Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||||
| 563202 | 08/01/1995 | 45805 | Intermittent steering column pop/click noise when turning (install new upper bearing spring). *sd | 04/25/1996 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| Vehicle lost control in rain, causing a collision. | |||
| 08/15/1996 | |||
| Steering is defective, excessive steering is necessary when driving.the vehicle is hard to steer. it seems like the vehicle has no power steering. the pump was replaced, and the power booster was added to 96 models, the dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| 02/13/1997 | 1 | 12/21/1994 | |
| Steering wheel was never centered, causing thumping noise and drifting to the right. the failure was due to 4 wheel drive being locked in vac. switch stuck and engaged. | |||
| 1 | 06/27/1995 | ||
| Steering mechanism failure, also keyless entry system appears to be poorly designed, and rear window is frequently inadvertently unlocked when using front door unlock button. *ak | |||
| 1 | 11/21/1994 | ||
| Front seat bracket wore through leather material, also seat rocks due to loose bolt; replaced brakes/ front windshield wipers failed/ during inclement weather/ steering becoming vauge at center and fuel gauge failure. *ak | |||
| 11/02/1995 | |||
| Abs braking problems. the brakes and steering lock up. plus the air bag didn't deploy. please describe. tt | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | |||
| 01/06/2004 | 93000 | 1 | |
| Steering wheel locked then broke upon making a left turn out of a driveway. when this occurred consumer over steered and impacted a ditch. vehicle sustained severe front end damage. *ak | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 03/22/1996 | 1 | 08/16/1995 | |
| Power steering gear box failed, causing vehicle to wander. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 08/15/1996 | |||
| Steering is defective, excessive steering is necessary when driving.the vehicle is hard to steer. it seems like the vehicle has no power steering. the pump was replaced, and the power booster was added to 96 models, the dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 09/17/2002 | 1000 | ||
| Bent twisted fingers and crippled/painful shoulder. met mr. wildf at the va medical center during one of my visits to physical therapy because of the pain in my shoulder from my 2000 impala. (my pain started in oct. 2001) mr. wildf was at the va center for bow hunting permit because his fingers are so bent up and his shoulder is so sore he can't use a compound bow for hunting and thus he has to rely on a cross bow. his fingers are bent up and twisted as show on http://photos.yahoo.com/miketomich. this information is being submitted on the behalf of mr. wildf by mike tomich 989-665-2311. i'm not sure of the year of the blazer he drives. but they are all alike with their steering effort. dt | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES | |||
| 06/24/1997 | 03/01/1997 | ||
| Heard a loud clunking noice in front end mostlly when braking. took it to 2 chevrolet dealers several times. they said they could not find anything. vehicle was also unstable on road. i took the vehicle to my local independent mechanic for brakes and he did a routine check and found ball joints extremly worn. dealerships should have found this problem. they said they checked the brakes. i do not believe these should have worn so quickly. | |||
| 1 | 06/27/1995 | ||
| Steering mechanism failure, also keyless entry system appears to be poorly designed, and rear window is frequently inadvertently unlocked when using front door unlock button. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - ARM - IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | |||
| 10/31/1999 | |||
| Idle arm failed to cause excessive play in the steering and wandering the vehicle. yh | |||
| 1 | 02/01/1995 | ||
| Idle arm failed. | |||
| 03/07/1996 | 1 | 08/16/1995 | |
| Steering wanders due to loose idler arm/misalignment. | |||
| 06/28/1995 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| Suspension idler arm/shocks/lower ball joints loose. | |||
| 05/18/1995 | 30 | ||
| Replaced defective abs sensor, also replaced defective speed sensor. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
| 06/08/2000 | 2 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Bolts came out of front brake calipers causing a loss of breaking power. inspection showed that spindle housings were stripped ,allowing the bolts to work out. | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 08/29/1996 | 2 | 02/01/1995 | |
| Steering wheel material coming off. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Steering cover was peeling. | |||
| 08/29/1996 | 1 | 02/01/1995 | |
| Material wearing off of steering wheel. | |||
| 03/06/1998 | 4 | ||
| Driving 60mph when vehicle stalled out or died. had to take to dealer & mechanic replaced fuel pump. problem had reoccurred since 3/6/98 when pump was replaced. also, steering wheel would lock up. problem happened after fuel pump was replaced. *ak | |||