1994 Chevrolet Blazer Problems

I WAS DRIVING HOME EARLY THIS MORNING, AFTER DOING A LITTLE HILL CLIMBING THE NIGHT BEFORE WITH A FRIEND. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS DRIVING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT, WHEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 SECONDS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES, I RECEIVED A TRAFFIC VIOLATION, AND A NECK SPRAIN. *TR

LOST BRAKES HOSES RUSTED. *TR

WINDSHILED MOTOR STOPS WORKING. *TR

FAILING WIPER MOTOR MOTOR FAILS TO TURN ON OR FAILS DURING OPERATION. RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR OTHER SIMILAR FULL SIZE TRUCKS BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE FULL SIZE BLAZER FOR 94. TRUCK HAS THE SAME ENGINE AND COMPONENTS AS THE C/K PICKUPS. WIPER MOTOR AND COMPONENT CIRCUIT BOARD ARE IDENTICAL AS STATED IN THE RECALL AND FAILS IN THE SAME MANNER AS DESCIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER TO DEALER. RECALL NUMBER IS RECALL BULLETIN 03023.

1994 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BROKE DOWN A TOTAL OF 9 TIMES 5 OF WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE USED CAR DEALER. THE FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, STARTER, STUDS AND LUG NUTS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRACKET FOR THE ALTERNATOR, A BOLT FOR THE POWER STEERING, THE PITMAN ARM, HUB WHEEL ASSEMBLY, 4- WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I NOTIFIED THE COMPANY AFTER MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME ABOUT THE RECALL. THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED, BUT SINCE I NEVER RECEIVED THE INFORMATION, I NOTIFIED THEM, AND ONLY ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FINAL REPAIRS. I FELT IT WAS THERE RESPONSIBILITY, BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE TO NOTIFY ME. *TR

BY ANNUAL FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC "INJECTOR DRIVER" ON GM 6.5 TURBO DIESEL RESULTING IN FREQUENT STALLING AND ALMOST LEADING TO ACCIDENTS@INTERSECTIONS. UNIT REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES SLASTING ONLY 18 MONTHS OR SO. *AK

STALLS ABOUT EVERY HALF A MILE. GOING ON ABOUT 1 1/2 WEEKS. DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH TURNING UP MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT FUEL PUMPS AND EGR VALVES. I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR REBUILDING MY ENGINE SO I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED ANSWER AS TO WHY THESE BLAZERS ARE STALLING. *JB

CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP. THEN, REALIZED THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE REMOTE CONTROL TO GARAGE DOOR. WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. DOOR KNOCKED DOWN CONSUMER, AND VEHICLE RAN OVER CONSUMER'S LEG. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. STATE FARM INSURANCE ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE. CONSUMER WILL ALSO BE CALLING MANUFACTURER.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, VEHICLE STARTED KNOCKING/HESITATING, AND THEN SURGING. SUDDEN SURGING ALMOST RESULTED IN AN INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAME TO A STOP SIGN, THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE. ALL THE SUDDEN MY SEAT BACK BROKE AND FOLD BACKWARD, IN A LAID DOWN POSITION, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I REMOVED THE BROKEN SEATS, AND INSTALLED TWO NON ADJUSTABLE SEATS FROM A OLD AURORA, USING THE ORIGINAL SEAT BRACKET, WHICH BOLTS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR PAN. THESE SEATS ARE UNSAFE ALSO, BECAUSE WHEN I REPLACED THE SEATS, THE BOLT HOLES IN THE FLOOR BECAME STRIPPED WHILE REMOVING THE BOLTS. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER. *TR

DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATS WILL NOT LOCK INTO POSITION ALONG SEAT TRACK AND MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. IT IS FULLY EXTENDED AND WILL NOT RETRACT TO TIGHTEN ON THE SHOULDER. IT STAYS COMPLETELY LOOSE. THIS IS FOR A 1994 FULL SIZE CHEVY BLAZER. *TR

I PURCHASED A CAR FORM ZETZ AUTO 34 DAYS AGO. I RETURNED THE 1994 CHEVY BLAZER FOR REPAIR DUE TO THE BRAKES GOING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE REPAIR SHOP ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPANY MADE THE REPAIRS. I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT END FRAME MAKING A CRACKING SOUND WITH EVERY TURN AND WHILE DRIVING. THE REPAIR SHOP STATING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. TODAY, 3/21/08 I DELIVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION. I CALLED TO CONFIRM THE REPAIR. THE OWNER STATED OVER THE PHONE IT WAS THE TIRES, THEY ARE TOO BIG FOR THE VEHICLE. I STATED THESE ARE THE SAME NEW TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. NO REPAIRS WILL BE DONE TO THE FRAME OR AXLE, WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS PROBABLY WRONG. THE THIRD COMPLAINT WAS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT UNLATCHING WHILE I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. I LEFT SEVERAL CALLS ON THEIR VOICE MAIL WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP. THEN, REALIZED THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE REMOTE CONTROL TO GARAGE DOOR. WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. DOOR KNOCKED DOWN CONSUMER, AND VEHICLE RAN OVER CONSUMER'S LEG. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. STATE FARM INSURANCE ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE. CONSUMER WILL ALSO BE CALLING MANUFACTURER.*AK *SLC

