2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 5,862 MY 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, MY 2000-2001 GMC JIMMY, AND MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SISTER WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE ENGINE COOLING FAN EXPLODED AND THERE WAS SMOKE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S SISTER'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT'S BROTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY HER BROTHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NO

Mileage: 145,000

"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO ONLY GO RIGHT AND I COULDN'T TURN LEFT AND ENDED UP HITTING THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANY RECALL SO I WENT TO JUNKYARD TO GET WHOLE FRONT END, FENDERS, HOOD AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY THING ON FRONT OF VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR MOTOR. BUT DID REPLACE FAN ON MOTOR. COST IN PARTS ONLY WAS APPROX. $700.00 (HAVE RECEIPTS). NOT INCLUDING LABOR! & TIME AND COST SPENT NOT HAVING A VEHICLE UNTIL FIXE

Mileage: 108,735

"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO ONLY GO RIGHT AND I COULDN'T TURN LEFT AND ENDED UP HITTING THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANY RECALL SO I WENT TO JUNKYARD TO GET WHOLE FRONT END, FENDERS, HOOD AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY THING ON FRONT OF VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR MOTOR. BUT DID REPLACE FAN ON MOTOR. COST IN PARTS ONLY WAS APPROX. $700.00 (HAVE RECEIPTS). NOT INCLUDING LABOR! & TIME AND COST SPENT NOT HAVING A VEHICLE UNTIL FIXE

Mileage: 108,735

"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO ONLY GO RIGHT AND I COULDN'T TURN LEFT AND ENDED UP HITTING THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANY RECALL SO I WENT TO JUNKYARD TO GET WHOLE FRONT END, FENDERS, HOOD AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY THING ON FRONT OF VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR MOTOR. BUT DID REPLACE FAN ON MOTOR. COST IN PARTS ONLY WAS APPROX. $700.00 (HAVE RECEIPTS). NOT INCLUDING LABOR! & TIME AND COST SPENT NOT HAVING A VEHICLE UNTIL FIXE

Mileage: 108,735

MY 2002 CHEVY BLAZER X-TREME AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY ON A FRONT END COLLISION AT THE SPEED OF 45 MPH, MY CAR HAS TOTAL DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 72,925

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND STARTED TO FISH TALE AND SPIN OUT, SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT LOCKUP THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DO A 270 SPIN THEN GO BACKWARDS HITTING THE CURB, FLIPPING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL. BECAUSE THE SHOULDER WAS AN EMBANKMENT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO THE TOP THEN ROLLED BACK DOWN ONTO IT'S WHEELS. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST FACING THE WRONG WAY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE COST OF FI

Mileage: 145,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND STARTED TO FISH TALE AND SPIN OUT, SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT LOCKUP THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DO A 270 SPIN THEN GO BACKWARDS HITTING THE CURB, FLIPPING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL. BECAUSE THE SHOULDER WAS AN EMBANKMENT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO THE TOP THEN ROLLED BACK DOWN ONTO IT'S WHEELS. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST FACING THE WRONG WAY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE COST OF FI

Mileage: 145,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND STARTED TO FISH TALE AND SPIN OUT, SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT LOCKUP THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DO A 270 SPIN THEN GO BACKWARDS HITTING THE CURB, FLIPPING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL. BECAUSE THE SHOULDER WAS AN EMBANKMENT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO THE TOP THEN ROLLED BACK DOWN ONTO IT'S WHEELS. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST FACING THE WRONG WAY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE COST OF FI

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT IN THE CRASH. WHILE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT WAS BEING WORN, IT FAILED TO FUNCTION AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO MOVE IN A FORWARD POSITION AS A RESULT HER FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE, BRUISES ON BOTH ARMS AND SHOULDER AREA. THE AMBULANCE, FIRE AND POLI

