1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

AFTER HAVING DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS ON INTERSTATE ROADS (CONSTANTLY MONITORING THE COOLANT GAUGE - STANDARD FOR ANY TRIP I TAKE). I STOPPED TO GO TO THE REST ROOM AND WHEN I RETURNED AND STARTED THE VEHICLE IT MADE A HORRIBLE LOUD METAL BANGING NOISE. I MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THAT IF IT NEEDED TO BE TOWED IT WOULD BE READY. I CHECKED THE COOLANT GAUGE AND IT WAS AT THE VERY END OF THE HOT ZONE, CHECKED THE COOLANT AND FOUND ALMOST NO COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR. I HAD TO PUT WATER IN TO GET IT HOME (ANOTHER 3 HOURS ON THE ROAD). AT NO TIME DURING THAT TRIP DID THE COOLANT GAUGE INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL PER THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND HAVE DONE MOST OF THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. ON JULY 12TH I HAD THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET REPLACED, OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED IN PREPARATION FOR THE TRIP.*JB

Mileage: 69,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MULTI-PORT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE REPLACED THE PART, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NEED TO HAVE ITS SPARK PLUGS REPLACED OR CLEANED. THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MULTI-PORT FUEL INJECTION WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE UNIT, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

COOLING SYSTEM-I REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHED SYSTEM. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. LEAKS OIL-INSERTED DIE REPLACED GASKET AND STILL LEAKS. *NM

Mileage: 85,000

DURING MAINTENANCE, OWNER NOTICED COOLANT GETTING DIRTY. HAD IT FLUSHED FOUR TIMES. HEATER QUIT WORKING AFTER FIRST FLUSH. BROWNISH-GRAY SLUDGE WAS BLOCKING THE HEATER CORE. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO A SMALL LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING SMALL AMOUNTS OF DIRTY AIR AND OIL TO MIX WITH COOLANT. SINCE HAVING GASKET REPLACED, COOLANT HAS NOT GOTTEN DIRTY AGAIN. VORTEC ENGINES 1999-2003 WERE PRONE TO THIS GASKET FAILURE. DEXCOOL DOESN'T MIX WELL WITH DIRT OR OIL. *NM

Mileage: 66,628

DURING MAINTENANCE, OWNER NOTICED COOLANT GETTING DIRTY. HAD IT FLUSHED FOUR TIMES. HEATER QUIT WORKING AFTER FIRST FLUSH. BROWNISH-GRAY SLUDGE WAS BLOCKING THE HEATER CORE. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO A SMALL LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING SMALL AMOUNTS OF DIRTY AIR AND OIL TO MIX WITH COOLANT. SINCE HAVING GASKET REPLACED, COOLANT HAS NOT GOTTEN DIRTY AGAIN. VORTEC ENGINES 1999-2003 WERE PRONE TO THIS GASKET FAILURE. DEXCOOL DOESN'T MIX WELL WITH DIRT OR OIL. *NM

Mileage: 66,628

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTICED AND THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED OIL COOLER LINE AND "O" RINGS. THE LINE AND RING WAS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT THE ISSUE AS MUCH AS THE ENGINEERING CAUSING EXPENSIVE LABOR COSTS FOR A SMALL PART TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

Mileage: 85,025

PURCHASED USED 99 BLAZER FOR BUSINESS USE. 8 MILES FROM DEALERS SITE, THE DAY OF PURCHASE, VEHICLE OVERHEATED - 18,200 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED RADIATOR AND HOSES - FULL FLUSH OF SYSTEM - REFILLED WITH DEXCOOL, AT NO CHARGE. SOLIDIFIED RUSTY SLUDGE CLOGGED RADIATOR, HEATER CORE, AND HOSES - HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH 96 BLAZER. PERSONALLY REPLACED DEXCOOL WITH ZEREX. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS SEEN 15-18 OF THESE IN LAST TWO YEARS.*JB

Mileage: 18,200

I HAD VALVE NOISE AND TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK. DEALER CALLED AND TOLD ME IT NEEDED A VALVE JOB. AFTER THE VALVE JOB DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOISE IN LOWER PART OF ENGINE AND THOUGHT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS 1999 BLAZER HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL GM SHOULD COVER PART OF THIS EXPENSE. DEALER WOULD NOT HELP WITH THIS. *JB

Mileage: 68,000

DT: CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THEY CHECKED THE FLUIDS, AND FOUND THE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK

