2002 Chevrolet Blazer suspension problems

Filed Mar 7, 2016 · Airbags, Steering · 108,735 miles · NC · crash

"takata recall" vehicle acted like it wanted to only go right and I couldn't turn left and ended up hitting the guardrail on the right side of the road and almost totalled the vehicle. Didn't know about any recall so I went to junkyard to get whole front end, fenders, hood and pretty much every thing on front of vehicle except for motor. But did replace fan on motor. Cost in parts only was approx. $700.00 (have receipts). Not including labor! & time and cost spent not having a vehicle until fixed. Also no airbags deployed!

Filed Jan 5, 2011 · Steering, Suspension · 145,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

My daughter was driving at night and started to fish tale and spin out, she said that she had no control of the steering wheel and it lockup the driver side front tire. This caused the vehicle to do a 270 spin then go backwards hitting the curb, flipping the vehicle onto the driver side, causing it to roll. Because the shoulder was an embankment, the vehicle rolled onto the top then rolled back down onto it's wheels. The vehicle came to rest facing the wrong way on the highway. The cost of fixing the damage exceed value of the vehicle. Similar incident occur earlier just as a spin out (oct. 2010 ?), steering lockup after turning left at an intersection had some oil on the road from a previous accident (not related to us); however, she recover from the spin and just turn off the engine and restart the vehicle unlocking the steering wheel. It was assume that the spin and lockup was from the oil on the road.

Filed Jul 20, 2007 · Suspension · 54,000 miles · OH

The wheel bearings on my 2002 2-door chevy blazer went at just under 54,000 miles. Both front wheel bearings had to be replaced. It was suggested that I report this because this should not happen to a vehicle with so little mileage.

Filed Jan 22, 2007 · Suspension · 41,000 miles · PA

Concerned about the safety of gm chevrolet vehicles, 2002 chevrolet blazer had defective ball joints, inquiring why gm will not address the problem of this known defect.**cc

Filed Mar 18, 2006 · Suspension · 48,000 miles · PA

Front wheel bearing failure after only 48,000 miles of normal use. Replaced bearings myself to the cost of $300. I have saved the old parts. I'll never buy another gm vehicle again!

Filed Nov 30, 2005 · Suspension · NY

Dt: the contact stated the front passenger wheel bearing malfunctioned, causing the steering to lock. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, who replaced the wheel bearing at contact's expense. The contact recently found that driver's side wheel bearing needed to be replaced .

Filed Feb 13, 2005 · Suspension · 39,990 miles · AL

Front wheel hubs wearing out at 40,000 miles, resulting in loss of vehicle use and 1,000 dollar repair bill after several complaints about the front end to the dealer before warranty ran out.

Filed Jan 10, 2005 · Suspension · 60,000 miles · MO

Driver's side ball joints failed at 60,000 miles. Normal driving, this model had problems in the past 1997 with the same condition. Looks like they could not fix if you have more complaints. Had to repair at local auto repair shop. 200+

Filed Nov 2, 2004 · Suspension · 35,798 miles · TN

Identified failure of the front left wheel bearing at 36,595. Could get warranty coverage. Thanks for the american piece of crap.

Filed Oct 14, 2004 · Suspension, Transmission · TX

Real axle failure, front wheel bearing bad. *bf