1999 Chevrolet Blazer

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 39,400 MILES, REQUIRING A COMPLETE REBUILD. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AT ALL, AND SHIFTING TO 3RD AND 4TH GEARS BECAME EXTREMELY SLUGGISH. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED A BROKEN SUN SHELL AND THAT SEVERAL CLUTCH PACKS HAD GONE OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO SPLIT THE REPAIR COST 50/50, BUT I FELT THAT MORE WAS WARRANTED GIVEN THE LOW MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. GM REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.*AK

FOLLOWING IS PART OF THE BACKGROUND FIRST SUBMITTED 9/6 TO CHEVY FOR A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR 1999 BLAZER ... CLOSELY RELATED TO A RECENT GM RECALL FOR FAULTY HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. OUR HAZARD/BLINKER FLASHER JUST STARTED (9/1) TURNING ON/CLICKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON ... DOING SO RANDOMLY ABOUT HALF THE TIME. THIS CONCERNS US FOR OUR SAFETY ... AS WE ARE NOW CONSTANTLY MAKING BOTH KINDS OF MAJOR SAFETY ERRORS THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH THIS DEFECT: WE FREQUENTLY THINK THE BLINKERS ARE ON FOR A TURN WERE MAKING, WHEN IN REALITY THEY ARE NOT, BUT THE FLASHER IS CLICKING JUST LIKE THEY ARE ON, SO WE WRONGLY THINK THEY ARE ON. THE OTHER ERROR IS THAT WE HAVE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED THE BLINKERS ON AND DON'T REALIZE IT SINCE THE FLASHING NOISE IS HAPPENING SO MUCH. THE MAJOR REASON FOR OUR CONCERN IS A STATEMENT FROM OUR LOCAL CHEVY SERVICE TECH AROUND OUR EXACT ISSUE ... AS OUR EXACT CONCERNS/ISSUES STEM FROM A WELL KNOWN/DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE WITH BLAZERS (PER THE WORDS OF OUR CHEVY SERVICE TECH AROUND OUR EXACT ISSUE, & THIS HAS BEEN A BIG/MAJOR PROBLEM WITH BLAZERS & ... AND '90% OF THE TIME A DEFECTIVE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH/CONTACTS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS WE WERE EXPERIENCING', AND INDEED UNIQUE TO CHEVY/GMC.) GIVEN HOW EMPHATIC/HONEST THE SERVICE TECH WAS WITH US, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO READILY SUBSTANTIATE HIS STATEMENT THROUGH CHEVY'S RECORDS AROUND REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM. AS SUCH, OUR SAFETY ISSUE IS CLEARLY: A WELL KNOWN/DOCUMENTED SAFETY DESIGN ISSUE WITH BLAZERS, AND RELATED TO THE RECENT SAFETY RECALL FOR GM FLASHERS; WITH OUR BLAZER ONLY A YEAR OFF OF THE RECALLED VEHICLE AGE; UNIQUE TO CHEVY, AND AS SUCH, NOT 'NORMAL WEAR/TEAR THAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED'). WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FORWARD OUR CONCERNS TO YOUR AGENCY, AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON YOUR LATITUDE TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER AFTER CONTINUAL REJECTIONS FROM CHEVY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *AK *JB *CB