2001 Chevrolet Blazer Tires & wheels Problems

REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. SERVICEMAN SAID NO SIGN OF A PUNCTURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10314930

Incident

Jan 10, 2010

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE VEHICLE HAS FATE RANGE RUNNER HT TIRES, SIZE 235/75R15 (NA). THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DOT NUMBER HAD BEEN MECHANICALLY REMOVED FROM ALL FOUR TIRES WHEN HE HAD THEM ROTATED AND BALANCED. HE INTENDS TO CALL THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,886 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,851.

NHTSA ID

10225388

Incident

Apr 20, 2008

Mileage

101,851 mi

TREAD SEPARATION ON UNIROYAL LAREDO P235/70R15 ALL SEASON AWR TIRE CAUSED OVER $2,000 DAMAGE TO SUV AND A MESSED UP VACATION. CANISTER WAS JUST HANGING AFTER THE FAILURE. (CANISTER BRACKET WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND HOSE FROM GAS TANK WAS DISCONNECTED.) THE DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY HAZARDOUS IF A FIRE STARTED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10165896

Incident

Aug 4, 2006

Mileage

58,000 mi

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

IT WOULD SWITCH FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DRIVING ,CAUSING CAR TO SLOW DOWN DRAMATICALLY. TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR MODULE BAD ON TRUCK WHEN CALLED FOR WARRANTY THEY STATED IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE. I FELT IT WAS A DEADLY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU WERE DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENS, AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *AK

NHTSA ID

10148901

Incident

Jan 5, 2006

Mileage

34,382 mi

IN DECEMBER OF 2003 MY WIFE AND I DROVE OUR 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER 4X4 HOME TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM MASSACHUSETTS WHERE I AM STATIONED IN THE US COAST GUARD. ON JANUARY 14, 2005 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ITS STATE INSPECTION IN NC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT WHEEL HUB WAS SO LOOSE THAT THE WHOLE WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE ODOMETER READ 68267. TODAY (8/13/2005) MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM CHURCH AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLAZER. THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I WAS CURIOUS SO I JACKED UP THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND COME TO FIND OUT THE RIGHT WHEEL IS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE HUB IS THAT LOOSE. I AM GOING TO FIND OUT MORE ON MONDAY WHEN I GET THE VEHICLE IN A SHOP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10132731

Incident

Aug 13, 2005

Mileage

76,201 mi

LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING BAD AT 52,401 MILES

NHTSA ID

10114608

Incident

Mar 24, 2005

Mileage

52,401 mi

I AM PREGNANT AND VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY RICK, SERVICE MANAGER, TONI HALL AT FLOW CHEVROLET A YEAR AGO THAT THIS 4X2 AND 4X4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS CORRECTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE MAJOR PROBLEM AND CHANGED OUT A SWITCH. DURING THIS WHOLE YEAR I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE COMFORTABLLY. NOW THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT END. A BRAND NEW CAR NOW WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES. THE NOISE IS TERRIFYING AND I'VE BEEN INSULTED BY GM WITH A LOYALTY INCENTIVE FOR $700 TO TAKE OFF ON A NEW VEHICLE. NO ONE CAN ASURE ME THAT I WILL BE SAFE, EVEN AFTER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED A YEAR AGO. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I WILL LEAVE IT AT THEIR PLACE UNTIL THEY CAN GET ME A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10106173

Incident

Jan 19, 2004

Mileage

31,002 mi

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED HE HAD BEEN HEARING IT A LITTLE, BUT CURRENTLY THE NOISE BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED. CONSUMER HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO FILL THE TIRES EVERY WEEK. THE TIRES LEAKED AIR SINCE PURCHASE. THE TIRE SERVICE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS NO LEAK AND THAT CORROSION BUILT UP ON THE WHEELS IN WHICH AIR ESCAPED THROUGH THE RIM OF TIRES. THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS WORST ON RIGHT TURNS, THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING WAS LOOSE IN THE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY, THE HOOD HINGES RATTLING EXCESSIVE CLEARENCE, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SLIPPAGE AND THE CLUTCH BURNT. (LAREDO TIRES) *SC

NHTSA ID

10071400

Incident

Apr 22, 2004

Mileage

26,916 mi

VEHICLE SWITCHES INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE LOW INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO USER ACTION TAKEN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10028864

Incident

Jul 21, 2003

Mileage

14,162 mi

TRANSFER CASE HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, AND EACH TIME IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. IT STAYED IN 4 HIGH, AND IT JUST LOCKED UP, CONSUMER HAD IT REPLACED AND IT WORKED FOR A MINUTE AND FAILED AGAIN, IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING.*AK

NHTSA ID

10022883

Incident

Jun 11, 2003

UNIROYAL TIRES HAVE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TREADS. THE AREA BETWEEN THE TREADS LOOKS LIKE IT IS DRY-ROTTED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018758

Incident

May 9, 2003

THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE PART WOULD BE REPLACED, ONCE IT ARRIVED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10015686

Incident

Apr 11, 2003

OUR 2001 BLAZER 4WD FAILED TO ENGAGE . WE WERE TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 36. IT WAS SNOWING. I PRESSED THE 4WD HI BUTTON AND IT CONTINUED TO BLINK. WE WERE ON A NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE BLAZER, WITHIN SECONDS SLIPED OVER THE CLIFF. THE FRONT WHEELS DID NOT LOCK IN. WE ROLLED DOWN THE CLIFF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND HIT A TREE.

NHTSA ID

10004953

Incident

Dec 15, 2002

I HAVE AT LEAST 1 FRIEND WHOSE GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY AT SIMILAR LOW MILEAGE. WHEEL BEARINGS ON A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 37,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLET DEFECT.*AK

NHTSA ID

765239

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT ABOUT 4600 MILES. I TOOK THE TIRE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE TIRE SHOP I USE. THEY TOLD ME IT HAD SOME BELT SEPARATION. I THEN WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER TO TAKE IT TO GOODYEAR. I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY SPARE TIRE WAS ALREADY ON THAT I SHOULD KEEP IT ON AND THAT THE TIRE ONLY NEEDED A FLAT REPAIR. IN SEPTEMBER 2001 I STARTED TO NOTICE A SLIGHT THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2001 THEY REPLACED A FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BUT STILL THE THUMP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRE AND THAT I HAD TWO BAD TIRES AND NEEDED TO GO BACK TO GOODYEAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE OTHER TIRE WAS BAD TOO, NOT WHAT GOODYEAR TOLD ME APPROX. 8 MONTHS EARLIER. I AM BEING TOLD THESE TIRE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY MY DRIVING. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE CASE, I HAD A BLAZER 3 YRS PRIOR TO THIS ONE WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES AND NOT ONCE DID I HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R15)

NHTSA ID

753483

Incident

Mar 15, 2001

THE PCV VALVE WAS REPLACED AND ADJUSTED FOUR TIMES BUT IT STILL RATTLES. *YH

NHTSA ID

785691

Incident

Apr 2, 2001

A PROBLEM WITH SLAMMING TIRE CATCH FOR OUTSIDE REAR SPARE TIRE TO PROPERLY BE SECURED. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE METAL TO WEAKEN AND LOOSEN WITHIN TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

876535

Incident

Dec 13, 2000