2000 Chevrolet Blazer Tires & wheels Problems

A CHUNK OF APPROXIMATELY 2-3" BLEW OUT OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, AND SHE LOST CONTROL AFTER THE TIRE BLEW AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND MY DAUGHTER HAS MULTIPLE INJURIES, INCLUDING A FRACTURED KNEECAP, SPRAINED JAW, DISC PROTRUSIONS AT C6/C7 AND L5/S1. SHE IS HAVING HEADACHES AND FACIAL PAIN AND A BRAIN MRI WAS PERFORMED YESTERDAY. WE'LL HAVE THOSE RESULTS SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2013, WAS 20% WORN AND HAD NO SIGNS OF INFLATION PROBLEMS OR SIGNS OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE TIRE. IT WAS A GOODYEAR TIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10664607

Incident

Nov 7, 2014

2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER 4X4, WAS PARKED FOR THREE WEEKS IN A DRIVEWAY OF A HOUSE DURING VACATION TRIP. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE UPON VACATION RETURN IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FIRESTONE FIREHAWK 500 235/70R15 RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BELT SEPARATION CAUSING MAJOR VIBRATION, STEERING DIFFICULTY AND REQUIRED TIRE REPLACEMENT. THREE OTHER FIRESTONE FIREHAWK 500 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT INDICATE ANY DEFECT UPON VISUAL INSPECTION. FIRESTONE RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF ALL TIRES DUE TO AGE, DOT 3303. TREAD REMAINING ON TIRES IS 3/32" OR MORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10459871

Incident

May 21, 2012

Mileage

87,120 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE FOUR WHEEL GEAR ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO NORMAL GEAR WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DRAG AND VIBRATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,609.

NHTSA ID

10286489

Incident

Sep 25, 2009

Mileage

52,609 mi

ON 6/4/2008 I PURCHASED FOUR TIRES FROM WALMART IN YUMA, AZ THEY WERE DOUGLAS TIRES 205/75R15BWX-TRAC II. WALMART INSTALLED/MOUNTED AND BALANCED THE TIRES. 5 MONTH'S AND LESS THEN 5000 MILES LATER ON 11/7/08 MY WIFE CALLED ME TO SAY THAT A TIRE WAS FLAT WHEN I GOT THERE TO LOOK AT THE TIRE I FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD RIPPED IN SIX DIFFERENT PLACES FROM THE RIM TO THE TREAD ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I THEN LOOKED AT THE OTHER TIRES TO FIND THAT THEY HAD INDENTED/IMPRESSIONS IN THE SAME PATTERN AROUND THE TIRE AS IF STARTING TO CRACK THROUGH LIKE THE OTHER ONE DID. ALSO I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTLY KEEPING THE PROPER PSI LEVEL IN THEM MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDS 35PSI, BUT FOR SOME REASON THESE TIRES WILL LEAK OUT TO 20 PSI I HAD TO PUT AIR IN THEM EVERY MONTH TO KEEP THEM AT THE PROPER LEVEL. I WENT BACK TO WALMART THE NEXT DAY ON 11/8/2008 AFTER ARGUING WITH THEM THEY FINALLY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES BUT THEY USED THE SAME BRAND, AND NOW A MONTH LATER I'M STARTING TO SEE THE SAME PATTERN OF INDENT'S/ IMPRESSIONS IN THE SIDE WALL AND THESE TIRES TO LEAK AIR AS BAD AS THE LAST SET OF DOUGLAS TIRES THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WALMART INSTALLED ARE 205/75R15BWX-T. I BELIEVE THAT THIS BRAND NAME HAS DEFECTIVE TIRES AND THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRES THAT RIPPED IF I CAN I WILL ADD THEM TO THE REPORT BUT IF NOT JUST REQUEST THEM FROM ME AND I WILL SEND THEM VIA EMAIL. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10251470

Incident

Nov 7, 2008

Mileage

109,588 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE CONTROL MODULE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,041 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

NHTSA ID

10215928

Incident

Nov 25, 2006

Mileage

47,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. A NEW SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AND TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE BEFORE IT RECURRED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING A SERVICE FEE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10211912

Incident

Dec 14, 2005

Mileage

80,000 mi

FAILURE OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE OPTION. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON THE FIRST OCCASION. EVERY WINTER SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY BLAZER THE SWITCH FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10183445

Incident

Jan 14, 2001

CAR STARTED SHAKING. OUT SIDE OF TIRE STARTED SEPARATION AND TREAD PEELING OFF.