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY REGULATOR ON NEWLY INSTALLED CPI, WHICH LEAKED FUEL INTO THE ENGINE AND PRESENCE OF SILICON IN THE ENGINE FROM INSTALLATION OF GASKETS, OIL CHANGE NOT PERFORMED ON VEHICLE WHEN NEW FUEL INJECTION/CPI AND GASKETS WERE REPLACED, THIS ALLOWED FUEL, DEBRIS, ETC TO CONTAMINATE THE ENGINE, ENGINE REPLACEMENT COMPELETED 1/26/01. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) CJ

1994 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BROKE DOWN A TOTAL OF 9 TIMES 5 OF WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE USED CAR DEALER. THE FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, STARTER, STUDS AND LUG NUTS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRACKET FOR THE ALTERNATOR, A BOLT FOR THE POWER STEERING, THE PITMAN ARM, HUB WHEEL ASSEMBLY, 4- WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN STARTING FROM A COLD START; VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND AT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON ONE OCCASION. STILL UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

1994 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BROKE DOWN A TOTAL OF 9 TIMES 5 OF WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE USED CAR DEALER. THE FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, STARTER, STUDS AND LUG NUTS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRACKET FOR THE ALTERNATOR, A BOLT FOR THE POWER STEERING, THE PITMAN ARM, HUB WHEEL ASSEMBLY, 4- WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THE INTERIOR OF MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE INTERIOR LIGHT. *TR

I PURCHASED A CAR FORM ZETZ AUTO 34 DAYS AGO. I RETURNED THE 1994 CHEVY BLAZER FOR REPAIR DUE TO THE BRAKES GOING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE REPAIR SHOP ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPANY MADE THE REPAIRS. I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT END FRAME MAKING A CRACKING SOUND WITH EVERY TURN AND WHILE DRIVING. THE REPAIR SHOP STATING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. TODAY, 3/21/08 I DELIVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION. I CALLED TO CONFIRM THE REPAIR. THE OWNER STATED OVER THE PHONE IT WAS THE TIRES, THEY ARE TOO BIG FOR THE VEHICLE. I STATED THESE ARE THE SAME NEW TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. NO REPAIRS WILL BE DONE TO THE FRAME OR AXLE, WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS PROBABLY WRONG. THE THIRD COMPLAINT WAS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT UNLATCHING WHILE I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. I LEFT SEVERAL CALLS ON THEIR VOICE MAIL WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

WHILE BRAKING DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED, AND ARMREST CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAD BEEN ENGAGING BY SELF THE PAST MONTH, SOMETIMES IN LOW MODE. VERY LOUD GEAR NOISES, SHUDDERING, VIBRATION & SIGNIFICANT SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED. OCCURRENCE IS DANGEROUS AT ANY POINT, BUT MOST CRITICAL WHEN APPROACHING A TOLL BOOTH. AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD READILY LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LATEST INCIDENT (DATE GIVEN) SO VIOLENT & CAN'T DISENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE SUV IS PARKED UNTIL REPAIRED. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WILL EXAMINE, & HOPEFULLY REPAIR AT REASONABLE COST, THE VEHICLE WEEK OF 8/1-5/05. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

1994 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BROKE DOWN A TOTAL OF 9 TIMES 5 OF WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE USED CAR DEALER. THE FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, STARTER, STUDS AND LUG NUTS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRACKET FOR THE ALTERNATOR, A BOLT FOR THE POWER STEERING, THE PITMAN ARM, HUB WHEEL ASSEMBLY, 4- WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ENGINE SURGES THEN SPUTTERS, BAD ODOR. ENGINE CHECKLIGHT CAME ON. EGR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, FIX FOR PROBLEM IS NOT A FIX. BRAKES AND STEERING LOCK UP WHEN ENGINE FAILS, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. A REAL FIX NEEDS TO BE HAD.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SYSTEM SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES AND HOSPITALIZED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF AT ANY TIME. THE CONSUMER WHEN WAS DRIVING DRIVER LIGHT WENT CAME ON/OFF, BUT THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. *YH

THE WRONG SIZE VACUUM LINE INSTALLED ON ACTUATOR WHICH CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *MJS

1994 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BROKE DOWN A TOTAL OF 9 TIMES 5 OF WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE USED CAR DEALER. THE FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, STARTER, STUDS AND LUG NUTS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRACKET FOR THE ALTERNATOR, A BOLT FOR THE POWER STEERING, THE PITMAN ARM, HUB WHEEL ASSEMBLY, 4- WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

SPARE TIRE HINGE METAL SPLIT DOWN TO THE CARRIER BRACKET. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, CAUSING TWO ACCIDENTS.

BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE AT LEAST 1/32" THICK TO PASS INSPECTION/REPLACED PADS, ALSO REPLACED AXLE SEALS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE IN USE WHICH MAY CREATE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE PROBLEMS. *AK

FRONT SEATS LOOSE.