Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet Blazer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 67 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.
The 25 most recent of 67, in the owner's own words
I HAD JUST PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION WENT TO TURN IT OVER AND NOTICED THAT MY HAZARDS WERE ON. THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. I HAD TO SLIGHTLY KEEP IT PUSHED FORWARD OR IT WOULD CYCLE THROUGH THE HAZARDS, LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED SINCE IT JUST HAPPENED YESTERDAY
ON HIGHWAY TRUCK DIES ALL SYSTEMS OFF IHAVE ALL RECEIPTS MULITPLE REPAIRS FROM THE EGR VALVE COILS FUEL PUMP SPIDER ..ALONG WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES INVOLVING THE EMERGENCY BUTTON WILL NOT TURN OFF HAD REPLACED STILL ISSUE CAME BACK, CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS SOMETHING CLICKS IN STEERING COLUMN ALSO DISTRIBUTOR AND TIMING MISSING ? I CAN GO ON ..NIGHTMARE.I LOVE MY TRUCK HOWERE I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A NEW CAR FOR THIS MUCH BUT HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO IT AND IM A SINGLE MOM NOT ON ANY GOV ASSISTANCE OR WELFARE OR SUPPORT..PLEASE THIS TRUCK>>>>ARGH
I THINK FAULTY WIRING BECAUSE MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AND THERE DEALER SAID THE WAS NO CAUSE IN THE DOOR PANEL. *TR
VEHICLE WILL STALL AND /OR DIE WHEN COMING TO COMPLETE STOPS, TURNING CORNERS, AND IDLING. REPLACED ECG VALVE TWICE PROBLEM STILL THERE. THE STALLING AND DYING SEEM TO GET WORSE WHEN GAS TANK IS BELOW 1/4. STARTED ROUGH WHEN RUNNING BAD I AM NOW ON MY 3RD STARTER IN 8 MONTHS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS 4 DAYS AFTER I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE. DIED ON CORNER AND WOULD NOT START. ECG VALVE CHANGED AND COMPUTER READ NO OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB
I HAD BARELY HAD THE VEHICLE 24 HOURS WHEN IT SHUT OFF ON ME AND THE "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT CAME ON. THERE SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER SINCE I HAD ONLY HAD IT LESS THA 24 HOURS.*AK
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE EGR VALVE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE MIXING WITH THE FUEL WAS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. (WHEN THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP IN THE EGR VALVE, IT WOULD LEAVE IT OPEN AND CAUSED NO VACUUM HARD PEDAL AND BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN IT RAINED OR WAS COLD THE TRUCK RAN ROUGH. THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD RUN ROUGH MORE THAN ONCE, NOISE WAS PRESENT AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNT WIRES AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED SOFT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED TO TRY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE CD PLAYER HAD NOT WORKED SINCE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS CHANGED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, A NOISE WOULD OCCUR WHEN TURNING BUT WAS NOT DUPLICATED, AND THE MUFFLER TAIL PIPE HAD FALLEN OFF AND RUSTED DUE TO CARBON BUILD-UP. THE EGR VALVE WAS CLEANED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IN ORDER TO PERFORM A PROPER JOB, THE EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD UP IN THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH EFFECTED THE EGR PENDEL, AND THE 02 SENSOR COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FUEL PUMP, THE BRAKES, ETC. THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THERE WERE NO DASH LIGHTS, NO AIR CONDITIONING, AND NO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE FUEL INJECTIONS NEEDED TO BE CHECKED, AND THERE WERE TWO RECALL STICKERS ON THE ENGINE. *SCC THE REAR WIPER MOTOR, FUEL INJECTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *JB
MY BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK AND I WAS SPEEDING ON THE ROAD. MY ALTENATOR "WENT OUT". THE EXACT INCIDENT I HAD HAPPENED WITH A FRIEND'S FRIEND A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. HE ALSO DRIVES A BLAZER.*AK
ACCORDING TO A USA TODAY ARTICLE GM IS GOING TO BE ISSUING A RECALL FOR 1997-8 SUV'S(W/PWR. MIRRORS), FOR AN ELECTRICAL PROB. IN THE WIRING IN THE DOORTHAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. I THOUGHT THE RADIO SAID IT WAS 1995-98. MY CAR JUST HAD AN APPARENT SIMMILAR INCIDENT. MY VEHICLE WAS A 1995 BLAZER LS 2DR.
