Problems with 2000 Chevrolet Blazer SUSPENSION

Upper ball failed right side. *nlm

The front wheel bearing experienced premature failure. *jb

Suspension front and rear-upper and lower ball joints(front)left and right sides idler arm and both rear leaf springs needed to be replaced. warped rotors left and right. left door lock cylinder fell off. dealer replaced right rear speaker under warranty. front seat recliner levers replaced resulting in split cost with dealer. manufacturer rep offered labor/parts split for suspension work and brake work for $1400.00. refused work on door lock in excess of $300.00. *jb

Had to replace front left and right wheel bearing hubs. less then 40,000 miles talk to chevrolet, no help out of warranty. still can hear noise when turning to the left.

Bearings failed. *nlm

Front wheel bearings making grinding noise at 37000 mi dealer would not cover under warranty cost $1004.00 to repair, also rear differential replaced at 35000 mi was covered under warranty

There was roaring noise in the front end when consumer accelerated. dealership indicated that the noise was due to the bearings. hub and the bearing assembly were replaced.*ak

Purchased 2000 blazer 11/24/00. many problems since. transmission cooler line, warranty repair. oil cooler lines, upper and lower, warranty repair. warranty expired and they are leaking still. problem never really fixed. idler arm, warranty repair. driver side recline handle driver seat fell back would not return to upright position, warranty repair. both front wheel bearings and rotors, warranty repair. from day 1 numerous rattles and squeaks. door panels rattle constantly. passenger seat rattles and squeaks. windshield wiper entire arm came off, repaired at my expense. out of warranty, at 41,699 miles but not even (2) years old, transmission had to be rebuilt at my expense. chevy customer service is a joke! cost of transmission $2,442 and the cost of a two week car rental. even when transmission line had to be repaired we had to rent a car at our expense because local dealer refused to supply a loaner. again chevy customer service a joke! called chevy hot line/help line and was just given the run around. i will never buy chevy american made auto again. why is it you can buy any item at most department stores and take it back and receive satisfaction, but spend $25,000+ for a chevy product and you are screwed when you simply want the reliability and service you were promised. i tell every person i meet not to buy a chevy. solid like a rock? what a lie! *jb

Numerous electrical problems and or failures, bad fuel and exhaust problems, suspension pops excessively, gas pedal sticks intermittently, radio replaced twice, electric seats and windows malfunction

Steering wheel vibrates hard and wheel grinds. dealer has been notified. *ak consumer stated that wheel bearing became disconnected from hub assembly unit. dealer replaced the wheel bearing unit. *yh

Steering lower ball joint was unstable. *akthere is serious vibration, loose steering. the tires feel bouncy. the vehicle would not pass inpection at the dealership. *jg

Left front driver's side wheel buckled underneath the car. vehicle was towed to a mechanic. mechanic stated, the upper control arm was broken. *akthe upper ball joint broke. the sensor, sheild and a new wheel were all damaged. there was no warning given to consumer prior to failure. *jg

Front end problems, and security light staying on. *jb

Front left wheel bearing hub assembly is failing. started at 40,000 miles, has gotten much worse. dealer will not replace. manufacturer will not replace.*ak

The suspension on the vehicle...the control arm upper and lower ball joints and the sensors for the bas brakes all went at once...also the gasoline sensors in the vehicle..the gas amount never registers and the needle flips back and forth and i have researched similiar reports on the net and have found that all these issues are a major frequently occuring problem with the vehicles... i own a 2000 chevy blazer...i feel that the manufacturer of this vehicle should be fixing this problems...i have already paid for the ball joints and upper/lower arm and sensor to be fixed at a massive cost to me of over 1000.00 the vehicle is constantly having to have repairs done some of which are due to normal wear and tear but for all kinds of sensors to be going a truck is ridiculous..i am also as of a week ago experiencing problems with the door locks...the fuse for that equipment blows on a regualr basis..i have paid for vehicle diagnostics throught the portsmouth nh chevy dealer and they have found all kinds of other major problems with this vehicle..the cost of the vehicle was 18000 and by next year i will probably have spent $6-7000 trying to fix this vehicle. *ak

