1997 Chevrolet Blazer acceleration problems

Filed Jan 14, 2023 · Acceleration, Brakes · AR · crash

Throttle stuck brakes could not stop vehicle. Lost control and rolled. Lucky I was on my property and not a public road. No report. Can be inspected. Available anytime. This is not the only year of this model I have had this problem I have had two 2002 that have had same problem.

Filed Mar 8, 2006 · Acceleration, Brakes · 70,000 miles · MI

Owning this vehicle has been a nightmare and a financial drain. Windshield wipers worked when they chose, replaced wiper motor due to defective part. Upper and lower ball joints all had to be replaced. Wheel bearings had to be replaced. A/c stopped working, had it looked at and recharged and it still doesn't work. Fuel gage didn't work, replaced fuel sensor and sending unit. Rear wiper quit working, replaced rear wiper motor, a few days later it does not work again. Replaced water pump, have replaced ABS only to get a recall after the fact with no reimbursement. Wears through brake pads entirely too fast. Replaced alternator and battery twice. Rear hatch does not unlock with key. Headlights are so dim they might as well not exist. Water leaks into interior on drivers side due to a bad seal. Idler arm needs to be replaced. Gas pedal sticks. Now heater fan works sometimes. Reading through the complaints we are all experiencing the same problems and nothing is being done about it. Recalls issued on some vehicles but not all? Now I hear gm put a bad intake manifold gasket on these as well as several other cars (1997) and did not issue a recall because it is not a safety matter! This causes antifreeze to leak into the engine and ultimately ends in a repair of at least 1500.00. After my experience with this vehicle I will be purchasing soon and it most likely will not be gm. Sad since my dad worked for them for 30 years. They should be held accountable for putting a bad product on the market and leaving us to dry.

Filed Dec 29, 2005 · Acceleration · 174,000 miles · CA

Dt: the contact set the cruise control while going up a hill and vehicle sped up .while going down the hill the vehicle just kept going faster. The rpms were above 4000. He pressed on the brake pedal as hard as possible. This slowed the vehicle a little. He managed to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. He got out of the vehicle and opened the hood to checked the throttle assembly. It was stuck. He worked with the throttle and finally managed to get it released. The contact has not taken the vehicle to a dealership to duplicate the problem. *ak updated 2/7/2006 -

Filed Jul 15, 2005 · Acceleration · TX

1997 chevrolet blazer engine revved to a very high RPM.*mr after the vehicle hit a pothole in the street the engine revved very high. It revved somewhere around 4500 RPM's. The consumer popped to hood to see if he could determine what caused the problem but couldn't find anything wrong. The next day the consumer inspected the vehicle and found that butterfly valve was open and showed where the wedge shaped piece was supposed to be riveted on. It appeared that the wedge piece broke away from the rivets and pivoted down into the throat of the injector body causing the computer to sense the need to floor the gas pedal.

Filed Nov 3, 2004 · Acceleration · 65,000 miles · NY

While driving 30 MPH accelerator pedal went to the floor and commenced the vehicle to accelerate at 45 MPH. The driver engaged the emergency parking brake until the engine stop acceleration. The dealer was not notified. *ak when the consumer released the gas pedal the speed did not decrease. The wheels started to smoke as the engine was racing and the brakes were engaged. The consumer then engaged the emergency brake and tried to get the transmission to go into neutral but it wouldn't.

Filed Oct 31, 2003 · Acceleration, Engine · 82,000 miles · OH

While driving at 65 MPH engine revved very high. Consumer pulled to the shoulder, and called a tow truck and had vehicle towed to a repair shop. A rebuilt engine was installed in the vehicle, but not by the dealer.

Filed Aug 21, 2003 · Acceleration · 80,127 miles · PA

The throttle stuck on my 1997 general motors chevrolet blazer.

Filed Jun 26, 2003 · Acceleration · 99,000 miles · IL

The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, which was caused by a stuck accelerator pedal and the brakes didn't hold. *jb ph

Filed Nov 19, 2002 · Acceleration · TN

Consumer attempted to start car smelled gas vehicle would not start. Took to a mechanic and they replaced fuel pump and then found gas in computer. Mechanic stated fuel injectors failed and flooded the computer, which stopped vehicle from starting. Ts

Filed Jul 1, 2002 · Acceleration · MD · crash

While turning a corner at 10 MPH, throttle stuck and vehicle took off, hitting the side of a garage. Cause unknown. *ak