I "purchased"/leased a 2000 Chevy Blazer from a local "buy-here, pay-here" dealer about a year ago. The warrantee expired about 6 months ago. I have had a chronic issue since I've had this vehicle, which I thought & had hoped was fixed during the warrantee period, but it wasn't. I know what the ultimate fix is, but can I do it?

The battery is chronically going dead seemingly without reason or warning. The car lot switched out a new battery, a local dealer replaced my wires & connections. But the battery is still going dead for seemingly no good reason. When I bought the car, the dealer told me that he would have a GPS installed in the car as part of the lease agreement. He told me then that this device would drain my battery if left unstarted over a week's time. I have found that my battery will die if left for 1 or 2 day's time. It has also died in less time than that, leaving me stranded in the middle of the night with my young child in less than desireable areas of town. This is unsafe, & is unreasonable lack of consistency of perfomance for what I am paying more than good money for. To date, I have had 4 qualified mechanics examine my vehicle. The common denominator is that there is no good reason for my battery to chronically go dead, except that the GPS system is causing undue drain on the battery. I don't think it's reasonable that I should drive my car in "fear" that it may leave me stranded in some airport parking lot in the wee hours of the morning with no assistance available, in the month of January.

Is there a clause in Michigan or federal law under "public or consumer safety," or is there a clause under "usefulness for the purpose intended" for which I can demand that the dealer/leasor to remove this GPS device?

Have you asked them to remove it? I am guessing it isn't a portable one such as a garmin or tomtom which you can just remove yourself.

Yes, I have asked the dealer to remove it. He refused. He sited the contract agreement. He also refused to tell me where it's installed so that I can't find it to remove it myself. I would think that if it has become a safety issue, that I would be able to have it removed?

I am confused. If you want it gone then you can amend the contract so that they do not have to provide it. Your best bet at this point may be to have another mechanic just take it out.

my question is contract legality. the dealer/leasor refuses to amend the contract. is there a legal basis to force them to amend the contract on a safety or useability basis?

I am not sure, but why do you need to amend the contract if you just get a mechanic to find it and remove it. You bought the car, right, not a lease?