While driving wheel bearing broke and tire fell off.*ak

Ball joints are already bad. *ak

Consumer states power window on the driver?s side failed. *yd

The 2000 chevy blazer is a mechanical and saftey nightmare! this vehicle was purchased brand new/lease and i have had problems from the beginning. the exhaust has never sounded normal; it has a preignition (rattle-like) noise, and i was recently told that the catalytic converter is bad. the alternator failed at approximately 12000 miles. the hazard lights failed in april 2002, and the brake lights failed shortly after. the steering problems include: clunking when turning to the left, a shift in the front end (feels like the front pass. side steering components are loose). the vehicle is almost impossible to control on freeway due to loose steering and inability to control on transitioning/uneven pavement. the dealer has replaced front pass-side tierod and stabilizer, and the steering wheel now has a 12-15degree, off-center, right list. cutter cheverolet of hawaii is now having us try to reproduce the problem(s), and trying everything they can to not accept that the vehicle is, in fact, a "lemon"! what does it take to prove that a vehicle is just not a good vehicle; does my family have to get injured or die to prove there is a problem! we are a "gm-family"(entitled to gm family discounts), and this is how we get treated. . .no acceptence of responsibility or pride/honesty in their product. i will never buy another gm product; ever! the dealership, gm factory, and gmac should rightfully accept responsibility and take the vehicle back. i have better things to pay $384.00 per month! japanese atomotive industry. . .here we come! ~ don schrader, pearl harbor, hawaii. *ak

While driving at any speed a noise could be heard coming from front end of vehicle. dealer was contacted, informed consumer that front wheel bearings were the source of the problem, please provide further details.*ak

Ball joints are loose and make a knocking noise when driving vehicle. contacted dealer, and the dealer is not willing to do anything.*ak *nlm

1-recline handles on the front seats 2-back wiper don't work 3-window cleaner leaks on the rear window 4-replaced front suspension lower and/or upper ball joints twice in 1 year (mechanic told me that they see this all the time) 5-rear window latch won't open. *jb

No notification of any recalls or service bullitins, broken seat, lights, front suspension parts, would not honor warranty. *ak

While driving 25 mph the transmission failed. the dealer was notified about 7 months ago but they could not duplicate or correct the problem. *ak the dealer was notified of the shruddering and slippage of the transmission at 23863. the front differential pinion seal leaked, the check light was replaced due to the malfunctioning switch, the brake light had become inoperative due to an open circuit, the heating seat was inoperative, there was a rattle in right front suspension, the transmission had no reverse, and there was hard shifting into the forward gears. *scc

Brought vehicle to dealer after i had an oil change at an independent mechanic. mechanic told me i should take truck back to dealer since my rear shocks were very wet (leaking) and they are sealed and should not leak. brought to dealer, never even bothered to look at it (since they'd probably have to replace them since they were under warranty) but told me "chevrolet has stated that a little seepage is normal". problem continues now, with 43k miles on it, and they are far from "a little wet" - but completely black (and they're yellow shocks) - constantly wet, and truck rides like there are no shocks. will bring back to dealer again, and of course, now it is out of warranty, guarantee he'll tell me their bad.*ak

While driving, the rpms started revving while cruise control was activated, consumer turned cruise control off, however was knocked out by the inadvertent deployment of the air bag, causing his foot to hit the accelerator pedal, vehicle went across the passing lane, over a guardrail and down a 30 foot embankment. *slc

Consumer's vehicle was going 30mph around a curve and it went off the road. consumer didn't remember anything else. consumer has found out through different dealer that upper control arms were bad and caused vehicle to flip over. chevrolet insisted they could do nothing to assist consumer.*ak

