2002 Chevrolet Blazer Visibility Problems

THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER FAILED TO GENERATE HEAT. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. THIS FALL WHEN WE NEEDED THE HEAT AND WINDOW DEFROSTER JUST LUKE WARM AIR WAS COMING OUT. THE INTAKE HOSE TO THE HEATER WAS HOT THE OUT TAKE HOSE WAS COLD. THIS FAILURE CAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FRONT WINDOW WILL NOT UN-FOG AND THE ICE AND SNOW WILL NOT MELT OFF THE FRONT WINDOW. THE DRIVER CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THE FRONT WINDOW. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THIS PROBLEM. RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE AND VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED DEX-COOL COOLANT. THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/B_GILLIE/DEXCOOL_PROBLEMS.HTML HAS MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10142683

Incident

Nov 10, 2005

Mileage

99,925 mi

INTERMITTENT WIPERS STOP WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY LIKE AD, MEANING: ONE WIPE, PAUSE, 2 WIPES, PAUSE, 3 WIPES, PAUSE, 4 WIPES, PAUSE, THE BACK TO 2 WIPES AND COUNTS BACK UP. MY THEORY IS MAYBE A CAPACITOR(S) HAVE GONE BAD?*AK

NHTSA ID

10080613

Incident

Jun 9, 2004

Mileage

49,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND/OR STOPPED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10075438

Incident

Jun 9, 2004

Mileage

30,250 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM LOOSE. WIPERS WILL NOT OPERATE. FLAWED DESIGN, IN MY OPINION. NUT LOOSE, HAD TIGHTENED. WIPERS WORK. ON GOING PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10064244

Incident

Mar 31, 2004

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER INSTALLED TINT IS SO DARK CAN NOT SEE OUT OF REAR WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVEROLET BLAZER EXTREME.

NHTSA ID

10031581

CONSUMER STATED THAT DUE TO THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR BEING ELECTRIC IT WOULD BE HARD TO MOVE OR NOT MOVE AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029749

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10029398

Incident

Nov 15, 2002

THE DEFROSTER HAS BEEN FIXED SIX TIMES. WHEN THE DEFROSTER IS NOT OPERATING IT CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10027331

Mileage

18,000 mi

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR MODULE AND STILL PROBLEM RECURRING. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS WITHOUT WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10024347

Incident

Jun 18, 2003

THERE WAS A BAD SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE.*JB

NHTSA ID

10010083

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

Mileage

7,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.TS

NHTSA ID

10001167

Incident

Dec 16, 2002

Mileage

6,000 mi

POWER MIRRORS HAVE EXPERIENCED REPEAT FAILURES WHERE THEY WOULD MOVE THEMSELVES. DEALER DETERMINED MIRROR ACTUATORS WERE FLAWED IN DESIGNED. NEW DESIGN ACTUATORS INSTALLED. PROBLEM STILL RECURRS, THOUGH LESS OFTEN.

NHTSA ID

761740

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT IN JULY IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR APPROX. 10 TIMES. THE FIRST DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT ALREADY HAS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT LOCKING UP AND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO WEAR. I HAVE BROUGT THIS PROBLEM UP TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE EVEN REPLACED ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS, BUT IT STILL PERSISTS. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF INFANT SEATS, HOWEVER HOW CAN THIS VEHICLE BE SUITED FOR FIVE PASSENGERS WHEN IN REALITY IT CAN ONLY HOLD FOUR. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THE HEATER BLOWER FAILED TO WORK. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE 4WD SYSTEM SWITCHING BETWEEN 2HI. THE DEALER HAS INSTALLED A NEW SWITCH AS WELL, SO THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED. ONE OF MY NEWEST CONCERNS IS RANDOMLY WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE ENGINE REVS UP REALLY LOUD. THE LOUD NOISE GETS EVEN LOUDER WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. WHEN BRINGING IN THIS PROBLEM TO THE SHOP THEY SAID THAT IT IS THE FAN CLUTCH AND THAT IT IS NORMAL. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE. PEOPLE THAT HEAR THE NOISE ARE IN DISBELIEF THAT A NEW VEHICLE CAN MAKE SUCH A NOISE. I ALSO AM HAVING A CONCERN WITH SQUEAKY BREAKS IN THE FRONT END. THE SHOP STATES THAT SEMIMETALLIC BRAKES WILL MAKE SOME NOISE AT TIMES. IN ALL OF THE CARS I HAVE OWNED I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT THAT A 2002 WOULD HAVE SQUEAKY BRAKES AND THAT IT WOULD BE NORMAL AND UNABLE TO FIX. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND I QUESTION HOW RELIABLE AND SAFE WE ARE DRIVING IT. GM WILL NOT HELP ME IN REPLACING THIS VEHICLE SO I GUESS MY NEXT STEP IS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. *AK

NHTSA ID

761612

Incident

Aug 26, 2001

GM HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR MIRROR MEMORY FAILURES, THAT AUTO MODE ON TEMP CONTROL ONLY APPLIES TO AIR CONDITIONING MODE AND THERE IS TO BE NO FIX.

NHTSA ID

758243

Incident

Oct 8, 2001

POWER MEMORY OUTSIDE MIRRORS MOVE ON THEIR OWN TO POSITIONS OUTSIDE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION. MIRRORS TILT DOWN IN REVERSE BUT FAIL TO RETURN TO PREVIOUS POSITION WHEN VEHICLE IS TAKEN OUT OF REVERSE. DEALER CONTACTED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT GENERAL MOTORS WHO SUGGESTED TO REBUILD BODY CONTROL MODULE -- DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORTS 4 SIMILAR DEFECTS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND STATES MAY BE PROBLEM WITH THE AMOUNT OF MEMORY ALLOTED TO MIRRORS. TAN CASE #5205486. THUS FAR, A SOLUTION IS REPORTED UNAVAILABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

754667

WITH 1 REAR WINDOW OPEN (3 OTHERS CLOSED), @ HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LOW FREQUENCY BUFFETING IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN DRIVING ALONG A WALL. ENOUGH AMPLITUDE TO CAUSE DIS-ORIENTATION AND LOC. CHEVROLET ADMITS DESIGN FLAW, CHEVY OPEN CASE # C04984282. *AK

NHTSA ID

748752

Incident

Jun 8, 2001