Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Transmission reportsComplaints 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.
10
Latest Mar 27, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 620 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
7
What this page shows
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 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.
Owner reports naming transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Mar 27, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP. THEN, REALIZED THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE REMOTE CONTROL TO GARAGE DOOR. WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. DOOR KNOCKED DOWN CONSUMER, AND VEHICLE RAN OVER CONSUMER'S LEG. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. STATE FARM INSURANCE ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE. CONSUMER WILL ALSO BE CALLING MANUFACTURER.*AK *SLC
NHTSA ID
884296
Incident
Mar 5, 2001
EngineFuel systemTransmission
Filed Feb 14, 2001
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY REGULATOR ON NEWLY INSTALLED CPI, WHICH LEAKED FUEL INTO THE ENGINE AND PRESENCE OF SILICON IN THE ENGINE FROM INSTALLATION OF GASKETS, OIL CHANGE NOT PERFORMED ON VEHICLE WHEN NEW FUEL INJECTION/CPI AND GASKETS WERE REPLACED, THIS ALLOWED FUEL, DEBRIS, ETC TO CONTAMINATE THE ENGINE, ENGINE REPLACEMENT COMPELETED 1/26/01. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) CJ
NHTSA ID
559110
Incident
Dec 1, 2000
Transmission
Filed Jan 19, 2001
Crash reported
A YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO RELEASE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ID
878568
Transmission
Filed Nov 18, 1999
RECALL 94V-093 000, POWER TRAIN:AUTO TRANSMISSION; VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO PARK CONDITION WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, CAUSING UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OPERATION ACTION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
NHTSA ID
851389
Incident
Jul 7, 1999
Transmission
Filed Aug 18, 1999
AFTER PURCHASING USED VEHICLE I NOTICED A HESITATION WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. SOON AFTER THE CLUTCH OCCASIONALLY SLIPPED WHEN IN REVERSED. 3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION SERVICED, REVERSED WAS COMPLETELY OUT AND PUT A FACTORY REBUILT TRANS IN.
NHTSA ID
710147
Incident
Jul 26, 1999
Transmission
Filed Sep 10, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN SLIPPING IN THE DRIVE POSITION.
NHTSA ID
539889
Incident
Apr 16, 1998
Transmission
Filed Jul 16, 1998
Fire reported
TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES OVERHEATED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK ONTO HOT EXHAUST CROSSOVER VALVE, RESULTING IN A FIRE.
NHTSA ID
538400
Incident
Jul 14, 1998
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jan 14, 1997
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA ID
513955
Incident
Jan 2, 1997
BrakesPowertrain (other)Tires & wheels+1 more
Filed Dec 11, 1996
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, CAUSING TWO ACCIDENTS.
THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE NOT OPERATING AND CAUSED A FOUR CAR COLLISION. TT CONSUMER LISTS THAT THERE WERE TWO INJURIES AND FOUR FATALITIES, NOTHING ELSE IS MENTIONED ABOUT THE INJURIES/DEATHS. DEALER REPLACED KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY, DUE TO POPPING NOISES. TRANSMISSION LEAK, DEALER REPLACED PUMP COVER. POOR GAS MILEAGE AND POOR POWER, DEALER REPLACED INJECTOR ASSEMBLY. *SLC
NHTSA ID
974403
Incident
Mar 8, 1995
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own