2000 Chevrolet Blazer

I BOUGHT THE 2000 BLAZER USED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. TO BEGIN, I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, FUEL PUMP, AND VIRTUALLY ALL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS IN THE FRONT END WITH JUST OVER 65,000 MILES. ON VACATION DURING ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE YEAR TRAVELING HOME THE BLAZER OVER HEATED AND LEFT MY FAMILY AND I STRANDED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH NO A/C FOR NEARLY AN HOUR BEFORE GETTING TOWED TO THE WORST CHEVROLET DEALER IN THE COUNTRY(RICHMOND, VA). WE WERE FORCED TO PAY FOR A NEW RADIATOR AND MISCELLANEOUS PARTS TOTALING OVER $600. THEY SAID THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS FULL OF RUST AND THE RADIATOR WAS PLUGGED AND COULD NOT BE REUSED. NOW I'M EXPERIENCING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON THAT WILL NOT GO OUT. AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER THAT STARTED WITH LEAKING OIL COOLER LINES, THEY SAID THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS GOING BAD. I REPLACED IT, STILL THE LIGHT STAYS ON. NEXT THEY SAY THERE IS A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 2, I REPLACE THE PLUGS, WIRES, ROTOR, AND CAP. STILL THE LIGHT STAYS ON. ALL OF THESE REPAIRS WITHIN THE FIRST 14 MONTHS OF OWNING THIS JUNK AND IT IS NOT ANYWHERE NEAR BEING PAID FOR. GM NEEDS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHER BLAZER OWNERS AND THEY TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. AND THE BIG 3 WONDER WHY THEY ARE LOSING CUSTOMERS AND MARKET SHARE. HAVE THEY EVER HEARD OF QUALITY? LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING FOREIGN. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2000 BLAZER IN 6/20/02 FROM A CHEVY DEALER IN PA . I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY . I HAVE UNTIL 6/07 OR100000 MILES I HAVE REPLACED THE COIL AND DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR 5 TIMES A NEW FUEL PUMP A CATALYTIC CONVERTER WINDSHIELD WASHER MOTOR AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT TO ANYONE PRIVATE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP IT . THERE HAS BEEN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ISSUES SHORTS THAT MELTED THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD THAT MELTED THE RELAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP. ALSO THERE WAS A SHORT THAT WIPED THE COMPUTER CODES OUT AND I HAD A ROUGH TIME PASSING EMISSION TESTING I AM AT THE POINT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT WANT TO SPEND ANY MORE ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED TWICE IN 4 YEARS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS ORSERVICE NOTICES . I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY LICENSED MECHANICS AND HAD IT SERVICED AT THE APPROPRIATE MILEAGE REQUIRED FOR THE WARRANTY. *NM

BLAZER SEEPING OIL FROM OIL PAN, WILL NOT FIX ONLY IF I PAY 75% DUE TO 90 DAY WARRANTY,AND TOLD IF THEY WOULD FIX IT I WOULD ONLY CREATE MORE PROBLEMS, IT WAS ALSO TOLD BY DEALER AND CHEVY THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR YEAR AND MILEAGE, I DON'T THINK SO WITH 47,000 MILES, WHEN I OWNED A 97 CHEVY WITH 97,000 MILES , NO LEAKS BUT SALESMAN KNEW OF IT 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE WHEN 30 DAY BUMPER TO BUMPER EXISTED,WAS AT DEALERSHIP JULY 6, 2006 FOR ALL ITEMS BUT CHEVY NOR DEALERSHIP DOCUMENTED IT OR THE GREASE FITTINGS, LUBE, CHECK FLUID LEVELS LIKE WAS SUPPOSE TO DO, SALESMAN CHECKED FLUIDS FOR ME AFTER THEY NEGLECTED TO DO THEIR JOB.. SO CHEVY SAYS CAN'T GO BY SALESMAN BECAUSE HE NO LONGER WORKS THERE, SEEPING OIL FROM OIL PAN IS NOT NORMAL, I DIDN'T RECEIVE A ODOMETER PAPER ON IT OR MY TRADE IN.. I FEEL THEY ARE DOING ME WRONG AND CHEVY IS BACKING THEM UP, I EVEN GAVE SALESMAN NUMBER AND TOLD THEM I HAVE A NOTE PAD HERE OF ALL THAT WAS TO BE DONE WITH PAGES AFTER ON NOTE PAD WRITTEN ON AFTER THAT DAY AND THEY WON'T LISTEN. THEY NEVER GAVE ME CORRECT MILEAGE ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

MY 2000 BLAZER LS ZR2 HAS 68000 MILES ON IT. AROUND NOVEMBER 2005, WHEN I NEEDED MY HEATER IN THE MORNINGS, I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT BLOW ANY HOT AIR. I HAVE HAD THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED AND REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND STILL HAVE NO HEAT. I CAN SMELL COOLANT EVERY NOW AND THEN WHILE I AM DRIVING. SO, I AM LED TO BELIEVE THAT MY HEATER CORE IS LEAKING AND OR BLOCKED. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHING AROUND THE INTERNET AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BLAZER'S AND IT IS CAUSED BY THE DEX-COOL COOLING FORMING A "SLUDGE" IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY REPAIRS, AS THEY HAVE KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS, YET STILL CONTINUE TO MANUFACTURE VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE OF COOLANT ANYHOW. *NM

OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER ZR2 WITH 68000 MILES. THE HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR ONLY. THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE. I REPLACED IT ONCE, AND PREVIOUS OWNER REPLACED IT ONCE . BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE. ALL BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. FUEL GAUGE BROKE BEFORE 50000 MILES. SEAT HANDLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKEN BEFORE 50000 MILES. TAILGATE WON'T OPEN. PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ONLY MOVES HALF THE TIME. THAT IS ALL THAT I CAN RECALL RIGHT NOW.*AK

ACCELERATOR STICKING. FROM STANDING START, ACCELERATORS PEDAL REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE TO MOVE FROM RESTING POSITION. AS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD BEFORE OPERATOR CAN REMOVE PRESSURE. COMPLAINTS TO DEALER RESULTED IN THE ESTIMATE OF A $100.00 CHARGE TO CLEAN CARBON FROM THROTTLE BODY AND APPLY A CHEMICAL TREATMENT TO HELP PREVENT FURTHER STICKING. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A MAINTENANCE ITEM AS IT COULD RESULT IN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION, POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL, AND ACCIDENT. DEALER DIAGNOSIS WAS ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS SO THE PROBLEM MUST BE A COMMON ONE.*NM

PROBLEM WITH THE DEX-COOL SYSTEM IN MY 2000 CHEV BLAZER---HEATER WENT OUT JULY 2004, WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HEATER CORE REPLACED, RADIATOR WAS FLUSHED AT THE SAME TIME. ONE YEAR LATER VEHICLE OVER-HEATING AGAIN, NO LONGER UNDER EXT WARRANTY...PAID $212 FOR THE FLUSH TODAY AND FILED COMPLAINT W/ GM DUE TO THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM WHICH THEY DENY WITH DEX-COOL ( 8 STATES HAVE CLASS-ACTION SUITS). WAS TOLD BY GM REP THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS A MAINTAINENCE ITEM AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN THE REAPAIR COST. SPOKE WITH THE GM DEALERSHIP WHO ARGUED MY CASE, ASKED WHAT MAINTAINENCE REQUIRED ON MY PART, SINCE THE DEX-COOL MAINT SCHEDULE IS 155K MILES, MAINT FREE---MY VEHICLE HAS 70K MILES AND SECOND FLUSH IN 12 MO PERIOD. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT NOTHING I COULD REALLY DO TO MAINTAIN, JUST KEEP CHECK ON COOLANT LEVEL EVERY OIL CHANGE, AND SYSTEM COULD FAIL AGAIN AT ANY TIME--NO GUARANTEEE AND THE DEALERSHIP ALSO ARGUED WITH GM REP---THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE.......I PAID THE COST, BUT AFTER PURCHASING GM PRODUCTS FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, IF I AM FACED WITH ADDITIONAL COST OF AN APPARENT DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER...I WILL GO TO ANOTHER MAKE OF CAR---THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT SAFTEY ISSUES: AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T WORK; DOOR HINGE PIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED; DRIVER'S WINDOW SLIPS OFF TRACK TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME, RESULTING IN THE BACK SIDE OF THE WINDOW CRACKED AT LEAST A 1/4 OF AN INCH (WAS TOLD BY FRIENDLY CHEVROLET IN SPRINGFIELD IL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND CAN NOT BE FIXED; CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER AND PAY THEM TO REEVALUATE THE PROBLEM; ) SAFTY ISSUES: BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED;GAS GAUGE SENDING UNIT DOESN'T WORK;;DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING AND PLUG CONNECTED TO THIS NEEDS TO BE DRILLED OUT AND RETHREADED TO FIND OUT HOW BAD THE LEAK IS; WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE LOOSE AND FLIPS OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE WINDSHIELD IN HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW; ELECTRICAL HARNASS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED; ENGINE INSOLATION PEALING OFF UNDER HOOD; ENGINE LIGHT ON CONTINUALLY; CAR STALLS INTERMITANTLY(FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED); AT EVERY START UP, ENGINE STAYS IN NUETRAL (HAS NO EXCELLERATOR POWER)THEN CATCHES AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES); WORK DONE: THERMOSTAT HOSES REPLACED;DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED;SPARK PLUG WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED; SEPENTINE BELT REPLACED; PART BETWEEN THE AXLE AND THE U JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; OIL LEAK FIXED;FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED; I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL GO WRONG WHEN; IT'S LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN RULLETT WHILE DRIVING; HAVE RENTED VEHICLE TWICE; WILL ALSO NEED TO RENT VEHICLE FOR CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP NEXT WEEK; WILL NOT RISK DRIVING THIS CAR; (INCIDENT DATE: FIRST INCIDENT-DAY ESTIMATED)