WAS OPEN, A PERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADE AND INJURED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE FAN WITH A NEWER FAN HAVING THICKER-HEADED RIVETS.
THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT BOLT WAS STARTED IN THE WELD NUT, BUT WAS NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY CAUSING THE BOLT TO DISENGAGE FROM THE WELD NUT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKINGCAPABILITY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR HAND-STARTED BRAKE PEDAL BOLTS AND TORQUE THEM TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
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NHTSA investigations
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EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
EA01019 · Front Seat Recliner Bolt
Opened Dec 28, 2001 · Closed Sep 27, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats:front Assembly:recliner
There is no summary currently available
EA00008 · Loss Of Power Assist
Opened Mar 16, 2000 · Closed Aug 31, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
RQ99015 · Front Seat Recliner Bolt Failure
Opened Jul 14, 1999 · Closed Dec 28, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats:front Assembly:recliner
No summary supplied.
PE99024 · Loss Of Power Assist Braking
Opened Apr 5, 1999 · Closed Mar 16, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
CONSUMERS ALLEGE A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY
EA97022 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened Oct 23, 1997 · Closed Jul 2, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Additional source detail variants (2)
Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Visibility
There is no summary currently available
PE97028 · Windshield Wiper
Opened Jun 17, 1997 · Closed Oct 23, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
DURING THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, OVER 400 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WERE FURNISHED BY GM.IN ADDITION GM REPORTED OVER 3000 WIPER SYSTEM WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
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