I had probably every engine problem that you could think of. Chevrolet did fix it every time, but came at me with "I don't know why its happening... these are good little rigs." Whatever. Besides that the driver side power window failed to roll back up and had to have the motor for the window fixed three times. Lastly I had to have the electrical looked at. Things were not operating when I needed them to, but always seemed to work at the most inopportune moments.
I was a student looking to purchase my first car. It looked cool and I liked it on the lot.
It took all of 2 miles to inspire second thoughts. I bought it with only 29k miles, and it ran like it had 200,000. I could not depend on the car at all. It was totally a cheaply assembled auto that Chevy must have slapped together with no regard for the consumer.
Massive engine issues, with a very spotty electrical system. When you are on hills the air conditioning cuts out and nearly quits and the engine is so loud that conversation almost has to cease until the acceleration is over.
I now have a Honda CRV and its the best SUV I have owned. Nevertheless, I will never buy a Chevrolet product again and could not reccomend the blazer or brand to anyone...ever.
Unbelievable!
You did not even drive this vehicle before you bought it?
You don't really specify all the problems you claim to have had, and you did keep the truck for four years. Suspect that you are exaggerating the problems you had with it.
If this Blazer was your "first car" why does your review say you owned a Honda Accord before?
The Chevy 4.3 really is a great engine with many decades of refinement thanks to it's big brother the 350. It is a well know fact that you can abuse these engines and still see well over 100,000 miles if not 200,000 like mine my first one. Overheating due to lack of antifreeze is the only thing I've ever found that can hurt these engines, including repeatedly running 7500 miles on cheap oil and running low on oil!
Sounds to me like you had a lot of problems stemming from a very bad electrical system, which now-a-days controls many of the important functions of your engine. Or possibly you really did get a lemon of an engine or maybe the person who owned it before you seriously abused it. I can't know for sure, but that's my experience.
It took 2 miles to inspire second thoughts??I would have driven it another 2 miles back to the dealer and got my money back/tore up the finance agreement.
I did it one time when a dealer lied about a cars service history and gave me the service book of a different car because he didn't have the correct one.
I would just like to say I have a 97 blazer LT it is my 3rd blazer and I loved all of them and for maintenace I have probably put 200 dollars grand total in to all of them.
Your review is right on. If the people who read your reviews read the rest they would see that the Blazer has a very consistent record of sporadic malfunctions. Mine has a very hard shift, no gas gage, sagging driver door, bad ball joints etc.
My 1989 4.3 blazer engine has 217,000 miles and still runs very well. However, it is now having some over heating problems. I guess neglecting the radiator flush for over ten years may have had something to do with it...
My 1997 Chevy Blazer is a a cancer eating away at my bank account. An absolute disaster of a truck. 4 Transmissions and is bucking like a mule again. Electrical system replaced. Charging system a disaster. Can't even get a reading for my omissions test. Ball joints and struts replaced more times than I can count. Air conditioning keeps going out every year. 4WD motor went out after using only twice. I could go on. Please listen to me... Do not buy this truck. If you already own one and say to yourself "But I can't afford to sell it", SELL IT NOW!
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