Front Suspension Wheel Bearing Problems of Chevrolet Blazer - part 1

1996 Chevrolet Blazer right rear tire came off vehicle while driving on the ohio turnpike. The right rear tire fell off, due to bad bearings. Ohio traffic report# 10-0020-89 updated letter 04/29/10.

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The wheel bearings on my 2002 2-door chevy Blazer went at just under 54,000 miles. Both front wheel bearings had to be replaced. It was suggested that I report this because this should not happen to a vehicle with so little mileage.

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Front wheel bearing failure after only 48,000 miles of normal use. Replaced bearings myself to the cost of $300. I have saved the old parts. I'll never buy another gm vehicle again!.

Wheel bearing go out about every 6 months. It feels like the tire is falling off. Replace wheel bearing at 200. 00 a side. Abs lite on take the fuse out they work put the fuse in they kick back. Runs hot when you use ac,sounds like turn signals are on when there not.

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The contact stated the front passenger wheel bearing malfunctioned, causing the steering to lock. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, who replaced the wheel bearing at contact's expense. The contact recently found that driver's side wheel bearing needed to be replaced .

2004 Chevrolet Blazer. The consumer states that the front wheel bearings on driver's side malfunctioned. The vehicle has 38,000 miles on it. He heard a humming noise and thought it needed the tires rotated. He had the tires balanced and rotated and the vehicle still made the noise. Consumer's mechanic found that the wheel bearings malfunctioned. Tthis was confirmed at new car Chevrolet. The bearings were to be replaced at the owner's expense because it is about 1000 miles over warranty. Consumer states that the passenger side sounded like it was going he noticed the problem approximately a week ago.

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Without warning the cruise control stuck and increased in speed over about two miles. He tried to stop the car, and it would not slow down. Driver burned up the brakes trying to stop, and crashed into a house. The speed censor wires burned. Manufacturer sent an inspector to look at the car, and he indicated because of wheel bearing problem he could not drive it. They never looked at the cruise control ,and they said there was nothing wrong with the car. Caller took someone from dealership out in car and it happened again.

1/5/04 - loud noise coming from front of vehicle (milage 68,189) - replaced both front hub bearings (old part not available) 12/09/04 - loud noise coming from front of vehicle (mileage 88,616) - replaced driver front wheel bearing and passenger idler arm and (old part not available) 3/2/05 - loud noise coming from front of vehicle (mileage 92,516) -replaced driver front wheel bearing (old part not available).

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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer. While driving 50 mph, the front end of the vehicle vibrated. The mechanic stated that the front driver side wheel bearings failed and he made the replacement. Approximately two months later, the failure recurred on the passenger side. The wheel bearings were replaced again. Approximately one year later, the failure recurred on the front driver side wheel bearings. The bearings were replaced for the third time. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 36,500 and current mileage was 93,000.

(1) 2000 chevy Blazer 4wd with 27665 miles; properly maintained with IL and lube every 3,000 miles, no off road or abusive driving and I am original owner and bought new. (2) last month began to hear growling noise from front end which grew louder with increasing speed. Noise would increase even louder if steering wheel moved to right. (3) took car to dealer for diagnosis and repair. Service department told me both front wheel bearing were "shot" and needed replacement, and said there was danger wheel would fall off. I expressed concern over safety if this were to happened on highway and surprise that a well maintained vehicle with low mileage would have this kind of problem. I was told they see this every week with other general motors vehicles with low mileage. Sounds like an unacceptably high rate of manufacturing defect potentially placing people at risk and causing unnecessary consumer expense for repair.

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.

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Identified failure of the front left wheel bearing at 36,595. Could get warranty coverage. Thanks for the american piece of crap.

Right side front wheel hub needed to be replaced a 3rd time d/t bearing wear. Mechanic felt that the number of replacements in this short period of time was not common. Suggested that I report to gm. Phoned gm, took report. Stated that this was not a recall-able issue.

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?.

Front wheel bearings premature failure on 2000 Blazer 4dr 4wd. Common problem on this year of Blazers. Makes a loud humming sound while driving.

I am complaining about the front wheel bearing on a 2000 Blazer with only 36,754 miles on it. These are sealed bearings and no way to service them, they are suppose to last the life of the vehicle. The vehicle vibrates and makes noise and is ruining my tires and could make the vehicle wheel fall off. I got the vehicle used but have only put 10,000 miles on it in 2 years and I have the vehicle serviced every 3,000 miles and have all the records. I feel that there must be a problem with the bearings for them to go in 36,000 miles if that is considered the life of the vehicle maybe I should start buying fords.

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 experienced failure of both front hubs, I can understand one but amazing that it would happen to both. The firestone where I go to did not detect a problem a month before and considered it strange that both went out at the same time.

Driver's side front wheel bearing failure; carbon build-up in throttle body caused accelerator to stick; oil lines to remote oil filter leaking; vehicle has 41,000 mi.

While driving the consumer heard a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the mechanic replaced the wheel bearings on the right side. The hub assembly was also replaced.

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Front wheel bearings: apparent defective parts that fail frequently and have to be replaced. The chevy dealer says they keep plenty of them in parts store since they're always replacing them. Dealer says manufacturer is well aware of the parts problem but refuses to even acknowledge it or reply to questions from dealer.

Replacement of both front wheel bearings at 60,000 miles. Lots of road noise and "hum" vibration coming from front end for several thousand miles, then it got real bad when turn steering wheel to left. Small time mechanic has replaced bearings on 12 Blazers over the course of 6 months. One dealer acknowledged that many Blazers have been in to replace front wheel bearings anywhere from 30-80000 mile. Mechanic thinks it's caused by lack of adequate grounding for the abs braking system.

Wheel bearings wear out prematurely. Parts have been replaced three times within one year.

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.

The wheel bearing broke and as a result the abs did not work properly.

I have replaced the left front wheel bearing on my 2001 Chevrolet Blazer (it was worn out after about 53,000 miles. Now, I have to replace the right front wheel bearing. These wheel bearings are about 400 dollars a piece (1 whole unit) and with the labor the costs come to about 600 dollars. This has got to be some sort of defect and I would like for someone to investigate this.

The front wheel bearing experienced premature failure.

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.

Heard clicking sounds from front wheels of car. Have only had the car two years and had to replace the wheel bearings in both tires!.

Had to replace front left and right wheel bearing hubs. Less then 40,000 miles talk to Chevrolet, no help out of warranty. Still can hear noise when turning to the left.

Bearings failed.

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. . .

Steering wheel vibrates hard and wheel grinds. Dealer has been notified. Consumer stated that wheel bearing became disconnected from hub assembly unit. Dealer replaced the wheel bearing unit.