1997 Chevrolet Blazer

FRONT LEFT BALL JOINTS ON MY NEW 1997 CHEVY BLAZER FAILED @26K MILES. THEY WERE REPLACED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, USING GENERAL MOTORS PARTS. AT 44K MILES, THE SAME FRONT LEFT BALL JOINTS FAILED. BECAUSE IT IS AN INTRICATE COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING MECHANISM, I WAS URGED TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. I CHOSEN NOT TO HAVE THEM REPLACED FOR FEAR THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS USED MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND FAIL ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO CHOSEN TO LIMIT MY DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE TO ONLY LOCAL USE FOR FEAR THAT FAILURE MAY OCCURE AGAIN, BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES OR FATALITIES. WHAT ALSO HAS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WAS THAT WHEN PICKING UP MY VEHICLE ANOTHER CUSTOMER OWNING THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEIR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COINCIDENCE? MAYBE SO, BUT I'M NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE RISK. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME LOOSE TWICE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED SEVERE STEERING DIFFICULTY. ( THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL BLAZERS AND HE'LL SEE ME AGAIN IN ABOUT 15-25K MILES)TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLY BECAUSE THEY WEAR FAST ON THE FRONT. REPLACED BALL JOINT RECENTLY. VEHICLE MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISES IN FRONT END( INCLUDING ENGINE COMPARTMENT) FOR AGE. VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHACE TO INCLUDE IGNITION REPLACEMENT, FUEL PUMP AND SENSORS REPLACED, FUEL GUAGE GOING WACKY,LIGHTS ALWAYS SEEM DIM( I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE), VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON TOO MANY OCCASIONS TO LIST AND TOWED ONCE WHILE ON A TRIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BATTERY SEEMS TO DRAIN FO NO APPARENT REASON. SEATS AND BELTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ABOUT 4 TIMES. I ONLY DETAIL LISTED ITEMS WHICH I KNOW THE EXACT DATES. WHICH HAPPENED. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER RIGHT NOW FOR ELECTRICAL AND THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO WORK WITH GM ON THESE ISSUES, BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED MUCH HELP. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED WITH THE GM SERVICE AND THE DEALERS. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY PERSON, BUT I DON'T BELEIVE I WANT TO OWN ANOTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 199X BLAZER. THE TWO DEALERS WHICH HAVE WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE THE MOST TRY TO TELL MY WIFE THESE PROBLEMS ARE NORMAL. NO VEHICLE OF THIS AGE SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. I HAD A 20 YEAR OLD CHEVY TRUCK BEFORE THIS BLAZER AND DIDN'T HAVE NEARLY THE PROBLEMS. SORRY, HAD TO VENT A LITTLE. *AK

WELL SO FAR THE ENCODER MOTOR, THE DRIVE BELT,TRANS. DIPSTICK RUSTED,SENSOR IN SES LIGHT,WHINING FUEL PUMP, VIBRATION IN REAR WHEN LEAVING FROM STOP,NOW THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ALONG.AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL ,IT MAY GO SEVERAL MILES BEFORE DOING SO AND IT MAY ONLY GO A COUPLE BEFORE DOING SO. I FEEL THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING WHETHER YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY OR NOT.THE DEALER TELLS ME HE IS PRETTY SURE THAT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP.BUT CAN NOT TELL ME FOR SURE THAT IT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM....AND THE PART ALONE IS 518.00 WE HAVE A VAN WITH 142K MILES AND A TRUCK WITH 262K MILES SO WE FEEL LIKE WE MAINTAIN OUR VEHICLES OR WOULD NOT GET THE MILEAGE..REALLY CONCERNED WITH THIS VEHICLE.....WHICH WAS A FLEET VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM AUCTION....AND WE WERE TOLD DIFFERENTLY.....I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET SATISFACTION FROM SOMEWHERE....PLEASE HELP. *AK