I am the original owner of my 91 S15 Jimmy. It now has almost 395,000 miles. So here is my list of annoyances.

Rear Back Glass Rattle.(Reduced)
Mystery Wiper Swipe. (Fixed)
Center Console Hinge Breaks (Replaced)
Glove Box Door Hinge Breaks (Replaced/Repaired)
Driver Side Door Handle Spring Breaks. (Replaced)
Door Hinge Pin Bushings wear out. (Repaired/Replaced)
Low Fuel Pump Pressure. (Installed Adjustable Regulator)
Sagging Headliner. (Replaced with ABS Plastic Headliner)

 

well my blazer has been good.

i had the steering wheel burnt by the sun on the top.
wind shield wiper delay board go out.
it does blow air from all vents all the time
compressor does not work
recline handles are broken
had radiator flushed but then got leak and then it stopped and i put green stuff in it
driver side window does not work
power mirrors dont work but defrost in them still does
radio and thermostat lights dont work


but considering that it has 185XXX miles and i got it for $2700 and have fixed all that stuff up there for like $400 so that is $3100 it is a great deal and for my first car i am happy.

 

I've had to replace a U-joint (rear one of rear driveshaft) at 95,000 km. It was worn way before this.

A plastic cover for the front seat track broke.

Headlights are weak, stereo doesn't sound great (no bass).

Other than that, I've been lucky, no problems with brakes, ball joints, hubs, hood releases(after popping the interior hood releaseyou have to push down on the hood slightlyor the latch won't move and thus won't open), fuel pump, OEM Wranglers, power assists.

How much do you guys think your problems are due to hard driving? I don't drive mine hard.

 

I've been reading the pages of quirks and problems and
Oh geez, I just got a 99' Jimmy 4x4 with 80k miles. The dealer had to replace the hood popper cable and fix the gas gauge. Other than that I notice none of the aformentioned characteristic issues. Over the past 10 years I've had a 91 Jimmy 4x4 and a 92 Blazer 4x4 and both of them had the same problems of a leaky gas tank, bad upper ball joints, squeeky back glass and began to guzzel gas at 155k miles. But both of them didn't have a single lube leak. Underneath them was completely dry where the 99'has a leaky tailshaft seal.
My 99 Jimmy is a one owner non-smoker, probably a woman because of the slight perfume scent.It has leather seats and drivers seat and leather steering wheelshows very little to nowear. It has already had drivers side upper b-joint replaced. The headlights and brights are plenty bright but the little lights that are integeral with the parking lights, I guess they'r the day driving lights aren't bright enuff to do anything. I paid $4715 with tax for it.. Trans and eng oil had been changed and it had 4 new Wrangler tires.
I hope it lasts a year or 2 before any costly maint.

 

Man, i feel like a lucky SOB right now. My 89 and my current 91 have had very FEW of these problems. I do maintenance the living hell out of them though. My 89 had 388,000 when i decided to donate it to my brother for a work vehicle. My current 91 has 220k on it, and she still runs smooth, rides smooth, virtually no squeaks, but i did replace all audio with Pioneer high end stuff, with an 80 gig harddrive in the glovebox for non stop tunes.I do fear balljoints soon though, but i can't complain for them being the originals. I drove this truck to Washington state from Ohio, and back. Then to Kansas, and back. Florida and back. Twice. Never left me stranded. Just one question...who would trade their's for an Exploder? (Explorer) lol

 

As I said a number of pages ago in this thread, the title does not properly cover what is being discussed in this thread. "Common" means it happens to a LOT of people in comparison to the number of vehicles sold, not just one or two. If this thread were to get boiled down to list the complaints and frequencies, the "common" problems could be pulled out and listed. With the millions of S-series Blazers sold since inception in 1983, there are bound to be people with somewhat rare problems or problems resulting from lack of maintenance to go along with those common items.

