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1990 Chevrolet Blazer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 22, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 6, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 32 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Chevrolet Blazer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Electrical
Filed Jan 22, 2002
Fire reported

CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AND THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AND THE DASHBOARD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT TO PUT FIRE OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
8002626
Incident
Jan 22, 2002
Brakes
Filed Mar 30, 2001

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
884706
Engine
Filed Mar 19, 2001

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE TROUBLE, THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING THEN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

NHTSA ID
560375
Incident
Jan 3, 2001
Engine
Filed Mar 16, 2001
Fire reported

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

NHTSA ID
560460
Incident
Feb 4, 2001
Brakes
Filed Nov 7, 2000

WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THIS BLAZER. *AK

NHTSA ID
735939
Seat belts
Filed Sep 1, 2000

PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT MOUNTING RUSTED OUT. WHILE TRYING TO FASTEN SEATBELT ENTIRE BELT POPPED OUT/.LOOSENED CONSUMER CAN'T FASTEN SEATBELT. *AK

NHTSA ID
869337
Incident
Aug 25, 2000
Filed Aug 31, 2000

PAINT IS BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF, EXPOSING PRIMER UNDERNEATH IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
729625
Seat belts
Filed Aug 26, 2000

SEATBELT BUCKLE JAMMED INTO SEAT HANDLE RECESS AND CANNOT EXTRACATE; BELIEVE THIS IS DESIGN DEFECT, BUCKLE SHOULD BE LARGER TO AVOID FITTING INTO SEAT LOCK RECESS. CANNOT USE SAFETY BELT, CANNOT RAISE/LOWER SEAT.

NHTSA ID
729175
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 20, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH THERE WAS A LOUD THUMBING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TIRE TREAD WAS OFF, AND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE RIM. CONSUMER'S NINE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
863879
Incident
Mar 24, 2000
Filed Feb 5, 2000

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF OF VEHICLE HAS TURNED WHITE AND DISCOLORED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID
718366
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 4, 1999
Fire reported

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

NHTSA ID
849764
Incident
Sep 29, 1999
Brakes
Filed Aug 30, 1999

ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS LOCKING UP WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
846117
Incident
Aug 30, 1996
Engine
Filed Aug 12, 1999
Fire reported2 injuries reported

GMC INSTALLED A MOTOR. UPON STARTING VEHICLE, IT BURST INTO FLAMES, INJURING SEVERAL PEOPLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
845001
Engine
Filed Aug 12, 1999
Fire reported2 injuries reported

CONSUMER STATES THAT GMC INSTALLED A MOTOR IN TRUCK. WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE, TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES, INJURYING SEVERAL PEOPLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
845000
Incident
Aug 9, 1999
Electrical
Filed Mar 5, 1999
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING HEARD THINGS UNDER THE HOOD MAKING NOISE. PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD, AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH. CALLED THE POLICE, BUT THE FIRE WAS THEN PUT OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
832158
Incident
Nov 3, 1998
Brakes
Filed Oct 28, 1998

DEFECTIVE ABS IS CAUSING LOSS OF BACK BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED DUMP VALVES 5 TIMES, DEFECT IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID
829629
Brakes
Filed Feb 3, 1998
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING HOME IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM CAME TO A STOP AT TOP OF STEEP HILL, GETNLY TEPPED THE BRAKES, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE SLID INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID
820690
Incident
Dec 1, 1992
Brakes
Filed Oct 29, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 15 MPH WHEN HE PRESSED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR VEHICLE IN FRONT MAKING A TURN, AND THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, THEN HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND DURING THE SAME CRASH. THERE WAS DRIZZLES OF RAIN AT TIME OF INCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
817861
Incident
Oct 15, 1997
SuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Aug 27, 1997

VEHICLE DEVELOPED SEVERE DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS, INCLUDIN GPULLING AND DRIFTING TO LEFT AND RIGHT. ALSO, PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
518504
Incident
Jun 5, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 7, 1997

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, NOTICED SEATS MOVE DUE TO LOOSENESS. THE BOLTS WERE TIGHTENED. CHECKED UNDERNEATH & NOTICED MOUNTING PLATE METAL FOR SEAT WAS RUSTY & HAD CORRODED AWAY. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
815135
Incident
May 25, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jun 9, 1997
Crash reported

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK

NHTSA ID
812889
Seat belts
Filed Jun 2, 1997

THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RUSTED, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
811549
Incident
Oct 16, 1996
Transmission
Filed May 6, 1997
Fire reported

TRANSMISSION FLUID SPEWED OUT VENT/FILLER TUBE ONTO MANIFOLD, CAUSING FIRE.

NHTSA ID
516956
Incident
Mar 13, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 26, 1997

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR JAMMED.

NHTSA ID
515056
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 18, 1996

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT MECHANISM WILL NOT RELEASE THE SEAT BELT WHEN TRYING TO PUT ON THE SEAT BELT. *AK

NHTSA ID
803718

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