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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

What owners actually said

511 reports
Mileage unknown · May 6, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicInjury

ABS FAILURE; BRAKES WONT HOLD YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PUMP THE THE BRAKES TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS IF THE ROAD IS WET OR DRY. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING SOME TIMES THE BRAKES WORK SOME TIMES THEY DONT . THIS STARTED AT SPEEDS OVER 35MPH NOW IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WET OR DRY PAVEMENT .THE BRAKES WONT HOLD IN A TU…

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ABS FAILURE; BRAKES WONT HOLD YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PUMP THE THE BRAKES TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS IF THE ROAD IS WET OR DRY. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING SOME TIMES THE BRAKES WORK SOME TIMES THEY DONT . THIS STARTED AT SPEEDS OVER 35MPH NOW IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WET OR DRY PAVEMENT .THE BRAKES WONT HOLD IN A TURN SUCH AS AN ON RAMP FOR THE HWY. GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY. ABS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY,AND CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #722352

Mileage unknown · Apr 30, 2000
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline

I OVER TOOK CARE OF THIS TRUCK AS I LOVED IT SO MUCH. IT NOW REPULSES ME TO LOOK AT IT. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS A LEMON BUT MY BROTHER HAD ONE A YEAR OLDER THAT HAD THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR,ALTERNATOR REPAIRS FUEL INJECTION, ROLLER CAM, ENGINE REPLACEMENT @ 73,000 MILES ONLY HE DUMPED HIS BEFORE THE ENGINE …

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I OVER TOOK CARE OF THIS TRUCK AS I LOVED IT SO MUCH. IT NOW REPULSES ME TO LOOK AT IT. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS A LEMON BUT MY BROTHER HAD ONE A YEAR OLDER THAT HAD THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR,ALTERNATOR REPAIRS FUEL INJECTION, ROLLER CAM, ENGINE REPLACEMENT @ 73,000 MILES ONLY HE DUMPED HIS BEFORE THE ENGINE NEED REPLACED AND NO CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM GM. THE ONLY WAY ITS LIKE A ROCK IS WHEN IT SINKS IN A LAKE! I CALLED GM GOT A CASE #990448783 (8/9/99) BUT NOW IT HAS A NEW ENGINE IT STILL SOUND LIKE THE ALTERNATOR IS GOING EVERY TIME I HAVE IT LOOKED AT IT COST $200.00 AND THEY FIND SOME THING ELSE. WHEN I HAVE THE MONEY TO DUMP IT I WILL AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM PRODUCT I'M NOW $5,600 INTO THIS BUT IT WILL BE MY LAST GM TRUCK OR PRODUCT.

NHTSA ODI #722108

Mileage unknown · Apr 28, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #861140

Mileage unknown · Apr 28, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. *ET

NHTSA ODI #783716

Mileage unknown · Apr 12, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT REQUIRES EXTENDED DISTANCE TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATES THE DRIVER SHOULD ADJUST STOPPING DISTANCE. *YH

NHTSA ODI #860183

Mileage unknown · Apr 7, 2000
Seats

POWER SEAT OPERATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A YEAR. NOTHING WAS NEAR CONTROL BUTTONS TO ACTIVATE POWER SEAT. EACH TIME THE SEAT RECLINED BY ITSELF.

NHTSA ODI #711108

Mileage unknown · Mar 27, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

HAD SLOWED FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT -APPLIED BRAKES WHICH INITIALLY ACTED AS THOUGH THEY WERE OPERATING PROPERLY THEN SUDDENLY AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO BRAKES. YOU HAD THE SENSATION YOU WERE SPEEDING UP RATHER THAN SLOWING. CRANKED THE WHEEL HARD AND HIT ONLY THE BACK BUMPER OF THE BRAND NEW FORD EXPLORER IN FRONT OF US. THE …

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HAD SLOWED FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT -APPLIED BRAKES WHICH INITIALLY ACTED AS THOUGH THEY WERE OPERATING PROPERLY THEN SUDDENLY AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO BRAKES. YOU HAD THE SENSATION YOU WERE SPEEDING UP RATHER THAN SLOWING. CRANKED THE WHEEL HARD AND HIT ONLY THE BACK BUMPER OF THE BRAND NEW FORD EXPLORER IN FRONT OF US. THE BRAKE PADS ARE FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 40,000 + MILES ON IT IN OCTOBER OF 1994 AND HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 3000 MILES , BRALES REPLACED WHEN NECESSARY AND MAINTENENCE DONE. THEIR WAS PLENTY OF BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES ONLY. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER IN COUER D'ALENE, IDAHO (KNUTSEN CHEVROLET) I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT MUST BE THE MASTER CYLINDER --NOT BASED ON ANY INSPECTION BUT ON THE MILES ON THE VEHICLE) I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NOTICE. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES, BY ANOTHER DEALER IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON, AND THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THIS DATE. THE BRAKE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #720678

Mileage unknown · Mar 3, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT INSUFFICIENT BRAKING WAS NOTICED. THE ABS SYSTEM ON THIS OCCASION FAILED ON DRY ROADS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, NOT EVEN IN AN EMERGENCY STOP. *AK

NHTSA ODI #719647

Mileage unknown · Feb 25, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

NHTSA RECALL 99V193 000/ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ABS BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED IN SLOW SPEED OVER ROUGH SURFACE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #857584

Mileage unknown · Feb 24, 2000
Power Train

RING AND PINION GEAR FAILED, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #719185

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