Mileage: 84,313

I PURCHASED MY 1999 BLAZER "USED" IN 5/03, TWO MONTHS LATER THE WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING HORRIBLY, HAD IT REPLACED. ANOTHER MONTH LATER IT COMPLETELY DIED ON MY IN THE MIDDLE OF MORNING RUSH HOUR, FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS COMPLETELY SHOT, AND THE BATTERY WAS NOT GOOD...AT THE SAME TIME. EARLY LAST MONTH I WAS TOLD THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINES WERE LEAKING BADLY, AND ALSO THAT THE IDLER ARM ON THE FRONT RIGHT IS BAD. NOW AS I AM RESEARCHING THE CHEVY BLAZER MORE AND MORE, I'M FINDING OUT THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS IN ALL MODELS. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THESE RECURRING PROBLEMS, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!*JB

WHILE GOING DONE THE ROAD AT 45 MPH, SUDDENLY THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF. TIE RODS AND RIMS WERE DESTROYED. THE BALL JOINTS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING, EFFECTIVELY ON 3-20-05. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ENGINE FAILED AND SECURITY LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

IN 2003, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIR PUMP, BREATHER, HOSE AND FUSE KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. IN 2004, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE SAME ITEMS NEEDED TO REPLACED AND AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PAY OVER $600 FOR SERVICE WHEN LAST YEAR IT WAS OVER $300. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BECAUSE OF CRACKING NOISE, EVERYTIME I TURNED LEFT. I REPLACED THE HUBS, BECAUSE A CRACKING NOISE. CHEVROLET AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE NO HELP, OTHER THAN THEY AGREED TO PAY HALF FOR AIR PUMP REPAIR. BOTH DIDN'T CARE FOR MY SITUATION. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVROLET THAT MY NEXT PURCHASE ON A GM PRODUCT GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BECAUSE GM MAKES "JUNK", SO PROTECT YOURSELF! NICE ATTITUDE!*AK

Mileage: 54,000

I DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM MY 99 CHEVY BLAZER RECENTLY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE TWO FAULTY OIL COOLING LINES THAT MUST BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I HAVE DISCOVERED THOUGH SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND SEVERAL INTERNET WEB SITES, THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 99 CHEVY BLAZERS. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM AND COSTS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN REPAIR TO REMEDY, I WOULD LIKE TO PETITION THIS FOR A MANUFACTURERS RECALL.*AK

Mileage: 58,000

DEX-COOL BROKE DOWN AFTER BEING IN TRUCK FOR 70,000 MILES AND LESS THEN 5 YEARS. DEX-COOL IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 5 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 69,850

SEAT HANDLES KEPT BREAKING OFF. COOLING SYSTEM MAKES GURGLING SOUNDS AND SOUND LIKE WATER RUNNING. NO AIR CONDITIONING. *LA

Mileage: 50,000

LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS FIFTH SET OF LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IT SIXTH IDLER ARM. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THE GRILL GUARD WAS LOOSE, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKED, THE DOOR LATCH WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE DOOR WAS READJUSTED DUE TO A VIBRATION, THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE EXHAUST MADE A NOISE, THE TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, THE FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKED AND THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKED. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS FIFTH SET OF LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IT SIXTH IDLER ARM. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THE GRILL GUARD WAS LOOSE, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKED, THE DOOR LATCH WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE DOOR WAS READJUSTED DUE TO A VIBRATION, THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE EXHAUST MADE A NOISE, THE TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, THE FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKED AND THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKED. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE THAT CHEVROLET WAS USING IN VEHICLE WAS TURNING TO SLUDGE AFTER 60,000 MILES. THIS CAUSED THERMOSTAT TO FREEZE, AND HEATER TO BECOME PLUGGED UP. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS LUCKY THAT THE THERMOSTAT FROZE IN AN OPEN POSITION BECAUSE IF IT WAS HOT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND THAT WAS DANGEROUS. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET.*AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

