Ball joints upper and lower replaced at 40k and 100k miles. Will be needing to be replaced again very soon at 140k miles. The replacement at 40k was a total failure of passenger side ball joints to wit: vehicle was incapacitated as wheel was left 'bent'. Fuel gauge fluctuated wildly if less than 1/3 tank of gas. Fuel pump failed.
2000 Chevrolet Blazer suspension complaints
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On sept 10 2005 I took my car to have a tune up done on it and the mechanic told my husband that the rear end of my vehicle was about to go. I had just purchased the vehicle about 7 months prior to this happening and I have been told that this should not have happened on a 2000 chev blazer, with that low of mileage. I had notified the dealership where I purchased the car and they in turn wanted to put me into another vehicle but that is not what I wanted I had wanted them to fix my car the one that they had sold to me. I want to know if there is anything that can be done to get my car to run right, so that I may use it and not pay for one to sit in my drive way. And I wanted to find out if this happened to any other 2000 chev blazers? Sincerely yours susan burgos.
2000 chevrolet blazer ball joint broke on the driver's side.***no answer required***. *mr the ABS light illuminated on the dashboard.
Dt: the ball joints on drivers side broke sent head on august 13, 2005. Contacted the dealer, they were of no help. Contacted gmc, they took a complaint. Did not hear any type of noise or any type of warning. This seemed to be a problem on the 4x4 vehicles.
Potential safety issue regarding the chevrolet s10's and the chevrolet s10 blazers.*mr the consumer had to have the ball joints on her 2000 chevrolet blazer replaced prematurely at 73000 miles.
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Dt: every since the consumer purchased the blazer in 2003 the lower ball joints had to replaced four times. The consumer was the only operator of the vehicle and she only drove the vehicle to work. The current mileage is 170,000. The lower ball joint has had to been replaced every six months.
Problems that are not saftey issues: air conditioning doesn't work; door hinge pin needs to be replaced; driver's window slips off track to the outside of the frame, resulting in the back side of the window cracked at least a 1/4 of an inch (was told by friendly chevrolet in springfield il that this is a design problem and can not be fixed; called chevrolet and was told to take it back to dealer and pay them to reevaluate the problem; ) safty issues: ball joints need to be replaced;gas gauge sending unit doesn't work;;differential is leaking and plug connected to this needs to be drilled out and rethreaded to find out how bad the leak is; windshield wiper on driver's side loose and flips off to the left of the windshield in heavy rain and snow; electrical harnass needs to be replaced; engine insolation pealing off under hood; engine light on continually; car stalls intermitantly(first time it happened, was told the engine had overheated); at every start up, engine stays in nuetral (has no excellerator power)then catches after about three minutes); work done: thermostat hoses replaced;distributor replaced;spark plug wires and spark plugs replaced; sepentine belt replaced; part between the axle and the u joints needed to be replaced; oil leak fixed;fuel injector replaced; I have no idea what will go wrong when; it's like playing russian rullett while driving; have rented vehicle twice; will also need to rent vehicle for cross country road trip next week; will not risk driving this car; (incident date: first incident-day estimated)
2000 chevrolet blazer had ball joints replaced.*mr
2000 chevrolet blazer s10, 80000 miles. Without warning upper ball joint on drivers side front gave out. Caused extensive damage to suspension, ABS, axel and more. Would have been fatal if on hiway when failure occurred. Ended up replacing all parts mentioned above for about $5k. Still have offending ball joint in a box at home.
1/5/04 - loud noise coming from front of vehicle (milage 68,189) - replaced both front hub bearings (old part not available) 12/09/04 - loud noise coming from front of vehicle (mileage 88,616) - replaced driver front wheel bearing and passenger idler arm and (old part not available) 3/2/05 - loud noise coming from front of vehicle (mileage 92,516) -replaced driver front wheel bearing (old part not available).
While driving, the crank shaft position senor failed which caused the vehicle to hesitate, buck back and forth and nearly stop. *bf the consumer stated that the dangerous front end suspension defects which failed included a second front axle tube, front axle bearing failure both tire rod ends front drive shaft. Front suspension has defects that could allow the wheel to fall off. Consumer wrote a letter to gm about the problems complaint number 1-245128909.
Front wheel bearing have wore out. As a result, the ABS sensor light stayed on. The cause has yet to be determined.
I have experienced failure of both front hubs, I can understand one but amazing that it would happen to both. The firestone where I go to did not detect a problem a month before and considered it strange that both went out at the same time.
My blazer now has 56,000 miles on it. I have discovered that it is in need of front end repair - specifically the ball joints are badly worn, the boots on the frond axle have a bad crack on the right side, and there is significant idler wear. In doing research, I have discovered that numerous blazer owners have experienced similar problems. I feel this is a design defect. I have also had two other issues that I am now discovering are common problems with a great number of blazers. Both front reclining seat handles have broken off. I am also experiencing problems with the doors seeming to not align properly - as if the welds or hinges are failing. These have also been mentioned repeatedly in your complain area for this model. I have not gotten these items repaired as of this date. The blazer is now parked until I can afford to get it fixed.
I was told by the service manager at my chevrolet dealership that the ball joints on my 2000 blazer were in extremely poor condition and could fail at any time. In fact he said that the wheels could fall off the car. This seems like quite a safety issue for a 4 year old car with only 30,000 miles on it. He also said it was not surprising given the lack of quality parts used by chevrolet in the manufacturing. While looking at customer reviews / complaints on edmunds.com I notice at least 2 more people with the exact same problem. This is unacceptable.