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 25MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING IT SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE HIT AN ELECTRICAL TRANSORMER AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY FROM A DIRECT FRONTAL HIT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT VEHICLE WAS STALLING. WAS CAPABLE OF PARKING VEHICLE AT HOME. HOURS LATER, TRIED TO START VEHICLE, AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE DID NOT START. *AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS REAR HATCH WINDOW OPENS BY ITSELF, WIPERS STOP IN RAIN, DOOR LOCKS JAM SHUT, EXTERIOR MIRRORS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WINDOWS DO NOT OPEN AT TIMES, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TT
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL LIGHTS IN VEHICLE WILL GO OUT BY THEMSELVES FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
WE HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM APPROXIMATELY 4000 AND GOING FORWARD. THE FIRST INDICATION OF PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL WAS WHEN THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE USED THE FIRST TIME AND IT BLEW THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES WE HAD OWNED THE BLAZER LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE HAD SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INDICATOR PROBLEMS REPEATEDLY AND WAS TOLD EVERY TIME BUT 1 THAT IT WAS "NOTHING" AND LATER WE HAVE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CONVENIENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY ANY MORE. THE SOFT PLUGS BLEW IN THE ENGINE IN 9-1999 AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE GARAGE THAT REPAIRED THIS THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ... THE ANTIFREEZE USED DETERIORATES THE PLUGS AND THEY EVENTUALLY LEAK AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATS. THE GM DEALER THAT WE TOOK THE BLAZER TO ON THIS OCCASIONS FOR A SECOND OPINION 11-2000 --THIS DEALER HAD ANOTHER 1995 BLAZER IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD FOR A TOWN OF 25,000 PEOPLE AND OF COURSE THE 800 LINE TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICES ADVISED ME THAT IT WAN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE COVERED. WE ALSO HAD THE LEATHER SEAT REPLACED ON DRIVER SIDE 2 TIMES BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LEATHER SPLITTING AND OF COURSE THIS IS NOT COVERED.. ALL WE ARE ABLE TO GET FROM GM IS THE ANSWER "NO" WHENEVER WE FEEL THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE COVERED... WE HAVE PUT OVER 2000 .00 IN REPAIRS IN THE ENGINE AND WIPERS AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IN THE PAST FROM 9-1999 THRU 11 28 2000.... AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES.. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIFHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON AND STAY S ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME... AND OF COURSE WHEN I CALLED LAST WEEK ON THE AIR BAG... LITE IT WAS. *AK
SUV LOST TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, GAUGES, ALL ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. AAA TOW DRIVER INDICATED THAT MY POSITVE BATTERY TERMINAL WAS LEAKING DOWN ONTO TO THE CABLE HARNESS CAUSING THE CABLE TO BREAK. HE SAID HE SEES THIS PROBLEM (LEAKING + TERMINAL) ONCE A WEEK. GM TRUCK CHASIS WITH AN AC DELCO BATTERY AND ALWAYS THE POSITIVE CABLE. REPAIR FACILITY CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS AND SAID TO HANG ONTO MY RECEIPT BECAUSE GM MAY BE DOING A RECALL. BOTH PARTIES SAID THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IMAGINE IF I WERE ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE CAR? HOW MUCH WOULD A REFUND MEAN TO ME THEN? I PLAN ON SENDING A COPY OF THIS TO SENATOR FRED UPTON (R -MICH) IN SUPPORT OF THE "THREAD" ACT. .
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & WOULD NEED TO HIT HORN TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS & PREDESTRIANS. LOCATION OF HORN WAS HARD TO FIND. THEN, WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF HIT.*AK
HAD MAJOR DANGEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED NEW/ WILL NOT REPAIR WIPER BLADES VERY DANGEROUS AND WANT REPAIR BRAKES SAID I HAD TO HAVE A LETTER FROM FACTORY IVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE RAIN AND ALMOST KILLED BRAKE FAILURE HAS ALMOST KILLED ME THER IS ALOT MORE OF PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY I PAID FOR 2 OF THE EGR PROBLEMS AND 2 OF THE BATTERTIES AND BRAKE JOB AND A 3178.00 MOTOR ETC ETC ETC. *AK
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
WIRES LEADING TO THE FUEL MODULE WERE MELTED. DEALER REPLACED MODULE AND FUEL PUMP. *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
EGR VALVE REPLACED,OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED,IGNITION COIL REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON & THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS. TRUCK ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL OUT. *AK
IN JUNE OF 1999, WHILE IN TEXAS, THE BATTERY EXPLODED/LEAKED WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE. THE ACID WENT EVERYWHERE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CORRODED SOME CABLES AND HOSES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED ALRIGHT, BUT I CAN'T TELL IF IT IS. TODAY I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES FOR 1995 TO 1997 MODEL YEARS WITH A BATTERY LEAKAGE/BREAK SAFETY PROBLEM. DO I NEED TO BE CONCERNED WITH THIS. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THANK YOU, MARK ODEN. *AK
WHILE PARKED ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE ABS TO BURN. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
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