IllustrationHAD PARKED VEHICLE, LEFT AND RETURNED LATER. NOTICED PASSENGER'S RECLINING SEATBACK WAS BROKEN. LAYING IN REAR OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & BOLTS HAD BROKEN. WAS INFORMED THE BOLTS WERE RECALL, BUT NOT VEHICLE. DEALER HAD SOLD BOLTS TO OWNER FOR REPAIRS & THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK
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.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Blazer years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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
What owners actually said
511 reportsONGOING PROBLEM ON ABS SYSTEM;WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT MUST BE APPLIED HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE HAS A DELAYED STOPPING PERFORMANCE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACK BOLT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING SEATBACK TO FALL WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER STOPPED BY HITTING THE SIDEWALK. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON WET SURFACE, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP. OWNER HAS TO REAPPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *YC
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN, AND BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. VEHICLE DID A 360 TURN ABOUT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN INTO SOME BUSHES. *AK
THE ABS BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *MJS
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE SYSTEM MAKES A NOISE AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS BUT MORE ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM WILL BE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *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.
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
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