1999 Chevrolet Blazer Engine Problems

THE ABS SYSTEMM IS NOT WORKING AND THE IS A SHORT IN THE FRONT END,..CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE. AMAZINGLY AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE THE LIGHTS ON THE BUMPER THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LIGHT UP THE LICENESS PLATE WAS STILL ON. LONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS UNDER THE HOOD. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE.,,UNLESS THERE IS AN ALTERNATE POWER SOURCE THAT I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF. THE IS POLICE DOCUMITATON ON THIS.

NHTSA ID

11064066

Incident

Jan 12, 2018

Mileage

183,567 mi

1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER WITH A V6 ENGINE HAD A PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE AT 87K MILES. A HAIR LINE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN A CYLINDER USING A DYE TEST. THE MACHINIST WHO INSPECTED THE ENGINE BELIEVES IT WAS CREATED AS THE RESULT OF THE CORROSIVE ACTION OF COOLANT USED BY GM. CHEVROLET SHOWED NO INTEREST IN INSPECTING THE ENGINE. WITHOUT THE AFOREMENTIONED, I INVESTIGATED MYSELF, AND CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT A HEAD BOLT WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED DURING MANUFACTURING, ALLOWING COOLANT TO PENETRATE THE BOLT AREA AROUND THE REAR CYLINDER IN QUESTION. THIS CONDITION CREATED A WEAKENING OF THE CYLINDER WALL OVER TIME CAUSING THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH CHEVROLET FOR OVER TWO YEARS WITH NO SUCCESS.

NHTSA ID

10914902

Incident

Jun 16, 2014

Mileage

87,000 mi

AFTER HAVING DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS ON INTERSTATE ROADS (CONSTANTLY MONITORING THE COOLANT GAUGE - STANDARD FOR ANY TRIP I TAKE). I STOPPED TO GO TO THE REST ROOM AND WHEN I RETURNED AND STARTED THE VEHICLE IT MADE A HORRIBLE LOUD METAL BANGING NOISE. I MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THAT IF IT NEEDED TO BE TOWED IT WOULD BE READY. I CHECKED THE COOLANT GAUGE AND IT WAS AT THE VERY END OF THE HOT ZONE, CHECKED THE COOLANT AND FOUND ALMOST NO COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR. I HAD TO PUT WATER IN TO GET IT HOME (ANOTHER 3 HOURS ON THE ROAD). AT NO TIME DURING THAT TRIP DID THE COOLANT GAUGE INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL PER THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND HAVE DONE MOST OF THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. ON JULY 12TH I HAD THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET REPLACED, OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED IN PREPARATION FOR THE TRIP.*JB

NHTSA ID

10198884

Incident

Jul 30, 2007

Mileage

69,400 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MULTI-PORT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE REPLACED THE PART, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NEED TO HAVE ITS SPARK PLUGS REPLACED OR CLEANED. THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MULTI-PORT FUEL INJECTION WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE UNIT, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10193368

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

130,000 mi

COOLING SYSTEM-I REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHED SYSTEM. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. LEAKS OIL-INSERTED DIE REPLACED GASKET AND STILL LEAKS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10178592

Incident

May 10, 2006

Mileage

85,000 mi

DURING MAINTENANCE, OWNER NOTICED COOLANT GETTING DIRTY. HAD IT FLUSHED FOUR TIMES. HEATER QUIT WORKING AFTER FIRST FLUSH. BROWNISH-GRAY SLUDGE WAS BLOCKING THE HEATER CORE. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO A SMALL LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING SMALL AMOUNTS OF DIRTY AIR AND OIL TO MIX WITH COOLANT. SINCE HAVING GASKET REPLACED, COOLANT HAS NOT GOTTEN DIRTY AGAIN. VORTEC ENGINES 1999-2003 WERE PRONE TO THIS GASKET FAILURE. DEXCOOL DOESN'T MIX WELL WITH DIRT OR OIL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10174650

Incident

Oct 15, 2004

Mileage

66,628 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTICED AND THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED OIL COOLER LINE AND "O" RINGS. THE LINE AND RING WAS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT THE ISSUE AS MUCH AS THE ENGINEERING CAUSING EXPENSIVE LABOR COSTS FOR A SMALL PART TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

