Yeah - I'd like to have more time to tinker/be more serious about my own maintenance; but I'm sure as hell not pulling my dash off! Take care.

 

I read through the first few post but then stopped so i dunno if this has been said or not but does anyone else have a problem with their door alarm going off randomly? It only does it when its cold. After about 5-10 minutes of driving it quits. But in the summer it doesnt do it at all!

Anyone know how to fix it besides removing the fuse or the little button thing that registers the door closed?


As of right now this is how I got it fixed lol

 

The Clutch on the fan engages if the truck was sitting for a while. It frees up after a few seconds, though. Mine does it, too. I'm pretty sure most Blazers do it.

 

your lucky yours still works, mine only works to about half a tank and then its completely useless, ive been using the trip meter to figure out how much gas i have, and now thats going in and out as it pleases depending on how many bumps i hit. anyone else have the issue where the led display for the gear and odometer go on and off? is it as simple as changing out the cluster or am i in over my head? also, if i change out the cluster, will the odometer still read the same or is the mileage saved in the cluster memory? also, my trip meter likes to reset itself so now i have to write down the mileage thats on it whenever i turn the car off so that i know how much gas i have in case it resets.

 

Mine seems to be "ok" while driving. But when I stop at a redlight or cut the truck off it goes nuts. Otherwise its fine.

 

well from what im told, from a very trustworthy mechanic friend, a fluttering gas gauge (which is what mine is doing) on the blazer generally means the fuel pump is gonna go soon. unfortunately its a $300 fix which might be hard for me to find being a college student.

anyone else have a strange grinding noise coming from the torque conveter/ tranny? only happens when the truck is in first gear under load. i think my torque converter is going to hell but im told that the blazer doenst really put out enough power to destroy a torque converter, which leads me to believe its the transmission.

 

on the rear hatch i have found a way to fix the annoying squeak that it makes.... the blazer series dont have any kind of latch tightner like other vehicles so you have to take the hatch and heat it up and bend it inward

my cd player skips every time i hit a bump

my cd player skips every time i hit a bump

 

Its funny no one mentioned the rust that blazers collect. i live in jersey and i haven't seen a blazer without rust yet. my blazers nickname is rusty, lol.

 

you must not have read through this very far.....
while the majority here are covering 2 gen issues, the rusting abilities have been noted a number of times

 

idk why people get so bad rust on them? i have a 2001 zr2 with nearly 200k miles on it and it has only barely started to rust on the drivers side door flange....nowhere else that i can find. not to mention i live in michigan, where salt is on the roads for half the year...maybe not quiet that much but alot