NHTSA Complaint #10047127 — 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER
SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10047127 |
| Vehicle | 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 35,700 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
I HAVE A 2000 BLAZER LT 4WD WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT. I RECENTLY STARTED EXPERIENCING VIBRATIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY DEALER VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO A GM DOCUMENT, THERE IS NO FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO GM DOCUMENT ID# 1381844. THE DOCUMENT IS ENTITLED "VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS-SUSPENSION WHEEL #PI01273B - (09/15/2003). THE DOCUMENT EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM & SYMPTOMS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN MANY OF THESE DISCUSSIONS. THERE IS A LINE IN THIS DOCUMENT THAT READS: THIS VIBRATION IS CONSIDERED A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FOR THESE VEHICLES AND NO REPAIR ATTEMPTS SHOULD BE MADE." THIS DOCUMENT COVERS 2 & 4WD DRIVE GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME BODY TYPES (I.E. BLAZERS, JIMMY, BRAVADA, S-10, ENVOY) AND COVERS YEARS 00 - 03. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR USE ON THE HIGHWAY!! IF THIS WAS "NORMAL" WHY DIDN'T THE VEHICLE DO THIS WHEN IT WAS NEW? I CALLED CHEVY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY VERIFIED THE DOCUMENT. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AFTER THAT I GUESS I'M OUT OF LUCK. MY DEALER FOUND THE DOCUMENT AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP://SERVICE.GM.COM/SERVLETS/BLOBSHTML?SHTMLFILE=1381844. *LA
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