IllustrationAT HIGHWAY SPEEDS EGR VALVE GOES OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK
1994 Chevrolet Blazer
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Blazer years
Owner complaints for the 1994 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
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 26 of 620 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 429 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 50 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 45 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
96 crash reports7 fire reports36 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
429 reportsWHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL ALSO PULSATES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED, FAILURE HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS.*ET
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE OR REDUCE SPEED, BUT IT WILL RESULT IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
VEHICLE BRAKING HAS SEEMED TO BE UNPREDICTABLE. ABS WILL SEEM TO TAKE OVER WHEN UNNECESSARY UNDER NORMAL BRAKING SITUATIONS CAUSING UNEXPECTED EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. WE WERE INFORMALLY TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THAT IS JUST HOW ABS IS SO WE ASSUMED THAT IT WAS JUST A POOR DESIGN NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SEC…
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VEHICLE BRAKING HAS SEEMED TO BE UNPREDICTABLE. ABS WILL SEEM TO TAKE OVER WHEN UNNECESSARY UNDER NORMAL BRAKING SITUATIONS CAUSING UNEXPECTED EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. WE WERE INFORMALLY TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THAT IS JUST HOW ABS IS SO WE ASSUMED THAT IT WAS JUST A POOR DESIGN NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECOND OWNER SO WE DID NOT PURSUE IT FURTHER. IN ADDITION, WE HAD A ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE EGR VALVE CLOGGED WITH CARBON DEPOSITS. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGH, HAD A STRONG ODOR AND HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE (HARD PEDAL) CAUSING IT TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. WE HAD THE ENGINE "MOTORVAC'D" TO CLEAR CARBON DEPOSITS AND HAD THE EGR CLEANED. IT RAN WELL FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN BACK TO THE SAME SYMTOMS. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD JUST RUIN A NEW EGR IF WE REPLACED IT AGAIN SO WE HAVE NOT DETERMINED WHAT TO DO WITH IT. ALSO THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THESE EPISODES
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HAVING NO BRAKES AND ON TWO OCCASIONS NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP AT/FOR STOP SIGNS WITH NEAR MISSES EACH TIME. AS THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE THE DEALERS AT FIRST THOUGHT THAT THE CRUSE CONTROL WAS NOT DISINGAGING WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THAT …
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RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HAVING NO BRAKES AND ON TWO OCCASIONS NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP AT/FOR STOP SIGNS WITH NEAR MISSES EACH TIME. AS THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE THE DEALERS AT FIRST THOUGHT THAT THE CRUSE CONTROL WAS NOT DISINGAGING WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THAT THIS RESULTED IN THE CAR DRIVING ITSELF THRU THE BRAKES. BUT A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED THAT THE ANTI ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WAS EXPERIANCING INTERMITTENT FAILURES AND THAT THIS WAS WHY THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. DEALER MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NO SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL THE VEHICLE SHOULD STILL BRAKE SAFELY WITH STANDARD BRAKE SYSTEM. BUT IN THIS CASE THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO NOT BRAKE AT ALL. *AK
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *ML
APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH NO BRAKING ACTION OCCURRING. THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM MADE NOISES AS THOUGH CAR WAS ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE, BUT ROAD WAS CLEAR AND DRY WITH NO LOOSE GRAVEL. BRAKE PEDAL WAS THEN PUSHED VERY HARD, AGAIN WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. THE CAR PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION IMPACTING ANO…
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APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH NO BRAKING ACTION OCCURRING. THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM MADE NOISES AS THOUGH CAR WAS ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE, BUT ROAD WAS CLEAR AND DRY WITH NO LOOSE GRAVEL. BRAKE PEDAL WAS THEN PUSHED VERY HARD, AGAIN WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. THE CAR PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION IMPACTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE BLAZER WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE JUST AS MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS 9335 AND 9332 THE REPAIRS NEEDED DO NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL, AND OWNER MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS NEEDED. *AK *ML
ABS BRAKES AND LINEAR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) FAILED. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *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.
94V114000 · Trailer Hitches
Jun 20, 1994
THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHING BOLTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE. THIS CAN LEAD TO LOOSENING AND SUBSEQUENT BREAKAGE OF THE FASTENERS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE TRAILER WAS BEING PULLED, THE HITCH AND TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL TORQUE ALL EIGHT TRAILER HITCH BOLTS TO THE CORRECT TORQUE.
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
6EA01019 · 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.
PE96045 · Alleged Failure Of Rear Leaf Springs
Opened Jul 12, 1996 · Closed Dec 16, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension
BREAKAGE OF A LEAF SPRING MAY ALLOW PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
PE95010 · Brake Pedal Separation From Pivot Arm
Opened Feb 15, 1995 · Closed May 26, 1995
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
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.
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