NHTSA ID

10174551

Incident

Nov 26, 2006

Mileage

85,025 mi

PURCHASED USED 99 BLAZER FOR BUSINESS USE. 8 MILES FROM DEALERS SITE, THE DAY OF PURCHASE, VEHICLE OVERHEATED - 18,200 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED RADIATOR AND HOSES - FULL FLUSH OF SYSTEM - REFILLED WITH DEXCOOL, AT NO CHARGE. SOLIDIFIED RUSTY SLUDGE CLOGGED RADIATOR, HEATER CORE, AND HOSES - HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH 96 BLAZER. PERSONALLY REPLACED DEXCOOL WITH ZEREX. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS SEEN 15-18 OF THESE IN LAST TWO YEARS.*JB

NHTSA ID

10173176

Incident

Apr 5, 2005

Mileage

18,200 mi

I HAD VALVE NOISE AND TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK. DEALER CALLED AND TOLD ME IT NEEDED A VALVE JOB. AFTER THE VALVE JOB DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOISE IN LOWER PART OF ENGINE AND THOUGHT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS 1999 BLAZER HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL GM SHOULD COVER PART OF THIS EXPENSE. DEALER WOULD NOT HELP WITH THIS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10164901

Incident

Aug 5, 2006

Mileage

68,000 mi

DT: CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THEY CHECKED THE FLUIDS, AND FOUND THE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10143662

Incident

Sep 14, 2005

Mileage

84,313 mi

I PURCHASED MY 1999 BLAZER "USED" IN 5/03, TWO MONTHS LATER THE WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING HORRIBLY, HAD IT REPLACED. ANOTHER MONTH LATER IT COMPLETELY DIED ON MY IN THE MIDDLE OF MORNING RUSH HOUR, FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS COMPLETELY SHOT, AND THE BATTERY WAS NOT GOOD...AT THE SAME TIME. EARLY LAST MONTH I WAS TOLD THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINES WERE LEAKING BADLY, AND ALSO THAT THE IDLER ARM ON THE FRONT RIGHT IS BAD. NOW AS I AM RESEARCHING THE CHEVY BLAZER MORE AND MORE, I'M FINDING OUT THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS IN ALL MODELS. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THESE RECURRING PROBLEMS, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!*JB

NHTSA ID

10118274

Incident

Apr 22, 2005

WHILE GOING DONE THE ROAD AT 45 MPH, SUDDENLY THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF. TIE RODS AND RIMS WERE DESTROYED. THE BALL JOINTS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING, EFFECTIVELY ON 3-20-05. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115459

Incident

Dec 31, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ENGINE FAILED AND SECURITY LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK

NHTSA ID

10101893

Incident

Nov 24, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

IN 2003, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIR PUMP, BREATHER, HOSE AND FUSE KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. IN 2004, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE SAME ITEMS NEEDED TO REPLACED AND AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PAY OVER $600 FOR SERVICE WHEN LAST YEAR IT WAS OVER $300. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BECAUSE OF CRACKING NOISE, EVERYTIME I TURNED LEFT. I REPLACED THE HUBS, BECAUSE A CRACKING NOISE. CHEVROLET AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE NO HELP, OTHER THAN THEY AGREED TO PAY HALF FOR AIR PUMP REPAIR. BOTH DIDN'T CARE FOR MY SITUATION. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVROLET THAT MY NEXT PURCHASE ON A GM PRODUCT GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BECAUSE GM MAKES "JUNK", SO PROTECT YOURSELF! NICE ATTITUDE!*AK

NHTSA ID

10093574

Incident

Oct 4, 2004

Mileage

54,000 mi

I DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM MY 99 CHEVY BLAZER RECENTLY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE TWO FAULTY OIL COOLING LINES THAT MUST BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I HAVE DISCOVERED THOUGH SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND SEVERAL INTERNET WEB SITES, THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 99 CHEVY BLAZERS. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM AND COSTS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN REPAIR TO REMEDY, I WOULD LIKE TO PETITION THIS FOR A MANUFACTURERS RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10062502

Incident

Mar 17, 2004

Mileage

58,000 mi

DEX-COOL BROKE DOWN AFTER BEING IN TRUCK FOR 70,000 MILES AND LESS THEN 5 YEARS. DEX-COOL IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 5 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10056324

Incident

Jan 16, 2004

Mileage

69,850 mi

SEAT HANDLES KEPT BREAKING OFF. COOLING SYSTEM MAKES GURGLING SOUNDS AND SOUND LIKE WATER RUNNING. NO AIR CONDITIONING. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047656

Incident

Mar 1, 2002

Mileage

50,000 mi

LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS FIFTH SET OF LOWER BALL JOINTS AND IT SIXTH IDLER ARM. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THE GRILL GUARD WAS LOOSE, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKED, THE DOOR LATCH WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE DOOR WAS READJUSTED DUE TO A VIBRATION, THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE EXHAUST MADE A NOISE, THE TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, THE FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKED AND THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10038322

