Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / BLAZER / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004280872 Incident Date: May, 19 2004
Consumer's City: TURNERSVILLE Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BLAZER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDT13W0XK Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 25 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 30 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 1999 chevy blazer...the automatic transmission has a 1st - 2nd shift problem or defect after some highway driving on very warm or hot days...i nearly rear-ended another vehicle...several transmission shops said it's a very common problem with my car or trans...trouble code was 1870...some want to replace torque converter, clutch, rebuild trans $$$...i heard that chevy is well aware of the problem and that a "shift kit update" would fix it...do you have any info on this matter ?..thanks !