ENGINE COOLANT CONTINUES TO BOIL AND OVERHEAT AFTER HAVING IT FLUSHED THREE TIMES NOW. SAME AS 10030550.HY ISN'T SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING? WE JUST WANT OUR CAR FIXED . SEE: HTTP://WWW.KANSASCITY.COM/MLD/KANSASCITY/BUSINESS/5948626.HTM HTTP://WWW.NBC4.TV/NEWSLINKS/2369813/DETAIL.HTML HTTP://WWW.IMCOOL.COM/ARTICLES/ANTIFREEZE-COOLANT/DEXCOOL-MACS2001.HTM HTTP://ABCLOCAL.GO.COM/KGO/NEWS/7OYS/072503_7OYS_DEXCOOL.HTML HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/B_GILLIE/DEXCOOL_PROBLEMS.HTML HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GM_DEXCOOL.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.VMAG.COM/SUVSUBURBAN0402/MESSAGES/1665.HTML.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

BOUGHT NEW/USED 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER FROM SHOWCASE CHEVROLET IN WESTMINSTER CA. HAD IN POSSESSION FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND THEN BEGAN HAVING RADIATOR/COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO CORRECT DEFECT SO TRIED TO USE LEMON LAW. NO ONE WOULD GIVE ME INFORMATION ON GENERAL MANAGER. FINALLY FOUND OUT WHO GM WAS AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HASSLES. FOUND OUT THAT HIS NAME WAS JOE PERRY AND THAT HE WAS ON VACATION AT THE TIME. WHEN HE RETURNED I CONTACTED HIM THAT DAY AND TOLD HIM ABOUT ALL MY TROUBLES AND HOW THE VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. HE WAS RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL WHAT-SO-EVER WITH THE SITUATION. AFTER BEING TOLD BASICALLY ITS MY PROBLEM NOW, I DECIDED TO FIND OUT THE AREA MANAGERS NAME AND HOW TO CONTACT HIM/HER. CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND THE SERVICE PROBLEMS IN WHICH I HAD CONTACTED JUST TRYING TO FIX MY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. CUSTOMER SERVICE PRETENDED TO CARE BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE. THEN I CALLED SHOWCASE CHEVROLET BACK AND TALKED WITH MR. PERRY ONCE AGAIN, AND ASKED HIM FOR THE NAME OF HIS AREA MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND THEY DID NOT HAVE AN AREA MANAGER. I REPEATED HIM AND MADE SURE THEY DID NOT HAVE A MANAGER THAT WAS HIGHER ON THE LIST THAN MR. PERRY HIMSELF. I WAS BLUNTLY TOLD NO. I THEN CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THEY DO HAVE AN AREA MANAGER AND THAT SHOWCASE THOUGHT I WANTED TO CONTACT HIM. SO INSTEAD OF TELLING ME THAT THEY DID HAVE AN AREA MANAGER BUT I COULD NOT CONTACT HIM MYSELF, HE JUST THOUGH IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SAY THAT MR. PERRY WAS THE HEAD OF EVERYTHING AND THEY HAD NO SUCH THING AS AN AREA MANAGER. WELL NOW I'M HERE COMPLAINING TO THE LAST PLACE I COULD FIND. TODAY I HEARD ON THE NEWS OF THIS OUTRAGES LAWSUIT WITH GM AND THEIR COOLING SYSTEM AND DEX-COOL. THAT IS WHAT IM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 53,952

BOUGHT NEW/USED 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER FROM SHOWCASE CHEVROLET IN WESTMINSTER CA. HAD IN POSSESSION FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND THEN BEGAN HAVING RADIATOR/COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO CORRECT DEFECT SO TRIED TO USE LEMON LAW. NO ONE WOULD GIVE ME INFORMATION ON GENERAL MANAGER. FINALLY FOUND OUT WHO GM WAS AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HASSLES. FOUND OUT THAT HIS NAME WAS JOE PERRY AND THAT HE WAS ON VACATION AT THE TIME. WHEN HE RETURNED I CONTACTED HIM THAT DAY AND TOLD HIM ABOUT ALL MY TROUBLES AND HOW THE VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. HE WAS RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL WHAT-SO-EVER WITH THE SITUATION. AFTER BEING TOLD BASICALLY ITS MY PROBLEM NOW, I DECIDED TO FIND OUT THE AREA MANAGERS NAME AND HOW TO CONTACT HIM/HER. CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND THE SERVICE PROBLEMS IN WHICH I HAD CONTACTED JUST TRYING TO FIX MY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. CUSTOMER SERVICE PRETENDED TO CARE BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE. THEN I CALLED SHOWCASE CHEVROLET BACK AND TALKED WITH MR. PERRY ONCE AGAIN, AND ASKED HIM FOR THE NAME OF HIS AREA MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND THEY DID NOT HAVE AN AREA MANAGER. I REPEATED HIM AND MADE SURE THEY DID NOT HAVE A MANAGER THAT WAS HIGHER ON THE LIST THAN MR. PERRY HIMSELF. I WAS BLUNTLY TOLD NO. I THEN CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THEY DO HAVE AN AREA MANAGER AND THAT SHOWCASE THOUGHT I WANTED TO CONTACT HIM. SO INSTEAD OF TELLING ME THAT THEY DID HAVE AN AREA MANAGER BUT I COULD NOT CONTACT HIM MYSELF, HE JUST THOUGH IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SAY THAT MR. PERRY WAS THE HEAD OF EVERYTHING AND THEY HAD NO SUCH THING AS AN AREA MANAGER. WELL NOW I'M HERE COMPLAINING TO THE LAST PLACE I COULD FIND. TODAY I HEARD ON THE NEWS OF THIS OUTRAGES LAWSUIT WITH GM AND THEIR COOLING SYSTEM AND DEX-COOL. THAT IS WHAT IM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 53,952

