Faults:

Two lines had to be replaced on the rear defroster.

Climate control isn't working properly, it has two temperatures- hot and cold.

A piece of the lower front bumper cracked and broke off due to cheap plastic.

Nothing Major.

General Comments:

The truck we have is a 2000 blazer trailblazer edition. It comes with all the options, leather, sunroof, 6 disk, heated seats etc. It's very comfortable and handles well, although acceleration is mediocre at best.

We haven't had any major problems with this car, bought it with 26,000 miles and we now have 68,000 and it's beginning to make some strange noises.

A loud ticking that increases with acceleration that sounds like it is coming from under the passenger foot-well almost overpowers the interior. It also sometimes makes a loud roaring sound when accelerating and turning to the left.

We haven't had any of the wheel joint problems that everyone else has had, but the whole truck now feels looser when driven over bumps. Everything from the dash board to the panel in the rear rattles over every single bump.

That being said, I really love the truck, it looks great and the four wheel drive is unstoppable. I would definitely buy a newer model Chevy, it seems like the build quality and ride are greatly improved, and that's really the only thing that I've found wrong with this vehicle.

Faults:

First, the rear brake calipers seized up, resulting in a complete replacement of the calipers and rotors.

Second, the engine oil cooler lines developed a leak that emptied the engine oil onto the highway. Fortunately, I caught it before the engine was destroyed. A friend has a 1995 model that had the same problem. Also, the service adviser at the dealer stated that "this happens quite often". So GM knows about the problem of rubber oil lines, and continues to produce them.

A week later, the fuel pump failed. This repair was nearly a thousand dollars. The part was $500.00, and the labor approximately $475.00 to put it in. I kept the part to mail to the CEO of GM to ask him why he treats his customers this way (I don't think it will make it through the mail room screening).

Currently, there are two more problems that I have to fix. There is a mysterious howling noise coming from the right front corner, that changes in pitch, depending on the steering force applied. It's not the tire. And, the instrument panel does not come on until about 10 seconds after the vehicle is started, and a relay under the dashboard audibly clicks. Sometimes another relay over by the glove compartment clicks loudly at the same time?

General Comments:

All of these problems are on a 2000 model Blazer with 58,000 miles.

I had a Blazer before this one. That was a 1989 model that I put 217,000 miles on without a significant problem. This one, however, is a complete piece of junk. It's obvious that GM's designs have been cheapened in build quality.

What I don't understand is the management decision to build a lower quality truck, and then blatantly gouge their customers on the repairs. Do they really believe that I will buy another GM after paying for all these repairs on a truck with under 60,000 miles? A grand for a fuel pump that looks like it came off a car from the 1950's? They got me this time, but they won't get me again.