2000 Chevrolet Blazer LS from North America - Comments

I purchased a 2000 Blazer 5 weeks ago with 86k miles. After driving it for a week I brought it back to the used car dealer to have the the fuel sending unit replaced, a wheel bearing replaced, and the door pin bushings replaced (they only did the drivers door, but after seeing what that butcher did to the paint I probably should be glad they left the passenger side alone). A few days ago I replaced the upper ball joint because the wheel had started leaning in (I'd rather buy it that let my truck meet that mud tracking-paint butchering mechanic again). The ironic thing is I had greased the front end a week before and I don't believe one single piece in the front end had seen a grease gun since that truck had left the factory! Chevy has placed an accessible grease fitting on every part in the front end (except of course the wheel bearings). The truck has a sticker inside the windshield from one of those quick-lube places and the dealer had sent my truck out for a "lube, oil, filter" prior to me picking it up. What does "lube" mean nowadays anyhow? Wave a grease gun toward the truck? I wonder how many ball joint problems with these trucks occur because people honestly believe they have maintenance done, but the quickie lube places don't check things so the blame is placed on bad design? (wheel bearings are another story) Admittedly my Nissan 300Z and a number of other vehicles nowadays have sealed lifetime tie rod ends and ball joints, but don't they check?

I absolutely love the truck, I wish the brakes felt a bit more powerful, but I discovered the ABS works great when someone cut me off one day and as the roads become wet & leafy here in the northeast I find the auto 4WD works great.

Just was looking for others that have been having the same problems as I am with my blazer. It turns out, yes the blazer is a total lemon. Wheel bearings shot.. 800 bucks. oil lines out- 300 bucks. transmission fried. more money.

If you enjoy supporting your local chevy repair shop, this is a great way to do it.

I will never ever ever ever buy a chevy product again.

Jan 18th 2004.

Bought a new Chevy Blazer 2000 LS

Within two months just stop starting at a visit to vet

Defective switch, Two months later no rear brake lights.

After two years:Transmission labors loudly, front wheel bearings shot, motor for driver window shot, lever shaft to

adjust back of seat broken, ac clutch shot, serpentine

belt pulley noisy (shot), sun visor make up mirror cover shot,

driver side door hinges makes noises from day one.

Fuel pump started giving a high pitch noise (shot).

I see them all the time at my service dealer. One mechanic

informs me of all the expected problems.

Conclusion:A REAL BAD BUY, SOLID AS A ROCK DOES NOT APPLY HERE!

Bought used 1998 2wd Jimmy for my son. It had 61,000 miles on it.

I have since replaced alternator and now the bearings are shot and I cannot find aftermarket hub assembly. The dealer wants $411 to walk out with the part. The 4x4 hubs are readily available, but not the 2wd.

The parts guy at the dealer didn't even have to look up the part number. He has sold so many of them, he has memorized the number. He said " Oh yeah" these go out all the time.

I think this is a crock!! These bearings should last at least 150-200k miles.

SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!

Own a 2000 Blazer I bought at 20,000 miles 3 years ago; now has 90,000.

Same problems as others on this page.

Fuel sensor went out (never had this happen before and never even heard of it on any car before; now I hear it's almost automatic on Blazers).

Seat recliner lever snapped off (soft metal)

Driver's window won't work do down. (Did it for a day one time and then worked again without any fix for about 2 months before going out now for good.)

Severe clunk heard and felt from right front when turning into my driveway each night.

Rattly noise from engine at idle. Was told it was the belt tensioner. Replaced it and noise lives on.

Paint pealing on luggage rack.

Door dropped down about an inch on driver's side so doesn't match latch well.

Plastic door molding creaks so badly that friends think my car is more than twenty years old. Very third world.

Rear wiper squirter wouldn't work (fixed by dealer after 2nd trip to them).

How can we get CHEVY to own up to the defects that are on every one of its Blazers like the fuel gauge, ball joints, seat lever and window and door problems and pay for them on a RECALL???

With a kid in college, I can't afford to trade out of my Blazer right now. But, I am scared to death of driving into all of the transmission, rear-end, engine type problems mentioned on this site.