BOUGHT NEW/USED 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER FROM SHOWCASE CHEVROLET IN WESTMINSTER CA. HAD IN POSSESSION FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND THEN BEGAN HAVING RADIATOR/COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO CORRECT DEFECT SO TRIED TO USE LEMON LAW. NO ONE WOULD GIVE ME INFORMATION ON GENERAL MANAGER. FINALLY FOUND OUT WHO GM WAS AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HASSLES. FOUND OUT THAT HIS NAME WAS JOE PERRY AND THAT HE WAS ON VACATION AT THE TIME. WHEN HE RETURNED I CONTACTED HIM THAT DAY AND TOLD HIM ABOUT ALL MY TROUBLES AND HOW THE VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. HE WAS RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL WHAT-SO-EVER WITH THE SITUATION. AFTER BEING TOLD BASICALLY ITS MY PROBLEM NOW, I DECIDED TO FIND OUT THE AREA MANAGERS NAME AND HOW TO CONTACT HIM/HER. CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND THE SERVICE PROBLEMS IN WHICH I HAD CONTACTED JUST TRYING TO FIX MY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. CUSTOMER SERVICE PRETENDED TO CARE BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE. THEN I CALLED SHOWCASE CHEVROLET BACK AND TALKED WITH MR. PERRY ONCE AGAIN, AND ASKED HIM FOR THE NAME OF HIS AREA MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND THEY DID NOT HAVE AN AREA MANAGER. I REPEATED HIM AND MADE SURE THEY DID NOT HAVE A MANAGER THAT WAS HIGHER ON THE LIST THAN MR. PERRY HIMSELF. I WAS BLUNTLY TOLD NO. I THEN CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THEY DO HAVE AN AREA MANAGER AND THAT SHOWCASE THOUGHT I WANTED TO CONTACT HIM. SO INSTEAD OF TELLING ME THAT THEY DID HAVE AN AREA MANAGER BUT I COULD NOT CONTACT HIM MYSELF, HE JUST THOUGH IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SAY THAT MR. PERRY WAS THE HEAD OF EVERYTHING AND THEY HAD NO SUCH THING AS AN AREA MANAGER. WELL NOW I'M HERE COMPLAINING TO THE LAST PLACE I COULD FIND. TODAY I HEARD ON THE NEWS OF THIS OUTRAGES LAWSUIT WITH GM AND THEIR COOLING SYSTEM AND DEX-COOL. THAT IS WHAT IM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 53,952

BOUGHT NEW/USED 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER FROM SHOWCASE CHEVROLET IN WESTMINSTER CA. HAD IN POSSESSION FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND THEN BEGAN HAVING RADIATOR/COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO CORRECT DEFECT SO TRIED TO USE LEMON LAW. NO ONE WOULD GIVE ME INFORMATION ON GENERAL MANAGER. FINALLY FOUND OUT WHO GM WAS AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HASSLES. FOUND OUT THAT HIS NAME WAS JOE PERRY AND THAT HE WAS ON VACATION AT THE TIME. WHEN HE RETURNED I CONTACTED HIM THAT DAY AND TOLD HIM ABOUT ALL MY TROUBLES AND HOW THE VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. HE WAS RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL WHAT-SO-EVER WITH THE SITUATION. AFTER BEING TOLD BASICALLY ITS MY PROBLEM NOW, I DECIDED TO FIND OUT THE AREA MANAGERS NAME AND HOW TO CONTACT HIM/HER. CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND THE SERVICE PROBLEMS IN WHICH I HAD CONTACTED JUST TRYING TO FIX MY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. CUSTOMER SERVICE PRETENDED TO CARE BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE. THEN I CALLED SHOWCASE CHEVROLET BACK AND TALKED WITH MR. PERRY ONCE AGAIN, AND ASKED HIM FOR THE NAME OF HIS AREA MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND THEY DID NOT HAVE AN AREA MANAGER. I REPEATED HIM AND MADE SURE THEY DID NOT HAVE A MANAGER THAT WAS HIGHER ON THE LIST THAN MR. PERRY HIMSELF. I WAS BLUNTLY TOLD NO. I THEN CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THEY DO HAVE AN AREA MANAGER AND THAT SHOWCASE THOUGHT I WANTED TO CONTACT HIM. SO INSTEAD OF TELLING ME THAT THEY DID HAVE AN AREA MANAGER BUT I COULD NOT CONTACT HIM MYSELF, HE JUST THOUGH IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SAY THAT MR. PERRY WAS THE HEAD OF EVERYTHING AND THEY HAD NO SUCH THING AS AN AREA MANAGER. WELL NOW I'M HERE COMPLAINING TO THE LAST PLACE I COULD FIND. TODAY I HEARD ON THE NEWS OF THIS OUTRAGES LAWSUIT WITH GM AND THEIR COOLING SYSTEM AND DEX-COOL. THAT IS WHAT IM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 53,952

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

HAD TO RTEPLACE WATER PUMP IT IS NOT 60,000 YET. *AK

HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE AT 70,000 MILES BECAUSE THE INTAKE GASKETS BROKE APART. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

TRANSMISSION VALVE IS STICKING WHICH CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

HEATER STOPPED PRODUCING HEAT AFTER 35,000 MILES. REQUIRED AN EXTENSIVE SYSTEMS FLUSH COSTING ALMOST $400. SIX MONTHS LATER, HEATER CORE FAILED CAUSING COOLANT FUMES TO BE EXHAUSTED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN WERE RIDING. REPLACEMENT OF HEATER CORE COST ALMOST $850.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER ABRUPTLY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

AFTER NOTICING THAT I WAS LOOSING ANIFREEZE IN MY VEHICLE, I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKETS IN MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER. IT HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMOM PROBLEM W/ THE GM VEHICLES AND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IT CONVENIENTLY HAPPENS JUST AFTER THE WARRENTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS CLEARLY UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY GM HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 44,298

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK. *JB BOTH COOLER LINES WERE REPLACED. SCC

Mileage: 45,000

OIL LINES LEAKING, VEHICLE HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES.

Mileage: 30,000

1999 CHEVY BLAZER SUDDENLY DIES WITHOUT WARNING - AT SLOW AND HIGH SPEED. MAY NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. CLOCK RESETS, AND ON ONE OCCASION THE REAR WINDOW UNLATCHED.*JB

Mileage: 53,069

RADIATOR HEATING AND COOLING DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT SLUDGES UP CREATING PROBLEMS WITH HEATER CORE AND OTHER PARTS. HAVE REPLACED PARTS AND EVEN ADDED A FILTER BUT STILL NOT GETTING THE PREFORMANCE FROM HEATER AS IT SHOULD. HAVE HEARD FROM TECHS AND COMPLAINTS.COM AND OTHERS ALOT OF COMPLAINTS PUT IN WHY NO RECALL.

COOLANT SYSTEM CONSTANTLY PRODUCES REDISH BROWN SLUDGE AND CLOGS SYSTEM. RECLINING HANDLES BROKE OFF BOTH FRONT SEATS. DT

OIL COOLER LINE FAILED CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO PUMP OUT. ENGINE NEARLY SEIZED. DT

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING NOTICED NO HEAT COMING FROM ENGINE AND DEFROSTER WAS NOT OPERATING. UPON INSPECTION, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT RADIATOR COOLANT HAD TURNED FROM LIQUID TO SOLID. COOLANT WAS LAST CHANGED AT 40K MILES. MR

