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1995 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Sep 7, 1998CA

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AND DURING RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED AND THE DRIVER HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 26, 1998UN

BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 24, 1998CA

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 24, 1998WI

OWNER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR 2 YRS AND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED: SPARK PLUB WIRE, 2 SPARK PLUGS, 3 OXYGEN SENSORS, EGR VALVE, CONTROLLER, PCM/VCM, FRONT ROTORS, ALL NEW BRAKES, UNIVERSAL JOINT, FUEL INJECTOR, ABS COMPUTER, 4 NEW TIRES, NEW BATTERY, AND NEW STARTER. VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD 3 RECALL NOTICES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 17, 1998SC

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL NEARLY TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Aug 15, 1998MD

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Aug 14, 1998OR

EACH TIME IT RAINS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING VISUAL OBSTRUCTION. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Aug 13, 1998OH

THE DRIVER'S RESTRAINT WILL NOT RETRACT OR CATCH. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 12, 1998MA

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE JERKS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. OWNER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Aug 10, 1998PA

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, COULD AFFECT VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *MJS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 3, 1998TX

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Aug 3, 1998IL

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT COMING ON WHEN NEEEDED OR STOP RUNNING AFTER BEING TURNED ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST IS TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 31, 1998VA

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. WOULD LIKE INFORMATION REGARDING POSSIBLE RECALL.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 30, 1998WA

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING REAR END TO PULL TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 30, 1998TX

VEHICLE STALLS/ENGINE QUITS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERS CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Switch/Wiring
Filed Jul 29, 1998AL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SWITCH, IT DID NOT WORK, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT WIPERS AND ALMOST HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *AK MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Jul 28, 1998TX

EXCESSIVE BATTERY USE.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 27, 1998NC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jul 24, 1998OH

VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WHILE RUNNING, COSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER/DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SHIFT UNLESS BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 22, 1998VA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON. NUMEROUS PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, SUCH AS FUEL PUMP/ SPARK PLUGS/ CPI INJECTOR AND EGR VALVE, SENSOR, LOCK CYLINDER, BATTERY, 3-2 SHIFT SOLENOID, FUEL FILTER, AND PERFORMED FUEL PRESSURE TEST. PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK *TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Jul 21, 1998PA

THE DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE, CAUSING THE CARBON TO BREAK UP IN VALVE IN WHICH IT CLOGS THE VALVE, CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. DEALER REPLACED EGR VALVE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

Steering
Filed Jul 17, 1998KY

STEERING IS DEFECTIVE, EXCESSIVE STEERING IS NECESSARY WHEN DRIVING.THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. IT SEEMS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER STEERING. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND THE POWER BOOSTER WAS ADDED TO 96 MODELS, THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 17, 1998KY

THE DRIVERS/ PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS WITHIN ONE YEAR WOULD NOT GO UP ALL THE WAY, THE ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH BURNED OUT , THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 14, 1998MO

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 13, 1998MI

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 6, 1998MD

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jun 29, 1998OH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TACKOMETER WENT TO "0 ," AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER AT ALL. THE REPAIR STATION STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND WIRING WAS BURNED OUT. PARTS WERE REPLACED; THE FUSIBLE LINK AND THE FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED, AND THERE WAS A SHORT. THE POWER WIRE BEHIND THE DASH WAS RUBBED RAW. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 24, 1998NC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN THE WIPERS STOP WHILE THEY ARE STILL ON,CONSUMER HAS TO STEP OUT OF VEHICLE TO MOVE WIPERS SO THEY CAN START WORKING AGAIN. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jun 19, 1998IL

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM GM FOR 1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER LS 2-DOOR ON CAMPAIGN 97-0-33 SEAT BELT SEPERATION THAT IS NOT ON WEB SITE.

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 17, 1998PA

BRAKES FAILED AND RESULTED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Jun 16, 1998TN

THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE GMC JIMMY, WHICH IS THE SAME VEHICLE AS THE S10 BLAZER. GMC HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE JIMMY. I AM ONCE AGAIN REPLACING THIS EXPENSIVE PART. WHEN THE EGR VALVE FAILS, THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN OR RUNS ROUGHLY CAUSING THE POWER BRAKES TO LOSE THEIR VACUUM, WHICH IN TURN MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Jun 15, 1998TN

WHEN EGR VALVE FAILS VEHICLE LOSES POWER BRAKE CAPABILITIES. PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 11, 1998OH

THE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, ALSO CONSUMER HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE UNIT NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 10, 1998VA

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR APPROX. 3 MONTHS. DEALER REP. CLAIMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jun 9, 1998FL

DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON 3 OF THE 4 DOORS BECAUSE THE LOCKS JAM AND THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY, REMOTE OR MASTER CONTROL SWITCH. THE BACK LEFT DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR WHERE THE LOCK HAS NOT JAMMED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 9, 1998MD

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 3, 1998MO

ANTI LOCK BRAKES PERFORM POORLY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Jun 2, 1998MO

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN TAKEN IN FOR THE SERVICE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE EGR VALVE WAS STUCK. THE VALVE WAS TAKEN OUT, CLEANED AND REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. A WEEK LATER THE LIGHT WAS ON BACK AGAIN. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO REPLACED THE EGR VALVE BECAUSE THE BLAZER IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 2, 1998MN

EA97022; WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKED WHEN TURNED ON HIGH SPEED. THE WIPERS WORKED 2 OR 3 TIMES THEN STOPPED. STARTED UP AGAIN, THEN STOPPED, ETC. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROLBEM. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed May 28, 1998VA

WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID IS USED IT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE MILEAGE IS 95,000. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 22, 1998PA

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, CAUSES THE VALVES TO STICK OPEN WHICH CAUSES A VAPOR PRESSURE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 20, 1998NY

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 15, 1998VA

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 13, 1998MA

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, STARTED TO OUR DOWN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, COULD HEAR THE MOTOR. TRIED TO MOVE THE WIPERS WITH HAND AND THEY STARTED WORKING FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES. NO WARRANTY ON VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN RAINING THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed May 13, 1998FL

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed May 12, 1998NJ

VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY, REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, BEFORE THIS OCCURED, TRANSMISSION REPLACED, OX SENSOR AND LEAKING VACUUM SWITCH TO BLAME FOR POOR ACCELERATION AND GAS MILEAGE, ALSO SLIPPAGE AND LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION DUE TO TRANSFER CASE AND INNER SEAL AND GASKET PROBLEMS, REPLACE.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed May 12, 1998VA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed May 12, 1998FL

DISTRIBUTOR CAP MISFIRED.

Structure › Body › Tailgate1 injured
Filed May 5, 1998FL

CONSUMER OPENED REAR WINDOW LOCATED ON REAR LIFTGATE. DEFECT IN THE PISTON OR STRUTS, CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FALL ON TOP OFF CONSUMER, RESULTING IN HEAD INJURIES. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed May 4, 1998MO

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING.

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