1997 Chevrolet Blazer LS from North America - Comments

18th Aug 2005, 00:27

"A Beautiful Pile of Crap"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

The day after I purchased the Blazer, the "service engine soon" light came on. With 5 months of owning this vehicle, I had to replace:

Transmission (which we lost on our way to Florida)

All ball joints

Both front bearings

All suspension

Idler arm

Pittman Arm

Fuel pump

Remote oil lines

and tires.

I did most of the work myself (except the tranny) and have put well over $7000 into this beautiful pile of garbage.

Currently, I have rust forming around the windshield, which made a stress fracture. It would be about $800 to fix rust and $250 for the windshield.

My windshield wipers rarely work.

The blinker module clicks randomly.

The rear windshield wiper has never worked.

General comments?

Normally I am a Chevy man. This truck, however, was the biggest heap of crap on 4 wheels. It has been running decently lately, it has 160,000 miles now. Maybe it's because I am practically driving a new Blazer!


18th Aug 2005, 11:24

I am in total agreement as I also HAD a Chevy PILE OF JUNK 2000 blazer that was a lemon from day one. The dealer had the nerve to tell me that it's the nature of the beast to vibrate all the time. Well after two years and seventeen Yes 17 trips to get this junk fixed I sold as a trade in fro a HONDA and love it. Never again chevy!

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