Chevrolet BLAZER problems and owner complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES SUDDDENLY, AND ABS KICKED IN.VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CAUSING A CRASH. ROAD WAS DAMP WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BLAZER WAS BEING REPAIRED. NO DAMAGES TO OTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 871619 at NHTSA ↗

SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN, DO NOT LOCK UP UPON HARD BRAKING. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 972158 at NHTSA ↗

BREACHER VALVE INSTALLED OVER ENGINE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK ONTO HOT ENGINE/FIRE. *SD

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 506285 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN VEHICLE - TOOK TO JOY TRANSMISSION SERVICE BECAUSE OF AD SEEN IN LOCAL PAPER STATING $200 COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL - TOOK IN 1/6/1998 PROMISED TO COMPLETE BY 1/8/98 KEPT VEHICLE 6 DAYS - THEY CALLED ON 6TH DAY AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION TORN DOWN AND WOULD COST ANOTHER $350 TO "REASSEMBLE" EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T DO THE REPAIR TO IT OR THEY COULD RETURN THE VEHICLE IN PIECES AND WE COULD REASSEMBLE OURSELVES - WE GAVE THEM AND ADDITIONAL $350- THEY PROMISED VEHICLE WOULD BE COMPLETELY REPAIRED ON NEXT DAY 2 DAYS …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 724429 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 65-70 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW THE CURVE IN THE ROAD, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN FREELY W/O TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE BARROWS AND CONCRETE DIVIDERS THAT WERE PLACED IN THE ROAD.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 801315 at NHTSA ↗

THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS COME LOOSE. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 965994 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT FOUND HIS VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER. HE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRE BEGAN AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OR WIRING. THEY WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 85,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 85,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10262148 at NHTSA ↗

TRUCK SMELLED LIKE SMOKE; LIGHT SWITCH AREA VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH; DISCONNECTED BATTERY TO AVOID INSTRUMENT PANEL FIRE. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 963432 at NHTSA ↗

THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO HAPPENED IN 1989 THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SEVERE GAS TANK LEAK FROM CORROSION ON THE TANK, THE TANK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, CONSUMER STATED HE SMELLED GAS NEAR THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE GAS TANK WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING,*JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 986865 at NHTSA ↗

1987 K5 CHEVROLET BLAZER 5.7L EFI (VIN K) POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE IN THE FUEL TANK - THE GROUND PATH FOR THE EELS. FUEL PUMP AND LEVEL GAUGE IS PARTIALLY COMPLETED BY USING ONE OF THE METAL PICK-UP TUBES, WHICH IS CRIMPED/FASTENED INTO A METAL COVER THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE GROUND IS THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE CHASSIS BY WAY OF A TAB AND WIRE AFFIXED TO THE COVER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TANK. THE PROBLEM IS THAT (IN MY SITUATION) THE TUBE THAT PROVIDES THE GROUND PATH CAME LOOSE AND WAS MAKING INTERMITTENT CONTACT WITH …

Owner-reported narrative. 106,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10130692 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM THE DASH AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT #10-91-526) *YH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 567661 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE WILL STALL COMPLETELY OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 890999 at NHTSA ↗