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 →
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REMEDY MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 9332. ABS SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING TAKEN IN. DEALER HAD ADVISED CONSUMER THAT RECALL WAS FIXED, BUT THE SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON.*AK
CPI UNIT IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, CPI UNIT IS PART OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *MJS
WHEN THE EGR VALVE STICKS IT RESULTS IN POOR DRIVABILITY, ENGINE SURGE/KNOCK, ROUGH IDLE AND/OR HARD START. GM PROVIDED SPECIAL WARRANTY BUT CONSUMER BELIEVES GM FAILED TO MENTION THE WHEN THE VALVE STICKS OPEN IT CREATES A VACUUM LEAK WHICH HAS AN IMPACT ON THE POWER BRAKES. NLM
FUSE BLEW & WAS REPLACED. FUSE BOX SPARKED & SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WITH A VANITY MIRROR STARTED SMOKING NEAR THE HINGE. WIRES MELTED DOWN & THE SUNVISOR WAS DISCONNECTED. MALFUNCTION OCCURRED IN HINGE OF SUNVISOR, WIRE CUT IN HINGE AND EXPOSED TO METAL CAUSING SHORTAGE AND MELTDOWN OF WIRING. DEALER TO NOTIFY MANUFACTURER ON POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT. *AK *ML
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE. REPLACEMENT MADE ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND REIMBURSE ON ONE OCCASION. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRING. DEALER REFUSED TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER UNLESS THE COST GO TO THE COSUMER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE ENGINE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE VACUUM TO THE BRAKES IS LOST. THE RPM CHANGES RAPIDLY AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERS. I CALLED CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER JUST BRINGING IN THE REPAIR FOR A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM TRANSFER CASE SWITCH AND VACUUM SWITCH REPAIR AND THEY HOOKED UP A COMPUTER TO THE CODE READER SLOT AND SAW THAT THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH THE EGR VALVE. THE TECHNICIAN GUNNED THE ENGINE A FEW TO TIMES CLAIMING THAT HE WAS CLEARING THE VALVE OF A PIECE OF STUCK CARBON. IT WENT AWAY AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE PROBLEM SHOWED UP ON THE ROAD 5 MINUTES LATER. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN NUMEROUS S10 CHEVROLET BLAZERS AND THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE PART. I CLAIM THAT THIS IS A DANGER TO ALL 1995 S10 BLAZER OWNERS AND THE PART SHOULD BE RE-DESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING IF THEY HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH IT. THE PART BY THE WAY COST AROUND $300~400 IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA.*AK
FUEL INJECTOR AND REGULATOR FAILED CAUSING UNBURNED GASOLINE TO FILTER INTO THE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, THIS CAUSED EXTREME SHAKING AND POWER LOSS. *MJS
GURGLING NOISE DETECTED BEHIND CENTER CONSOLE OF VEHICLE AT APPROX 60K MILES. DEALER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW AT 84K MILES, DEALER TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE, RADIATOR, AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS DUE TO DEFECTIVE COOLANT (DEX-COOL). THIS COOLANT WAS ORIGINALLY USED BY CHEVROLET IN 95 AND 96 BLAZERS AND IS NOW KNOWN TO BREAK DOWN AND RESULT IN "MUD-LIKE" SUBSTANCE. RISK OF OVER-HEATING IS PRIMARY CONCERN. I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST 10 OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE INTERNET WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED COMPLAINT. MY MAIN ISSUE - CHEVY DID NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM EARLY ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH GIVEN OPPORTUNITY AND NOW I AM FACED WITH A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND $1200 REPAIR. ALSO, THEIR COOLANT IS KNOW TO BE DEFECTIVE AS PER MY CONVERSATION WITH 2 OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. AS A CONSUMER, I DO NOT FEEL AS IF I SHOULD PAY FOR CHEVY'S MISTAKES. I AM LOOKING TO YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR HELP IN INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM.