From my observations over the past few years of giving advice on this forum, here is what I would list as "Common" problems:
Electronic Transfer Case No Shift
Manual Seat Recline Handle Breakage
2nd Generation rear window actuator link breakage
Ball Joint Failures
1st Gen rear window rattle/squeak
2nd Gen Intake Manifold leaks

Other items that may not really be "Common", but are for sure annoying would be:
Windshield wipers INOP or random
2nd gen Cooling system problems (other - including heater core leaks/blockage)
ABS issues
Brake issues (highly dependent on parts used)
etc.

I am sure there are some that I missed or that some people may feel a certain problem should be listed as "Common" because they heard it from their brother who heard from his buddy's ex-girlfriend's father... that it happens all the time.

 

my list after a week of ownership:fully loaded 1996 BLAZERLT [with 140,000km] that has a leather interior but plastic console rattling -cheep...crappy brakes- ill put in some ceramics like my wifesMATRIXuses up twice a year LOL,motor that should be 190 horse -more like 90 horse -[may need new plugs and wires]drivers door needs bushings/hinge, DELCO radio system that shuts down after you change new battery,[i fiddled with it and now my radio works again!!] cant get a straight answer about the rad coolant from the oil change place,vehicle has been repainted and new front end done as well as SERP belt and noisy idlerpulley- no cool air from A/C..ah.. i live in a desert- will need to fix this im afraid!!this truck is posh and is one of the best vehicles ive ever owned..overall- im happy bout my new purchase and hope to fix things up and with this forums help AND get her done... good...

 

I have a 2000 blazer 2WD and I don't know if these are common but I'm amazed at the issues this vehicle has especialy as well taken care it has been all it's life.
It's my daughters truck she got from her grandmother when she passed away. This thing was litarally driven once a week on average all it's life until now and withless than 40k miles on it, it's falling apart faster then I can fix it.

1. Front endsounds like it going to fall out. Been that way sence the day her grandmother drove it off the lot. Has been to the dealership and several different mechanics. Nothing found wrong. Been told by more than onethese mechanics these vehicles are garbage and the front ends in them do that most all of them. Nothing can be done aboutit. If I find the engineer I'm going to beat him to within an inch of his life.

2. Dashboard is disintagrating.

3. A/C is leaking, was told by mechanic the compressors in these are bad about it. Will probably have to replace it soon.

4. Radio turns on and off at will.

5. Has developed a short that drains the battery overnight. Thanks to this forum I've located a wiring diagram and hope to locate and remedy soon.

6. Pins that hold the rear hatch on never had the retainer clips installed. Discovered this when the hatch tried to fall off when I opened it. Makes me wonder what else they forgot to install correctly

Put new tires and shocks on it hoping it would help the way it rode and turned, I'm not impressed.
I don't like the way it accelerates nor do I like the way it brakes. Sorry guys if I'm stepping on toes but of the 5 vehicles I own this is the last one I'd want to have to make a quick move in and that includes my 2 94 geo metros.
I hope I'm wrong but I predict I'm pouring money in a hole that is this truck with almost no miles on it and will be sorry for it. But my daughter loves it so I'm doing my best to get it in some kind of dependable shape.
If any of you would be so kind please message me with any advice you would like to pass along about any of these issues, it would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise if I can't fix the electrical issues I'm considering setting it on fire and dancing around it giggling like a little girl. I hope you all have better luck with the depenability of your blazers. I won't be allowing my daughter to drive this one out of the county.

 

One of the worst things that can be done to a vehicle is to have it sit for long periods of time (days) only being driven short distances. 40k miles in 8 years is almost as bad as than 200k miles in 8 years. Depending on maintenance in both cases, it could be worse.

 

only problems ive had on my 01 Blazer LT 4x4 are the drivers window motor, a huge seal leak on the drivers side, when it rains i get a inch deep puddle under my floor mat, and not my abs light has some bad connection to the battery

but all in all i love my baby