1999 Chevrolet Blazer Engine cooling Problems

“I had valve noise and took to local dealer to check. Dealer called and told me it needed a valve job. After the valve job dealer told me there was noise in lower part of engine and thought the motor needed to be replaced. This 1999 Blazer has 68,000 miles on it. I feel GM should cover part of this expense. Dealer would not help with this.”

“I discovered oil leaking from my 99 chevy Blazer recently. I took it to my local independent mechanic and they informed me that I have two faulty oil cooling lines that must be replaced. Upon further investigation, I have discovered though several local dealerships and several internet web sites, that this is a very very common problem with 99 chevy blazers. I contacted GM customer service but they told me there is no current recall for this defect. …”

“After having driven the vehicle for about 2 hours on interstate roads (constantly monitoring the coolant gauge - standard for any trip I take). I stopped to go to the rest room and when I returned and started the vehicle it made a horrible loud metal banging noise. I moved the vehicle to that if it needed to be towed it would be ready. I checked the coolant gauge and it was at the very end of the hot zone, checked the coolant and found almost no coolant in the reservoir. I had to put water in to get it home (another 3 hours on the road). …”

“After noticing that I was loosing anifreeze in my vehicle, I recently had to replace the intake gaskets in my 1999 chevy Blazer. It has just over 40,000 miles. After doing research, I've found out that this is a commom problem w/ the GM vehicles and that there are thousands of people who have had to spend hundreds of dollars in repairs to have this fixed. It conveniently happens just after the warrenty period has expired. This is clearly unfair to the consumer and I would like to know why GM has not been forced to correct this problem.”

“In 2003, the engine light came on, the air pump, breather, hose and fuse kit needed to be replaced, I paid out of my own pocket for this repair. In 2004, the service engine light came on, the same items needed to replaced and again the dealership wanted me to pay over $600 for service when last year it was over $300. I have replaced both upper and lower ball joints because of cracking noise, everytime I turned left. I replaced the hubs, because a cracking noise. Chevrolet and the dealership were no help, other than they agreed to pay half for air pump repair. Both didn't care for my situation. …”