1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTANTLY. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GUIDE HOUSING AIR CLEANER BROKE OFF AND LODGED BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CAUGHT THE WHOLE VEHICLE ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON. NLM

ENGINE CUT OFF AND LOCKS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60-65 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, IT HAD A 3,000MILE 30 DAY WARRANTY ON IT, 60000MILES. 1ST OCCURRENCE WITH ENGINE LIGHT AND DIPSTICK CORROSION WAS WITHIN THAT TIME. DOWN TIME FOR THE TRUCK ONE WEEK. THE NEXT MONTH, I WAS ENROUTE AND THE LIGHT TRIGGERED AGAIN. TOOK TRUCK TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHO HAD LOOKED AT DIPSTICK BEFORE REPLACEMENT, STATED SAME DIPSTICK. AT THIS POINT I CALLED CHEVROLET COMPANY WHO TOLD ME THE $1800 DAMAGE BILL CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE DIPSTICK AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WOULD BE MINE TO COVER.ALL BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED THE FIRST TIME.*AK

PERIODICALLY VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHETHER AT 65 MPH OR 25 MPH. DEALER HAS NOT FOUND SPECIFIC CAUSE OF DEFECT OR REMEDY, BUT HAD ADMITTED TO STALLING. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD FOUND A COUPLE OIL DROPS ON GROUND. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE.DEALER FOUND OIL LEAK ON ENGINE COOLING UNIT LINE. COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE PART COULD NOT BE FOUND. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

OIL LEAK AT OIL LINE COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO ENGINE, AND IN SOME CASES WHEN DRIVING, ENGINE COULD LOCK UP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, PARTS ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM NLM

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, AND VEHICLE IS GOING DOWN A HILL OR SMALL INCLINE , ENGINE WILL DIE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. OWNER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, BUT PROBLEM WENT AWAY. CURRENTLY, IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. *AK *ML

IN VARIOUS SITUTATIONS VEHICLE WILL STALL AND SHUT DOWN WITH NO APPARENT REASON. DEALRR CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. MJS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT PROBLEM, BUT FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND WILL BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THIS WILL BE THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH THAT FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO CUT OFF IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVED FOR MORE THAT 30 MINUTES AND THE A/C IS RUNNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON NOR ARE THERE ANY WARNINGS THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO DIE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM BECAUSE COMPUTER ISN'T REGISTERING ANY ISSUES. THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES WHICH HAS RESULTED IN TWO COLLISIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING A LOSS OF ALL POWER IN THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKES WOUDL NOT RESPOND, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER A MONTH. DEALER WAS THEN CONTACTED AGAIN. *AK

WHEN STARTING ENGINE STARTS AND CAR JUST SPUTTERS ALONG. SOMETIMES CONSUMER CAN GO ONLY 20MPH, AND IF ON A HIGHWAY, IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAK LOOKS AS IF THE OIL FILTER IS LEAKING BUT IS COMING FROM THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER LINES SERVICE ADVISORS AND MANAGERS ALL KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME WHAT IT WAS WITHOUT LOOKING AT VEHICLE THEY SAID IT WAS COMMON ON ALL BLAZERS CHEVROLET DENIED ANY PROBLEM FUEL GAUGE STOPPED RECORDING BELOW HALF AND WOULD GO BACK UP TO FULL AT TIMES GAS PEDAL WOULD BE HARD TO PRESS AND FINALLY WOULD STICK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE COOLANT COOLANT LOOKS RUSTY IN THE OVERFLOW TANK AND CORRODED AROUND RADIATOR CAP DIRECTLY BEHIND THE STICKER THAT READS NO MATIENCE REQUIRED FOR 5 YRS. 150,000 MILES

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT NOTICE AT RANDOM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, IT IS RATHER UN-NERVING, AS I MUST GET TO THE SHOULDER TO STOP. ONCE TURNED OFF FOR TEN SECONDS, THE ENGINE RESTARTS AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED... UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. FIRESTONE CHARGED ME TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. IT HAS SENCE BEEN TO THE TOM JUMPER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THEY KEEP REPLACING SMALL PARTS, BUT HAVE YET TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY KEEP THE TRUCK ONE TO TWO WEEKS, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION, BUT HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK. I FEEL LIKE THEY WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE IDLE SPEED SURGES TO 1200 RPM, INSTEAD OF ITS USUAL 700 RPM, CAUSING CAR TO MOVE FORWARD INTO CAR AHEAD. THIS IS INTERMITANT, @ ONLY OCCURS WHEN CAR IS IN GEAR. PROBLEM IS HANDLED BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL WHEN PREPARING TO STOP..

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED OR WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE BEGINS TO LOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY STALLS. *AK CONSUMER STATED ALSO STALLED WHEN IDLING, WHEN RESTARTED, STARTS RIGHT UP AND ENGINE REVS UP TO 1500-2000 RPM, THEN GOES BACK DOWN TO IDLE AT 600 RPM, WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, SOMETIMES VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER IN GAS PEDAL, IF THE GAS PEDAL IS STEPPED ON THERE IS A LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD.*JB