1997 Chevrolet Blazer Body & structure Problems

I JUST PICKED UP MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER OCT 31, 2012 WITH 79000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF CORROSION BUILDUP ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY YESTERDAY, WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. UNDER CLOSER INSPECTION, I FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND HAD BURST. NOW I CANNOT DRIVE MY BLAZER UNTIL I GET THIS FIXED. WITH THIS LEAK, I INSPECTED THE REST OF MY BRAKE LINES TO WHICH I'VE FOUND BOTH MY FRONT BRAKE LINES IN A SEVERELY CORRODED STATE AS WELL WAITING TO BURST. THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10497821

Incident

Feb 10, 2013

Mileage

80,500 mi

TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER THROUGH A CAR WASH, WATER BEGAN TO ENTER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS UP, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL THE WIND AS IF THE WINDOWS WERE OPEN. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS OCCURRED FREQUENTLY IN THIS MODEL TRUCK. THE CONTACT FEARED THAT THE DOORS WILL OPEN AND HE WILL FALL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10180718

Incident

Jun 16, 2006

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND WAS RECALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THE RADIO WOULD GO OFF AND ON, THE OVERHEAD DISPLAY AND MAP LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON, THE CD PLAYER NO LONGER WORKED, THE REAR WINDOW LATCH FAILED, THE MIRRORS WOULD ONLY MOVE TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS RUST IN THE TRANSMISSION. *LA *NM

NHTSA ID

10059442

Incident

Nov 24, 2003

Mileage

96,194 mi

WHILE HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE HINGE PIN ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS LOOSE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE DOOR NOT STAYING SHUT AND FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10042002

Mileage

72,000 mi

MOST RECENTLY WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HINGE ON THE FRONT DOOR, DRIVER SIDE, IT FAILED AND FELL ON TO THE GROUND. TO REPLACE IT COST US $43 AT A BODY SHOP, THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $300 TO REPLACE IT. WHEN THE BLAZER WAS BRAND NEW I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DRY AND LUBRICATED IT, THEY TOLD ME TO USE WD-40. WHEN WE HAD IT REPLACED THE BODY SHOP FOUND THE DOOR FRAME AT THE STRIKE PLATE HAD BROKEN AND DETERIORATED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK THE DOOR. THE BODY SHOP TOLD US THAT THE SECOND PROBLEM PROBABLY CAUSE THE FIRST PROBLEM. THE FACTORY REP SAID IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I MUST OF CLOSED THE DOOR TO HARD AND THAT IT WAS OUR PROBLEM. TO REPAIR THE SECOND PROBLEM WILL COST US $300. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE PASSENGER DOOR INSIDE PANEL HAS BROKEN LOOSE. ALSO THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR INSIDE PANEL IS ALSO CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN THE SPEAKER ON THAT DOOR NOT WORKING. THE FACTORY REP SAID THAT WAS OUR FAULT ALSO. I FEEL THAT THESE ARE DEFECTS THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10025781

Incident

Jun 30, 2003

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING , CONSUMER CAN HEAR AND FEEL OUTSIDE AIR COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT DOOR HINGE IS PULLING AWAY FROM FRAME. PH

NHTSA ID

10006164

Incident

Feb 3, 2003

CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER COULD NEVER CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOWS, AND ALSO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED.*YH

NHTSA ID

8009778

Incident

May 10, 2002

ON MARCH 25, 2002 MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES FROM AN INTERIOR FIRE. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN ADJUSTER ASSESSED THE DAMAGES AND REQUESTED A FIRE INSPECTOR EVALUATE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE INSPECTOR, RON CAMPBELL 541-276-7731, DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO MY CONCERNS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND I FELT THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE BUT TO ACCEPT MY INSURANCE COMPANIES SETTLEMENT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID "MARKET VALUE" ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH LEFT ME WITH A SUBSTANTIAL BALANE DUE ON MY VEHICLE. I NOT ONLY HAVE TO PAY-OFF THE REMAINDER OF THE BALANCE DUE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT I HAD TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TALK WITH THE PERSON ASSIGNED TO MY CASE AT GENERAL MOTORS (MR. ROBERT ST. PIERRE), HIS REPONSE TO ME WAS "... YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A SETTLEMENT FROM YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY REGARDING THIS MATTER. THEREFORE, GENERAL MOTORS IS UNABLE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES". I FIND THIS RESPONSE UNACCEPTABLE. THIS VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. I NOT ONLY FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ME TO COVER THE COSTS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ALL OF THEIR CONSUMERS THAT OWN BLAZERS THAT MIGHT SUSTAIN SIMILAR DAMAGE.*AK

NHTSA ID

761149

Incident

Mar 25, 2002

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS PULLING APART FROM THE FRAME OF THE BODY. THE WELDS ARE BROKEN. DEALER WILL NOT FIX, SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE TO BODY SHOP. WORRIED DOOR IS GOING TO POP OFF.

