1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Problems

ONE OF THE OIL COOLER HOSES CAME OFF THE CRIMP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL OIL AND PRESSURE. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE, CAUSING OWNER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE (BUT LUCKILY REGAIN IT). ENGINE IS A COMPLETE LOSS AND WILL BE COSTING US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE. THIS REALLY SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER ISSUE, AS THE CRIMP METHOD USED FOR THIS HIGH PRESSURE (AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT) HOSE IS OF A TYPE THAT DOES NOT SEEM RELIABLE. THE SHOP THAT IS HOLDING OUR CAR, PENDING OUR DECISION ON WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HAS INDICATED THEY HAVE HAD ONE OR TWO OTHER BLAZERS IN THEIR SHOP IN THE LAST YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING - AND THAT THEY NOTED AT THE TIME THAT THE CRIMP METHOD, WITHOUT BARBS TO GIVE EXTRA GRAB TO THE HOSE - SEEMS TO BE...

THE COOLANT LINE CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK.*JB

VEHICLE HAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE OIL COOLANT LINES,IT KEEPS LEAKING OIL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE LINE TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PH

4 EGR VALVES (AND I HAVE GOT TO PUT THE 5TH ONE ON NOW) IN THE LAST 3 YEARS $200.00 EACH. 2 CMFI UNITS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKING THE WHOLE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED $500.00 EACH. FUEL PUMPS $80.00 EACH TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. COOLING IS A PROBLEM IT HAS NEVER OVERHEATED BUT IT WOULD LIKE TO IN THE SUMMER. I AM A MECHANIC AND ALL OF MY CARS ARE TAKEN CARE OF TO THE SLIGHTEST DETAIL BUT IT IS NOT NORMAL TO REPLACE THIS STUFF MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE LIFE OF A CAR MUCH LESS A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR. *JB

5 EGR VLAVES REPLACED, ONE EVERY YEAR. THE COOLING SYSYEM HAS FAILED HAVING TO BE REPLACED AND FLUSHED TWICE IN THE LAST THIRTEEN MONTHS AND IS STILL MAKING THE SAME NOISE WE HAVE HEARD FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST FOURTEEN MONTHS ! THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE, REPLACED ONCE AND WE STILL NEED TO REPLACE THE PADS EVERY 8-12 MONTHS, REGARDLESS OF MILAGE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP ON THIS VEHICLE IN ONE YEAR. MY QUESTION TO CHEVROLET IS WHO WILL INCUR THESE COSTS THAT BOTH GM AND THE DEALER ADMITTED TO BEING PRODUCT PROBLEMS !!!!

ENGINE OIL COOLING LINE PIPE CAME OUT OF CRIMPING. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE LEAKED ANTIFREEZE FROM 4 BAD FREEZE PLUGS PAID DEALER $910 FOR REPAIRS

GURGLING NOISE DETECTED BEHIND CENTER CONSOLE OF VEHICLE AT APPROX 60K MILES. DEALER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW AT 84K MILES, DEALER TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE, RADIATOR, AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS DUE TO DEFECTIVE COOLANT (DEX-COOL). THIS COOLANT WAS ORIGINALLY USED BY CHEVROLET IN 95 AND 96 BLAZERS AND IS NOW KNOWN TO BREAK DOWN AND RESULT IN "MUD-LIKE" SUBSTANCE. RISK OF OVER-HEATING IS PRIMARY CONCERN. I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST 10 OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE INTERNET WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED COMPLAINT. MY MAIN ISSUE - CHEVY DID NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM EARLY ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH GIVEN OPPORTUNITY AND NOW I AM FACED WITH A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND $1200 REPAIR. ALSO, THEIR COOLANT IS KNOW TO BE DEFECTIVE AS PER MY CONVERSATION WITH 2 OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. AS A CONSUMER, I DO NOT FEEL AS IF I SHOULD PAY FOR...

SEVERAL OF THE FREEZE PLUGS FAILED AND LEAKED. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO CORROSION GETTING INTO THE COOLANT, AND ALSO A WATER PUMP LEAK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM HAS CORRODED THE RADIATOR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED , VEHICLE AND WILL FLUSH THE RADIATOR. *AK

1. MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE CAR WAS NEW. POOR STOPPING POWER, OCCASIONAL BRAKE FAD, MAJOR FORCE REQUIRED ON BRAKE PEDAL. THREE SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED WITHIN 38,000 MILES. FRONT CALIPERS AND ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 13,000 MILES. FRONT LEFT BRAKE HOSE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 33,000 MILES DUE TO RUPTURE WHILE BRAKING. DEALERS AND CHEVROLET HAVE CLAIMED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THERE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A MANUFACTURING /DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE.

FREEZE PLUGS WERE REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $757.74

THERE IS AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. ALSO, FREEZE PLUGS ON ENGINE BLOCK HAD TO BE REPLACED, BATTERY DIED OUT/VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, AND EGR VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THE EGR VALVE. *AK *ML

FAILURE OF 100,000-MILE "DEX-COOL" COOLING SYSTEM AT 59,000 MILES RESULTED IN VEHICLE OVERHEATING. THE "DEX-COOL" SYSTEM FAILURE HAS ALSO RESULTED IN MASSIVE ELECTROLYSIS/RUST WITHIN THE COOLING SYSTEM. NEITHER DEALER NOR GM WANTS TO STAND BEHIND THE 100,000-MILE DEX-COOL SYSTEM LIFE EXPECTANCY. NUMEROUS GM CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS AND SERVICE WRITERS AT OTHER DEALERS HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE "DEX-COOL" SYSTEM AND IS THE RESULT OF AN INFERIOR PRODUCT, AND GM ADMITS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *AK

THE VEHICLE LOST COOLANT BEGINNING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE AND THE FREEZE PLUG WAS REPLACED TWICE ON 8/26/96 AND 12/13/96. *MJS

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FREEZE PLUGS. FREEZE PLUGS LEAK ANTI-FREEZE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

WAS GOING 45MPH WHEN THE ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. QUICKLY. WENT ACROSS AN INTERSECTION & WAS NEARLY HIT. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALER & NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND WITH BRAKES. VEHICLE OVERHEATS & PASSENGER'S DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK.*AK BATTERY FAILED. KNOCKING NOISE COMES FROM FRONT END ON RIGHT AND LEFT TURN. YH

COOLANT HOLDER FAILED, CAUSING LEAKAGE