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1993 Chevrolet Blazer

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Blazer years

Owner complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet Blazer are substantially higher than the model-year median of 32.

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511Owner complaints

Model-year median: 32

2Recall campaigns

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5Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
32
1990222
1991278
1992511
1993620
19941,224
19951,153
1996
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
375Engine And Engine Cooling
51Fuel System, Gasoline
21Power Train
19Electrical System
17
All reported categories
Vehicle Speed Control
17Visibility
16Seats
11Seat Belts
9Suspension
7Structure
4Wheels
4Steering
3Unknown Or Other
3Latches/locks/linkages
2Tires
2Equipment
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Other
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes, Air
1Service Brakes, Electric
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 17 of 511 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 375 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 51 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

75 crash reports12 fire reports16 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

375 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jan 29, 1998
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, HydraulicUnknown Or Other

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGH WAY ABOUT 55 MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. AFTER GETTING RIGHT OFF HIGHWAY THE BRAKES LOST POWER BECAUSE THE ENGINE DID NOT RUN WITH ENOUGH POWER BECAUSE OF EGR VALVE CODE 32 BRAKES WENT FROM POWER BRAKES TO MANUAL BRAK…

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WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGH WAY ABOUT 55 MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. AFTER GETTING RIGHT OFF HIGHWAY THE BRAKES LOST POWER BECAUSE THE ENGINE DID NOT RUN WITH ENOUGH POWER BECAUSE OF EGR VALVE CODE 32 BRAKES WENT FROM POWER BRAKES TO MANUAL BRAKES. DRIVER HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES FOR CAR TO STOP. DRIVER CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY ALWAYS FIXED THEM FOR HER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #819279

Mileage unknown · Jan 27, 1998
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP THEY LOCKED UP AND LET GO, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER,FRONT LEFT CALIPERS/PADS/ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #817806

Mileage unknown · Jan 26, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK JUST KEPT ON GOING. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION LISTED ON THE ABS FAILURE, EA 94 038

NHTSA ODI #820884

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

CRUNCHING NOISES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES/PEDAL BECOMES HARD.

NHTSA ODI #528701

Mileage unknown · Jan 19, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH.

NHTSA ODI #529164

Mileage unknown · Jan 16, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #820722

Mileage unknown · Jan 13, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

UPON MAKING A SUDDEN OR GRADUAL STOP ON WET PAVEMENT CONSUMER NOTICED THE PEDAL TRAVELING TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO THE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES COMPUTER NEEDS REPLACING . *AK

NHTSA ODI #819781

Mileage unknown · Jan 5, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WOULD LOCK UP & SLIDE. THE WEATHER CAN BE WET OR DRY. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #821404

Mileage unknown · Dec 30, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GRABS AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #820178

Mileage unknown · Dec 30, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST.

NHTSA ODI #527188

Official recalls

2

99V193000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip

Jul 19, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.

94V093000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

May 16, 1994

SIGNIFICANT WEAR CAN DEVELOP ON THE LOW AND REVERSE CLUTCH PREVENTING THE PARK PAWL FROM ENGAGING. THIS CAN PREVENT A "NO PARK" CONDITION TO OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, CAUSING UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT OPERATOR ACTION. (THE "NO PARK" CONDITION WILL NOT OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS OFF.)

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: UNINTENTIONAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR CONTAMINATION WHICH WILL INDICATE IF THE LOW OR REVERSE CLUTCH IS WORN. IF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOWS CONTAMINATION, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

5

EA01019 · 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.

Additional source detail variants (2)

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