NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
213 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Nov 17, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolineUnknown Or Other
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, BROUGHT TO DEALER, REPLACED EGR VALVE, SECOND TIME CLEANED EGR VALVE,THIRD TIME REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR, FOURTH TIME REPLACED EGR VALVE AGAIN,FIFTH TIME REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR AGAIN. JUST PICKED UP FROM DEALER TODAY, AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. . DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE FIX THE…
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ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, BROUGHT TO DEALER, REPLACED EGR VALVE, SECOND TIME CLEANED EGR VALVE,THIRD TIME REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR, FOURTH TIME REPLACED EGR VALVE AGAIN,FIFTH TIME REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR AGAIN. JUST PICKED UP FROM DEALER TODAY, AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. . DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE FIX THE PROBLEM. I NEED SOME HELP, THERE HAS BEEN TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #754648
Mileage unknown · Oct 25, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, HAS STALLED 5 TIMES. CONSUMER RECEIVED LETTER FORM CHEVROLET STATING LEG VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS BEEN DONE, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AKTHE FUEL INJECTION ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2002. *JG
NHTSA ODI #898251
Mileage unknown · Oct 19, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. TWO HOSES THAT BRING OIL TO FILTER AND BACK WERE LEAKING. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES LEAKING. *AK *YH
NHTSA ODI #898015
Mileage unknown · Oct 17, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic
EGR VALVE STICKS, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN. ALSO, NO BRAKES DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK *TT
NHTSA ODI #897895
Mileage unknown · Oct 12, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACEMENT, MAY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER OR JUST STALL OUT ON HIGHWAY.*AK
NHTSA ODI #753136
Mileage unknown · Oct 3, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
CAR HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC 4 TIMES, INCLUDING ON A HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
NHTSA ODI #752884
Mileage unknown · Sep 7, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train
RUSTY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR/OIL FILLER TUBE AS PER CHEVROLET SERVICE BULLETIN ID #594999. CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPLACE EVEN THO' IT IS A LATENT DEFECT. WHY? TRANSMISSION FAILURE COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME.*AK
NHTSA ODI #751883
Mileage unknown · Sep 6, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingVehicle Speed Control
VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY FROM 35MPH TO 50 MPH. AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE DEALER REPLACED LINEAR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATOR VALVE.*AK
NHTSA ODI #895834
Mileage unknown · Sep 2, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolineVisibility
BLAZER WAS PURCHASED IN 1998, 1ST PROBLEM IN 1999-REPLACED MUFFLERS.. 1999- REPLACED EGR VALVE- 2000 REPLACED EGR VALVE AND CATALYTIC CON. & 2 OXYGEN SENSORS DUE TO FAILURE OF EGR VALVE...JUNE 2000- ANOTHER EGR VALVE REPLACED & FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM REPLACED- 2000 ; EGR REPLACED AND SPARK PLUGS AND ALL WIRES REPLACED; 2001- NEED…
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BLAZER WAS PURCHASED IN 1998, 1ST PROBLEM IN 1999-REPLACED MUFFLERS.. 1999- REPLACED EGR VALVE- 2000 REPLACED EGR VALVE AND CATALYTIC CON. & 2 OXYGEN SENSORS DUE TO FAILURE OF EGR VALVE...JUNE 2000- ANOTHER EGR VALVE REPLACED & FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM REPLACED- 2000 ; EGR REPLACED AND SPARK PLUGS AND ALL WIRES REPLACED; 2001- NEED ANOTHER EGR VALVE -- ALL AT COST TO OWNER!!!!!!!!!!!!
NHTSA ODI #751556
Mileage unknown · Jul 17, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic
VEHICLE STALLED, AND WOULD NOT RUN WITH AIR CONDITION ON AND WOULD THEN OVER HEAT, WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE UP A SLOPE WITH THE AIR ON, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PRESS ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD ONLY GO 30 MPH, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT AN EGR VALVE WAS NEEDED, ONE WEEK LATER VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN WITH…
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VEHICLE STALLED, AND WOULD NOT RUN WITH AIR CONDITION ON AND WOULD THEN OVER HEAT, WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE UP A SLOPE WITH THE AIR ON, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PRESS ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD ONLY GO 30 MPH, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT AN EGR VALVE WAS NEEDED, ONE WEEK LATER VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN WITH THE AIR CONDITION ON, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL WAS NEEDED WAS A TUNE-UP, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM FOR A THIRD TIME AND WAS TOLD THAT AN EGR VALVE WAS NEEDED AGAIN, ON THE FOURTH OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INJECTOR WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED, CONSUMER AND TECHNICIAN THEN TOOK VEHICLE FOR A REST DRIVE AND DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT RUNNING PROPERLY, AND FIGURED THAT THE TIMING WAS OFF WHICH WAS THEN READJUSTED.*JB
NHTSA ODI #562102
Official recalls
6Jul 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.
Jul 1, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.
Nov 14, 1996
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 4-DOOR, 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. DURING DEVELOPMENT TESTING, THE PROP SHAFT CONTACTED THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS LEAKAGE WAS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PERMITTED BY FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, AND THERE IS A FUEL LEAK, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL SHIELDING OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS WILL BE ADDED WITHOUT REMOVING OR DISASSEMBLING THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Sep 22, 1995
FAN BLADE RIVET BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE FAN BLADE TO SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE HOOD WAS OPEN, A PERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADE AND INJURED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE FAN WITH A NEWER FAN HAVING THICKER-HEADED RIVETS.
Apr 24, 1995
THE UPPER BALL JOINT NUTS WERE UNDER-TORQUED RESULTING IN IMPROPER SEATING IN THE STEERING KNUCKLE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE BALL JOINT STUD TO LOOSEN, AND FRACTURE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER BALL JOINT NUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE TO THE CORRECT TORQUE VALUES.
Dec 12, 1994
THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT BOLT WAS STARTED IN THE WELD NUT, BUT WAS NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY CAUSING THE BOLT TO DISENGAGE FROM THE WELD NUT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKINGCAPABILITY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR HAND-STARTED BRAKE PEDAL BOLTS AND TORQUE THEM TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
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NHTSA investigations
8EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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
EA00008 · Loss Of Power Assist
Opened Mar 16, 2000 · Closed Aug 31, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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.
PE99024 · Loss Of Power Assist Braking
Opened Apr 5, 1999 · Closed Mar 16, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
CONSUMERS ALLEGE A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY
EA97022 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened Oct 23, 1997 · Closed Jul 2, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Additional source detail variants (2)
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PE97028 · Windshield Wiper
Opened Jun 17, 1997 · Closed Oct 23, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
DURING THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, OVER 400 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WERE FURNISHED BY GM.IN ADDITION GM REPORTED OVER 3000 WIPER SYSTEM WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
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.
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