I have multiple complaints, the gas gauge on my vehicle stop working and I ran out of gas in the middle of the street when I realized problem 2 the rear brake lights and hazard lights do not work. The other problem is the vehicle stalls, and when it finally take off, the car jerks and the driver seat moves/slides back from the hinges which caused me to not be able to reach my breaks and run into a curb. Also the driver side door sticks and is difficult to open. Lastly the wheel baring and ball joints have gone bad twice and the car has less then 75000 miles on it. I called gm customer service department and explained all of my concerns and was told they we not aware of any nationwide problem and there was nothing they could do except fix the hazard light malfunction. I researched on the net and found many many people complaining of the same concerns I have.
While driving 30 MPH, the consumer heard a loud knocking noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. *jb the consumer stated that she knew of another consumer with the same make and model that have experienced the same problem. *sc
I have had numerous problems with my 2000 chevy blazer ls 4x4. Under warranty the dealer replaced the oil lines by the oil filter, whole seat mechanism, driver side window motor, rear shock. They also fixed my hood rattle after 5 visits to the dealer and I told them what was wrong the first time it went in. Since then at 40,000 miles the driver side wheel bearing went out and had it replaced and at the same time had the fuel pump replaced since that went out also. At 50,000 miles the same one went out again and had it replaced. Now at 68,000 miles the passenger side wheel bearing is bad. Also on my first wheel bearing replacement, they told me the ball joints were very loose and should think about replacing those also. These things should never be going wrong with such low miles. From what I am reading on the web and hearing from the dealers, this is a very frequent problem that chevy will not recall and take responsibility. I sure am happy that I haven't had a wheel fall off and kill someone yet.
2000 chevrolet blazer 4-wheel drive with aprox 60,000 actual miles front ball joints need to be replaced. Mechanic states that the wheels could fall off over speeds of 35mph. Have scheduled replacement at cost of $800-$900. Will request old parts.
(1) 2000 chevy blazer 4wd with 27665 miles; properly maintained with il and lube every 3,000 miles, no off road or abusive driving and I am original owner and bought new. (2) last month began to hear growling noise from front end which grew louder with increasing speed. Noise would increase even louder if steering wheel moved to right. (3) took car to dealer for diagnosis and repair. Service department told me both front wheel bearing were "shot" and needed replacement, and said there was danger wheel would fall off. I expressed concern over safety if this were to happened on highway and surprise that a well maintained vehicle with low mileage would have this kind of problem. I was told they see this every week with other general motors vehicles with low mileage. Sounds like an unacceptably high rate of manufacturing defect potentially placing people at risk and causing unnecessary consumer expense for repair.
Front wheel bearings premature failure on 2000 blazer 4dr 4wd. Common problem on this year of blazers. Makes a loud humming sound while driving.
No notification of any recalls or service bullitins, broken seat, lights, front suspension parts, would not honor warranty.
I am complaining about the front wheel bearing on a 2000 blazer with only 36,754 miles on it. These are sealed bearings and no way to service them, they are suppose to last the life of the vehicle. The vehicle vibrates and makes noise and is ruining my tires and could make the vehicle wheel fall off. I got the vehicle used but have only put 10,000 miles on it in 2 years and I have the vehicle serviced every 3,000 miles and have all the records. I feel that there must be a problem with the bearings for them to go in 36,000 miles if that is considered the life of the vehicle maybe I should start buying fords.
My vehicle's front end has been giving me alot of front end problems. Bouncing & making a vibration noise . I brought it to the dealership & they tell me that I need ball joints and other suspension parts due to the ball joints being bad on my vehicle. I call around to other repair shops & they say that is a very common problem with blazers costing the consumer hundreds of dollars in repairs. So, what is chevy going to do about it ? Wait until a number of people get into accidents before they'll name it a recall ?
In less than 4 years I have had 2 major car repairs on my blazer. On trip to the chevy dealer they replaced the following: hift solinoid right front hub brg dry/grouwling, brg failed replaced hub brg assmy. My truck had 54,515 miles. *ak the stone mountain chevrolet dearlership in stone mountain ga did the repair. The next large repair is for a rear differential overhaul. The technician said that this is caused by major towing but ther is no hich on the truck and there is 99,000 miles on the truck.
Had new tires put on because of uneven wear. Was told the cause of the wear was not due to misalignment of tires but because of worn ball joints. Tire dealer could not align tires. Did research on the internet and two items that seem to come up with the 2000 chevy blazer are the bad contol arms/ball joints and bad 4 wheel drive computer module. Blazer has 42000 miles on it and is driven on good roads.
Front wheel bearings: apparent defective parts that fail frequently and have to be replaced. The chevy dealer says they keep plenty of them in parts store since they're always replacing them. Dealer says manufacturer is well aware of the parts problem but refuses to even acknowledge it or reply to questions from dealer.
While driving consumer heard a clunking noise coming from the front lower ball joints. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
While driving at 30 MPH, suddenly there was a grinding noise. The consumer pulled off the road to inspect the cause of the noise. The noticed that the front passenger tire was tilted. This occurred because the front upper ball joint broke and damaged the entire front end.
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