1997 Chevrolet Blazer LS review from North America

I have replaced the ball joints twice in 90,000 miles.

I have had to do a complete cooling system; radiator, hoses, water pump, heater core, multiple flushes ($2000.00)

I had to replace the suspension at 60,000 miles.

Front diff. for the 4 wheel drive system just went to hell.

Idler arms for the steering just got replaced.

Oil cooler lines went to heck for the second time.

Tranny is now kicking real hard and I would imagine that will be junk before I hit 100,000 miles.

Windshield wiper motor went for the second time. But now I see GM put out a recall for this. Thank you GM, you are sooo good to your customers. (yea right)

I have owned 10 cars and or trucks since I have started driving and this is by far the worst of them all. In 50,000 miles I have stuck an extra $5,700 in misc. repairs and I have not yet touched the motor or Transmission which I am sure will soon fail.

I have talked with GM and they tell me that the problems I have with my Blazer are all new to them and that this is so "unusual".

I am in a bind because I, like many others, are upside down in this Blazer because the value has severely dropped. I would be lucky to get $3,000 for this garbage. I have friends who are in worse shape with their Jimmy's and Bravada's.

I also own a 2000 GMC Sonoma and I am scared sick that it will give me the same problems.

The sad part is that most of the problems I have had, GM has issued GM service bulletins on. This means that they are aware of continuing problems, but they will not recall because it is not a DOT safety issue. Is that Sick or what. GM, what happened to "Customer Service"? If you need help in this field, call me.