2002 Chevrolet Blazer Steering Problems

"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO ONLY GO RIGHT AND I COULDN'T TURN LEFT AND ENDED UP HITTING THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANY RECALL SO I WENT TO JUNKYARD TO GET WHOLE FRONT END, FENDERS, HOOD AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY THING ON FRONT OF VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR MOTOR. BUT DID REPLACE FAN ON MOTOR. COST IN PARTS ONLY WAS APPROX. $700.00 (HAVE RECEIPTS). NOT INCLUDING LABOR! & TIME AND COST SPENT NOT HAVING A VEHICLE UNTIL FIXED. ALSO NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!

NHTSA ID

10840408

Incident

Nov 10, 2015

Mileage

108,735 mi

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND STARTED TO FISH TALE AND SPIN OUT, SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT LOCKUP THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DO A 270 SPIN THEN GO BACKWARDS HITTING THE CURB, FLIPPING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL. BECAUSE THE SHOULDER WAS AN EMBANKMENT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO THE TOP THEN ROLLED BACK DOWN ONTO IT'S WHEELS. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST FACING THE WRONG WAY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE COST OF FIXING THE DAMAGE EXCEED VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCUR EARLIER JUST AS A SPIN OUT (OCT. 2010 ?), STEERING LOCKUP AFTER TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION HAD SOME OIL ON THE ROAD FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT (NOT RELATED TO US); HOWEVER, SHE RECOVER FROM THE SPIN AND JUST TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE UNLOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS ASSUME THAT THE SPIN AND LOCKUP WAS FROM THE OIL ON THE ROAD.

NHTSA ID

10375728

Incident

Dec 28, 2010

Mileage

145,000 mi

MY WIFE AT THAT TIME GOT IN TO AN ACCIDENT IN A CHEVY BLAZER ON NOV 11, 2002, ON EL PASO, TX. WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOST DUE TO A STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I BUY IT. THE COMPANY DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT PAY THE RIGHT AMOUNT I LOST A LOT OF MONEY IN LAWYERS AND NOTHING WAS SOLVED, JUST ME LOSING MORE MONEY. I WOULD LIKE TO DEMAND COMPENSATION. *NM

NHTSA ID

10163152

Incident

Nov 11, 2002

WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AS RESULT THE CONSUMER HIT A LIGHT POLE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB *JB

NHTSA ID

10054203

Mileage

12,000 mi

STEERING COMPONENT FAILURE (TIE ROD ENDS OUTER) AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. *CB

NHTSA ID

10054419

Incident

Jan 16, 2004

Mileage

17,210 mi

STEERING ON 2002 BLAZER. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10008392

Incident

Mar 22, 2002

CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE FOR TIRE ROTATION, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE INNER TIRE ROD WAS WORN OUT PREMATURELY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED CASE #1-476-936-39 PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

NHTSA ID

8024022

Incident

Dec 9, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE FAIL CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

NHTSA ID

8022384

Incident

Oct 16, 2002

FINGERS BENT AND TWISTED TO CONFORM TO THE STEERING WHEEL. INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ARE BENT AND TWISTED TOWARDS THE BABY FINGERS. THUMBS ARE BENT AWAY FROM HANDS. INFORMATION SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OD DR. SAUVE BY MIKE TOMICH 989-665-2311. DT

NHTSA ID

768826

Incident

Sep 15, 2002

STREERING OF MY TRAILER BLAZER IS VAGUE AND NOT RESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL AT HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, ESPECIALLY AROUND 65MPH. THE REAR SUSPENSION FEEL SOFT AND SLIDES WHEN MAKING QUICK MOVEMENTS LEFT OR RIGHT IN THE STREERING. THE STREERING AT LOWER SPEEDS FEELS SOFT WITH PLAY IN THE CONTROL. OTHER VEHICLES TEST DRIVEN DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. YOU CAN NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IMMEDIATELY. ON WINDY DAYS THE CAR MOVES CONSTANTLY AND THE STREERING IS DELAYED IN CORRECTING THE PUSH. THE VEHICLE SLIDES TO MUCH BEFORE THE STREERING CORRECTS IT. HENCE THE VAGUE AND DELAYED RESPONSE OF THE STREERING. *AK

NHTSA ID

766474

Incident

Aug 10, 2002

TIE ROD - WHILE DRIVING ON I95 IN VIRGINA YESTERDAY I PULLED INTO A REST STOP. WHILE SLOWING DOWN I HEARD A VERY LOUD GRINDING SOUND. AS I STOPPED THE CAR I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STERING. I EXITED THE CAR, LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END TO FIND THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD HAD COME LOOSE.ONCE AGAIN AS WITH MY FAILED ENGINE IN THIS CAR I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN. IF IT HAPPENED 30 SECONDS BEFORE WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MILES AN HOUR OR 30 SECONDS AFTER I LEFT THE REST AREA I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS, POSSIBLY DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED AND FIXED THE CAR AND THE SERVICE WRITER BOTH TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A TIE ROD COME LOOSE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW IT HAPPENDED TO THIS CAR. RE: WINDOW ONE DAY AFTER RECEIVING THIS CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE PASSANGER SIDE REAR WINDOW CLOSED BY ITSELF. I WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN IT AGAIN THAT DAY HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE IT THE NEXT DAY AND THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. HOWEVER, WHAT CAUSED THIS? AND WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF A CHILD WAS LEANING OUT THE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW CLOSED ON IT'S OWN AND WOULD NOT RE-OPEN?*AK

NHTSA ID

761136

Incident

Apr 23, 2002

RACK AND PINION STEERING IS VERY SLOW AND UNRESPONSIVE - A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN- IT IS DIFFICULT TO QUICKLY STEER TO AVOID A PERSON OR OBJECT IN ROADWAY- TURNINTG CORNERS REQUIRES AND EXCESS AMOUNT OF STEERING WHEEL TURNING ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN - UNDER STEERING IS DANGEROUS

NHTSA ID

755776

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC AND OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO, UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE VIBRATES IN WINDY CONDITIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

899995

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN WINDY CONDITIONS STEERING WENT OUT OF CONTROL, SPEEDING UP TO 60 MPH, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

899969