1996 Chevrolet Blazer Body & structure Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE PROCEEDING TO TURN A CORNER AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE DOOR MANUALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DRIVER THEN WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE DOOR TEMPORARILY SECURED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 04/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/21/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10262825

Incident

Dec 17, 2008

MUCH OF THE PLASTIC MOLDING UNDER THE HOOD HAS CRUMBLED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10186102

Incident

Mar 23, 2007

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE REAR TURN LAMP DO NOT COME ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED. THIS MALFUNCTION MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10173479

Incident

Jan 7, 2006

DT: THE CONSUMER HAS A 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE VEHICLE'S FRAME CRACKED AT ONE OF THE WELDS UNDER THE FRONT WHEEL. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THIS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. THE CONSUMER HAS NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. *AK MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE FREE ASSISTANCE. *TT

NHTSA ID

10127757

Incident

Jun 17, 2005

Mileage

212,000 mi

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MY HUSBAND, MOTHER, 8 YEAR OLD SON, 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND 1 YEAR OLD SON, WERE STRANDED IN THE EMERGENCY LANE ON I-66 EAST IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA WITH A BROKEN FUEL PUMP. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK THEY WERE HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER WHO WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 100 MPH. THE BLAZER FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE AND SKIDDED A GREAT DISTANCE, BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE BACK SEAT, AND THE FRONT SEAT BROKE AND SANDWICHED HER IN BETWEEN THE TWO. SHE BROKE HER JAW WHEN SHE WAS SLAMMED INTO THE SMALL HANDLE ABOVE THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. SHE ALSO SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST AND BROKEN ARM WHEN SHE WAS THROWN INTO THE DOOR. WHEN THE BACK SEAT BROKE IT CAUSED HER TO HIT THE HEADSET OF THE BROKEN FRONT SEAT WHICH IN TURN CAUSED SOME OF HER TEETH TO GO THROUGH HER BOTTOM LIP. MY MOTHER WHO WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS INJURED WHEN THE ROOF DID NOT HOLD UP IN THE CRASH AND SUFFERED THANKFULLY WHAT WAS CLASSIFIED AS "MINOR" INJURIES, BUT COULD HAVE VERY WELL BEEN MAJOR INJURIES BECAUSE THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE FROM FRONT TO BACK DID NOT HOLD UP IN THE ACCIDENT. I DO HAVE MANY PICTURES OF WHAT WAS LEFT OF MY BLAZER, FROM MANY DIFFERENT ANGLES BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. I AM DEEPLY TROUBLED BY THE FACT THAT BOTH SEATS BROKE, AND THE ROOF DID NOT HOLD UP AT ALL. MY 8 YEAR SITTING IN THE REAR CENTER SEAT HAD A LACERATION AND CONCUSSION, MY 1 YEAR OLD SITTING IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAD NO INJURIES, AND MY HUSBAND IN THE DRIVERS SEAT SUFFERED MINOR HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURIES. GRANTED THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, BUT I EXPECTED A LOT MORE OUT OF THE BLAZER THAN WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10104101

Incident

Sep 5, 2004

Mileage

178,000 mi

WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM A START POSITION OR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE HATCHBACK POPPED OPEN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10097345

Incident

Oct 17, 2004

Mileage

127,000 mi

MOST OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SURFACED HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE. *PH MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVE RECURRED. THE A/C SEAL LEAKED AND NEEDED A PUMP. THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE IDLER PULLEY, OIL FILTER LINES, CRANK SHAFT,DOOR HINGES, POWER STEERING, THROTTLE POSITIONER SENSOR 2, LEFT FRONT AXLE SEAL, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL SIDE COVERS. *SC *MR *JB

NHTSA ID

10057277

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

754971

Incident

Oct 15, 2001

RUST HAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE VEHICLE. NLM

NHTSA ID

785494

DUE TO FRONT FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BREAKING BEHIND LEFT FRONT WHEEL VEHICLE WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH DURING OPERATION; IN ADDITION, TO A POPPING AND GRINDING NOISE BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND WAS IN PROCESS OF REPAIRING DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

889960

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

746473

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES AND FELT ABS KICKING IN, BUT THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING, CONSUMER HAS ALSO BEEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING AN EXCESSIVE BRAKE SQUEAK, DEALER HAD REPLACED BRAKE PADS TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE. RIGHT REAR DOOR WON'T ALWAYS UNLOCK FROM INSIDE, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM, PINS AT DRIVER'S DOOR HINGES RUSTED. THE SEAL AROUND RIGHT REAR WINDOW HOLDS WATER AFTER RAIN. REAR PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT FOLD DOWN, DEALER FOUND CABLE BINDING UP. WATER COLLECTS IN REAR LIGHT LENSE WHEN WASHING VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED TAILLIGHT LENSE, CENTER HIGH MOUNT LENSE COLLECTS MOISTURE, DEALER REPLACED 3RD LIGHT BRAKE ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER FLUSHED RADIATOR AND 12 MONTHS LATER IT NEEDED FLUSHED AGAIN, DEALER PERFORMED, CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE FIRST FLUSH DOWN AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

876082

Incident

Nov 28, 2000

DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID

554476

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

MICHELIN TIRES DID NOT LAST 20,000 MILES, THEY LASTED 17,000 MILES, RADIATOR COOLING SYSTEM CLOGGED UP AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES, DOOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF AT TIMES, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, DEALER FOUND NOT PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

9005368

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

DOOR PANEL MELTED AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE . THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE CAUGHTON FIRE AND BURNED. *AK

NHTSA ID

846520

Incident

Jun 29, 1999

AT TIME OF DELIVER THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MISSING AND WIPER BLADE COVER. MJS

NHTSA ID

545221

Incident

Nov 9, 1996

WATER LEAKING INTO VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS (TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND LIGHTING).

NHTSA ID

543370

Incident

Nov 12, 1998

TAILGATE HATCH FAILED.

NHTSA ID

701523

Incident

Dec 30, 1997

IN NOVEMBER, I NOTICED AN INCREASE IN WIND/AIR NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TAILGATE. UPON INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD IS BEING PULLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE; THE HINGE MECHANISM, THAT HOLDS THE GLASS TO THE VEHICLE, HAS FAILED AND THERE IS ABOUT = INCH GAP BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE WEATHER SEAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE WITH CONTINUED DRIVING AND A DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DO TO " NO FAULT OF MY OWN". CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH MAY CAUSE EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER AND/OR THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO BE RIPPED FROM THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

701522

Incident

Nov 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE BLAZER THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, NEXT TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MIRROR . BLAZER IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

827520

Incident

Sep 1, 1998

CRACK IN FRAME.

NHTSA ID

525842

DOORS MISALIGNED CAUSING PAINT TO CHIP.

NHTSA ID

604550

Incident

Oct 1, 1995

DROVE VEHICLE WHILE REAR WINDOWS WERE DOWN. AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. UPON ROLLING THE REAR WINDOWS UP, THE SHAKING STOPPED. CHEVROLET DEALER INDICATED ALL BLAZERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN BODY STYLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

523881

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WORN OUT AND DEALER REPLACED THEM AND ALSO RESURFACED ROTORS, CONSUMER STATES AN ACCIDENT RESULTED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY BRAKES. REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL MATERIAL CAME APART, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

816538

Incident

Aug 2, 1997

NOISE DEVELOPED IN FLOORBOARD OF VEHICLE. INHERENT PROBLEM: STRESS CRACKS DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE. *YH

NHTSA ID

813645

Incident

May 30, 1997