NHTSA ID

10124185

Incident

Jun 3, 2005

HAD FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUB (WHEEL BEARING) ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2004. IN MARCH 2005 SAME WHEEL BEARING FAILED WHICH NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. NOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE WHEEL BEARING IS MAKING NOISE. I LOOKED INTO THIS AND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND WHEEL BEARINGS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS THE WHEEL BEARING HOLDS ON THE FRONT WHEEL THUS COULD CAUSE WHEEL TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

10119416

Incident

Mar 25, 2005

Mileage

55,000 mi

TOYO A/T OPEN COUNTRY TIRES, P235/70R15. 2 OF THESE TIRES BLEW OUT THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS. CONSUMER HAD THEM BOTH REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10117902

Incident

Apr 14, 2005

Mileage

100,000 mi

IN A 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER, 40000 MILES. 4 WHEEL DRIVE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ACTUATOR FAILED TO ENGAGE AND WAS LOCKED IN 4 LOW GEARING. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACTUATOR HAD CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT IT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE QUOTE FROM THE DEALER WAS OVER $500 FOR REPLACEMENT PART. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVES MADE COMMENTS REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF SAID PROBLEM WHEN QUESTIONED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116464

Incident

Dec 26, 2004

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT PREVENT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE FROM BEING ENGAGE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *NM *NM

NHTSA ID

10107358

Incident

May 5, 2004

Mileage

58,000 mi

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 CHEVY BLAZER LS 4X4. UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL LINES BY THE OIL FILTER, WHOLE SEAT MECHANISM, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, REAR SHOCK. THEY ALSO FIXED MY HOOD RATTLE AFTER 5 VISITS TO THE DEALER AND I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS WRONG THE FIRST TIME IT WENT IN. SINCE THEN AT 40,000 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT AND HAD IT REPLACED AND AT THE SAME TIME HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED SINCE THAT WENT OUT ALSO. AT 50,000 MILES THE SAME ONE WENT OUT AGAIN AND HAD IT REPLACED. NOW AT 68,000 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING IS BAD. ALSO ON MY FIRST WHEEL BEARING REPLACEMENT, THEY TOLD ME THE BALL JOINTS WERE VERY LOOSE AND SHOULD THINK ABOUT REPLACING THOSE ALSO. THESE THINGS SHOULD NEVER BE GOING WRONG WITH SUCH LOW MILES. FROM WHAT I AM READING ON THE WEB AND HEARING FROM THE DEALERS, THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT CHEVY WILL NOT RECALL AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I SURE AM HAPPY THAT I HAVEN'T HAD A WHEEL FALL OFF AND KILL SOMEONE YET. *JB

NHTSA ID

10104032

Incident

Aug 7, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10083854

Incident

Jul 13, 2004

Mileage

72,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FALURE, REVERSE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, TRANSFER CASE FAILURE, CRUISE CONTROL DOESNT WORK, DASHBOARD CLUSTER FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10080560

Incident

May 12, 2003

Mileage

85,000 mi

OUR TIRES, UNIROYAL NAIL GARD TIGER PAW P235/70R15, WERE VERY NEW, THEY HAD EXCELLENT TREAD LEFT. I NOTICED A "WOBBLE" DEVELOPING AND W/IN A FEW DAYS THE TIRE EXPLODED. THE BACK LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPERATED. OUR FUEL LINE WAS TORN OUT, THE INNER WALL OF OUR WHEEL WELL WAS BROKEN UP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE W/OUT OUR VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED US THAT OUR TIRES HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED SO WE RECEIVED A DIFFERNT TYPE OF UNIROYAL TIRE. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS SINCE THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO US. I HAVE NOTICED THE "WOBBLE" AGAIN. WE ARE GETTING NEW TIRES TOMORROW. OUR COMPLAINTS TO UNIROYAL WERE IGNORED. THEY GAVE NO REASON FOR THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE TIRES. I WONDER WHY IT IS OK TO LET PEOPLE CONTINUE DRIVING AROUND ON TIRES THAT COULD KILL THEM? WHY DOESN'T THIS GOVERNMENT WEBSITE DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALL THESE COMPLAINTS? MAYBE WHEN SOMEONE DIES THEY WILL. WON'T THAT BE A NICE LAW SUIT? *AK

