2001 Chevrolet Blazer Steering Problems

FRONT END, BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS AT 60,000 MILES, IDLER ARM, REPLACE TIRES, ABS LIGHT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10151154

Incident

Feb 24, 2006

Mileage

63,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET 2DR 2WHEEL DRIVE BLAZER. THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SPINDLE / PARTS HAVE ALREADY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES/FRONT. I FOUND THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WHEEL OF MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THANKFULLY I HEARD THE GRINDING AND SLOWED MY SPEED TO 5-6 MPH AND HAD TURNED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. FROM WHAT I AM LEARNING THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS SOME WHAT COMMON WITH MY MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO SEEM COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE ON CANADIAN AUTO CLUB SITES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10105877

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A CURB. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10065416

Incident

Apr 1, 2004

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IN THE MORNINGS WHEN BLAZER IS COLD AND THE WEATHER IS COLD, I HAVE HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE GOES AWAY. THE FIRST DAY I TOOK THE THE SHOP, THE REPAIR MAN SAID IT WAS UNUSUAL BUT HE DID HEAR THE NOISE AND SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IN THE STEERING SHAFT. HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. WHILE CHECKING THE VEHICLE THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE. A WEEK LATER, IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD AND SNOWING, THE NOISE RETURNED I STOPPED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND ANOTHER MECHANIC HEARD THE NOISE, HE FELT IT WAS IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON THIS APPOINTMENT, THEY COULD HEAR THE NOISE BUT " IT WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH TO PINPOINT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM" SO THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME. HE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OVER NIGHT AND GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR. I TOLD THEM THAT THEY SHOULD CHECK IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AS SOON AS THEY GOT THERE. WHICH THEY DID NOT DO. THEY WAITED UNTIL I RETURNED LATER IN THE MORNING TO TEST THE VEHICLE AND IT HAD WARMED UP OUTSIDE AND COULD NOT BE HEARD. THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE CHECKED THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN TO THE STEERING WHEEL OR INSIDE THE STEERING SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE OR COULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE INJURE MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047141

Incident

Nov 4, 2003

Mileage

26,000 mi

MY WIFE'S 2001 CHEVY BLAZER MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN ALL BY ITS SELF. SHE CAN'T TURN THE STEERING BACK TO THE LEFT AND ROLLED DOWN A 300 FT CANYON. THANK GOD SHE LIVED TO TELL WHAT HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT. ONE WEEK INTO OWNERSHIP THE STEERING GEARBOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. 26,000 MILES LATER THE RIGHT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED. FAST FORWARD TO FEB 25, 2003 WHILE DRIVING HOME HER BLAZER TURNED RIGHT AND LOCK TO THE RIGHT. FROM DAY ONE WE ALWAYS HEARD A POPPING NOISE BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD FOUND. GM STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WE HIRED A LAWYER. THANK YOU MYCARSTATS.COM FOR YOUR COMPLAINT BOARD. *LA

NHTSA ID

10045658

Incident

Feb 25, 2003

CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE ,STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE UP AND DOWN AND SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029980

I HAVE REVIEWED OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THEIR FRONT SUSPENSION, FUEL PUMP WITH RANDOM SHUT OFFS. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS. AS OF TODAY MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP;I WAS DOING 35-40 MPH WHEN VEHICLE JUST UN EXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF. I WAS STRANDED ON A MAJOR ROAD WHICH CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DELAY. I HAVE AN OIL LEAK FROM THE HOSE LEADING TO MY OIL FILTER AND THE VEHICLE PULL TO THE RIGHT SHARPLY IF I RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. THESE PROBLEMS ARE HARD TO FIND JUST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WHEN SO MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018522

Incident

May 9, 2003

Mileage

1,000 mi

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SENSITIVE TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. MR *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10015613

THE TRUCK STALL WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES OR WONT START , THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS YOU IN, THE TRUCK LOCKS DOWN ON YOU LOCKING YOU IN OF OUT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME OF AND ON, THE ALARM GOES OF , THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT KEEP RIGHT AMONT OF GAS, THE ENGIN LIGHT WILL NOT GO OF AND NOT IT SEEMS TO BE MAKING A RATTELING SOUND

NHTSA ID

763963

THE THEFT-DETERRENT ALARM GOES OFF FOR NO REASON WHEN PARKED AND LOCKED UP. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE MOVES ERATICALLY, DOME LIGHTS AND FLOOR LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELF AND SOMETIME STAY ON FOR A LONG TIME AND SOMETIME CONSISTANTLY FLASH OFF AND ON, RADIO SHUTS OFF WHEN TURN ENGINE OFF(NOT SUPPOSE TO), AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN JUST WENT OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BCM #9385236 BUT VEHICLE IS STILL NOT FIXED AFTER SEVERAL VISITS BACK TO DEALER.

NHTSA ID

750465

Incident

Feb 5, 2001

THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM ENGAGES WHILE PARKED, INTERRIOR LIGHTS WILL THEN NOT TURN OFF AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK.

NHTSA ID

746014

Incident

May 27, 2001

I PURCHACED THIS VEHICLE DECEMBER 04, 2000 AND WAS CONFIDENT THAT I WAS BUYING A SAFE VEHICLE WITH A GOOD HISTORY.2 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 3800 MILES INTO SERVICE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER I WAS TOLD THE HOSE JUST FELL OFF. THEY SAID IT WAS REPAIRED AND I WAS ON MY WAY. LESS THAN 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SHAFT SNAPPED AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHAT IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED OR IN AN OFF-ROAD ENVIRONMENT? ALSO, THE REPAIR MAN SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO THREE OTHER BLAZERS. PERHAPS THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A DESIGN FLAW?

NHTSA ID

741221

Incident

Feb 13, 2001