1996 Chevrolet Blazer Other / unspecified Problems

THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. I HAVE HAD THESE REPLACED IN THE PAST. THIS IS A CONTINUAL REPAIR AND GETTING COSTLY. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL BUT BECAUSE OF THE TIME THAT HAS PAST THAT IT IS NO LONGER COVERED. I AM IN FEAR OF GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVING THE WAY IT IS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD ALSO THAT I NEED IDLER ARM REPLACEMENTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10273912

Incident

Jun 13, 2009

Mileage

216,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB. CONSUME RCLAIMED WHEEL FELL OFF, AND SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10108739

Incident

Oct 14, 2004

Mileage

62,000 mi

BOTH REAR WHEELS AND AXLES SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY. LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND BRAKING DUE TO SEVERED BRAKE LINES AND REAR WHEELS SEPARATED FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL.BODY DAMAGE INCURRED WHEN REAR WHEEL AND AXLE JAMMED UNDER REAR BUMPER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10029299

Incident

Jul 27, 2003

Mileage

85,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES BALL JOINTS ARE CONSTANTLY FAILING. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE THEM TWICE. A RECALL WAS INITIATED, BUT CONSUMER'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. RELATED RECALLS 01V200000 AND 01I018000. *AK RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF AS A RESULT OF THE FAULTY BALL JOINTS. THERE WAS SQUEAKING NOISE ON TURNS DUE TO IDLER ARM FAILURE. FRONT PADS WORN OUT AND ROTORS FAILED, BOTH WERE REPLACED. *YH

NHTSA ID

8019559

Incident

Sep 24, 2002

WHILE PULLING OUTSIDE OF DRIVEWAY, LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *TT

NHTSA ID

8009943

Incident

May 12, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH FRONT LEFT WHEEL COLLAPSED, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS TAKING A LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

8006663

Incident

Mar 26, 2002

HAVE EXCESSIVE LATERIAL RUN OUT IN BOTH REAR TIRES, FIRESTONE STATES IS DUE TO OEM WHEELS BENT, WHEELS MEASURED AND WELL WITH IN MFG SPEC'S, FIRESTONE WANTS TO REPLACE WITH SAME, AS A CONSUMER I WANT REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES, NOTE THESE ARE REPLACEMENT TIRES FROM RECALL LAST YEAR. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT HWY SPEEDS DUE TO VIBRATION. ALSO UNABLE TO ROTATE TIRE PER MFG RECOMMENDATIONS DUE TO PROBLEM. IF FIRESTONE REPLACES JUST REAR TIRES STILL HAVE FRONTS WITH WEAR FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO ROTATE, FIRESTONE SAYS 'TO BAD'*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75/R1)

NHTSA ID

752503

FRONT WHEEL CAME LOOSE FROM TIRE. IT HOLDS WHOLE FRAME OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS IN REVERSE AND TURNED OUT ON A MAIN ROAD. ABOUT 10 FEET THERE WAS A POP, STEERING FELT FUNNY. DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL POPPED LOOSE FROM FRAME. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER TO REFER THEM TO A CHEVROLET DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

881751

Incident

Feb 27, 2001

WE WERE TRAVELLING WESTBOUND ON ROUTE 4 IN WEST RUTLAND, VERMONT, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN WE HEARD A WHISTLING SOUND. WE THOUGHT IT WAS AIR COMING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WINDOW, BUT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, THE CAR LOST CONTROL AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR "FELL DOWN". WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT WE HAD A BLOW OUT, BUT AFTER WE VIEWED IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO STOPPED TO ASSIST, WE DISCOVERED THE RIM WAS SEVERED IN HALF AND THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY OUT OF PLACE. A TRUCKER WHO STOPPED TO ASSIST US, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAID IT APPEARED TO BE A BALL JOINT BREAKAGE. HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH A 1996 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 24,000 OR SO MILES ON IT. WE ALSO HAD A STATE TROOPER ASSIST US, AND HE COMMENTED ON HOW LUCKY WE WERE THAT WE WEREN'T HURT. FROM THE TIME THE CAR LOST CONTROL, WE HAD SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, MISSING THE GUARDRAIL BY INCHES. THE BLAZER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT PRESENTLY AWAITS REPAIR. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP CONFIRMED THE BALL JOINT BREAKAGE. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM AND AWAIT A CALL FROM ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.WHEN WE ORIGINALLY VIEWED YOUR SITE FOR INITIAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO REPORT THIS, WE NOTICED TWO OTHER INVESTIGATIONS REPORTED WITHIN THE PAST 100 DAYS THAT INDICATED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINT BREAKAGE. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THIS MATTER AS WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE OTHER CHEVY BLAZER OWNERS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.TO DATE, WE STILL CAN'T USE THE VEHICLE AS WE WAIT FOR A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION.

NHTSA ID

711356

Incident

Sep 11, 1999

WHEEL IS FALLING OFF DUE TO SHEARING OFF THE NUTS:BOLTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

843995

Incident

Jul 28, 1999

MULTIPLE FAILURES, INCLUDING LOSS OF RIGHT REAR WHEEL WHILE IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID

705318

Incident

Feb 11, 1999

SPARE TIRE HOLDER LOWERED,(UNDER VEHICLE) AND ENTIRE SPARE TIRE UNIT FELL OFF. UNKNOWN AS TO WHERE THE TIRE WENT OR WHETHER THERE WERE ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGE.

NHTSA ID

700653

Incident

Nov 16, 1998

FRONT AXLE AND LEFT WHEEL HUB FAILED.

NHTSA ID

781437

Incident

Oct 16, 1998

97V066000, WHEELS; WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 42-45 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN DRIVER PUSHES ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS HE COULD, IT JUST SLOWS DOWN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATES THAT THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY, AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

823395

Incident

May 17, 1998

CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE RUSTED, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL ONTO THE ROAD AT STOP SIGN.

NHTSA ID

535479

Incident

Apr 18, 1998

THE FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S WHEELS TO FALL OFF, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

818507

Incident

Sep 13, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, COMING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL, THE REAR WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SHEARED AWAY FROM THE LOGS: NUTS. THE LUG NUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE WHEEL WAS NOT DAMAGED. *AK

NHTSA ID

818332

Incident

Nov 1, 1997

TRUCK WAS AT A STOP AND WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, WHILE TURNING LEFT HEARD SOMETHING SNAP, AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE, GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO CHECK AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL HAD COLLAPSED INWARD. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. **AK

NHTSA ID

816398

Incident

Sep 14, 1997

THE FRONT WHEEL FRAME GRILL IS CRACKED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS ARE ON IMPROPERLY ALIGNED. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEEL HITS THE FINDER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

814607

Incident

Jul 22, 1996

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL STUDS BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF.

NHTSA ID

812506

Incident

May 24, 1997

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID

813905

WHILE DRIVING FIVE LUG NUTS COMPLETELY SNAPPED IN HALF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

NHTSA ID

801275

Incident

Aug 25, 1996

WHILE DRIVING 50-55MPH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, THE BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF AND THE 2 LUG AND A PART OF THE BOLT FOUND INSIDE THE WHEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID

981195

Incident

Mar 23, 1996

LUGGAGE RACK FLEW OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *DH

NHTSA ID

502041

Incident

Jan 8, 1996