1994 CHEVROLET BLAZER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 616 complaints · 7 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (409 complaints · 66.4%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 96
  • Fires 7
  • Injuries 57
  • Deaths 6
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 409 of 616 owner complaints (66.4%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 409 complaints, 66.4% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 409 · 66.4% · 86 crash reports 1 fire reports VISIBILITY: 45 complaints, 7.3% of reports VISIBILITY 45 · 7.3% · 1 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 35 complaints, 5.7% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 35 · 5.7% · 2 crash reports ENGINE: 28 complaints, 4.6% of reports ENGINE 28 · 4.6% · 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 18 complaints, 2.9% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 18 · 2.9% · 4 crash reports SEAT BELTS: 14 complaints, 2.3% of reports SEAT BELTS 14 · 2.3% SUSPENSION: 10 complaints, 1.6% of reports SUSPENSION 10 · 1.6% POWER TRAIN: 9 complaints, 1.5% of reports POWER TRAIN 9 · 1.5% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports STRUCTURE: 6 complaints, 1.0% of reports STRUCTURE 6 · 1.0% · 1 crash reports 2 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 573 complaints, 93.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 573 · 93.0% · 91 crash reports 6 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SERVICE BRAKES 409 66.4% 86 crashes · 1 fires
VISIBILITY 45 7.3% 0 crashes · 1 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 35 5.7% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 28 4.6% 0 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 18 2.9% 4 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 14 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 10 1.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 9 1.5% 2 crashes · 1 fires
STRUCTURE 6 1.0% 1 crashes · 2 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 573 93.0% 91 crashes · 6 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Jun 1994. 1995-Q1: 20 owner reports 20 1995-Q2: 25 owner reports 25 1995-Q3: 14 owner reports 14 1995-Q4: 30 owner reports 30 1996-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 1996-Q2: 16 owner reports 16 1996-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 1996-Q4: 35 owner reports 35 1997-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 1997-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 1997-Q3: 15 owner reports 15 1997-Q4: 96 owner reports 96 1998-Q1: 36 owner reports 36 1998-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 1998-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 1998-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 1999-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 1999-Q3: 45 owner reports 45 1999-Q4: 20 owner reports 20 2000-Q1: 15 owner reports 15 2000-Q2: 22 owner reports 22 2000-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2000-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2001-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 2001-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2002-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Jun 1994 Jan 2015 Recall campaign 94V114000 ◆ Recall campaign 94V114000 Recall campaign 95I005000 ◆ Recall campaign 95I005000 Recall campaign 99I006000 ◆ Recall campaign 99I006000 Recall campaign 99V193000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V193000 Recall campaign 06E041000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E041000 Recall campaign 06E043000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E043000 Recall campaign 07E088000 ◆ Recall campaign 07E088000 Investigation PE94046 ● Investigation PE94046 Investigation EA94038 ● Investigation EA94038 Investigation PE95010 ● Investigation PE95010 Investigation PE96045 ● Investigation PE96045 Investigation RQ99015 ● Investigation RQ99015 Investigation EA01019 ● Investigation EA01019
  • Campaign 99I006000 was reported 1,658 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 99V193000 was reported 1,658 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 06E041000 was reported 3,850 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 20
1995-Q2 Owner reports 25
1995-Q3 Owner reports 14
1995-Q4 Owner reports 30
1996-Q1 Owner reports 10
1996-Q2 Owner reports 16
1996-Q3 Owner reports 7
1996-Q4 Owner reports 35
1997-Q1 Owner reports 17
1997-Q2 Owner reports 9
1997-Q3 Owner reports 15
1997-Q4 Owner reports 96
1998-Q1 Owner reports 36
1998-Q2 Owner reports 13
1998-Q3 Owner reports 7
1998-Q4 Owner reports 5
1999-Q1 Owner reports 13
1999-Q2 Owner reports 21
1999-Q3 Owner reports 45
1999-Q4 Owner reports 20
2000-Q1 Owner reports 15
2000-Q2 Owner reports 22
2000-Q3 Owner reports 20
2000-Q4 Owner reports 10
2001-Q1 Owner reports 17
2001-Q2 Owner reports 5
2001-Q3 Owner reports 6
2001-Q4 Owner reports 5
2002-Q1 Owner reports 7
2002-Q2 Owner reports 4
2002-Q3 Owner reports 8
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 2
2003-Q2 Owner reports 2
2003-Q3 Owner reports 5
2003-Q4 Owner reports 4
2004-Q1 Owner reports 2
2004-Q2 Owner reports 5
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2004-Q4 Owner reports 2
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 4
2006-Q1 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 94V114000
Recall campaign 1 95I005000
Recall campaign 1 99I006000
Recall campaign 1 99V193000
Recall campaign 1 06E041000
Recall campaign 1 06E043000
Recall campaign 1 07E088000
Defect investigation 1 PE94046
Defect investigation 1 EA94038
Defect investigation 1 PE95010
Defect investigation 1 PE96045
Defect investigation 1 RQ99015
Defect investigation 1 EA01019
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Safety Recalls (7)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E041000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    A FUEL LEAK CAN OCCUR AT THE VALVE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    R&B, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND AT THE CUSTOMERS REQUEST, EITHER REPLACE THE FUEL LINE OR OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT R&B, INC. AT 215-712-5330.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E043000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
    Remedy:
    HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07E088000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 94V114000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE TRAILER WAS BEING PULLED, THE HITCH AND TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL TORQUE ALL EIGHT TRAILER HITCH BOLTS TO THE CORRECT TORQUE.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 95I005000

    Report date
    Component:
    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
    Consequence:
    CERTAIN VEHICLES CAN EXHIBIT SOME DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS SUCH AS POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE, STALLING, MISFIRE, POOR HOT OR COLD STARTING, EXTENDED CRANKING OF A HOT ENGINE, OR STALLING AFTER START. TRUCKS WITH MANUALTRANSMISSIONS CAN EXHIBIT POOR ACCELERATION FROM START OR COULD STALL DURING DECELERATION.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL SOME RECENTLY DEVELOPED ENHANCEMENTS WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE OVERALL DRIVEABILITY OF THESE VEHICLES.
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  6. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99I006000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    THESE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS ON CERTAIN MULTIPLE SURFACES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE COMPUTER PROGRAM WHICH OPERATES THE ABS UNIT ON SOME VEHICLES, OR REPLACE THE COMPUTER ON OTHERS TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS ON THESE SURFACES.
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  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V193000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    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.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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