IllustrationVEHICLE 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
1995 Chevrolet Blazer
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Blazer years
Owner complaints for the 1995 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: 64 of 1,224 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 513 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 213 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 178 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
152 crash reports25 fire reports63 injury reports
What owners actually said
1,224 reportsWINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY SPORADICALLY. THEY REGULARLY STOP AT ALL SETTINGS. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND MANUALLY START THEM BY MOVING THEM WITH MY HANDS. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON OTHER BLAZERS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED OR WHY IT IS NOT.*AK
EGR VALVE STICKS, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN. ALSO, NO BRAKES DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK *TT
THE SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT ON THE PASSAGENER'S SIDE WILL NOT LATCH. *AK
ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACEMENT, MAY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER OR JUST STALL OUT ON HIGHWAY.*AK
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE REPLACED INJECTOR. THE FIRST TIME WAS A FEW YEARS BACK.*AK
THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET, BLAZER, MODEL YEAR 1996 - 1998 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT RAMSEY CHEVROLET, MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE WORN OUT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NOT DRIVEABLE SO I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVIS…
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THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET, BLAZER, MODEL YEAR 1996 - 1998 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT RAMSEY CHEVROLET, MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE WORN OUT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NOT DRIVEABLE SO I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE? THANK YOU! THE WEARING OUT OF THE FRONT UNIVERSAL BALL JOINT AND IVER ARM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*AK RECALL NUMBER 01V2. *SLC
CAR HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC 4 TIMES, INCLUDING ON A HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
HAD PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE STALLS AND OCCASIONAL SURGING TOOK CAR TO FIRESTONE (AUTO MECHANICS) LAFTER TALKING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS BAD GAS, CHANGED TO PREMIUM GAS AND USED GAS ADDITIVE. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED WENT TO FIRESTONE HAD TUNE UP, INJECTORS CLEANED. PROBLEM CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AFT…
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HAD PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE STALLS AND OCCASIONAL SURGING TOOK CAR TO FIRESTONE (AUTO MECHANICS) LAFTER TALKING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS BAD GAS, CHANGED TO PREMIUM GAS AND USED GAS ADDITIVE. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED WENT TO FIRESTONE HAD TUNE UP, INJECTORS CLEANED. PROBLEM CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP.WENT BACK HAD ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK.THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING COUPLE DAYS LATER PROBLEM CROPPED UP AGAIN DECIDED TO MAKE A APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER WITH RESERVATION BECAUSE I'VE TAKEN IT THERE FOR VARIOS DIFFERENT PROBLEMS, BUT BEFORE I MADE APPOINTMENT HAD ACCIDENT. GOING DOWN A CITY STREET WITH A SLIGHT HILL APPROX THIRTY DEGREE TILT ENGINE STALLED,WHEN THIS HAPPENED BRAKES HAD VERY LITTLE OR NO RESPONSE, STEERING BECAME STIFF . ONLY THING THAT SEEMED TO WORK CORRECTLY WAS LIGHTS. RAN THROUGH STOP SIGN AS I WAS TRYING TO PUSH ON BRAKES AND TURN, FINALLY ENDING UP HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE AT ABOUT 5 TO 7 MPH. POLE DID NOT HAVE MUCH DAMAGE, AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY BUT HAD $8000 IN FRONT-END DAMAGE.TOLD REPAIR SHOP OF CAUSE OF PROBLEM (ENGINE STALL)THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. THE MORNING AFTER I PICKED UP NOTICED STALLING AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO SHOP, THEY FOUND EGR VALVE BAD AND REPLACED (4/11/01)RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE 8/01 ON EGR VALVE CALLED CHEVY FOR COMPENSATION FOR INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AND FOR MONEY SPENT IN TRYING TO LOCAT PROBLEM.TOLD ME NO BECAUSE I DIDN'T TAKE TO A DEALER.TOOK IT THERE MANY TIMES FOR OTHER PROBLEMS;FUEL TANK,WINDSHIELD WIPPERS WINDOW NOT WORKING, BACK LOCK NOT WORKING. ENGINE LIGHT NOW BACK ON NOTICE WHILE IDLING CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY SURGE THEN IDLE DOWN ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE.WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE CHEVY LIVE UP TO "CHEVY TOUGH" TIRED OF RUN AROUND JUST WANT MY MONEY BACK FOR SEREVICES PAID FOR AND HAVE MY CAR FIXED TO WHERE I FEEL SAFE I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN COMING OFF A HIGHWAY.WHAT AVENUES MUST I PURSUE TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM AND GET BACK MONIES SPENT INCLUDING MY INSUR DED
VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING OR RIDING OVER BUMPY STREETS. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON EACH SIDE NEEDED REPLACING, AND 1995 MODELS WERE HAVING A COMMON PROBLEM. SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND REFERRED CONSUMER TO PERSONNEL.*AK CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINS THAT GA…
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VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING OR RIDING OVER BUMPY STREETS. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON EACH SIDE NEEDED REPLACING, AND 1995 MODELS WERE HAVING A COMMON PROBLEM. SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND REFERRED CONSUMER TO PERSONNEL.*AK CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINS THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE INJECTION BULK HEAD, CAUSING THE FUEL INJECTION TO FAIL, CONSUMER REPAIRED AT OWN EXPENSE, WHEN CONSUMER NOTIFIED MANUFACTUER HOT LINE OF CONDITION, MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY AWARE OF THIS CONDITION IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHERE THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *TT
Official recalls
699V193000 · 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.
98V150001 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
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.
96V234000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
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.
95V180000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System:fan
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.
95V080000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Ball Joint
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.
94V242000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:pedals And Linkages
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.
Additional source detail variants (2)
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)
Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Visibility
There is no summary currently available
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.