Ten problems related to front suspension wheel bearing have been reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Blazer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Consumer was concerned that both driver's side and passenger's side wheel bearings were replaced twice while driving. Consumer noticed vibration coming from the front of the vehicle. Consumer drove vehicle to dealer for inspection,and mechanic determined that wheel bearing needed to be replaced.
Second failure on wheel hub assembly at 126000 miles (replaced the first time at 58k miles). 1999 chevy Blazer not ever driven off road. Will required $600 a wheel to replace the two front wheel assemblies. This is a design flaw in these parts. Read the 10 other complaints saying the same thing. All at 50-60k miles. . . All with wheel hub assembly. Is it a coincidence tha gm redesigned the part, charges $600 per wheel to fix and is the only supplier of the part?.
Both front wheel bearings assemblies failed on my 1999 Blazer. The vehicle had about 68,000 miles. According to the mechanic, there is no scheduled and/or preventive maintenance for these parts. I understand that continued use of the vehicle with the bad bearings could cause a catostrophic failure. Since the problem is "just noise", and very expensive to repair, the poor design of these parts could lead to serious safety problems as the vehicles age.
I have a 1999 Chevrolet Blazer that is very well maintained. I had to replace both front end wheel hub bearings before it had 60,000 miles on it. There must be defective bearings being put in these vehicles. There is no way a wheel bearing should wear out before 60,000 miles. I wrote to Chevrolet corporate offices & they told me they were sorry but didn't offer any compensation. I am filing this report to help others in the future. It is quite expensive to replace wheel bearings and if enough people complain maybe Chevrolet will take some responsibility for installing defective parts.
Front wheel bearing went bad to the point of making noise and when we tore it down for repairs, the bearing on the ft. Rt. (2wd) their was a lot of metal shavings behind bearing. Upon a search of several parts stores the only source was a dealer item. No problem except for the 487. 00 dollars each, we only had to replace 1 but, this vehicle thathas only 60,000 miles and 2 ft. Wheels this could easily end up being a 1000. 00 fix for front bearing. Ps. Bearings for 4wd were only $138. 00.
Early failure of front wheel bearing.
Problems with front end wheel bearings on 1999 Chevrolet Blazer. While driving there was a moaning noise coming form the front end. The vehicle was taken tot he dealer who deterermined that the driver's side front hub needed to be replaced. Fifteen months later the noise was present again. The dealer replaced one and informed the consumer that he other one would need to be replaced soon. The consumer believes the front hubs are a problem in these vehicles.
Last year 11/02 my right front wheel bearing went bad. A horrible noise from the front end at as little of 20mph. Then the same thing happened last week from the front left. I just got it fixed today 7/28/03. The first time it was around 60,000. Now it is at 66,671 miles. The assembly's to fix the bearings are not cheap. . .
Both front wheel bearings have failed under 50,000 miles of wear. Dealer was not contacted. Consumer called the ac delco company to retrieve parts needed. This was to no avail. Consumer was informed that gm and other dealers have first priority to the parts and would be able to buy from the dealer.
Consumer stated that while driving and without warning the front wheel bearing failed causing a distraction to the consumer. Dealer notified. Mr both the left and the right side bearing assemblies failed. Consumer observed loud noises emitting from the front of the vehicle. The left and right side needed replacing within six months of each other.