r/BlazerEV

I have had very few problems with my Blazerev. I saw that some people were able to negotiate buy out. So I called GM financial. Well that is a big no for me. The lady would only say the contracted price. I said ok, but you have a buyer for the vehicle now. She advised they are not allowed to negotiate. 47k is the number.

That is a big N O for me. If they are not going to negotiate, and all the people that leased and very unhappy. There is going to be a massive amount 2024 Oct’ish 2 yr leases that they basicly gave them way will rot on the lots.

25 Blazer EV AWD. Left my house early this morning as I had work meetings in another city about 2 hours away. Charged the car to 100% the night before and all was fine. About 10min into the drive I suddenly could barely steer. Warning light on dash “service power steering”, then “service esc”, “AWD not available”, “reduced power”. I had to use so much strength just to keep the car from hitting a guardrail as I slowed down from 70mph and off onto an exit. Managed to take side streets back to a dealer about a mile from my house but steering was extremely difficult and dangerous. Now to wait and see what the dealer says….

My replacement Telematics (2nd) and Radio (1st) replacement modules finally came in. Took the car to the dealer and had them installed. Apparently they had hell of a time programing the radio module and had to open a ticket with Chevrolet, but ultimately got it programed. So far, so good. Everything looks to be working as expected.

But the unexpected is that the audio sounds WAY better than with the original radio module! I had downloaded the Infiniti Personalized Sound app, and it helped a lot. But lost it with the replacement radio module, and it's not available in my Play Store now. But honestly, it doesn't need it. I don't know if it's due to upgraded hardware, upgraded software, or a combination, but the sound is good. Obviously can't compensate for the crappy speakers but I'm pretty pleased.

Also, I'm on SQBR6 now and streaming video is working. Not something I'll use much because I charge at home 99% of the time. But nice to be up to date. No Apple Music yet, but hope springs eternal!

Has anyone else experienced an upgrade to audio quality with a radio module replacement?

I’m asking bc I don’t know much about EV or the battery. The dealership basically said here’s the fob, bye… I’ve seen a bunch of posts when it comes to charging; using a few different maps that will give you charging options along the route. I did download one that seems to be nice. I don’t have a Tesla adapter which I think I’ll need to get. (Any ones recommend more over others?) when it comes to charging I did notice someone mention preconditioning the battery. A. How do you do that? B. Do you do it before you leave or when you get back home? I don’t drive much as I work from home, but I took a trip to Laughlin/Bullhead City which is about 100 miles from me. The ride was very smooth and a ton of fun. They don’t have a lot of EV chargers out there besides Tesla destinations chargers which google EV map said weren’t compatible. Not sure if anyone else has this issue but out here at public stations you can only charge to 85%. So if I wanted to go on a longer trip I don’t know how to charge to 100%… I’m just trying to understand my car a bit more so any tips or websites would be helpful.

I have recently purchased a dealership 2024 Blazer EV RS with 21" rims. I prefer the 19" rim with larger tire wall. If someone is interested, I would be willing to swap my 21" rims and tires for free. I will pay for the swap at the tire shop. Both the rims and tires are in very good condition with only 15K miles on the tires.

So… my car used to charge about 70/80% overnight. In essence between 8 & 10% per hour.

Last night I plugged for about 10 Hours yet I only saw 50% increase in the battery charge.

Any thoughts as to what may have happened / why this could be? Has anyone else experienced any issues?

Hi all - think we’ve decided on a used Blazer as our first EV. We’re looking at ‘24s but I can’t and the dealer can’t get a straight answer:

What services are actually with the car and which do I need to pay for through OnStar? Is the access good for 8 years from original purchase or owner? Or is it three? It’s confusing…

Honestly all I really care about is Maps and Remote start. The rest is gravy. Thanks!

Has anyone else had issues with Google Maps going offline on their 2025 Equinox EV?

My maps keep going offline every 1–2 days. I already took the car to the dealer twice and they said everything looks fine and told me to contact OnStar. I also did a full factory reset, but the issue still comes back.

Another issue is that I can’t check for updates anymore. It keeps saying “Vehicle is unable to connect,” even when connected to a hotspot/Wi-Fi. My last update was in February, and my OnStar/data plan expired in March.

