1996 Chevrolet Blazer

MOST OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SURFACED HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE. *PH MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVE RECURRED. THE A/C SEAL LEAKED AND NEEDED A PUMP. THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE IDLER PULLEY, OIL FILTER LINES, CRANK SHAFT,DOOR HINGES, POWER STEERING, THROTTLE POSITIONER SENSOR 2, LEFT FRONT AXLE SEAL, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL SIDE COVERS. *SC *MR *JB

ENGINE COOLANT AT 50,000 MILES TURNED TO A MUDDY SUBSTANCE. 1 YR LATER AND 30,000 MILES IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALER DID A POWER FLUSH AT THE 50,000 AND GM COVERED 2/3RDS OF BILL NOW I AM TOLD I MUST CHANGE HEATER CORE AND POWER FLUSH AGAIN AT A COST OF OVER $800. . GM WILL NOT COVER ANY EXPENSE. IT IS SAID THAT MY ANTI FREEZE SHOULD LAST 100,000 MILES ,AS YOU CAN SEE IT DID NOT LAST 50,000 MILES. *CB

BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE WORK DONE SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING RECALL OF ABS. WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 9 2002. THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT SLOW SPEED ON SURFACE STREET RESULTING IN A THREE CAR COLLISION ONE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ACCIDENT COSTS NOT INCLUDED. MINOR INJURY TO DRIVERS OF TWO OF THE VEHICLES. CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE AND SO WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBLILY ETC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE AS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHAT ACTUAL PROBLEM IS. BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WHEN THE AUTOBODY REPAIR SHOP TOOK IT IN FOR BRAKE CHECK PRIOR TO RETURNING TO US.

OUR BLAZER STARTED OVER HEATING, WE HAD IT FLUSHED DUE TO A MUD LOOKING SLUGE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM AND A NEW THERMOSTAT PUT IN. ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT STARTED OVER HEATING AGAIN. WE AGAIN HAD IT FLUSHED AND ANOTHER NEW THERMOSTAT PUT IN. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT AGAIN OVER HEATED WE HAD IT TOWED IN AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS TIME IT HAD CAUSED THE MOTOR TO BLOW. WE CONTACTED GM THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROUBLEM IT WAS DEXCOOL, WE CONTACTED DEXCOOL AND THEY SAID IT WAS GM'S PROUBLEM. WE GOT THE RUN AROUND SO WE CONTACTED THE ATTY GENERALS OFFICE AND FILLED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM.

I WAS JUST INVOLVED IN "REAR-ENDER" IN WHICH I COULD NOT GET MY BLAZER TO STOP. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. THAT SEEMED OKAY BECAUSE I KNEW I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. HOWEVER, AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS RELEASING THE BRAKES CAUSING MY BLAZER TO ROLL RIGHT INTO THE REAR THE EXPLORER IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS EXTREMEMLY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN ABS RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR.

I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE OIL COOLANT LINES ON MY 1996 S-10 BLAZER 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE AUTO. I PURCHEASED IT IN 1998. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEN, AND THE FIRST TIME THEY DID THE WORK FREE OF CHARGE. SINCE THEN, EVERY 12-18 MONTHS I FIND OIL DRIPPING IN MY GARAGE, AND I AM TOLD IT IS THESE LINES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. CAN'T ANYTHING BE DONE!!

GOOD MORNING, I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE OUTLINED BELOW. I HAVE CUT AND PASTED THE EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM GENERAL MOTORS IN REGARDS TO MY INQUIRY ABOUT INTERMITTENT WIPERS ON OUR 1996 S-10 BLAZER. AS I EMAILED BACK TO GENERAL MOTORS, OUR VEHICLE HAS OVER 70,000 MILES (EXCLUSION OF SPECIAL POLICY 02054); HOWEVER, I A FEW CONCERNS: 1) GENERAL MOTORS REPLACED A DEFECTIVE PART WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART. 2) GENERAL MOTORS IS USING THE AGE/MILEAGE OF A VEHICLE TO AVOID REPLACING A DEFECTIVE ITEM THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE - CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CLARIFICATION ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE! BEST REGARDS, CHARLES BECK EMAIL FROM GENERAL MOTORS: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. WE APPRECIATE YOUR OWNING A 1996 BLAZER AND WE APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR DISSATISFACTION AND FRUSTRATION OVER THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN NEEDED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. YOUR BLAZER WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT WAS ISSUED IN 1998. THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON YOUR VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 1998. NOW IT APPEARS THAT YOUR BLAZER MAY BE INCLUDED IN SPECIAL POLICY #02054, WHICH COVERS WIPER FAILURE DUE TO A CRACKED CIRCUIT BOARD: SOME CUSTOMERS OF 1996-1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER, S10 PICKUP VEHICLES NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL 98043 MAY EXPERIENCE A WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS SPECIAL POLICY COVERS THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR A PERIOD OF 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES (112,000 KM), WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP, OR FOR THOSE VEHICLES CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF THIS COVERAGE, UNTIL FEBRUARY 29, 2004. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. WE HAVE CREATED A COMPUTER FILE, 1-172249532, TO NOTATE YOUR CONCERNS. *AK

MY 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER WITH LESS THAN 53,000 MILES HAS NO HEAT AND STARTED OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEXCOOL THAT WAS GUARANTEED FOR 100,000 MILES HAD FAILED. THE RADIATOR WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKED AND THE HEATER CORE WAS BLOCKED. BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE HEATER CORE NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE SLUDGE AND RUST THAT WAS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. *LA