Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 09/15/2009 | 78000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2000 chevy blazer door have a problem with the door hinge where its to weak to handle the weight door i now have cracks in the metal at the striker plate and fear the door will rip the striker plate off i have found out that this is common and fear that thedoor will come open on its own i had called gm about this and they say its not a safety thing. *tr | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 03/27/2008 | 73000 | 20 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet blazer. the contact stated that the bushings and hinge pins on her vehicle were defective. the doors would only close by maneuvering them in a certain manner. the contact took the vehicle to a dealer and was informed that the failure was not covered under warranty. they also stated that the failure was common and the contact would be responsible for the repair costs. the warranty expired on the vehicle five days after the complaint was filed. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage was approximately 73,500 and failure mileage was approximately 73,000. | |||
| 09/14/2006 | 3 | 10/23/2002 | |
| I have a 2000 chevrolet blazer and around a year and a half ago my drivers side door started having problems with closing it. i took it to a repair shop and they said door was too heavy and the bushings needed to be replaced and repair the striker plate. that cost was $175 and shortly after the door started slipping down again. now the passengers side is doing the same thing, i can close it but cannot use it. i have a son that i do not feel safe letting him sit in the front with me because after driving and going over bumps it gets jarred and starts coming open. this is a very unsafe issue and until now i did not know who to complain to. i also have never received a recall letter for any of the listed recall problems such as seat belts. i really would like a response to this complaint because this is a very serious issue. *tr | |||
| 10/07/2007 | 61000 | 1 | 12/01/2002 |
| Door latch broke, cracking metal around the latch on the driver side door - taking into repair shop, however complete failure of metal. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2006 | 2 | 06/30/2001 | |
| We have owned 2000 blazer since 0/6/2001 2nd owner bought with less than 19000 miles on it. multi-function switch replaced because of recall acts up when bulbs are weak. we are on the third set of upper ball joints none paid for by warranty. left hub assembly failure which resulted in abs malfunction fixed by extended warranty. driver door hinge assembly rusted would not close without force fixed but not covered by any warranty. suspect driver side is starting to fail again because of the loud squeaking. most important! passenger side door has developed same problem and will not shut correctly. on may 01,2006 after picking up my 12 year old nephew we were to starting to down the street when passenger door flew open!!!! i am afraid to let anyone sit in front until this is fixed! the hinges and pins appear to be getting wet and rusting . also all rotors have had to be replaced on this vehicle . this blazer has only 88,000 miles on it. i have decided to include all problems but am most concerned about doors, if we had been going faster i am afraid my nephew would have fallen out of vehicle!!! *jb | |||
| 01/26/2005 | 2 | 12/20/2002 | |
| Front door hinges on 2000 s-10 blazer have rotted. driver hinge in 2002, now passenger hinge (both front doors) in january of 05. door hinges both needed replacement which seems extremely odd on fairly new vehicle. research on the internet shows that many people have the same problem and probably just don't know where to report it simulataneously. it's failure results in the inability to close the doors, which, depending on when they break (i.e. when closing door, hitting a bump in road - which could cause closed door to unlatch from post, flinging door open while driving). i really strongly suggest this be looked at. it appears that the wheel wells allow road spray and moisture to be thrown directly into the door panel well where the hinge is located and is causing the rot. looks like a major manufacturing defect to not seal the door hinge area from the wheel spray and debris throw-back zone.*ak | |||
| 04/21/2004 | 15484 | 3 | |
| Frontal seat adjuster lever broke complete off without excessive force being applied. this made driving difficult and unsafe in the current position the seat was in. also, both front doors were leaking and were hard to open or close even when the automatic door lock was engaged. dealership indicated that the door's bushing and pins needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 09/30/2003 | 34695 | 2 | 09/22/2003 |
| The fuel pump,line and tank are faulty at 35000 miles. i bought it as a used car from santa ana hyundai who agreed to fix the fuel pump but did not. the transmission is not changing gears properly, it would not start when i turned it off to get gas on 9-26-03, the left front end is popping with a loud noise,the brakes are not antilock brakes,it feels as if i am hitting metal when i stop hard,the panel lights would flicker, lights on dash board when flash when i had seatbelt on. i had a chevrolet dealership fix the minor things. the battery cable was loose and they oiled the joints to stop the squeak. the dealer refused to fix the fuel pump which is unsafe and demand i pay him money that is already above the price of this car. i am paying $14,000 plus for a 2000 chevrolet blazer with a faulty fuel pump.the door entry will not properly take in the key to open the door.the gauge meters were dancing back and forth and not properly reading the fuel.it was a rental car before i bought it so i had no real history of recalls or mechanical reports. *la | |||
| 03/05/2003 | 37979 | 1 | 06/30/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| 09/26/2001 | 06/30/2000 | ||
| My chevy blazer's drivers door was repaired while it was under warrenty. it is breaking off. my warrenty expired 3 mths later as the door had broken again. the chevy dealer refused to repair it. i beleive the car was n a flood before i bought it and they did not tell me because the door hinges are all rusted and broken. they changed my alarm system and it has never worked properly. it is suppose to be automatic shut down if key not put in to start | |||
| 02/09/2000 | 0 | 12/23/1999 | |
| Driver door latch wouldn't let door close smoothly. sometimes latch will hit the side of the door . *ml | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | |||
| 06/20/2003 | 53760 | 1 | 09/01/2000 |
| Rear tailgate on my 2000 chevrolet blazer ls would not open after closing. the rear inside trim panel had to be broken because of a poor design to get to cheap plastic actuator unit to release the rear window and tailgate. costly repair not under warranty. could pose safety problem if it was the only escape route in car crash. i feel gm should at least cover parts repair since the only way to replace the problem is to break a $145.00 + trim panel because the screws for that panel are on the side of the tailgate which you can't get open to unscrew them. i think this is problem which gm refuses to address and like i said is a costly problem for the consumer. *nlm | |||