[Jon]

First off let me start by saying this is a bittersweet review....
I've been the owner of a Blazer RS black on black for a little over 7 months now. Love the look of the car and the handling but I have had a lot of problems with it.

1- Intermittent power failure - Usb will stop charging and will get messages that my GPS is missing an SD card when its never been removed...
2- Doors will not lock 50% of the time, cant put my finger on it nor can the dealer....(Wife literally had to climb in the car from the trunk - She was happy ....)
3- Rattle in the central console - Dealer cant locate the source but the advisors did acknowledge the noise....
4- New from this week end : Major water leak from the roof... ended up with a few inches of water in my cup holders and on the seats....

Took it to the dealer a half dozen time.... they can never seem to find anything wrong with it... good thing I have been documenting everything that is happening with pictures and video's.

Heading back tomorrow morning for them to look at again... I am starting to be very irritated with the whole thing...the advisors constantly telling me that since its a new car/models they have minimal info from GM...

I would appreciate anyone who has experienced similar issues to share in this thread please.

Thank you,

Jon

 

[Jon]

Thanks for the feedback,

Quick Update :
1- Water leak via the rooftop was due per the advisor on heavy rain.... unbelievable.
2- This past week they changed 2 radio... 1 was rebooting randomly and the other was DOA... im speechless
3- Rattle is still present, they dont know how to fix it... no bulletins per the advisors.

I am ready to trade this in and take the hit at this time... too bad we dont have a lemon law in canada cause this would absolutely qualify as one.

Thanks,

Jon

 

[Jon]

Update # 2 and last one : Meeting with the owners of the dealership this Monday for them to take this back.
1- They were to change the radio again last week but now i am told its back ordered indefinitely....this means that the radio just turns off randomly, resets itself and USB connections go off randomly as well.
2- Water leak i have experienced a few weeks back is now translating into this strong mildew smell in the car which i would guess is mold so really not looking to have my kids sitting in there too long.

I have had it with this car, way too many issues too early.

Thanks for everyone's feedback, i wish this had turned differently .
Cheers,

Jon

 

[Jon]

@SYJ215 - This is how it all started for me, rear suspension was making ''thumping noises'' and the radio kept freezing... sorry to say but this never got better for me and it spent LOTS of time at the dealership.

GM reached out to me 2 weeks ago as i was still deciding if i wanted another one of their car and provided a very aggressive offer. Thumbs up to GM corporate office here and the dealership for having taken care of this appropriately.

As i said in earlier post i am bittersweet with this whole thing as both me and my wife loved the Blazer.
We finally decided on an XT6 since we have 3 kids it is more roomy, nothing like the blazer but still a nice SUV.

One thing im sure is by reading this and other thread on this forum there are issues that need to be addressed with the Blazer.

Thank you everyone for sharing and best to luck.

 

[Jon]

No fix, they changed the radio all together seems to be the solution.

 

[Jon]

Sorry to hear about your troubles, i contacted GM directly after a few meetings with the dealership executives.
I explained every issues to GM ''ambassador'' that i experienced and was offered a rebate on the purchase of a new vehicle.
I wont disclose the financial details but i have to mention that they took great care of me.
I went ahead and purchased a XT6 which we had for a few months now and love.

To your point : if you feel unsafe at any point then you shouldn't risk it.
In my view there are no dollar $ amount worth my security or of my family.

Sorry i cannot be of more assistance, good luck.