10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,500 miles

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problem #2

May 102003

Blazer 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 59,000 miles
Wiring bundle holder above transmission one of which goes to the transmission switch fails and lets wiring bundle fall on transmission and rubs the coating off of the wiring causing electical shorts; daylight headlights, transmission failure ( nothing wrong with transmission)interior lighting goes out or stays on all the time causing battery to go dead overnight, burning of wiring especially under dash and at fuse box and transmission switch (no fire resulted, unhooked battery removed fuses, and had wire replaced to transmission switch then trasmission worked; no failure of swicth just wiring, wiper and night light failures and more. Transmission auto repair says it is number 1 failure and happens all the time. The dealer said I needed a new transmission. This is a 1997 Chevrolet Blazer. I still have electral problems I have to get fixed. Some recalls were made on this auto that may be due to this shortage caused by wiring bundle falling above the transmission.

- Mcalester, OK, USA

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problem #1

Sep 171997

Blazer 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Driving apprroximately 35mph when suddenly saw a spark come from underneath the dash; there was a smell then smoke. Got out of vehicle to call 911, and the vehicle was engulfed in flames. Cause of fire has not been determined.

- Smyrna, TN, USA

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