IllustrationDEALER REFUSED TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL WAS LIFTED SINCE APRIL. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK *ML
1992 Chevrolet Blazer
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Blazer years
Owner complaints for the 1992 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: 13 of 278 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 197 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
47 crash reports9 fire reports11 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
197 reportsFRONT RIGHT TIRE MAKES A WHIRRING NOISE AND THEN A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER GMC JIMMY OR CHEVROLET BLAZER OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRUCKS IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AND DEPRESSING BRAKES TO THE FLOORBOARD, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKES FAILED. NLM
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THEY WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSORS, BUT THE PREOBLEM STILL OCCURRED. DEALER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IN ORDER FOR CONSUMER TO HAVE BRAKES.
DEALER STATES OUR PROBLEM PROBABLY IS NOT UNDER RECALL, W/O EVEN CHECKING VEHICLE. WANTS TO CHARDE FOR THE INSPECTION. WE KNOW THERE IS A URRENT RECALL BUT NO ONE HAS INFO OR INSTRUCTIONS. INCLUDING MANUFACTUER. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES THEY MADE LOUD/FUNNY NOISES, AND FAILED TO GRAB RIGHT AWAY. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR. BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN IT WAS SNOWING, HAPPENED ONLY DURING WET & SNOWY WEATHER. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AS OF YET. RECALL ON '91 THROUGH '96 CHEVROLET VEHICLES DO NOT INCLUDE THE…
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WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES THEY MADE LOUD/FUNNY NOISES, AND FAILED TO GRAB RIGHT AWAY. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR. BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN IT WAS SNOWING, HAPPENED ONLY DURING WET & SNOWY WEATHER. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AS OF YET. RECALL ON '91 THROUGH '96 CHEVROLET VEHICLES DO NOT INCLUDE THE VIN OF THIS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK *ML
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK.
ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS COMING ON. ABS BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP/FAILING. *AK
IN 1994 ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM!BRAKES WOULD SQUEAL AND WOULD NOT CATCH SOMETIMES ESPECIALLY DURING RAINY WEATHER .HAD BRAKE PADS REPLACED AROUND EVERY 7000 MILES.COMPLAINED TO DEALER ABOUT CLUNKING NOISE AND THEY REPLACED PADS AT 35000 MILES.AT 57041 MILES REPLACED H…
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IN 1994 ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM!BRAKES WOULD SQUEAL AND WOULD NOT CATCH SOMETIMES ESPECIALLY DURING RAINY WEATHER .HAD BRAKE PADS REPLACED AROUND EVERY 7000 MILES.COMPLAINED TO DEALER ABOUT CLUNKING NOISE AND THEY REPLACED PADS AT 35000 MILES.AT 57041 MILES REPLACED HEATER CORE AND AT 59622 MILES THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS BRAKE MODULE. TOTAL COST 941.47 DOLLARS!!!!! PLEASE HELP. *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.
93V119000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:rotor
Aug 2, 1993
SEVERE CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT AT THE JOINT OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER SECTION AND THE CAST OUTER SECTION CAN CAUSE THE SECTIONS TO SEPARATE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE ROTOR SECTIONS CAN CAUSE LOSS OFBRAKING ABILITY IN THE AFFECTED WHEEL. THIS COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPINGDISTANCE AND/OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WITH NEW ROTORS WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COATING. HOWEVER, IF REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LININGS ARE NECESSARY, IT WILL BE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE SINCE BRAKE LININGS ARE NORMAL MAINTENANCE ITEMS.
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