Faults:

The first issue I had was with the transmission cooler in the radiator cracked, and filled my transmission with coolant.

Had to change numerous wheel bearings.

Door pins.

Brake calipers.

All front ball joints.

CV joints.

General Comments:

Car was great until 60000 miles, then everything started falling apart.

The motor has been solid; just a lot of other issues.

Faults:

Rear hatch lock broke as soon as I drove off the lot.

Rear wiper motor broke within 6 months of purchase.

Front bearings replaced within 60 days of purchase.

Idler arm replaced within 60 days of purchase.

Head gasket replaced within 6 months of purchase.

Fuel pump replaced within 1 year of purchase.

Entire turn signal wand broke off.

Mirror directional switch does not work anymore.

Almost forgot, the 4wd light never turns off. Even if you service the 4wd.

Driver side seat recliner handle broke off.

Battery and alternator needed replacing after 2 1/2 years.

Head lights never turn off.

Car "bucks", occasionally, when I accelerate.

Driver side door sags slightly.

Original scissor jack folded in half (the wrong way) when jacking up the car.

Dummy lights go crazy after 1 year of replacing battery and alternator.

General Comments:

I can't say I'll never buy a Chevy again, but a Blazer is most certainly out of the question.

Blazers are most definitely a money pit.

However, it's a practical vehicle to have for light duty work.

Faults:

Ball joints.

Wheel bearings.

Intake manifold gasket.

Transmission solenoids.

Any work done by the dealer.

General Comments:

It's a good vehicle, except for the front suspension design causing premature wear of the ball joints and wheel bearings.

My experience has been that anyone taking the vehicle to the dealer, because the transmission loses first or second gear, is being fleeced, because the problem is a solenoid that is cheap and easy to replace.

The intake manifold gasket will fail due to coagulation of the antifreeze, coupled with the use of aluminum manifold.

My vehicle was hit twice, and one time the insurance company insisted on fixing it, replacing the frame and rear half of the vehicle. It cost more than the blue book value, and the dealer used unseen parts that failed due to impact damage.

NEVER take your vehicle to a dealer unless it's under warranty. You will be robbed.

Faults:

In the shop at 62,000 miles - bad idler arm, bad steering arm, transmission leak, bad intake manifold, and brake control module bad.

General Comments:

I love it, but hope that I do not have any more repairs.

Faults:

We've replaced the upper and lower ball joints, window motors, wheel bearings, idler arm, intake gasket.

They replaced the fuel pump because the sender is also in it. To answer one of your questions... it's not the dealer trying to get more money...

I like the Blazer; it just gets crappy gas mileage. Heck, look at Fords, they do the same along with Dodges. The ball joints go out of them even worse.

So does anyone know how to get better gas mileage???