Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Chevrolet Blazer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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
THE SPARE TIRE CABLE ON 1999 BLAZER HAS CORRODED CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED ONCE. I PURCHASED A NEW SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE AND STRAPPED INSIDE THE CARGO COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY SPECULATED THAT THE HUBS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE HUBS. THE CONTACT HAS ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,200.
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATION MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE HEATER CORE BECAME BLOCKED AND WAS FLUSHED BY THE DEALER. THE STEERING BOX AND PITMAN ARM WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME DIM. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER PERFORMED NUMEROUS REPAIRS, AND COULD NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE IS REMAINED AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. ALSO, REPLACED LOOSE FRONT HUBS. *AK
THE TREAD ON THE TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WORE OFF WHEN TIRE WAS FIRST PUT ON AND INFLATED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE. TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF 2-WHEEL HIGH INTO 4-WHEEL LOW. CONDITIONS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID TWO CAR LINKS BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND THE ELECTRONIC MODULE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
4-WHEEL DRIVER FAILED. DEALER INDICATED ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILED. *AK
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES FRONT BRAKES, WHEEL HUB AND STEERING DAMPNER. *MR THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END DUE TO THE HUB ON THE FRONT WHEEL WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE AND THE FRONT ABS WERE INTERMITTENT. *SCC *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING LEFT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED. *AK
TRANSFER CASE, IN 4X4 FAILS TO MOVE OR OPERATE, THE VEHICHLE WILL NOT MOVE OR STEER IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE
FRONT WHEEL HUB ON ON FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO A GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING.*AK IDLER ARM AND BALL JOINT WERE ALSO REPLACED. *SLC
POOR VISIBILITY OUT OF REAR WINDOW OF VEHICLE. APPARENTLY, SPARE TIRE IS SITUATED WHERE IT BLOCKS DRIVER'S VIEW OF ANY OBJECTS/PERSONS BEHIND VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES GE GAS BACKED INTO TREES AND PARKED CARS DUE TO NOT BEINNG ABLE TO SEE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE SPARE TIRE. *SLC
ORGINIAL TIRES ON 1999 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, TWO REAR TIRES, AND LEFT FRONT TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. CURRENTLY FRONT DRIVER TIRE, AND THE NEW TIRE THAT GOODYEAR REPLACED, PROBLEM IS REPEATING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK GOODYEAR WRANGLER P235/75/R15 *MW
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH REAR RIGHT UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRE(P23570R15) BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK DOT #P1096ED7. *SLC
SPARE TIRE ALMOST COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTS REAR VIEW. PRODUCT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND GOING AROUND A CORNER WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT ON HALF OF THE PAVEMENT, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IT ROLLED OVER ABOUT THREE TO FOUR TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BROKE OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO BREAK THREE OF THE WINDOWS TO GET OTHER CONSUMER'S OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
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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