IGNITION COIL AND MODULE BURNED UP ON FREEWAY CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT OFF PARTS REPLACED PICKED UP CAR AND WENT FOR A DRIVE STARTED HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS MISSFIRING ETC. PULLED OFF FREEWAY HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO SHOP. CATILIC CONVERTER COMPLETELY PLUGGED.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH VEHICLE SHUTOFF WITH NO WARNING AND FULL GAS TANK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP ASSOCIATED WITH GMC. OWNER IS WAITING FOR ANALYSIS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

COOLANT BECAME SOLID AND THEY CHARGED ME $300 TO "SUPER FLUSH" THE SYSTEM. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

SEAT RECLINER BRACKET BROKE AS CONSUMER WAS ADJUSTING SEATBACK. CONSUMER CANNOT POSITION SEATBACK FOR COMFORT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT CAUSED RADIATOR TO FAIL.*YD

SEAT RECLINER BRACKET BROKE AS CONSUMER WAS ADJUSTING SEATBACK. CONSUMER CANNOT POSITION SEATBACK FOR COMFORT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT CAUSED RADIATOR TO FAIL.*YD

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN SERVICING VEHICLE INDICATED THAT OIL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UPON FILLING FUEL TANK WITH GAS, SMELL CONTINUES TO ENTER INTO VEHICLE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK DEALER TIGHTENED LOOSE GAS CAP, ADVISED CONSUMER NOT TO CONTINUE FILLING VEHICLE AFTER PUMP CLICKS OFF, REPLACED EVAPORATIVE CANISTER AND EVAPORATIVE VENT SOLENOID, FUEL TANK MODULE, REMOVED LEFT QUARTER TRIM AND SEALED, REMOVED FUEL TANK SENDER, AND FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY, DIAGNOSED FUEL AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, DEALER FOUND BODY SEAMS IN FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY LEAKING FUMES, CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN, DOME LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR JAM SWITCHES, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING NOW HOT AT TIMES OR TOO HOT, DEALER REPLACED RAD CAP AND POLISHED NECK, SERPENTINE BELT NOISY, REPLACED SERPINTINE BELT, WIPERS WON'T CLEAR AND ARE NOISY, REPLACED WIPER INSERTS. *TT

100,00 ANTI-FREEZE TURNED TO SLUDGE CAUSING ENGINE OVERHEATING. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR AND ALL HOSES. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THAT COOLANT, AND THAT THEY RECOMMEND COOLANT SYSTEM SERVICE EVERY 30,000 MILES. ALSO STATE THERE WERE NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FROM GM REGARDING THIS ISSUE. REPAIR COSTS $930.00 PLUS RENTAL. *AK

DEXCOOL 100000MILE ANTIFREZE TURNED TO SLUDGE AT 53000 MILES...2 DEALERS ATTRIBUTED CAUSE TO EVERYTHING BUT ANTIFREEZE NOT LIVING UP TO CLAIMS.

OIL COOLER LINES ARE FAILING AT THE POINT WHERE A RUBBER LINE IS CRIMPED TO AN ALUMINUM LINE.

COOLING SYSTEM DEVELOPED A SLUDGE, A 5HR SUPER FLUSH WAS REQUIRED COSTING NEARLY $400, THERE IS A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE IN THE HEATER CORE AND THE ENGINE BLOCK, THERE ARE NO GUARENTEES THAT THIS WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. CHEVROLET WOULD NOT COVER.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TT

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AT STOP SIGN AND TRAFFIC LIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO VEHICLE AND AFTER GETTING BACK INTO VEHICLE, CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS FUMES. THEY USALLY STAY IN VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED A CANISTER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STALLING, AFTER STALLING THERE IS A BURNING SMELL, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, CRANK SENSOR, MAP SENSOR, PCM, FUEL PUMP MODULE, VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES STALLING, CONSUMER FEELS PROBLEM IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. SES LIGHT FLASHED AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED COIL WIRE. KEYLESS ENTRY INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED RECEIVER, REMOTE MODULE, AND REPROGRAMMED TRANSMITTERS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ON BOTH SIDES. THERE IS A CLUNK WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. OVERHEAD PANEL GOES BLANK IN MORNING, WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, DASH AND GAUGES WILL NOT LIGHT UP, AND OVERHEAD COMPASS WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT USED TO BE. SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS A MOUSE PROBLEM. NO ACCIDENT. JUST BREATHING MICE FECES FOR A LONG TIME. FUMES MAKE ME FELL NAUSIATED. MICE ENTER VEHICLE UNABATED. GM SAYS ITS NOT THIER PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER, ENGINE, BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING FAILED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER, ENGINE, BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING FAILED. *SLC