I like the size of the Blazer, but because of the almost comically poor quality of the parts, would never own another CHEVY product for the rest of my born days.

My 2000 4X4 blazer had most of the problems listed by others.

It was so frustrating and expensive. When I tried to trade it in they offered far less than it was worth. When I tried to sell it outright nobody was interested.

I finally had to trade it in and got very little. It seemed where I tried to trade it in they must have known blazers have a lot of problems. I might add my new vehicle isn't a Chevy. I also own an S-10 Truck. We're at this time replacing wheel bearings. Know what, that Chevy's going too.

Racy.

I bought my 2000 Chevy Blazer 4x4 in June of 2002 with 36,0000 miles. I absolutely love my truck... i wouldn't have any other vehicle for off-roading. I have had only one major problem (the alternator), which I was told should be a recall, but is not. $200 bucks didn't break me though. other than that, just the bucket seat levers (easy fix) and my emergency break light and ABS light stay on sometimes?? Every manufacturer has problems, some even more severe than these. LIKE A ROCK!!!

Chevy Girl.

I own a 2000 Chevy Blazer LS 4x4. I bought it about a year ago. Since I've had to replace both ball-joints (which only 1 was bad, but since it was under warranty I made them do both) and the bearings, which is an entire hub (my husband did that, he wasn't happy about it either) I can relate. I than in turn took my blazer to a very trusted dealership and had them do a 5 point check on it. They didn't find anything, but from what I've read, I'm terrified to drive it!

I did own a 1994 Chevy Caviler, in my opinion, it was the best car I ever owned! I never had a lick of trouble with it until it rolled over too 225,000 miles. Than it seemed to nickle and dime me..

I know what your all are talking about though, the Blazer is a very bad make for the chevy industry. I think they will loose a lot of loyal "chevy" customers over this.

Good luck to all.

Bambi - Michigan.

Hi Bambi. My name is Carl. Met a guy in the Army in 85 at Ft. Gordon Ga. His name is Scott and his wifes name is Bambi and they were from Michigan. Had a daughter named Amanda. Any connection? Any way, sorry about your Blazer bad luck. I have a 1998 Blazer LS 4wd. Running like a top!! Have had to replace a few things here and there; alternator, tensioner, serpentine belt. But with 92K, I'm not complaining too much. I am starting to get a growling noise in the right front though. From what I understand its probably the hub assembly. Not too happy about that!! The wheel bearings should last for 100-200K miles or more.

Carl-Maryland.

I had just gotten off the phone with the mechanic and was unsure of what he was telling me, so I went on-line with the problem he described and almost fell out of my chair. I have a 2000 Chevy Blazer, and we have had every single problem listed in this website (except transmission - and am keeping my fingers crossed on that one) We purchased this vehicle used, but almost new (1600 miles) it currently has 73,000 miles on it, we still owe way too much to trade it in at this point. It is currently in the shop and the left front wheel bearing is melted - the mechanic can't believe the wheel had not come off- I drive 60 miles to and from work at 70+mph - on the interstate - I am thanking God at this point and cursing Chevy!

We have had the seat recliner snap off, for no apparent reason. Went to put the seat back and it came off in my hand.

Driver's window stopped going down a year ago, we replaced the motor.

Fuel sensor went out, I never realized what was going on until I ran out of gas on the highway. I would get in tank would register 1/2 tank, gage would go to full then empty then half during the course of driving it, with teenage drivers in the house, I would put gas in it and they gladly helped run it out and not say anything, this was one time I thought I had plenty of gas, and was wrong! After having to be towed to the nearest gas station... I never get into it without stopping at the gas station before I go anywhere.

Rear Wiper washer has never worked. Paint on the luggage rack is peeling / flaking off.

There was a Chevy recall on the vehicle for brake lights. I didn't even realize until I was almost rear ended and had people screaming at me that I had no brake lights!

We like the small SUV feeling, but at this point I think after getting this fixed I am going to park it in the driveway and drive my Chrysler! I didn't find the same horror stories on it as I have with the Chevy. Very sad, I guess when Chevy said like a rock they meant around your neck.

