IllustrationAT TIME OF TURNING ON ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT OPERATE. CONSUMER WOULD TRY AND TRY UNTIL ENGINE WOULD TURN ON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
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.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Blazer years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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 reportsWHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. HAD HAPPENED FREQUENTLY, AND DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN SPEED OR TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT OPERATE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED, AND THERE WAS A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH FUEL INJECTION BECAUSE FUEL INJECTION KEPT ON CUTTING OFF, AND WOULD STALL OUT WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DO THE WORK ON VEHICLE.*AK
ENGINE HAD A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, AND SOON ENGINE BLEWOUT/ VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE, REPAIRED FRONT AND REAR FOUR, STILL NOT CORRECTED.
WHILE COMING TO AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. A WEEK BEFORE, VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A BRAKE MODULE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
AFTER IMMEDIATELY PURCHASING VEHICLE, CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE POOR BRAKING SYSTEM, THE DEALER CHECKED THE SYSTEM AND STATED EVERYTHING WAS OK, A YEAR LATER CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES, AFTER HAVING SOME NEAR COLLSIONS AND ALSO HAVING A COLLISION WITH A DEER THAT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT NO …
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AFTER IMMEDIATELY PURCHASING VEHICLE, CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE POOR BRAKING SYSTEM, THE DEALER CHECKED THE SYSTEM AND STATED EVERYTHING WAS OK, A YEAR LATER CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES, AFTER HAVING SOME NEAR COLLSIONS AND ALSO HAVING A COLLISION WITH A DEER THAT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH FORCE CONSUMER APPLIED TO THE PEDAL, AFTER THE INITIAL APPLICATION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE ITS RATE OF SPEED, HOWEVER CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION (C99046) ON THE ABS, AND THE BRAKE MODULE WAS THEN REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES SEEM TO HAVE NORMAL BRAKING, BUT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TIRES LEAVE THE ROAD SURFACE,LIKE HITTING A POT HOLE, THE PEDAL DROPS DOWN ABOUT TWO INCHES AND THE BRAKING EFFECT IS REDUCED BY WHAT SEEMS ABOUT ONE HALF THE FORCE ON THE PEDAL.*JB
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED ABOUT 3 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR. HAD LITTLE BRAKING POWER, AND NO RESERVE PEDAL. IF ENGINE STALLS THERE WILL BE NO BRAKES.*AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKE WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME.*JB
Official recalls
299V193000 · 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
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.
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