FaultScore report
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1984 Chevrolet Blazer with NHTSA between 1995 and 2000. The largest single group is the seat belts.
10
Complaints
6
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
4
Injuries reported
1 complaint reports a death.
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
3 crashes, 0 fires
2 crashes, 0 fires
1 crashes, 0 fires
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
REAR AXLE SHAFT
REAR AXLE FAILURE
ELECT. FAILURES/FIRES
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER: FORD HAS SUBMITTED 40 OWNERCOMPLAINTS WHICH ALLEGE IN-DASH FIRES. IT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THECOMPLAINTS INDICATE A DEFECT NOR ARE THEY SAFETY RELATED.ANALYSIS:A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS WAS CONDUCTED.VARIOUS COMPONENTSWERE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF THE FIRES.THE FAN MOTOR, BLOWERRESISTOR, WIRING, INSULATION, AND THE A/C CONTROL MODULE HAVE BEEN REPORTEDAS DEFECTIVE.THERE IS NO PATTERN OF DEFECT.NO REPORTED INJURIESSTATUS:CLOSED 6/30/87.======
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Seats And Restraints
On certain vehicles, the front seat back locks may not lock under forward load conditions and are therefore not in compliance with CMVSS 207 - Seat Anchorages.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
TIRES
ON AUGUST 19 I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH NORTH BOUND ON THE 15 FREEWAY IN THE #1 LANE WHEN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY A BIT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BAM, THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY TRUCK DIPPED AND WE WERE FORCED ACROSS 3 LANES OF FREEWAY, BOUNCED OFF THE EMBANKMENT AND STOPPED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE I-15 AT CAJALCO ROAD OFF RAMP. I WENT TO RAMONA TIRE THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE TIRE BLOW OUT REPLACED. ON 8-20-99 I AM AGAIN ON THE I-15 FREEWAY AND I FEEL MY TRUCK AGAIN START TO SHIMMY, IT WAS DARK SO EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY ON SIDE STREETS, UPON MY ARRIVAL HOME I LOOKED AT MY TIRES AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE IS COMING APART. ON 8-22-99 I WENT BACK TO RAMONA TIRE IN HEMET AND HAD ALL 3 OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED, PAYING OF COURSE FOR THE PRORATE OF TIRE USE AND BALANCE AND MOUNT. THE FIRST BLOW OUT CAUSED $1119.00 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK, DESTROYING THE RIGHT RUNNING BOARD, BENDING THE TIRE RIM AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL. I HAVE YET TO BE REIMBURSED BY FIRESTONE FOR THIS DAMAGE. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHCILE WITH ME ON BOTH OF THESE OCCASIONS. FIRESTONES ONTARIO OFFICE HAD REQUESTED THAT I PAY TO HAVE THE BLOWN TIRE SHIPPED TO TENN. I HAVE NOT DONE THIS, AND STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POCESSION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 32115015 TIRE SIZE: 15 )
NHTSA complaint #731058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY BELONGS TO THE U.S. NAVY. I USED MY NAME ONLY AS A POINT OF CONTACT. I AM THE TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR FOR THE NAVAL NEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT THREE IN CAIRO EGYPT. I HAVE SEEN AND READ THE REPORTS ON THE FIRESTONE RECALL, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. TO DATE WE HAVE HAD 10 TIRES THAT THE TREAD HAS PEALED OFF THE TIRE. THE LASTEST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES OF TWO OF THE TIRES IN QUESTION AND OF THE BLAZER THAT WAS IN THE ACCIDENT. MY MAILING ADDRESS IS BONNEL RAY, NAMRU3, PSC452 BOX 115, FPO AE, 09835-0007. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 011-202-284 1375 EXT 427. ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN SEND ON THE THESE TIRES WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, BONNEL V. RAY( DOT NUMBER: BFANYL1523 TIRE SIZE: 10 R 15LT )
NHTSA complaint #728640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
MY FIVE WEEK OLD SON (NOW 9 MOS) WAS THROWN FROM HIS CENTURY SMARTFIT CLASSIC CARSEAT ON JUNE 15, 1999 DURING AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THE WITNESS THAT REMOVED THE SEAT FROM OUR VEHICLE SAID THAT THE BUCKLE WAS STILL LATCHED, YET MY SON MANAGED TO BE THROWN INTO THE BACK OF OUR CHEVY BLAZER. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT IN JULY 1999, BUT HAS NOT CONTACTED US SINCE THEN.
NHTSA complaint #719279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
WHEN THE BLAZER HIT A DEER NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, A CHILD WAS INJURED BECAUSE THE CAR SEAT FLEW INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE.