NHTSA ID

757261

Incident

Jan 23, 2002

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS ARE COMING OFF, SEEM NOT WELDED, BUT GLUED ON. *AK

NHTSA ID

883239

Incident

Mar 9, 2001

DOORS ARE FALLING OFF. THE HINGES ARE TEARING OFF THE TRUCK LIKE THEY WERE GLUED ON. PASSENGER DOOR IS RUBBING AND IS READY TO FALL OFF. DRIVERS DOOR SPRING POPPED OFF AND NOW THAT HINGE IS READY TO PULL AWAY FROM THE TRUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID

742455

Incident

Feb 1, 2001

TAILGATE WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY AND WILL OPEN WHILE TRAVELING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PART IN QUESTION WAS NOT FASTENED TO THE GLASS, IT WAS HELD IN PLACE BY A THIN RUBBER GASKET THAT GOES AROUND THE GLASS THAT BROKE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

877038

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

THE BACK HATCH GLASS KEEPS COMING OPEN. THE LATCH HAS COME LOOSE.

NHTSA ID

730788

THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF MY BLAZER STARTING SMOKING WHILE IT WAS IN PARK - WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I QUICKLY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND POPPED THE HOOD. NO SMOKE IN THE ENGINE-BUT THE DOOR WAS STILL SMOKING. I POPPED OFF THE CONTROL PANEL FOR THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, ETC. THE CONTROLLER FOR THE MIRRORS WAS SMOLDERING. THEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. FORTUNATELY, THE HOUSE I WAS AT HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WE PUT OUT THE FLAMES, IT WAS STILL SMOLDERING, SO I PULLED THAT PART OFF FROM ALL OF THE WIRES. THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME, WITHOUT ANYMORE SMOKE OR FLAMES. BUT NOW THE PARKING LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF. WE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY.*AK

NHTSA ID

727963

Incident

Aug 14, 2000

NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH VERY ANNOYING. BRAKES REPLACED BY DEALER WHEN BOUGHT NOW SQEAKING AFTER ONLY 9500 MILES THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK HAS RUSTED AND PARTICLES ARE GOING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT CARE THE RADIATOR WAS FULL OF SLUG HAD TO BE FLUSHED OUT OF POCKET FOR ME NOW THERE IS A BURNING SMELL AFTER I ACCELERATE SMELLS LIKE BURNT TOAST. THIS CAR NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND WILL NEVER BUY THIS BRAND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

NHTSA ID

722547

MY 1977 BLAZER WOULD NOT TURN OVER THIS MORNING. A CHECK OF THE BATTERY (ORIGINAL) INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY AND HAS CORRODED THE BATTERY HOLDER, THE CAR FRAME AND THE BRAKE LINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF OTHER VEHICLES FOR LEAKING BATTERY PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM BATTERIES ARE ALSO IN THE 1977 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED TO THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. I REPLACED THE BATTERY TODAY... AND HAVE KEPT THE OLD ONE IN CASE THE NHTSA WANTS TO SEE IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

718664

Incident

Feb 12, 2000

THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO THE FRAME ARE BREAKING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

844806

ABS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS SURGING.REPLACED ABS SENSOR. EXTREMELY POOR GAS MILEAGE. THEN ENGINE CHECK"LIGHT COMES ON. REPLACED ALL 6 FUEL INJECTORS ONCE AND #'S 2&3, TWICE. DRIVER SIDE DOOR WASN'T FLUSH W/CAR. REMOVED DOOR & REWELDED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70/15R )

NHTSA ID

705237

Incident

Jul 24, 1997

WATER LEAKS INTO VEHICLE DURING RAIN.

NHTSA ID

536512

Incident

Mar 1, 1998

HESITATION GOING AROUND CORNERS/UP HILLS, TRANSMSSION SEEMS TO SHIFT PREMATURELY.

NHTSA ID

523770

Incident

Mar 26, 1997