Comments: 1-15, 16-21
300 miles after purchase, alternator went out.
750 miles after purchase, first time check engine light turns on.
800 miles after purchase, first time ABS light turns on.
1500 miles after purchase, changed the front brakes, thought the ABS light would turn off, it did!!!
1700 miles after purchase, replaced the plugs and wires to try and get the check engine light to shut off. It didn't help.
1800 miles after purchase, replaced the fuel pump and fuels lines. Clogged and cracked. Quality products only.
2000 miles after purchase the Air Conditioning quit. Freon had leaked somewhere. Numerous trips to the shop turned up nothing. Had to replace all the hoses.
2200 miles after purchase the Air Compressor went out, very conveniently after the A/C work was done.
2500 miles after purchase, the Check Engine light is still on.
3000 miles after purchase, driver's side power window motor burns out. Replaced myself.
3500 miles after purchase the driver's side power seat motor burns out. I just leave it alone.
4000 miles after purchase, the CD player eats my CD and won't give it back. I just leave it alone.
5000 miles after purchase, the Check Engine light is still on, replaced the O2 sensor, costly and doesn't help. Actually the second time I did this.
6500 miles after purchase, replace four tires, tread was gone, this was just a wear and tear repair, will happen to everyone. Oh yeah, the check engine light is still on.
7000 miles after purchase, the front brakes are squeaking so bad, I took it to the shop, they said I need new brakes. Apparently the problem is that the computer is giving more pressure to the front than the back.
8000 miles air conditioning has quit again. I am leaving it as is.
8500 miles after purchase, Cold weather sets in and guess what, the check engine light has gone off. My guess is that it finally burnt out.
9250 miles after purchase, recently rode on a trip to the south and brought back a visitor. Yep that's right, the Check Engine light is back on, I sure missed her.
That's it, no more, I am selling this hunk of junk. Nissan here I come!!!
The only I repeat the only good thing about this piece of junk is that the seat are extremely comfortable. Too bad you can't sit in them too long, because you are always getting out to check under the hood.
I can't get the Check Engine light to turn off, which means absolutely no resale value. I am trying to buy a new car and the dealer laughed at me when I brought this thing in for a trade.
Sorry I hate this vehicle, sure I might have gotten a terrible one, but I will never never never buy a Chevy again. It is hard to be patriotic and buy American when you have to walk to work.
Obviously this Blazer was driven hard and put away wet. 78,000 miles on a 3 year old vehicle? You get what you pay for.
I Believe it read 7,800 miles not 78,000, read it again.
This is clearly not the norm. Chevy would not have the rep nor the return customers that they do if this sort of thing happened even occasionally let alone allot. Either something was very wrong with this truck before he bought it (and he did not do a good job of checking it out first) or he is exaggerating the claim. I have two 96 Chevy truck (one sub. and one Tahoe) and they have been great trucks. I also worked in the repair industry for 13 years and the quality for the three major US makers has been doing nothing but getting better and better. I don't know what happened to this guy, but it's not what to expect from GM (or Ford and Chrysler either). By the way, the check engine light is seldom the O2 sensor. He should have had a quality shop use diagnostic equipment to find out what the computer was trying to tell him. However, even when it says faulty O2 sensor, it's usually something else causing the O2 sensor to read outside of the normal range. Usually it's an intake leak or other sensor that has failed causing a lean or rich condition.
Randy.
I guess I better hold my tongue on what I think of the owner.
First off, replacing parts without even knowing if they were the problem?? Costly, of course! Why didn't he just buy a scanner to SEE what the problem is.
New tires after 6K miles? $25 pep boys tires don't wear out that fast.
This was a new vehicle, and there was no warranty?? I can do all my own work should I care too, but on a new vehicle am I gonna waste more time and money doing my OWN repairs? I think not! CD player, ABS light, 1500 mile brakes, none of that taken to the dealer for a fix?
Conclusion: Owner is unique, if unique means drives vehicle hard, isn't competent enough to do own work on vehicle, and cannot be trusted in any way, shape, or form to write an accurate, fair, vehicle review that is actually indicative of how well a vehicle is built. Any sane, rational person would have had the problems fixed by a dealer, not just ignored them.
Tell tale sign of an incompetent mechanic (whether backyard or professional) is someone that throws parts and money at a problem, instead of knowing how, or taking the time to accurately diagnose the problem. That is who wrote this review.
