IllustrationABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *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.
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Owner complaints by model year
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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 reportsTHE BRAKE ROTOR SHEARED APART BETWEEN THE FLANGE SECTION WHICH BOLTS TO THE AXLE AND THE OUTER SECTION WHICH THE PADS CLAMP ON TOO. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE CASTING IS DEFECTIVE AND THE SECTION WHICH FAILED SHOULD RETAIN ITS STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY LONG AFTER THE ROTORS HAVE WORN OUT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. IT APPEARS THAT THE ROTO…
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THE BRAKE ROTOR SHEARED APART BETWEEN THE FLANGE SECTION WHICH BOLTS TO THE AXLE AND THE OUTER SECTION WHICH THE PADS CLAMP ON TOO. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE CASTING IS DEFECTIVE AND THE SECTION WHICH FAILED SHOULD RETAIN ITS STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY LONG AFTER THE ROTORS HAVE WORN OUT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. IT APPEARS THAT THE ROTORS WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE HAD ANOTHER 30,000 MILES TO GO BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED HAD THE FAILURE NOT OCCURRED. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT IS LIKELY THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES.*AK
ABS LIGHT IS ON. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT'S PUSHING BACK, IN ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THEY SEIZE UP AND SEEM TO LOCK, VEHICLE SWERVES TO THE LEFT AND BRAKE PRESSURE LETS GO AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, WET PAVEMENT CONDITIONS ARE WORSE, ROTORS, CALIPERS, BALL JOINTS, …
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ABS LIGHT IS ON. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT'S PUSHING BACK, IN ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THEY SEIZE UP AND SEEM TO LOCK, VEHICLE SWERVES TO THE LEFT AND BRAKE PRESSURE LETS GO AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, WET PAVEMENT CONDITIONS ARE WORSE, ROTORS, CALIPERS, BALL JOINTS, HOSES, AND BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT PROBLEM, HOWEVER PROBLEMS STILL EXIST, A DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH WHICH DID NOT CHANGE ANY PROBLEMS, THERE IS A RECALL, 99I006, REGARDING THIS HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AND CONSUMER FEELS IT COULD CORRECT BRAKING PROBLEMS. *SLC
RECALL 99V193000 WAS FIXED BY DEALER TO CORRECT ABS BRAKES. HOWEVER, ON NOVEMBER 1, 2000 AFTER RECALL WAS FIXED, ABS BRAKES FAILED AGAIN, CAUSING CONSUMER INTO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. DRIVER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH WOULD REDUCE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THE FAILURE OCCURS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. *SLC
RIGHT REAR PASSENGER RESTRAINT IS INOPERABLE, LEAVING PASSENGER UNRESTRAINED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
RIGHT REAR PASSENGER RESTRAINT IS INOPERABLE, LEAVING PASSENGER UNRESTRAINED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT BRAKES WERE FINE. *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING AND THEN START WORKING AGAIN. *AK
SINCE PURCHASED OF THIS VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS BEEN USED CONSIDERABLY LESS SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL. IT IS NOT A USED FAMILY VEHICLE. DISAPPOINTED THIS BOLT WASN'T HARDEN TO WITHSTAND THE SELDOM USED MECHANISM.*AK
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