Day 1 - Inner Splash Guard behind rear wheel missing.
Alternator Shorted Out within 10,000mi.
Aluminum Rims Constantly Leaking. OEM Michelin Tires were terrible.
All four ball joints have been replaced. One failed twice.
Steering Idler Arm Failed.
Hood Latch Sticks since day one.
Rear Wiper Motor Failed Twice.
Intake Manifold Gasket Failed.
Driver-side Window Motor Failed.
Brake Backing Plates Failed.
Transmission Failed at 86,000mi.
Fuel Guage stopped working properly before 50,000mi.
This vehicle has been a constant service headache. The build quality is terrible.
The performance is good, but fuel economy is very poor.
You refer to your Blazer as a "lemon" but based on the repairs that you have performed the car seems average, but your driving style is suspect. Four ball joints, two replaced twice? Transmission replaced at 85k? Steering linkage?!? Those sound like driver induced failures to me. Outside of the ball joints, trans and steering linkage it sounds as if your truck has been pretty good, for 85 thousand miles. Oh, my 1998 S-10, identical to your Blazer in 93% of its parts has 117k, its original trans, ball joints, steering linkage and front brake rotors. I treat it well. Treat your vehicles well and they potentially can last a lifetime, you should take better care of yours.
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