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

Mileage

20,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE THAT CHEVROLET WAS USING IN VEHICLE WAS TURNING TO SLUDGE AFTER 60,000 MILES. THIS CAUSED THERMOSTAT TO FREEZE, AND HEATER TO BECOME PLUGGED UP. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS LUCKY THAT THE THERMOSTAT FROZE IN AN OPEN POSITION BECAUSE IF IT WAS HOT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND THAT WAS DANGEROUS. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET.*AK

NHTSA ID

10040554

Incident

Sep 24, 2003

THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10038603

Incident

Sep 6, 2003

Mileage

80,000 mi

ENGINE COOLANT CONTINUES TO BOIL AND OVERHEAT AFTER HAVING IT FLUSHED THREE TIMES NOW. SAME AS 10030550.HY ISN'T SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING? WE JUST WANT OUR CAR FIXED . SEE: HTTP://WWW.KANSASCITY.COM/MLD/KANSASCITY/BUSINESS/5948626.HTM HTTP://WWW.NBC4.TV/NEWSLINKS/2369813/DETAIL.HTML HTTP://WWW.IMCOOL.COM/ARTICLES/ANTIFREEZE-COOLANT/DEXCOOL-MACS2001.HTM HTTP://ABCLOCAL.GO.COM/KGO/NEWS/7OYS/072503_7OYS_DEXCOOL.HTML HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/B_GILLIE/DEXCOOL_PROBLEMS.HTML HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GM_DEXCOOL.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.VMAG.COM/SUVSUBURBAN0402/MESSAGES/1665.HTML.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030702

Incident

Jul 28, 2003

Mileage

40,000 mi

BOUGHT NEW/USED 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER FROM SHOWCASE CHEVROLET IN WESTMINSTER CA. HAD IN POSSESSION FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND THEN BEGAN HAVING RADIATOR/COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO CORRECT DEFECT SO TRIED TO USE LEMON LAW. NO ONE WOULD GIVE ME INFORMATION ON GENERAL MANAGER. FINALLY FOUND OUT WHO GM WAS AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HASSLES. FOUND OUT THAT HIS NAME WAS JOE PERRY AND THAT HE WAS ON VACATION AT THE TIME. WHEN HE RETURNED I CONTACTED HIM THAT DAY AND TOLD HIM ABOUT ALL MY TROUBLES AND HOW THE VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. HE WAS RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL WHAT-SO-EVER WITH THE SITUATION. AFTER BEING TOLD BASICALLY ITS MY PROBLEM NOW, I DECIDED TO FIND OUT THE AREA MANAGERS NAME AND HOW TO CONTACT HIM/HER. CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND THE SERVICE PROBLEMS IN WHICH I HAD CONTACTED JUST TRYING TO FIX MY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. CUSTOMER SERVICE PRETENDED TO CARE BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE. THEN I CALLED SHOWCASE CHEVROLET BACK AND TALKED WITH MR. PERRY ONCE AGAIN, AND ASKED HIM FOR THE NAME OF HIS AREA MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND THEY DID NOT HAVE AN AREA MANAGER. I REPEATED HIM AND MADE SURE THEY DID NOT HAVE A MANAGER THAT WAS HIGHER ON THE LIST THAN MR. PERRY HIMSELF. I WAS BLUNTLY TOLD NO. I THEN CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THEY DO HAVE AN AREA MANAGER AND THAT SHOWCASE THOUGHT I WANTED TO CONTACT HIM. SO INSTEAD OF TELLING ME THAT THEY DID HAVE AN AREA MANAGER BUT I COULD NOT CONTACT HIM MYSELF, HE JUST THOUGH IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SAY THAT MR. PERRY WAS THE HEAD OF EVERYTHING AND THEY HAD NO SUCH THING AS AN AREA MANAGER. WELL NOW I'M HERE COMPLAINING TO THE LAST PLACE I COULD FIND. TODAY I HEARD ON THE NEWS OF THIS OUTRAGES LAWSUIT WITH GM AND THEIR COOLING SYSTEM AND DEX-COOL. THAT IS WHAT IM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10030550

Incident

Jun 25, 2003

Mileage

53,952 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10031315

Incident

Jun 24, 2003

HAD TO RTEPLACE WATER PUMP IT IS NOT 60,000 YET. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029316

Incident

Jul 1, 2003

HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE AT 70,000 MILES BECAUSE THE INTAKE GASKETS BROKE APART. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025487

Incident

Jun 25, 2003

Mileage

70,000 mi