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1995 Chevrolet S-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 Aug 4, 2006
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.
3
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.
0
Reports on file since Feb 28, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet S-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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BrakesDriver assistanceEngine+1 more
Filed Aug 4, 2006
Crash reportedFire reported2 injuries reported

POOR DRIVABILITY. VEHICLE "JUMPS" OR "BUCKS" UNDER MODERATE THROTTLE. CONDITION DESTROYED SEVERAL O2 SENSORS, THEN PROGRESSED TO MAJOR FUEL USAGE AND FINALLY ENGINE DETONATION. NOT DETECTED EARLY ENOUGH. COULD NOT FIX IMMEDIATELY DURING OUR CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP. CENTRAL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAK CAUSED ENGINE DETONATION. THIS IS A FIRE SAFETY HAZARD! TOWED VEHICLE TO THE SHOP. THEY REMOVED MOST OF THE UPPER ENGINE. FOUND FUEL REGULATOR HAD LEAKED INSIDE THE MANIFOLD. THE REPAIR PART COST $600.00 (PART NOT SOLD SEPARATELY). SHOP SAYS THAT BLOWN UP ENGINES ARE COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. SHOP SAYS REPLACING THE COMPONENTS DOES NOT GUARANTEE A FIX! THIS PROBLEM CAN (AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO RECUR) SEVERAL TIMES PER VEHICLE. THIS DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE AND DEATH/INJURY!!! HOW LONG HAS CHEVY BEEN AWARE OF THIS? HOW LONG HAS THE NHTSA KNOWN ABOUT IT? WHEN WILL THIS BE RECALLED? PS- WHEN WE TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP, WE FOUND THAT THE ABS SYSTEM COMPUTER MODULE DOES NOT WORK! I WILL LOOK FOR THIS RECALL ALSO! *NM

NHTSA ID
10164545
Incident
Jul 21, 2006
Mileage
135,684 mi
Transmission
Filed Dec 5, 2005

CHEVROLET BLAZER 97 TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR GONE. 4L60E TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID
10144450
Incident
Nov 20, 2005
Electrical
Filed Apr 17, 2005
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10118011
Incident
Jan 29, 2005
Transmission
Filed Dec 16, 2003

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WITHOUT ANY ACTION BEING TAKEN BY DRIVER OR ANYONE ELSE, FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE MODE INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE HI AND THEN INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LO. THIS HAS OCCURED ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. ALL INCIDENCES HAVE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED FROM A PREVIOUSLY PARKED OR STOPPED POSITION UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION IN OVERDRIVE. GM CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOCATING,IDENTIFYING OR REPAIRING PROBLEM AS PER THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IS EIGHT YEARS OLD.*AK

NHTSA ID
10050603
Incident
Nov 28, 2003
Mileage
110,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jun 27, 2003

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10025097
Brakes
Filed Mar 8, 2003

I HAVE A 95 S-10 BLAZER. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRAKES. IT SEEM TO BE FINE ON DRY PAVEMENT. AS SOON AS THE ABS KICKS IN THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. YOU CAN FEEL THE ABS PULSING BUT THERE IS NO PRESSURE GETTING TO THE CALIPERS AS IF NO BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD WHEN THE ABS IS ON. THE FIRST FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MISS AN INTERSECTION AND GO THROUGH A SNOW BANK NEARLY HITTING A TREE. AFTER CAREFUL TESTING THE PROBLEM IS ONLY WHEN THE ABS KICKS IN. AGAIN THE BRAKES ARE FINE ON THEIR OWN. THANK YOU. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10010154
Incident
Mar 7, 2003
Mileage
105,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 28, 2003

LEAKY CMFI (CENTRAL MULTI FUEL INJECTION) WHICH CAN LEAD TO ENGINE BLOWING UP IF NOT DETECTED EARLY OR REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A $600 PART PLUS LABOR, AND THE SHOP I BROUGHT IT TO SAID THEY HAVE SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS WITH BLOWN UP ENGINES. I WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING IF CHEVY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND IF THIS IS A POSSIBLE RECALL!

NHTSA ID
10008278
Incident
Feb 14, 2003

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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