I can't believe you put that much into the car right off the bat... especially when things started going wrong with it just hundreds of miles into the ownership. Ever hear of a thing called a warranty?? That's why you get them, and if you bought it without one then I don't feel bad for you at all!! Two years ago I bought a 93 Shadow and it even came with a warranty because these things happen sometimes. Good luck with the Nissen, they're great cars and all till something goes wrong with them. Expensive parts for the import cars. There's NOTHING wrong with Chevy products, you just happened to get a bad one that you foolishly kept and dumped money into. Both the car dealership and garage are laughing all the way to the bank with you.
I have a 1996 Blazer LS 4x4. I bought it used with 37,000 miles on it and I have never had a problem with the Blazer. I have put 46,000 miles on it since I had it and I have not had to buy the first thing for it. I think that the owners of the Blazer just were hard on it. If You Play You Pay.
I feel for the owner. Owning a 98 4x4 Blazer, I can attest to the fact that neither Chevrolet or GM will stand behind this vehicle. From the issues with Dex-cool sludge (which they admit to being a unique problem with this vehicle, but won't repair) to the Check Engine light staying on with codes that aren't in the GM diagnostic book, to the interior falling apart, this vehicle is a lemon. Best of luck trying to dump it on some other sucker.
Hey Randy! Shut up. The Chevy blazer is the worst vehicle made by chevy and they ought to be embarressed because that car is a beautiful car and has a lot of power for a truck, but the safety features are terrible and so is every thing else. The Chevy blazer is a waste of money and grief.
It's pretty obvious that the owner is pretty incompetent. I own a Blazer and have not had any problems with it. It almost has 100,000 miles on it. Guess the difference between me and the incompetent owner is that I know how to take care of a car. Ever hear of a recommended maintenance schedule? Some people just shouldn't own cars or voice their opinions.
I'm 47 years old & have owned nothing but chevys all my life. But this is my last. The blazer is a money pit. No one mentioned the 100,000 mile antifreeze. It will blow your engine when it clogs it up. Chevrolet should be ashamed of themselves.
Well I have a 1996 Blazer and I have 130,000 on it and I have not replaced anything on it yet. That's right. No major repairs other than regular stuff like oil changes and belts and two Bat. I love my truck. I never get stuck. I even pulled a bus from a ditch in the winter. No leaks and no overhauls. What are you people doing with your Blazers? Drive like crazy man and pay like a crazy man. drive like a mice and you never pay that price.:)
I must say the Chevy truck is nice looking and I have had no major problems with it. Except after my warranty was done the electronics for the seat went out thank goodness it went out to where I can reach the pedals. Also I have this annoying squealing every time I turn the truck on. I had the belt changed that's what I was told was the problem and it lasted for about 2 months then the squealing has come back. The check engine light kept coming on and I took it in and they cleaned some sensors, that helped, but then it would come on again. Till finally I figured out it was Wesco gas and so I started using Shells and it has never come on again. Now just recently my rear windshield wiper will not move it just budges a little, but it will not wipe. Oh it's a 96 Chevy blazer I have only had it for 21/2 years. Other than all of this it is very comfortable.
1996 Blazer... Had the problems with the check engine light, Alternator, Battery, took 3 yrs for the rattle in doors to go away. AC and of course the brake (front) problems. O Yea, I had the coolant problems too.
Resale value appears to be VERY POOR.
I just bought a 94 blazer from an individual who was
the original owner with 113000 miles on it. It is in
perfect condition. Everything works on it except
passenger side keyhole is messed up for door outside.
It runs very good for a 10 yr old vehicle. It was well maintained and seems as if it will keep running strong.
How can all the problems you had be true in that short
of time. I have bought nothing, but chevys since I got my
first monte carlo in 1981 and won't buy anything else.
Chevys run forever with very little maintenance. You
must not be very lucky or don't know how to check out
a vehicle before you buy one. A new vehicle from anyone don't have these many faults in that short of time. I think you are just a chevy basher.
1998 GMC Jimmy, only has 9600 Kms (60,000 miles) Just had to have the engine rebuilt. It had two main bearings spin. I live in a GM town so the engin rebuilder deals with lots of GMC product. He says this is a very common problem with the vortec 4,3 liter engin. I am very very disapointed and willprobably never buy GM again.