From what I understand, the vehicle should still be able to receive software updates even without an active subscription. Is that correct?

I’ve tried:
- Factory reset
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- Different networks
- Dealer visits (twice)

Still the maps randomly go offline and updates won’t download.

Any recommendations or anyone with the same problem?

Where to begin?

The app doesnt sync to the infotainment like it says it should. So all the planning in the app goes out the window the moment you open Google maps in the car.

I wanted Tesla Superchargers available. Nope. Between the internet and OnStar what ever option was supposed to be available on Google maps didn't exist. FIRST it had to be enabled on the app to accept NACS, then it appears on the infotainment. Yeah, quite the opposite of the first problem i mentioned.

Even though I've selected pay and go on the main charging networks on the app and selected them as favourites in the infotainment, does it ever work? Nope.

Traveling long distance with plenty of charging stations just off the highway - GM suggests going 50 miles off the highway to the middle of nowhere to charge. Is it because they are faster? A favourite? Nope. Just some random station.

Want to charge at a specific time. My home charger allows me to set it up - but, not compatible with GM apparently. Car won't listen to the charging dock. Want to set it up in infotainment, sure - in 2 different locations of course - and it still doesnt work. Set it up on the app - same issue.

Don't get me started on the infotainment screens themselves and the ridiculous, unintuitive steering wheel controls. Who designed this thing??? Just dumb. Although I love the fact I can set up to have the "radio" on my driver screen and on both screens of the infotainment - priceless innovation!!!

I really should of did more research and dived deeper in the infotainment instead of being alluded by the heavy discount on the vehicle, deferred payment, and 0% financing. Not worth the headache in my opinion. Can't wait to get rid of it.

Oh and I almost forgot about the charging speeds. Every other EV on the market (mostly) can do 10% to 80% in under 30mins at top charging speeds. GM, nope. Different speeds for different % of battery. Seriously?!?!

*edit to add charging speed complaint

Anyone do a rear wiper delete? It’s so damn small as it is.

Hi all. I’ve had my 24 Blazer AWD for a couple of months at this point. About a week ago I began getting a strong chlorine or bleach smell from the vehicle. I didn’t think anything of it because I was finalizing a move and was in fact moving a variety of under sink type cleaners to include bleach. I’m starting to worry now though because it’s been a week of leaving my windows cracked and the smell is not getting any weaker at all. Searching Google does bring up that this type of smell can mean failing electrical components, but almost all results talk about immediate and obvious warning and failures tripping. I’m having none of those. Outside the smell, there’s nothing else out of the ordinary.

So did I spill some particularly difficult to dissipate cleaners and am WebMDing my car? Or is this a real issue that any of you have experience with?

I currently lease a 2024 Blazer RS RWD. EPA range is 324 miles, and GM stated HP is 340. The 2025 version of this vehicle is rated for 334 miles, and 365hp.

My question: Is there an actual physical difference in the motor or other component between the two model years? I can't find a part number for the motor online so I can't compare year of year. I'm willing to believe that these are software and/or testing based differences, but I'd like to know whether I should look for a 2025 when my lease is up, or whether the 2024 is the same vehicle.

I’m looking into buying my first EV and I am between 2 right now. The Equinox RS AWD and the Blazer RS AWD. I know the Blazer is a bit roomier, but is there anything that justifies the almost 10k price difference? I’m coming from a Camaro and would like to go to something with a similar drive. Thanks in advance!

Wife was driving home from Calgary when the vehicle suddenly made a loud bang, lights and horn start flashing and it died. Onstar immediately called and said to exit the vehicle as soon as possible to avoid a potential explosion.

Fire department looked over the car and said it looked okay and it was towed to my dealership. Initial diagnostic is showing the battery internally arc'd and that they have never seen this before so GM North America is now involved. 2024 with 19000km

Is there any way to get the Tesla Suoerchargers to work on Google Maps?

I’m driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas tomorrow. I know there’s a few Tesla Superchargers that are compatible with the BlazerEV, but I can’t ever get them to show on Google Maps when using their directions. I’ve looked all over in the settings and I don’t see anywhere to get them to be included in the routing.. has anyone figured it out?