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It is true that the Blazer scored "poorly" on the IIHS Offset crash test, but you exaggerate on it doing so on ALL of the tests. Did you also notice that the year of the model tested was a 1996 vehicle? In 1998 the air bags were redesigned - with less inflation for safety.
In general: exagerated biased information does not help me... I'm looking for further hard evidence with facts to support it.
Safety on this thing? Here is the long list of safety features from Chevy's site:
* Air bags; driver and right front-passenger(1)
* Daytime Running Lamps with Automatic Exterior Lamp Control
* Remote Keyless Entry with content theft alarm
* Brake/transmission shift interlock (auto trans.)
Wow, that last one is pretty advanced, huh.
Not even side airbags.
No skin off my back if you want this thing. Have fun.
Oh... my point. I have absolutely no qualms about buying my Blazer. It has 14k mile and it has been everything I have dreamt about since I saw it in Four Wheeler. I have driven that truck all over Michigan. Highways/city/improved roads/non-improved roads. I drove it through the hills of Virginia and West Virginia. I was one of the only people that made it into work last winter during the snowstorms that hit lower Michigan. Last weekend, I took it up north of Cadillac and I was on some State Forest roads that I don’t think had seen a vehicle in years, and that truck was like a tank in the mud and loose sand. Best of all, I don’t need a tent when I go camping. The truck being a 2-door and myself being 5’-11”, I can sleep in the back completely stretched out.
Oh, and make sure the TBI unit is properly torqued to the intake manifold, and the gasket between it and the intake manifold doesn't leak, which would be more prone to leak cold.
I wouldn't expect any service codes, since the computer runs in open loop until warmup is reached. How is the warm idle?
Those are my suggestions... any more, I'll be sure to post.
The latest is more of an annoyance. Yesterday one of my speakers (rear passenger side) got all crackly then just quit. I read in some earlier messages that others may have had this same problem. Is this a bad wiring problem or a problem with the radio itself? My last truck (86 Ford Bronco II) had a similar problem with the stock radio and I needed to replace it.
I'd rather not with this one. Any suggestions?
Rear vibration can be caused by the obvious, out-of-balance tires, unbalanced driveshaft, to the not so obvious, shifted belt in the tire, bad wheel bearing(s), bad rear pinion bearing, bad u-joints, or missing weights on the brake drum (although I believe you should have rear discs on your 2000 Blazer).
In a related story, I purchased four new tires recently for my '97 Bravada, and I had a vibration at any speed above 40 after installation. No amount of rotating the tires helped identify the culprit, and went as far asI spending the day swapping my good spare at each wheel position
I ended up taking the truck to my local GM dealer for a re-balance, as I witnessed the original installation at a different "neighborhood" garage, and didn't trust his balancing equipment. Well, the tires were out-of-balance! The difference in the highway ride was immediate as I left the dealership.
I guess the long-and-short-of-it is don't assume all wheel balance machines and personnel are the same. The $34.00 for rebalancing four tires was worth it in my case
This may not solve your problem, but I hope I gave you a few ideas, anyway...
GO FOR IT, YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!
http://www.rockstomper.com/catalog/tubework/bumpers.htm
I assume this is to protect it from damage on trails and also make it easier to access (for damage from trails!).
Anybody else seen these problems?
Have fun!
Appreciate your thoughts. Figures mine would be the rear door. Not looking foward to pulling off the door panel but that's obviously the next step.
I hope the speaker is your only problem!!
I am ready to go to battle with Chevrolet on this issue and I fully expect this to become one... If anybody has had/heard of similar issues please email me so that I can start compiling data for their review.... I will be nice enough to wait until the 3rd or 4th time they tell me they cannot find the problem and they have never heard of anybody else having a situation like this....
Please help.......
Really, I'd recommend a Honda or Toyota for maximum car owning pleasure.
Have a dealer check it out hint at the firewall.
Ryan
Good luck !!!
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97 Tahoe water leak.
I found out where the truck is leaking. I noticed that the passenger floor was wet after a rain or washing the truck. I pulled the carpet back and found that the carpet is rubber backed and the padding is like a sponge! By the time you feel your carpet is damp the padding is soaked!! I found a small leak coming from the top of the firewall right hand side running down the lower right corner and pooling in the under passenger step tread. I could not find the exact spot however a little silicone (flowable) between where the passenger side hood hinge bolts to the body and the cowling stopped the leak.
Drying out the carpet padding is proving to be a large problem.
If you think that you may have a leak. Take a look you might be riding on a sponge!
Then they found a TSB from June 00 about the crankshaft position sensor. This is very easily replaced (20 minutes) and the part is cheap. This finally seems to have solved the problem.
I'll try to post the TSB number on my site tonight in my forums: www.gearheadsanonymous.com
Peter
It was very difficult to dry the carpet. The padding is thick and carpet doesn't vent well. The carpet is staying dry now.
The only reason I can think of is I had to drive through deep water a few times. I think that water splashed up the panel between the door and the firewall and got the carpet wet. This is another poor design by GM for a SUV.
Any recommendations out there on what type of shocks? I don't do much if any off roading (rough gravel or dirt roads probably the worst) and would like to get something that provides a smoother stable ride.
Thanks.
The shocks you probably can get locally are the Monroes. But they are not quite up to the others I mentioned in quality.
They are also buy 3 get 1 free for about another month
If you do offroading or want a stiffer ride go with bilsteins or edelbrock IAS shocks
Ryan
---My dome light would flicker on and off every time I went over a speed bump, my back windshield wiper didn't work, the driver side electric seat went out while the seat was in the most forward position and I had to drive home like that. Within the first year of ownership, I had to get all new spark plugs and fuel injectors. The car just stalls out when I drive over freeway bumps and I have to pull over, stop the car and restart it. My altinator died within a year and a half and left me stranded. The factory installed alarm has died now and they have no idea how to fix it. The passenger seat handle broke off. The windshield wipers go on perodically by themselves and then when I do use them they won't go off. There are other little problems as well.
I have contacted the Chevy Corporate offices and they apologized but they will not even pay for a rental car for me while my car is in the shop anymore even though I bought the 5 year extended warranty. I warn everyone out there, DO NOT BUY THIS CAR!!!!! It has been a living hell for me!
Kate
Also, does anyone know what the service requirements for Blazer transmissions are??? Has anyone ever had their trans serviced?
Any info on this topic would be great!!!
I have a similar popping sound or clunk when I am turning the wheel in a parking situation. What advise did the service bulletin give for this problem? I have a '97 blazer and maybe the problem is simialr to your 2000 Jimmy.
Bulletin had no detail so I called my service mgr. He said the sound may occur when the wheel is turned all the way to the steering stop. No fix needed, just ask that the steering stop be greased during next service and the sound should stop(until it needs grease again).
Maybe someone else out there has a different take on this.
the popping sound was accompanied by a concussion sent thru the whole chassis from the front end. it would pop usually when i was backing out of a parking space & occurred when the wheels were turned hard to either side. the symptoms were serious enough that i do not see how one could possibly eleviate it with grease. unfortunately, i was never able to diagnose the problem and apply an appropriate solution.
i believe the problem began after a shoddy f.e. alignment which left my steering wheel off-center. shortly thereafter, i returned to the shop and had the alignment corrected, which re-centered my steering wheel, and the popping sound disappeared. all is well now.
perhaps this can help you reach a conclusion about your problem.
I thought maybe it was CV joints. Turned out it was bad wheel bearings and axle.
has anybody determined the fix?
thanks
i will give the 800# a try too.
this issue clearly seems to be one of the most popular on this site.