NHTSA Complaint #724339 — 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER

THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE HAPPENED SLOWLY ENOUGH THAT I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT THE VEHICLE DIED COMPLETELY. HAD IT FAILED FASTER, WELL, THERE'S NO TELLING. I WAS DOING 45 MPH IN TOURIST TRAFFIC WHEN THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM. AS FOR THE BATTERY, I KNEW IT WAS DEAD, BUT THE CORROSION TO THE FRAME COMES THANKS TO A SHARP EYED MECHANIC. SURFACE CORROSION IS APPARENT, AND I SHALL HAVE TO PULL THE TIRE, SAND, PRIME, AND PAINT THE FRAME TO STEM THE CORROSION. I'M WONDERING HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SERIOUS BATTERY ACID LEAKS CAUSING FRAME CORROSION, AND HOW MANY OF THEM WILL FAIL WITH CATASTROPHIC RESULT IN THE FUTURE. FURTHER ON THE ALTERNATOR, I HAVE ANECDOTAL INFORMATION THAT A NUMBER OF GM TRUCKS AND SUVS HAD ALTERNATORS THAT FAILED JUST OVER THE 40,000 MILE MARK. I LEARNED THIS WHEN I WENT TO BUY A NEW ONE, AND NO ONE HAD ONE BECAUSE OF A RECENT DEMAND ON THEM. THE DEMAND IS STRONG AGAIN THIS SUMMER HERE, I'M TOLD. IS GM SELLING UNSAFE VEHICLES? NEED MORE INFO? PLEASE EMAIL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED THE VIN. THANK YOU. GERRY BISHOP, NICEVILLE FLORIDA.