2002 Chevrolet Blazer

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE ON HER VEHICLE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO USE HER FLASHERS TO ALERT OTHER MOTORISTS WHEN SHE WAS CHANGING LANES; HOWEVER, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE BECAUSE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT PAID OVER $500 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 120,000. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF UPDATED 07/15/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. HE WENT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE CANCELING AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,300. UPDATED 04/15/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/16/09.*JB

2002 BLAZER LS 4DR 4WD. AROUND 19,000 SUV WAS NOT STOPPING FULLY AT SLOW SPEEDS PLUS SCRAPING NOISE FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL THAT WOULD COME AND GO. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION NOR SOUND ON A TEST DRIVE SO THEY SAID TO COME BACK WHEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN. NEXT DAY SAME THING BUT IT STOPPED THE SOUND BEFORE I COULD GO BACK TO THE DEALER. AROUND 20,000 MILES IT WAS CONTINUES SOUND OF SCRAPING FROM FRONT WHEELS. I TOOK IT BACK TO GM DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THE REAR OF SUV. THEY TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON REAR. COST OVER $200. THEN ABOUT 23,000 MILES THE SUV WOULD NOT STOP COMPLETELY AGAIN AT SLOW SPEEDS AND THE SCRAPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN THEY SAID IT WAS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THEY REPAIRED THEM. AROUND 26,000 TOOK SUV TO DEALER FOR OIL LEAK THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE LEAK UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER ZERO DEDUCTIBLE WARRANTY. ALSO THEY SAID MY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE DOWN TO 1% LEFT WITH DEEP PITTING AND RUST THAT WAS NOT COVERED BY GM $530 COST.. DUE TO I DON'T DRIVE MY SUV 12,000 A YEAR. I HAD THIS BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM FROM 19,000 MILES .I ONLY HAVE 26,000 MILES ON MY 2002 BLAZER. WITH A 5YR -54,000 MILE WARRANTY THAT STARTED AFTER MY LEASE END. NOW I'M TOLD I NEED REAR ROTORS AND THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN TURNED. GM HAS DEFECTIVE BRAKE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM PLUS ROTORS AND SHOULD RECALL THEM !! *TR

I CALLED CHEVROLET (1-800-630-2438) ABOUT A RECALL ON 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER ID#08V231000. EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. I TOLD THEM MY 2002 BLAZER BRAKE LIGHTS,HAZARD LIGHTS,DASH LIGHTS,TAIL LIGHTS,HEAD LIGHTS,INTERIOR LIGHTS,TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BRAKE LIGHTS,TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS,AND HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORKED WHEN YOU PUSH RED HAZARD POP-UP BUTTON TO THE LEFT AND HOLD IT THERE. HEADLIGHTS,TAIL LIGHTS,DASH LIGHTS,AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ALL FLICKERING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THIS 2002 BLAZER WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, AS IT WAS BUILT ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2001. THE RECALL ENDED ON AUGUST 20, 2001. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS RECALL,AND FOUND IT TO BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRASS CONTACTS AND COPPER CONTACTS IN THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. ALSO THE GREASE USED IN THE SWITCH. I ASKED THEM IF I HAD IT REPAIRED, AND FOUND BRASS CONTACTS, INSTEAD OF COPPER CONTACTS IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, IF THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. I WAS GIVEN A CASE # AND TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE ONLY I WOULD GET REIMBURSED WAS IF ANOTHER RECALL WOULD COME OUT IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS/ 12,000 MILES WHICH EVER CAME FIRST. AND WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND A CHEVROLET DEALER. I DON'T HAVE $600.00-$700.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT, AND SHOULD FIXED IMMEDIATELY! THERE ARE MORE CHEVROLET BLAZERS WITH THE SAME MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH PROBLEMS, NOT IN THESE RECALLS. NOT ALL YEARS ARE COVERED. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE HAZARD LIGHT WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2008 AT RINKE CHEVROLET. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE LISTED DEFECT & RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS NOT LISTED ON MY VIN#. I WANT MY MONEY REFUNDED FROM CHEVROLET BECAUSE A 2002 BLAZER IS MADE THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT PACKAGE IS INCLUDED - BRAKE LIGHT DEFECTS COULD CAUSE MAJOR SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENTS. *TR

THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK! I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 60MPH SPEED LIMIT ROAD AND THERE WAS A STOP LIGHT AHEAD A CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT TO AVOID ACCIDENT I TUNED IN TO THE OTHER LANE WILE ON MY BRAKES THERE WAS A TRACTOR TRAILER STOPPED AT THE LIGHT THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING I PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPED SLOWLY I WOUND UP ABOUT LESS THAN 1 FOOT OF HITTING THE TRAILER AT THE NEXT LIGHT I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE CAR DID IT AGAIN THIS TIME I WENT THREW THE RED LIGHT ON ABOUT 5 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION THANK GOD NO OTHER DRIVERS STARTED TO GO YET FROM THERE GREEN LIGHT .NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE JUST A CRAPPY CAR :-( *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR INOPERATIVE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE OFFICER WARNED HIM AND DID NOT GIVE HIM A TICKET. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) WHEN ORDERING THE PARTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC AT THE COST OF $90. THE CONTACT WOULD NOT RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT EVEN IF THE VIN TURNED OUT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE HIM A FILE NUMBER AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,250. UPDATED 11/19/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER A AND DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THE CONSUMERS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB