14 problems related to front suspension lower ball joint have been reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Blazer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The ball joints on drivers side broke sent head on August 13, 2005. Contacted the dealer, they were of no help. Contacted GMC, they took a complaint. Did not hear any type of noise or any type of warning. This seemed to be a problem on the 4x4 vehicles.
I was told by the service manager at my Chevrolet dealership that the ball joints on my 2000 Blazer were in extremely poor condition and could fail at any time. In fact he said that the wheels could fall off the car. This seems like quite a safety issue for a 4 year old car with only 30,000 miles on it. He also said it was not surprising given the lack of quality parts used by Chevrolet in the manufacturing. While looking at customer reviews / complaints on edmunds. Com I notice at least 2 more people with the exact same problem. This is unacceptable.
2000 Chevrolet Blazer 4-wheel drive with aprox 60,000 actual miles front ball joints need to be replaced. Mechanic states that the wheels could fall off over speeds of 35mph. Have scheduled replacement at cost of $800-$900. Will request old parts.
Noise from engine. Diagnosed as ball joints need replacing or wheels will fall off. Replaced upper and lower ball joints and idler arm for about 1200. 00. Now(June 19, 2012) at 100,000 miles, same noise coming from engine compartment. Looks like another ball joint replacement.
Had new tires put on because of uneven wear. Was told the cause of the wear was not due to misalignment of tires but because of worn ball joints. Tire dealer could not align tires. Did research on the internet and two items that seem to come up with the 2000 chevy Blazer are the bad contol arms/ball joints and bad 4 wheel drive computer module. Blazer has 42000 miles on it and is driven on good roads.
While driving consumer heard a clunking noise coming from the front lower ball joints. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
2000 Chevrolet Blazer lower ball joints the vehicle has only 36,211 miles and the joints are worn out. Has there been any recalls on this problem. I talked to other owners and they also had or have this problem.
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Dt: every since the consumer purchased the Blazer in 2003 the lower ball joints had to replaced four times. The consumer was the only operator of the vehicle and she only drove the vehicle to work. The current mileage is 170,000. The lower ball joint has had to been replaced every six months.
The ball joints need to be replaced on my Blazer and I have only had it for about three months. The dealership has agreed to pay for all of it but $100. 00.
The wheel bearing had to be replaced less than a month after I had it. The dealer did not charge me for that. I had the vehicle for about two and a half months and the transmission went out. The dealer only covered 30% of the cost which was better than nothing.
Ball joints are already bad.
The two right and left wheel bearings were replaced. . The lower ball joint and tires had to be replaced.
When driving at various speeds steeering wheel would vibrate hard becasue lower ball joint was uinstable. Please provide further information.