NHTSA ID

10064303

Incident

Nov 15, 2003

THE TWO RIGHT AND LEFT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED.*MR. THE LOWER BALL JOINT AND TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS

NHTSA ID

10029604

Mileage

55,000 mi

TREAD SEPARATION ON TWO UNIROYAL LAREDO P235-70-15 ON A 2000 BLAZER TIRES, WITH-IN A 10 DAY PERIOD. APX. 10 DAYS AGO FRONT END WAS SHAKING, TOLD OF TIRE SEPARATION ON L/F. TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM TIRE . BOUGHT 2 NEW TIRES. TODAY I HAD TIRE SEPARATION ON L/R AND AGAIN TREAD WAS PEALING FROM TIRE. CALLED UNIROYAL TODAY AND AFTER THREE PHONE CALLS OF GETTING THE RUNAROUND I WAS THEN ABLE TO HAVE ONE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THE OTHER TIRE WAS DISPOSED OF BY TIRE SHOP. TIRES HAD ABOUT 60-65% TREAD LIFE LEFT ON THEM. PROBLEM WAS THAT THE TIRE SHOPS THEY SENT ME TOO SAID THEY ONLY SELL UNIROYAL TIRES AND DO NOT WARRANTY THEM. OTHER PROBLEM WAS BY ALLEGED REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN MY OPINION HAD A "NO CARE" ATTITUDE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025270

Incident

Jul 1, 2003

Mileage

37,500 mi

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, 4LO LIGHT ON DASH WOULD FLASH AS IF TRYING TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, ON 5/19/03, IT WAS LOCKED INTO 4LO, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRANSFER TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE, VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OUT OF 4LO. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018983

Incident

May 19, 2003

UNIROYAL, 235 60R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 31000 MILES MOUNTED ON A CHEVROLET, BLAZER, 2000. RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH, THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8004359

Incident

Jan 25, 2002

THE SPARE TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE IS SITUATED IN A SPOT WHERE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE DIRECTLY BEHIND YOUR VEHICLE. THIS BLIND SPOT CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY FOR POLICE AND MEDICAL VEHICLES. I HAVE CONTACTED GMAC AND RECEIVED NO REPLY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL SIT IN THE VEHICLE AND ALL CLAIM THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO SEE. THE TIRE COVERS MORE THAN 1/2 THE REAR WINDOW.*AK

NHTSA ID

751333

CLUNKS OF THE COUNSUMER TIRES (ALL FOUR) TREADS BEGAN TO COME OFF, THE TIRE MANUFACTURER SAYS THE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WERE "STREET TIRES", IF THAT IS THE CASE THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURE WOULD PUT "STREET TIRES" ON A 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON THE CONSUMER'S 1/2 MILE GRAVEL ROAD(UNIROYAL TIRES P235/70R15 102S, E4, 0263323 RADIAL TUBELESS STANDARD LOAD 860KG *1896 LBS) AT MAX INFL 240KG PA PSI, TREAD PLIES, SIDEWALL 2 PLIES, P1096306, E26280, 31329). NLM

NHTSA ID

562339

I HAVE TIRES THAT SHOW BULGES ON THE SIDEWALL, THE SUPPLIER STATES THESE ARE WERE THE TIRE WAS PUT TOGETHER, BUT THERE ARE TWO TO THREE PLACES ON THE TIRE THAT ARE NOW SHOWING THESE BULGES. I TRIED TO CONTACT GOOD YEAR TIRE BUT NO ONE WOULD GIVE ME THE HOME OFFICE ADDRESS. DON'T NOW OF ANY ONE THAT HAS A PROBLEM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 105S TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

NHTSA ID

746178

A SMALL NAIL HOLE WAS FOUND IN TIRE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE TO TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M6HL TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

NHTSA ID

736679

Incident

Nov 18, 2000

VEHICLE HAS A DANGEROUS BLIND SPOT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE SPARE TIRE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

554100