MY ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE ANY LONGER AT 42,000 MILES. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ABS SYSTEM AT A COST OF 1,200 DOLLARS. THAT'S CRAZY, I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. SO I DRIVE AROUND NOW WITHOUT ABS SYSTEM HOPING THAT I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THAT FATAL STOP BETWEEN LIFE OR DEATH AND MY FAMILY. *AK
RECALL 99I006000/ABS: DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL UNTIL CONSUMER AGREED TO REPLACE FRONT LEFT CALIPER AT CONSUMER COST. ASKING FOR NHTSA TO SHARE SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
RECALL 99V193000/ABS BRAKES. PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED TWO DEALERS ABOUT REPAIRS. GM SAYS THERE IS A NATIONAL PARTS SHORTAGE. *AK *ML
MINIMAL BRAKING ACTION COINCIDING WITH A LOUD HISSING NOISE AND SUBSEQUENT CHANGE IN ENGINE IDLE SPEED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. *AK
BRAKE LININGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES AND JUST ABOUT EVERY 30,000 MILES AFTER THAT. THE REAR END WENT OUT AT ABOUT 72,000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $1800. WE WERE ON A TRIP FROM KENTUCKY TO ALABAMA ON JUNE 23,2000, AND THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT. WE WERE FORCED TO TRAVEL WITH BRAKES THAT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS A HORRIBLE AIR LEAK EVERY TIME YOU APPLIED THEM, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON IN JUNE, 1999, BUT WE HAD RECENTLY PAID $1800 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR END, AND WERE TOLD THAT OUR REGULAR BRAKES WOULD DO FINE, SO WE WAITED. WHEN WE HEARD THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN CALLED ON THAT ABS SYSTEM WE CALLED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THEY ALWAYS SAID THAT THEY HADN'T RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM GM ABOUT IT YET. WE FINALLY GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, ALMOST A YEAR AFTER IT WAS ANNOUNCED. WHEN THE REAR END WENT OUT, WE HAD BEEN HEARING A STRANGE RUMBLING NOISE THAT GOT PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERRAL LOCAL MECHANICS, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AFTER A FEW WEEKS WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE REAR END. NOW IT IS BEGINNING TO MAKE THE SAME SOUND, AND THEY WILL CHECK THAT TOMORROW. THEY TOOK MY CAR TODAY TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND SAID THAT THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS BAD AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD. THAT ALONE WILL COST OVER $700. THEY SAID THAT THE WHOLE ABS MODULE WAS BAD, AND IF WE WANT THAT FIXED IT WILL BE ABOUT $1000 DOLLARS
WHILE USING THE HIGH BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF COMPLETELY INTERMITTENTLY. *MJS
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
WAS COMING UP ON A STOP LIGHT & STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH INTERSECTION & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. BRAKES WERE NOT PUMPED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. *AK
3 OF 4 FREEZER PLUGS ON ENGINE BLOCK FAILED AND WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. ENGINE MUST BE REMOVED FROM VEHICLE TO REPLACE ALL 4 PLUGS. COST OVER $1,000.*AK
AUTO TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP. NLM
WAS DRAGGING AND CLUNKING ITS' WAY INTO AUTO-2ND GEAR - LURCHING AT ANY SPEED, AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 50 OR 55 EVEN ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE RE-BUILT. *AK
CONSUMER HAD BRAKES REPLACED TWICE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
99V193000/ABS BRAKES: DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IF THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR FACTORY RECALL PROBLEM AND FIND NOTHING WRONG OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE INSPECTION FEE. *AK *ML
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS LEAKING DUE TO FAILURE OF CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
PRIOR TO RECALL WIPER MOTOR FAILED (98V-150). YH
WHILE DRIVING BLAZER BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHEN BLAZER WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT FUEL INJECTION REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. PART WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR ASSY HAS FAILED THREE TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. FUEL PUMP AND/OR FUEL PUMP PULSATOR HAS FAILED 4 TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. VEHICE STALLS WHEN BRAKING HARD IF FUEL TANK HAS LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF GAS. *AK
WIRES LEADING TO THE FUEL MODULE WERE MELTED. DEALER REPLACED MODULE AND FUEL PUMP. *AK
HAVE COMPLAINED OF BRAKE PROBLEMS THE LIFE OF THE CAR, THEY HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN TO LONG TO STOP OR HAD NO BRAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STOPING. RETURNED TO DEALER MANY TIME ONLY TO BE TOLD THE WERE FINE. HAD THEM REPLACED OCT 99. DISCOVERED SCREW IN DRUM , FLOATING AROUND AS I HAD HEARD NOISE, WHILE HAVING NEW TIRESPUT ON REAR. WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND LEFT CAR FOR 2 DAYS FIXED BY DEALER AGAIN, ONLY TO HAVE NO BRAKES 1 MONTH LATER. NEARLY HITTING ANOTHER CAR ON A ROAD TRIP 3 HRS FROM HOME. *AK
YOU HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE 1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER...THEN WHY DOESNT SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE....? I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 4 TIMES WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR....3 FOR THE EGR VALVE.. AND NOW IT JUST CRANKS AND WONT START....I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 14 MONTHS AND THIS FIRST STARTED IN JUNE 1999 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR......LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS......A MECHANIC STATED THE EGR VALVE IS AT A 45DEGREE ANGLE AND SHOULD BE AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE SO IT DOES NOT CLOG.....I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHEVROLET ON THIS VEHICLE AND EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD DO THE SAME.......IT IS JUST AN OVERPRICED PIECE OF CRAP........1 THAT YOU CANNOT COUNT ON TAKING YOU TO TOWN... WHICH IS BAD......