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT IN THE CRASH. WHILE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT WAS BEING WORN, IT FAILED TO FUNCTION AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO MOVE IN A FORWARD POSITION AS A RESULT HER FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE, BRUISES ON BOTH ARMS AND SHOULDER AREA. THE AMBULANCE, FIRE AND POLI

Mileage: 130,000

AUGUST 24, 2008, MYSELF AND MY THREE DAUGHTERS HEADED TO CHURCH TRAVELING ALONG 91N IN CT TO EXIT 35 WHEN ANOTHER PASSENGER CAR WAIVED AT US TO GET OFF THE EXIT - NOT KNOWING WHY WE GOT OFF THE EXIT ANY WAY SINCE THAT'S THE ONE WE NEEDED AND AS WE SLOWED DOWN AN ABUNDANCE OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR - I PULLED OVER AND THE GENTLEMEN CONTINUED TO WAIVE AT US - NOT KNOWN TO ME WHY UNTIL WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW FLAMES BREWING UNDER THE CAR...IMMEDIATELY I SOUGHT AFTER MY CHILDREN

Mileage: 105,521

DEFECT IN ENGINE OIL COOLING LINES-CRIMPING ON END OF HOSE, MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING OIL LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS & THIRD LIGHT WERE STAYING ON INTERMIT. WHITE SMOKE IS NOW COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL AFTER THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED TODAY. THIS SWITCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO THE SUBJECT PRIOR RECALL OF BLAZER BRAKE LIGHT AND MULTI FUNCTION BREAK LIGHT SWITCHES. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE OLD BREAK LIGHT SWITCH SHOWED A BURN MARK. AND, I KEPT THE OLD PART. WE JUST DROVE IT HOME AND THE BREAK LIGHTS STILL STAYED ON AND THE SMOKING STARTED WHICH SCARED ME SO THE SHOP HAS IT

Mileage: 70,000

MY FIANCE HAD PURCHASED A 2002 S10 CHEVROLET BLAZER IN OCTOBER OF 2004 BECAUSE HE WANTED ME TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WAS SAFE AND DEPENDABLE TO DRIVE. JUST RECENTLY MY CHILDREN WERE DRIVING THE BLAZER WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WASN'T ANY POWER FROM THE MOTOR. THE BLAZER STALLED AND MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHEN A PASSING MOTORIST YELLED OUT TO HER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM A FAULTY FUEL LINE FITT

Mileage: 86,000

MY WIFE AT THAT TIME GOT IN TO AN ACCIDENT IN A CHEVY BLAZER ON NOV 11, 2002, ON EL PASO, TX. WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOST DUE TO A STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I BUY IT. THE COMPANY DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT PAY THE RIGHT AMOUNT I LOST A LOT OF MONEY IN LAWYERS AND NOTHING WAS SOLVED, JUST ME LOSING MORE MONEY. I WOULD LIKE TO DEMAND COMPENSATION. *NM

FIRE STARTED UNDER FRONT DRIVER TIRE. *TS *JB

TO AVOID ACCIDENT ON 2002 CHEV BLAZER 4WD. I WAS IN 2WD I HIT THE BRAKES. NOTHING HAPPENED. I PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO. SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN, I DOWNSHIFTED BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I HEARD TWO CLUNKS IN THE REAR END. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN FROM MY SPEED AT 30 MPH. I SAW A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH DURING THIS INCIDENT. I HIT A PICKUP TRUCK WHO STOPPED SUDDENLY TO AVOID A SENIOR CITIZEN WHO CROSSED LANES OF TRAFFIC IN A 65 MPH SHE WAS DOING ABOUT 30 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AS RESULT THE CONSUMER HIT A LIGHT POLE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB *JB

Mileage: 12,000

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED CHEST INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 26,000

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 20 MPH IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, WHICH STARTED AT 400 MILES, VEHICLE WOULD EITHER PULL TO THE RIGHT/LEFT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CAUSE OF BOTH FAILURES WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

Mileage: 7,000