NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
278 reportsMileage unknown · Mar 22, 2002
SuspensionCrash
LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE WITHOUT WARNING,LOST CONTROL OF BLAZER. BULLETIN SEQUENCE NO. 190 SERVICE BULLETIN NO.300800 , NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB619031. DATE OF BULLETIN, 08/00. COVERING ALL YEARS. PART NOMBER FOR BALL JOINTS HAVE NEVER CHANGED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 011018000 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRON…
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LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE WITHOUT WARNING,LOST CONTROL OF BLAZER. BULLETIN SEQUENCE NO. 190 SERVICE BULLETIN NO.300800 , NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB619031. DATE OF BULLETIN, 08/00. COVERING ALL YEARS. PART NOMBER FOR BALL JOINTS HAVE NEVER CHANGED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 011018000 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL DATE 1/07/02 1996 BLAZER/ GM HAS AGRED TO REPLACE UPPER BALL JOINTS AT NO COST . THERE SEEMS TO ME A PATTERN OF SERVICE BULLITENS OVER THE YEARS TO MAKE SURE TO CHECK BALL JOINTS AND THEN IN 1996 AGREE TO REPLACE THEM AT NO CHARGE. I TALKED TO GM ABOUT THIS, FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY BLAZER . WITH THE SAME PART NO. FOR JOINTS ALSO THE NEW BALL JOINTS INSTALLED ARE THE SAME PART NO. THEY GAVE ME NO ANSWER SAID THEY ARE GLAD THAT NO ONE WAS HURT , SOMETHING IS VERY ODD HERE ON THIS PROBLEM . AND THEN THEY SAID GOODBYE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #759674
Mileage unknown · Jan 25, 2002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
RECALL 99 V 193 000/ABS: WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN PANIC STOP IT CAUSES A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8002874
Mileage unknown · Sep 14, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #752208
Mileage unknown · Jun 22, 2001
Tires
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40MPH, LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD COMMENCED TO SEPARATE. 1992, CHEVROLET, BLAZER. TIRE SIZE P205/75R15, DOT# APULAB1122; WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STILL HAS ORIGINAL TIRE.*AK *SLC
NHTSA ODI #891004
Mileage unknown · Jun 1, 2001
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury
CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 8MPH ,TURNING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT WHERE HIS WIFE WAS STANDING WAITING FOR HIM TO PICK HER UP, HUSBAND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AND PINNED HER UP AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CRUSHING HER LEFT FOOT SEVERELY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ABS ANTILOCK BRAK…
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CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 8MPH ,TURNING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT WHERE HIS WIFE WAS STANDING WAITING FOR HIM TO PICK HER UP, HUSBAND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AND PINNED HER UP AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CRUSHING HER LEFT FOOT SEVERELY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ABS ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #889581
Mileage unknown · May 17, 2001
Structure
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BARELY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TAILGATE CAVED IN, AND WINDOW SHATTERED. TIRE AND AREA WAS NOT AFFECTED. EVERYWHERE CONSUMER HAS BEEN CALLING TO REPLACE TAILGATE. DEALER KNEW IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #888536
Mileage unknown · May 17, 2001
Electrical SystemService Brakes, Hydraulic
ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BATTERY TWICE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPAIR IT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #888534
Mileage unknown · May 8, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
RECALL 99V193000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99041: CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER, AND COMPUTERS WERE DOWN, SO NOTHING COULD BE DONE. CONSUMER WAS WORRIED IF VEHICLE WILL HAVE PROBLEMS IN MEANTIME. *AK MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT PERRFORMING RIGHT. BUT STILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOF…
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RECALL 99V193000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99041: CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER, AND COMPUTERS WERE DOWN, SO NOTHING COULD BE DONE. CONSUMER WAS WORRIED IF VEHICLE WILL HAVE PROBLEMS IN MEANTIME. *AK MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT PERRFORMING RIGHT. BUT STILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. *YH
NHTSA ODI #887709
Mileage unknown · May 8, 2001
Electrical SystemFire
ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *SLC
NHTSA ODI #887652
Mileage unknown · Apr 17, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
UPON ACCELERATION AND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE IDLES VERY ROUGHLY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLS. OCCURS MORE OFFTEN AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, AND AFTER MAKING A STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #886071
NHTSA investigations
5EA01019 · Front Seat Recliner Bolt
Opened Dec 28, 2001 · Closed Sep 27, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats:front Assembly:recliner
There is no summary currently available
RQ99015 · Front Seat Recliner Bolt Failure
Opened Jul 14, 1999 · Closed Dec 28, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats:front Assembly:recliner
No summary supplied.
EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
EA94029 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jul 29, 1994 · Closed Jul 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.
PE94046 · Abs Braking System Fails
Opened Jun 17, 1994 · Closed Oct 31, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
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