1997 Chevrolet Blazer

AT 14000 MILES, THE LEFT FRONT PAD WAS SO WORN THAT IT ATE INTO THE ROTOR. THE BRAKES WERE THEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR FREE. AFTER 7000 MORE MILES THE BRAKING WAS SO POOR THAT I REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS MYSELF. AT 30000 MILES, THE BRAKES WERE FADING SO BAD I HAD TO HAVE THEM SERVICED AGAIN BUT AT A NEARBY DEALER (AND PAID THEIR SERVICE FEE ). NOW, THEY ARE STARTING TO FADE YET AGAIN, GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY. AFTER HEARING IN THE NEWS THAT GM HAS TO PAY FOR A SENSOR ON VEHICLES BEFORE 97, I AM TELLING YOU NOW THAT THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD NOT BE OVER! I WAS TALKING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT A CHEVROLET DEALER AND HE FLAT OUT TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON ALL OF GM'S LIGHT TRUCK S AND T PLATFORMS WITHOUT 4 WHEEL DISK BRAKES WERE VERY POORLY ENGINEERED. EVERY TIME I SEE A BLAZER/JIMMY OR GM PICKUP I CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST ON THE FRONT RIMS. I SWEAR THE REAR DRUMS ARE USELESS! I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING MY TRUCKS BRAKES EVERY 10,000 MILES.

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

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY DO NOT TURN ON. OCCASIONALLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING ENGINE WILL ALLOW WIPERS TO START. SOMETIMES AFTER THEY START THEY WILL STOP OPERATING ON THE UPSWEEP. SOMETIMES THEY WILL START AGAIN FROM THAT POSITION WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. THEN THERE ARE DAYS WHEN THEY OPERATE AS INTENDED, WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND THE FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALWAYS FEELS SPONGY AND ITS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER COMPLAINT DEALS WITH THE REAR END. AFTER THE CAR HAS BE EN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES THE REAR END WILL VIBRATE AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE CAR TAKES OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR AND IT HAD 17000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS ALL, AT THE SAME TIME. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WEATHER, IF ALL RELATED, IT MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE PARTS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING 1. FUEL GAUGE STICKING AT HALF TANK; 2. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING AND 3. FUEL INJECTION FULL OF FUEL AND ALSO LEAKING. *AK