I purchased an 2000 Blazer LE, 2 months ago, had 46,000 miles on it and I love it, I have 1 problem so far and that's the security alarm goes off (lights flash and horn blows) whenever and where ever it chooses. I have had it at the garage twice and they can`t figure it out, neither can I...I have an extended warranty on it... Can anyone give me any suggestions what it might be... I am so upset over this.

I have owned two Blazers; a 1996 and a 1999 which I still own. Both bought new. The 1996 had a bunch of issues, all recalls except the front brakes wearing out after every 10,000 miles. The 1999 was bought new. Having bought GM products for over twenty years, I have found my 1999 Blazer is not any different than any of the near dozen Chevys and Oldsmobiles I have owned. Blazers need to be maintained. Ball joints and other front end issues usually won't happen if they are properly maintained. GM is notorious for noisy creaky interiors. You have to expect that with so much plastic and a truck suspension. The door issues will not occur if you grease the hinges regularly. I love Blazers, my brother bought my 1996 LS 4x4 and now has 90,000 miles on it with no problems. My father owns a 1999 GMC Jimmy which is the same as the Blazer, and he has had no remarkable issues over five years of ownership. Yes they leak fluids; cooler lines, steering pumps, and maybe even intake gaskets. As with anything man-made, they aren't perfect. The Blazer is a relatively inexpensive and not too state of the art truck. It is what it is. If it is properly maintained by competent mechanics and driven by conscientious drivers, it will serve you well.

I have had 2 Blazers since the S-10 got the restyled body in '94 (or '95???) and became the "Blazer" (and the full size "Blazer" became the "Tahoe"). My first came off of a early production run of the new style and had a lot of "fit and finish" problems. But what made me get rid of that one at about 25K miles was that the brake pads wore within 12K miles and tore up my rotors. The mechanic said that it was a flaw in the brake design (too small for the weight of the vehicle). I liked the size and feel of the Blazer so I decided to wait until the bugs were worked out of the new design and rebought a '99 "Traliblazer Blazer" - no, this is not the "Trailblazer" that is new for 2000, but just a fully loaded, "Eddie Bauer Ford Explorer" type option on the normal Blazer. I bought it new and have also had the following problems:

- under warranty -

Idler Arm needed replacing

Oil Cooler lines leaking.

- after warranty expired -

Driver's Window motor out (still living with it)

Rear Wiper out (going to have a crack at that myself)

Ball joints (all 4) replaced

Idler Arm replaced again

Oil cooler lines leaking a little.

The mechanic who just replaced the ball joints also said that Blazers are notorious for the inside surfaces of the brake rotors to rust and that will prematurely eat up the pads and usually means having to replace the rotors rather than "turning" them when the pads are shot. He let me look at the rotors with the tires off and, yes, the insides of the rotors were rusty.

I have 70K miles on it now and was laid off from my job a while ago. Thankfully, its paid off, but the last thing I need is to have to replace the transmission or wheel hubs or something hugely expensive. Keeping my fingers crossed.

26th Jun 2004, 18:05 "I purchased an 2000 Blazer LE, 2 months ago, had 46,000 miles on it and I love it, I have 1 problem so far and that's the security alarm goes off (lights flash and horn blows) whenever and where ever it chooses. I have had it at the garage twice and they can`t figure it out, neither can I... I have an extended warranty on it... Can anyone give me any suggestions what it might be... I am so upset over this."

I have a 2000 Chevy Blazer which needs the front hub replaced too. But, I have also had alarm-going-off-for-no-reason problems. I found that it had something to do with the steering wheel position. Try moving it up or down and see if you can find a position that gives you less lemon, I mean trouble. Good Luck.

I have a 2000 Blazer. Everything that can go wrong has gone wrong. The dealership told me this car was in top conditon when I purchased this lemon. I am so afraid to drive it because I can't afford to fix it if something else were to go wrong.

Thanks to Eastwood in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I'm out a &$^# load of money.