NHTSA complaint #847042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
WHEN THE BLAZER HIT A DEER NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, A CHILD WAS INJURED BECAUSE THE CAR SEAT FLEW INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE.
NHTSA complaint #847042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 12:00 POSITION, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T HOLD TO THEIR POTENTIAL, PASSENGERS BOTH HIT HEADS. TT
NHTSA complaint #965984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
TIRES
ON AUGUST 19 I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH NORTH BOUND ON THE 15 FREEWAY IN THE #1 LANE WHEN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY A BIT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BAM, THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY TRUCK DIPPED AND WE WERE FORCED ACROSS 3 LANES OF FREEWAY, BOUNCED OFF THE EMBANKMENT AND STOPPED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE I-15 AT CAJALCO ROAD OFF RAMP. I WENT TO RAMONA TIRE THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE TIRE BLOW OUT REPLACED. ON 8-20-99 I AM AGAIN ON THE I-15 FREEWAY AND I FEEL MY TRUCK AGAIN START TO SHIMMY, IT WAS DARK SO EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY ON SIDE STREETS, UPON MY ARRIVAL HOME I LOOKED AT MY TIRES AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE IS COMING APART. ON 8-22-99 I WENT BACK TO RAMONA TIRE IN HEMET AND HAD ALL 3 OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED, PAYING OF COURSE FOR THE PRORATE OF TIRE USE AND BALANCE AND MOUNT. THE FIRST BLOW OUT CAUSED $1119.00 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK, DESTROYING THE RIGHT RUNNING BOARD, BENDING THE TIRE RIM AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL. I HAVE YET TO BE REIMBURSED BY FIRESTONE FOR THIS DAMAGE. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHCILE WITH ME ON BOTH OF THESE OCCASIONS. FIRESTONES ONTARIO OFFICE HAD REQUESTED THAT I PAY TO HAVE THE BLOWN TIRE SHIPPED TO TENN. I HAVE NOT DONE THIS, AND STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POCESSION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 32115015 TIRE SIZE: 15 )
NHTSA complaint #731058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY BELONGS TO THE U.S. NAVY. I USED MY NAME ONLY AS A POINT OF CONTACT. I AM THE TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR FOR THE NAVAL NEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT THREE IN CAIRO EGYPT. I HAVE SEEN AND READ THE REPORTS ON THE FIRESTONE RECALL, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. TO DATE WE HAVE HAD 10 TIRES THAT THE TREAD HAS PEALED OFF THE TIRE. THE LASTEST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES OF TWO OF THE TIRES IN QUESTION AND OF THE BLAZER THAT WAS IN THE ACCIDENT. MY MAILING ADDRESS IS BONNEL RAY, NAMRU3, PSC452 BOX 115, FPO AE, 09835-0007. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 011-202-284 1375 EXT 427. ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN SEND ON THE THESE TIRES WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, BONNEL V. RAY( DOT NUMBER: BFANYL1523 TIRE SIZE: 10 R 15LT )
NHTSA complaint #728640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
MY FIVE WEEK OLD SON (NOW 9 MOS) WAS THROWN FROM HIS CENTURY SMARTFIT CLASSIC CARSEAT ON JUNE 15, 1999 DURING AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THE WITNESS THAT REMOVED THE SEAT FROM OUR VEHICLE SAID THAT THE BUCKLE WAS STILL LATCHED, YET MY SON MANAGED TO BE THROWN INTO THE BACK OF OUR CHEVY BLAZER. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT IN JULY 1999, BUT HAS NOT CONTACTED US SINCE THEN.
NHTSA complaint #719279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
WHEN THE BLAZER HIT A DEER NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, A CHILD WAS INJURED BECAUSE THE CAR SEAT FLEW INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE.
NHTSA complaint #847042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
WHEN THE BLAZER HIT A DEER NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, A CHILD WAS INJURED BECAUSE THE CAR SEAT FLEW INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE.
NHTSA complaint #847042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK.
NHTSA complaint #844914 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO HAPPENED IN 1989 THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SEVERE GAS TANK LEAK FROM CORROSION ON THE TANK, THE TANK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, CONSUMER STATED HE SMELLED GAS NEAR THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE GAS TANK WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING,
NHTSA complaint #986865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOSING OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES . TT GM MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THIS WAS OKAY FOR THE MOTOR TO USE 1 QUART EVERY 750 MILES. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #973512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN, DO NOT LOCK UP UPON HARD BRAKING. TT
NHTSA complaint #972158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 12:00 POSITION, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T HOLD TO THEIR POTENTIAL, PASSENGERS BOTH HIT HEADS. TT
NHTSA complaint #965984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.