While driving and without warning headlights and dash lights will dim, resulting in poor visibility at night.*ak dealer replaced headlamp switch, however problem still exist. popping noise when turning right and applying brakes. dealer could not duplicate problem. vehicle has a squealing noise when cold. dealer replaced belt and tensioner assembly. *tt

While pulling into parking place or backing up slowly, up to 5 mph , wheels stop moving. vehicle shakes and bounces about 6 inches either way until wheels move again. chevrolet refuses to take care of this problem. *ak

While traveling on highway vehicle has a knocking noise. when turning the wheel and if hitting a bump noise gets louder . dealership is aware of problem.*ak

Loose rear stabilizer links and misaligned suspension caused the vehicle to make noise when driving over bumps. nlm

While traveling on the highway there was vibration through out the vehicle. the dealership was aware of the problem. mr consumer reported front end vibration shortly after leasing the vehicle. vehicle has been in and out of service. dealership cannot remedy the problem. however consumer felt drive train caused front end vibration. *tt

Engine stalled while driving, dealer determined fuel gauge was broken, mastercard was replaced.*ak consumer stated the gas gauge read ? of a tank, dealer found broken fuel card and replaced the card, parking brake hose broke of and drum was rusty causing parking brake to hang up, dealer replaced damaged shoes and rusted drums, brake lights and lights intermittently inoperative, while braking and turning to the right vehicle is making grinding noise from front, dealer replaced left hub, while driving brakes make noise, dealer found rotors out of round, wipers will intermittently not work, and also there was a burning smell coming from fuse area, driver side seat would not lock into place and the recliner broke, drivers side door panel was loose, dealer replaced side door panel and drivers window was loose and rattling, molding was also rattling. *yd

The dealer acknowledges that this problem is a long-standing problem and is the "norm for the blazers." they feel their vehicle is nonetheless safe even though it severely affects steering in cornering and turns. on extreme right curving up/down road this instability makes the vehicle feel as if it is leaving the roadway. on a rainy road if you break in the aforementioned condition, the rear end fans out left. *ak

In less than 4 years i have had 2 major car repairs on my blazer. on trip to the chevy dealer they replaced the following: hift solinoid right front hub brg dry/grouwling, brg failed replaced hub brg assmy. my truck had 54,515 miles. *ak the stone mountain chevrolet dearlership in stone mountain ga did the repair. the next large repair is for a rear differential overhaul. the technician said that this is caused by major towing but ther is no hich on the truck and there is 99,000 miles on the truck.

Urgent- this will kill people please read - my 2000 chevrolet blazer rolled at 30 mph after hitting a chuck hole on the right side of the road. it threw me to the right side of the road so i brought the vehicle back onto the road at which time my steering column was going crazy and then i rolled at least once before stopping - i really thought i was dead, and my vehicle is a total loss. i have the vehicle in my possession now - because of theft related issues with allstate insurance company. i would like some help showing the world that it may not be a firestone problem, it may be a suspension problem. i can close my eyes and tell you in slow motion exactly what the vehicle did and you would think gm would want to have me interviewed -- since i lived!!! i have pictures as well if you want to have them emailed. please help. it happend in a split second, going only 30 mph 1/2 mile from my house in texas (102 degrees). *ak (dot number: ? tiresize: ?)

Consumer states 4 way flashers and brake lights failed 5 times and the multifunction switch was replaced 3 times. however, after replacement, consumer recevied recall notice (01v364000) relating to brake light and hazard flashing light failure. consumer is requesting reimbursement for out of pocket expenses. *tt

While driving about 45 mph he could hear a rumbling noise (like a flat tire), and felt vibration coming from the steering wheel. *ak

Intermittently headlights/ interior lights and instrument panel lights just flicker on and off. the truck was taken to the dealership. notning was done about the lights. when taken to the second dealership, consumer was told that the manufacturer was aware of the problem, but did not know what was causing the problem. in addition, , while driving at 45 and turning left consumer hears moaning noise. noise is caused by improper torquing on right front suspension. whining noise is also coming from secondary air pump. *ak