Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL WORK WHEN IT WANTS. SOMETIMES IN THE EARLY MORNINGS AND NOT IN THE EVENINGS. OR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN NOT AT ALL. NOW IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH TWO USED PARTS BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. *NM
1) ABS AND E-BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COME ON; UNSURE IF ABS SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONAL; I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER TESTED AND IT RETURNED NO FAULTS 2) SIDE WINDOWS WORK INTERMITTENTLY; NO EXPLANATION; WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN FOR DAYS AT A TIME AND THEN THEY WORK FINE FOR DAYS AT A TIME 3) SUNROOF NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL; CHEVY DEALER SAID THE "HEAT" WARPED THE INTERNAL PARTS AND THEY BROKE AS I ROLLED IT BACK; WEATHER WAS MILD AND THE BREAKAGE HAPPENED AT 0500 IN THE AM; I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS HEAT RELATED 4) REAR OF VEHICLE IS HAS DRASTICALLY FALLEN BELOW THE FRONT; I HAVE NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY; IT LOOKS AS IF THE VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS RAISED AND THE REAR WAS LOWERED; DRIVES FINE, BUT FEELS UNSAFE ALL OF THE ABOVE HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BETWEEN 40000-50000 MILES. *NM
2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER DEVELOPING VARIOUS PROBLEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT SEAL WAS LEAKING. WHEN IT RAINED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE LIGHTER SOCKET WAS REPLACED. THE HEATER WAS NOT BLOWING HOT AIR, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE, THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT REAR ROTORS WERE ROTTED, THE REAR WHEEL WELL MOLDING WAS COMING UNDONE, THE DRIVERS WINDOW WAS LEAKING WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, THE TAIL GATE GLASS WOULD NOT LOCK, THE DRIVER DOOR DID NOT SHUT EASILY, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINER WAS REPLACED, THE RETRACTOR IN THE SEAT BELT WAS RESET. THE REAR WINDOW MOLDING WAS LOOSE. THE OIL COOLER LINES WERE LEAKING.*JB
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW POPS OUT, LETTING WATER GET INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT AND FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE HEATER. *AK
I OWN A 2001 CHEVY BLAZER. LOST HEAT IN JAN. 2004. TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEY FLUSHED THE SYSTEM AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT. 3 TO 4 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING . THEY CLEANED OUT FILTER. 30 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY SAID THE FILTER WAS CLOGGED AGAIN. AS THE WEATHER WARMED UP I DIDN'T NEED THE HEAT. AS THE COLDER WEATHER APPROACHED AGAIN, USED THE HEAT 2 TIMES AND THE 3 RD TIME THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER THERE WERE ABOUT 10 OTHER BLAZERS THERE FOR THE SAME REASON. THEY SAY IT IS OUR PROBLEM NOW. NOW WITHOUT HEAT AND HAVE TO KEEP AIR CONDITIONER ON AND STILL SMELL COOLANT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IF THERE IS THAT MANY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEN , I WOULD SAY IT WAS DEFECTIVE PARTS USED. TO REPLACE THE PART IS ALMOST $200. AND WITH LABOR OVER $600. TO HAVE TO PUT OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY ON VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD IS WRONG FOR CONSUMERS. TO LEAVE IT UNATTENDED COULD BE A HEALTH HAZARD, WITH COOLANT ENTERING THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HIGH SPEED. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK *TC *JB
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER FAIL TO TURN OFF WHEN SWITCH IS MOVED TO OFF POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WIPERS WILL SHUT OFF BUT WILL STOP IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES.*JB
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. MR
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THE MECHANICS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAD NO TIME TO REPAIR IT. THEY ASSURED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS AND COULD BE LOOKED AT LATER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHERE THEY REMOVED, SOAKED AND REINSTALLED THE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT END. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER WHERE THEY ATTEMPTED TO MAKE REPAIRS. NEW FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE ORDERED. THE ORIGINAL SPRINGS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE WERE 149 NM. THE SPRINGS DESIGNED FOR THIS VEHICLE WERE 116NM. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HAD WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE CONSUMER BOUGHT IT FOR THE EXACT SPECIFIC HEIGHT PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. THEY STILL SAW FIT TO SELL CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE KNOWING ABOUT THE DEFECT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO SETTLE THIS MATTER BY HAVING THE DEALER SHIP BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. THEY WERE WORN AND THE PINION SEALS NEEDED REPLACING. *JG
AIR IS COMING THROUGH WINDSHIELD. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
EXCESSIVE GLARE OFF DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR FROM HEAD LAMP SWITCH AT NIGHT TIME DRIVING, NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING MOUNTED ON SIDE OF SWITCH TO REMOVE GLARE OFF SIDE MIRROR. *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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