Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Chevrolet Blazer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE HOOD LATCH BROKE AND COMPLETELY COVERED THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING HOOD TO OBSTRUCT DRIVERS VIEW, ALSO THE VEHICLE CROSSED BOTH LANES OF TRAVEL STRIKING THE GUARDRAIL ON THE BERM. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT (10-90-107) *YH
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTING COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. FIRST, SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES BLACKED OUT. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT STOPPED SMOKING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CLUSTER MODULE SENT TO BE "RECONDITIONED." *AK *ML
SEAT FRAME FAILED TWICE. ONCE IN THE LOWER FRAME AREA WHICH WAS FIXED BY WELDING THE FRAME, AND ONCE IN THE HEADREST TO SEAT FRAME CONNECTION. WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL UNIT FAILED DURING RAINSTORM RESULTING IN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILURE TO WORK. UNIT REPLACED BY OWNER AND PROBLEM RESOLVED. SOLDER JOINTS TO RADIATOR FAILED TWICE RESULTING IN DEALER CHARGING TO REPAIR AT 60K MILES, AND ONCE AGAIN DURING WHICH TIME OWNER HAD RADIATOR REPAIR SHOP RESOLDER JOINTS TO SIDE TANKS. *AK
FRONT LEFT CORNER OFBOTTOM OF DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WELD BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK. *NLM
BUCKET SEATS DID NOT STAY UPRIGHT (WENT FORWARD) AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAINT EFFECTIVELY DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED FAILED AT TIMES . ALSO, MOUNTINGS FOR THE SEAT TRACK ATTACHED TO NUTA THAT ARE WELDED AT ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE METAL TUB CAME APART, CAUSING POWER ADJUSTED SEAT TO FAIL. *AK
SEAT BACK RECLINER LATCH FAILED ALLOWING SEAT FALL BACK. DRIVER WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE IF FAILURE HAD OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER RATE OF SPEED.
THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK FRAME BROKE. *AK
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER SAID ABS MODULE FAILED TWICE, REPLACED FOUR ABS MODULES. TT
FALSE LATCHING OF TAILGATE ASSEMBLY. RELEASE MECHANISM SAFETY LATCH DOESN'T SECURE PROPERLY. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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