IllustrationTHE EGR VALVE FAILED (C-98066), ONCE WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED, 400 MILES LATER IT FAILED AGAIN, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SECOND FAILURE. *SLC
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.
About this comparison →How this year compares
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.
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 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 reportsI HAVE OWNED THIS CHEVROLET BLAZER FOR 4 YEARS. 1995 WAS FIRST YEAR FOR THE VORTEX ENGINE. I HAD AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF THE CFI UNIT IN JULY, 99 AND NOW AGAIN 16 MONTHS LATER, CFI UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THERE IS ALSO AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE. CHEVROLET SENT OUT A NOTICE ABOUT …
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I HAVE OWNED THIS CHEVROLET BLAZER FOR 4 YEARS. 1995 WAS FIRST YEAR FOR THE VORTEX ENGINE. I HAD AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF THE CFI UNIT IN JULY, 99 AND NOW AGAIN 16 MONTHS LATER, CFI UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THERE IS ALSO AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE. CHEVROLET SENT OUT A NOTICE ABOUT PROBLEM, AND I HAD MY CAR SERVICED LAST MARCH. BUT, SAME PART WAS JUST REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. IF THE VALVE IS STICKING THE DESIGN OF THE VALVE SHOULD BE CORRECED. CARBON BUILDS UP AGAIN IN THE VALVE AND THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO CHEVROLET, BUT THEIR LETTER BACK TO ME WAS A NOTE TO CALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THROUGH THEY SAID THANKS FOR CALLING BUT NOTHING ELSE. OVERALL, VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW THIS COMPANY IS HANDLING A PROBLEM THAT MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS WIDESPREAD. HE HAS TROUBLE GETTING THE PART SINCE SO MANY ARE NEEDED! *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPS-ENGINE REVS FREELY (LIKE IN NEUTRAL) NO ACCELERATION-TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAILABILITY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME DEFECT. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENLY AFTER TURNED ON. WOULD STOP IN MIDDLE OF OPERATION. WOULD NEED TO JIGGLE THE SWITCH TO GET WIPERS WORKING AGAIN. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP & INFORMED RECALL FOR REPAIRS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. HAD REPAIRS ON WIPERS DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
WHILE TAVELING VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VERY HARD. DEALER STATED EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR. HAD IT REPLACED ONCE UNDER RECALL, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP, BUT ABS BRAKES DID NOT STOP, CRASHING VEHICLE. BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP AND NOT STOPPING ON TIME.*AK
DRIVER REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED. DEALER NOTIFIED, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK THE CLASP TO THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT WAS BROKEN. *YH DEALER IS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *SLC
THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NHTSA & CHEVROLET, SEE CAMPAIGN ID # 98V150000 & 98V150001, THE MFG. CAMPAIGN # 98043 (WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER PROBLEM). I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. IT SHOULD BE AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH UNRELIABLE WIPERS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NHTSA & CHE…
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THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NHTSA & CHEVROLET, SEE CAMPAIGN ID # 98V150000 & 98V150001, THE MFG. CAMPAIGN # 98043 (WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER PROBLEM). I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. IT SHOULD BE AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH UNRELIABLE WIPERS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NHTSA & CHEVY AND ALL 1995 CHEVY BLAZERS SHOULD BE INCLUDED.*AK
THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN CAR WAS NOT IN USE , AFTER AN ACCIDENT .THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES AND THEY DO THESE REPAIRS 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK.*AK
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.
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
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.