This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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We have had repeated problems with this vehicle from approximately 4000 and going forward. The first indication of problems with electrical was when the emergency flashers were used the first time and it blew the electrical system at approximately 4000 miles we had owned the Blazer less than 6 months at this time. We have had service engine check light indicator problems repeatedly and was told every time but 1 that it was "nothing" and later we have problems that are conveniently not covered under the warranty any more. The soft plugs blew in the engine in 9-1999 and we were told by the garage that repaired this that he had seen this before... the antifreeze used deteriorates the plugs and they eventually leak and the engine overheats. The GM dealer that we took the Blazer to on this occasions for a second opinion 11-2000 --this dealer had another 1995 Blazer in the shop at the same time with the exact same problem. I thought this was odd for a town of 25,000 people and of course the 800 line to GM customer services advised me that it wan't anything that could be covered. We also had the leather seat replaced on driver side 2 times but continue to have problems with leather splitting and of course this is not covered.. all we are able to get from GM is the answer "no" whenever we feel that something should be covered... we have put over $2000 in repairs in the engine and wipers and fuel injection system in the past from 9-1999 thru 11 28 2000.... and the problems continues.. the service engine soon lifht comes on and the air bag light goes off and on and stay S on for long periods of time... and of course when I called last week on the air bag... lite it was.
Fuse blew & was replaced. Fuse box sparked & sunvisor on the driver side with a vanity mirror started smoking near the hinge. Wires melted down & the sunvisor was disconnected. Malfunction occurred in hinge of sunvisor, wire cut in hinge and exposed to metal causing shortage and meltdown of wiring. Dealer to notify manufacturer on possible replacement.
While vehicle was parked a short circuit occurred in the fuse recepticle that resulted in a fire with the interior lights being burned, fire was put out by the fire department, and they made the determination that fire was caused by a short circuit in fuse recepticle. Dealer has been contacted.
The windshield wipers quit when in the slower constant speed mode. They also quit when used in the intermittent mode. The wiper motor & internal circuit breaker were replaced on December 2, 1997.
Windshield wipers malfunction from time to time and problem is intermittent. Owner took vehicle to dealers, and problem was found in windshield wiper module. Problem has been fixed. Rear glass would not open, dealer found fuse blown and replaced faulty fuse, courtesy light and lighter fuse also blew, possible problem with electrical fuses, dealer installed ecc valve.
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- Kimball, MI, USA