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT SHORT CIRCUITED AND MELTED THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PART. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THERE WAS FRONTAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FRONT END BECAME DETACHED FROM THE REAR END. THERE WAS NO WARNING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE WON'T STOP. THIS COULD HAPPEN WITHOUT A WARNING. BRAKES SKID ON WET PAVEMENT. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, FOUND THAT BOOSTER WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY. REPLACED PART, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK *ML
APPEARS FUEL INJECTION IS FAILING AGAIN AFTER 12000 MILES. . *AK
AFTER HAVING RECALL'S C 98043, C 99046, AND 95020 CROSS 95C31 COMPLETED, RETURNING HOME FROM THE DEALER 1/2 MILE AWAY, STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, OUR BLAZER LURCHED FORWARD AND SMASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE OF DAMAGED GRILL,RADIATOR, HOOD AND FENDERS. IS THERE A WAY THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ANY OF THESE RECALL'S? ALSO AFTER THE RECALLS WERE FIXED THE DEALER HAD TO FIX A STUCK EGR VALVE, BECAUSE THE TRUCK RAN REALLY BAD AFTER THE RECALLS WERE FIXED. THE DEALER SAID HE HAD TO REMOVE MANY COMPONENTS TO FIX/CLEAN THE EGR VALVE BILLING US 202.53. *AK
ABS BRAKES ARE NOT OPERABLE, THEY LOCK UP ON GRAVEL . CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
CHEVROLET ISSUED A SPECIAL WARRANTY RELATED TO EGR VALVE FAILURE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 85MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SLID INTO CONSUMER'S LANE AND IMPACTED HEAD-ON. CONSUMER HAD SEATBELT ON. HOWEVER, AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SENSOR DIDN'T GO OFF BECAUSE IT WAS BENT.*AK
BAD BRAKE BOOSTER IS MAKING LOUD NOISE. YH
CONSUMER HAS CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH BRAKES LOCKING UP. DEALER & MECHANIC SHOPS CAN'T REMEDY PROBLEM. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES. ALSO, DOOR LOCKS, AUTOMATIC WINDOWS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAVE FAILED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR UNKNOWN REASON. *AK *ML
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE INTO CARPORT & HAD APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKES LOCKED UP AT THE LAST MINUTE & VEHICLE ALMOST HIT THE BUILDING. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. *AK
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE STARTS IN TOO HIGH OF GEAR. NO POWER, NO PICKUP. *AK
22 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING 1995 BLAZER TO ODU UNIVERSITY FOR MORNING CLASS ON INTERSTATE , TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN, SON TOOK FOOT OFF GAS, TRAFFIC STARTED TO STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT RESPOND (BLAZER DID NOT STOP, SON SAID BLAZER FELT LIKE IT WAS ON ICE ), CAUSING A 4 CAR ACCIDENT, CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO RESPOND TO NHTSA RECALL ON BRAKING ISSUE, CHEVROLET WILL NOT MAKE COMMITMENT BUT WILL SEND SOMEONE TO LOOK AT BLAZER, AS THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED MY SON TO RECEIVE A TICKET FROM THE VA STATE POLICE FOR RECKLESS DRIVING AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CONTROL?????, IT IS OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE THAT WE FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THIS BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE MY SON WILL HAVE TO GO TO COURT 10-12-99 , AND HOW MANY MORE WILL EXPERIENCE THIS BEFORE NHTSA AND CHEVROLET REPORTS THIS INFORMATION TO EVERYONE INVOLVED!!!!.AS THIS IS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE GRIEF, AND INCONVENIENCE ! PLEASE RESPOND ASAP, AS OF THIS DATE BLAZER IS AT CHEVROLET DEALER AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL IT IS INSPECTED BY A CHEVROLET REP. THANK YOU , N.T. GUESS SR. *AK
SEVERAL TIMES HAD TO HIT BRAKES QUICKLY, BRAKES MAKE SKIPPING NOISE BUT DIDN'T STOP VEHICLE. CALLED DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A RECALL LETTER. NEED ABS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK GOING DOWN A HILL VEHICLE CUT OFF. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. LOST ALL POWER. CONTACTED DEALER WHO CLAIMED THAT IT MIGHT BE BAD GAS. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SINK TO THE FLOOR. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTRACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
FAULTY EGR VALVE CAUSING STICKING OF THE VALVE, RESULTING IN ENGINE KNOCKING AND HESITATION, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVING VEHICLE AND DIFFICULTY IN BRAKING, TWO REPAIRS HOWEVER PROBLEMS STILL CONTINUE. *MJS
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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