Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet Blazer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THEN BROKE UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER OVER STEERED AND IMPACTED A DITCH. VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK
BENT TWISTED FINGERS AND CRIPPLED/PAINFUL SHOULDER. MET MR. WILDF AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTER DURING ONE OF MY VISITS TO PHYSICAL THERAPY BECAUSE OF THE PAIN IN MY SHOULDER FROM MY 2000 IMPALA. (MY PAIN STARTED IN OCT. 2001) MR. WILDF WAS AT THE VA CENTER FOR BOW HUNTING PERMIT BECAUSE HIS FINGERS ARE SO BENT UP AND HIS SHOULDER IS SO SORE HE CAN'T USE A COMPOUND BOW FOR HUNTING AND THUS HE HAS TO RELY ON A CROSS BOW. HIS FINGERS ARE BENT UP AND TWISTED AS SHOW ON HTTP://PHOTOS.YAHOO.COM/MIKETOMICH. THIS INFORMATION IS BEING SUBMITTED ON THE BEHALF OF MR. WILDF BY MIKE TOMICH 989-665-2311. I'M NOT SURE OF THE YEAR OF THE BLAZER HE DRIVES. BUT THEY ARE ALL ALIKE WITH THEIR STEERING EFFORT. DT
BOLTS CAME OUT OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS CAUSING A LOSS OF BREAKING POWER. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT SPINDLE HOUSINGS WERE STRIPPED ,ALLOWING THE BOLTS TO WORK OUT.
BAD BRAKE BOOSTER IS MAKING LOUD NOISE. YH
HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOICE IN FRONT END MOSTLLY WHEN BRAKING. TOOK IT TO 2 CHEVROLET DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. VEHICLE WAS ALSO UNSTABLE ON ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BRAKES AND HE DID A ROUTINE CHECK AND FOUND BALL JOINTS EXTREMLY WORN. DEALERSHIPS SHOULD HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THESE SHOULD HAVE WORN SO QUICKLY.
MUFFLER RUSTED AND LEAKING, EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED INCLUDING CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
STEERING IS DEFECTIVE, EXCESSIVE STEERING IS NECESSARY WHEN DRIVING.THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. IT SEEMS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER STEERING. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND THE POWER BOOSTER WAS ADDED TO 96 MODELS, THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSING LIGHTS TO DIM CONSIDERABLY WITH WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK FAILURE.
DRIVING 60MPH WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT OR DIED. HAD TO TAKE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP. PROBLEM HAD REOCCURRED SINCE 3/6/98 WHEN PUMP WAS REPLACED. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. PROBLEM HAPPENED AFTER FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *AK
FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY.
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER FAILS CONSTANTLY.
STEERING WHEEL WAS NEVER CENTERED, CAUSING THUMPING NOISE AND DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE BEING LOCKED IN VAC. SWITCH STUCK AND ENGAGED.
VEHICLE LOST CONTROL IN RAIN, CAUSING A COLLISION.
STEERING MECHANISM FAILURE, ALSO KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE POORLY DESIGNED, AND REAR WINDOW IS FREQUENTLY INADVERTENTLY UNLOCKED WHEN USING FRONT DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON. *AK
FRONT SEAT BRACKET WORE THROUGH LEATHER MATERIAL, ALSO SEAT ROCKS DUE TO LOOSE BOLT; REPLACED BRAKES/ FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED/ DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER/ STEERING BECOMING VAUGE AT CENTER AND FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. *AK
SUSPENSION IDLER ARM/SHOCKS/LOWER BALL JOINTS LOOSE.
REPLACED DEFECTIVE ABS SENSOR, ALSO REPLACED DEFECTIVE SPEED SENSOR. *AK
STEERING WANDERS DUE TO LOOSE IDLER ARM/MISALIGNMENT.
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOCK UP. PLUS THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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