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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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511Owner complaints

Model-year median: 32

2Recall campaigns

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5Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
32
1990222
1991278
1992511
1993620
19941,224
19951,153
1996
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
375Engine And Engine Cooling
51Fuel System, Gasoline
21Power Train
19Electrical System
17
All reported categories
Vehicle Speed Control
17Visibility
16Seats
11Seat Belts
9Suspension
7Structure
4Wheels
4Steering
3Unknown Or Other
3Latches/locks/linkages
2Tires
2Equipment
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Other
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes, Air
1Service Brakes, Electric
1

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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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

375 reports
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Mileage unknown · Nov 4, 1996
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolineSeat Belts

THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE ARE HARD TO LATCH AND UNLATCH; ALSO, WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE, PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED WITH 25336 MILES. ENGINE MISSING UPON ACCELERATION. POOR GAS MILEA…

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THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE ARE HARD TO LATCH AND UNLATCH; ALSO, WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE, PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED WITH 25336 MILES. ENGINE MISSING UPON ACCELERATION. POOR GAS MILEAGE. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #804522

Mileage unknown · Oct 29, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #510660

Mileage unknown · Sep 24, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

ABS FAILED THREE TIMES RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISIONS.

NHTSA ODI #509090

Mileage unknown · Sep 6, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

CONSUMER HAS HAD A ABS BRAKE PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS WITH NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE GOING AROUND A CURB, BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE.*AK

NHTSA ODI #801956

Mileage unknown · Jul 24, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP, BRAKE SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #987302

Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE STALLS. ALSO MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED, AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #987239

Mileage unknown · Jul 22, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #504746

Mileage unknown · Jun 13, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTY, CASUING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND CUT OFF. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985608

Mileage unknown · Jun 5, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKE DRUM FAILURE, DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKE DRUM BROKE APART WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985279

Mileage unknown · Jun 4, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

ABS, AT A SPEED 0F 12MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, EA94-038. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985194

Official recalls

2

99V193000 · 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

5

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

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