NO SUMMARY

MANY PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL ITEMS WOULD BE CORRECTED. TO DATE ABOUT 50% OF THESE HAVE BEEN CORRECTED AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS BY ME TO GET SATISFACTION WITH THE DEALER. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN MY ATTEMPTS TO GET BY THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION STAFFS. THEY REFER ME BACK TO THE DEALER. MANY ILLEGAL AND IMPROPER ACTIONS WERE TAKEN BY THIS DEALER DURING AND AFTER THE TIME OF PURCHASE. MY SATISFACTION AND SAFETY ARE AT RISK WITH THIS VEHICLE AS THE REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY DOES NOT SEAT PROPERLY. CONSTANT AIR FLOW AT THIS WINDOW AND AROUND THE DOORS IS CREATING AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE FUMES ARE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AT THESE POINTS. MY FAMILY FINDS THAT THEY EXPERIENCE SEVERE AND NUMEROUS HEADACHES, BURNING EYES, ETC. WHEN IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO CREATING A NOISE HAZARD WITHIN THE VEHICLE AS THE AIR CURRENTS ARE CONSISTANT AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK

VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION WIRING/HARNESS WIRING ,AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION WIRING/HARNESS WIRING ,AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTAKE LEAKING, RESEAL INTAKE, REMOVED TRANSMISSION FOUND REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKING AND OIL PAN GASKET REPLACED BOTH SEALS

WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IS RUNNING THERE IS A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER. WHEN ACCELLERATING FROM A STOP IT IS NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER IF THE COMPRESSOR CYCLES ON. IF THE COMPRESSOR CYCLES OFF DURING ACCELERATION YOU NEED TO LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE INCREASE OF POWER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT NOW CLAIM THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER BLAZERS AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE DRIVEN ANOTHER 1999 BLAZER AND IT DID NOT DISPLAY THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO TURN OFF THE A/C IN TRAFFIC. ANY HELP YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE ME ON THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I PLAN TO FILE FOR ARBITRATION WITH THE BBB AS PER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. *AK

2 MONTHS INTO OWNING THIS VEHICLE THE UPPER CONSOLE DIGITAL TEMPERATURE READ OUT WENT BAD. UPON REPLACING IT TWICE IT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. THEY HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT GRILL TO NO AVAIL. AT ONE OIL CHANGE THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH A CROOKED HOOD. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY HAD SLID OVER 1/2 INCH. IT CAUSED THE HOOD AND THE FENDER TO MEET AND THE TWO METALS SLAMMED TOGETHER CAUSED A SCRATCH ON BOTH PARTS IN THE PAINT. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS RETURNED TO IT'S ORIGINAL POSITION. UPON INFORMING THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS "SLIPPING" WHEN IN GEAR I WAS GIVEN A VERBAL DRIVING LESSON. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CHEVROLET S-10 BLAZER SINCE 1992 AND THIS IS THE 3RD ONE I HAVE AQUIRED. AFTER BRINGING IN A THIRD PARTY THE LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL, ALL FLUIDS, AND SEALS WERE REPLACED, THUS FIXING THE ISSUE. AT 4000 MILES MY ENGINE "BURNED OUT" 3 OF 6 FUEL INJECTORS WITH NO EXPLAINATION. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL BEING BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME ISSUES. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SMALL ISSUES, LITTLE BUTTONS FALLING OUT, COVER PLATES POPPING OUT OF PLACE, ETC. BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE A BOX FOR THESE ISSUES. THE OWNER OF THIS DEALERSHIP IS VERY AWARE OF THE ISSUES I HAVE COME ACROSS AS I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER OF THIS DEALERSHIP FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE REMOVED 3 VEHICLES FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

PULLEY MAKES SQUEALING SOUND AND COULD CAUSE DRIVE BELT FAILURE.... TIRE WOULD RUB ON INER FENDER WELL WHEN MAKING TURNS. FRONT SUSPENSION MAKE A SQUEEKING OR CREEKING SOUND AT ANY SPEED WHEN GOING OF ANY TYPE OF BUMP.....DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST FRONT SEAT POSITION.

ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE ROAD. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT, ALMOST RESULTING IN REAREND ACCIDENT. *AK

VERY DANGEROUS, VEHICLE QUITS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS/CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK