FaultScore

1993 Chevrolet Blazer seat problems

11 of the 616 complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet Blazer are about the seats — 2% of everything reported for this model year.

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11

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Seats 5 45.5%
Recliner 4 36.4%
Power Adjust 1 9.1%
Mid/Rear Assembly 1 9.1%

Seats across every Chevrolet Blazer year

1993 11 4.4%
1994 18 7.2%
1995 25 10.0%
1996 12 4.8%
1997 10 4.0%
1998 84 33.5%
1999 42 16.7%
2000 49 19.5%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Staten Island, NY

SEATS

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FULLY RECLINED. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #8006889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Beloit, WI

SEATS

SINCE PURCHASED OF THIS VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS BEEN USED CONSIDERABLY LESS SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL. IT IS NOT A USED FAMILY VEHICLE. DISAPPOINTED THIS BOLT WASN'T HARDEN TO WITHSTAND THE SELDOM USED MECHANISM.

NHTSA complaint #743382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Copperopolis, CA

SEATS

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH PASSENGER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DUE TO SEAT BOLT BREAKING IN HALF.

NHTSA complaint #863455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Coleman, MI

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

POWER SEAT OPERATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A YEAR. NOTHING WAS NEAR CONTROL BUTTONS TO ACTIVATE POWER SEAT. EACH TIME THE SEAT RECLINED BY ITSELF.

NHTSA complaint #711108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Clarksdale, MS

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

HAD 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.

NHTSA complaint #849463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Belleville, NJ

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACK BOLT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING SEATBACK TO FALL WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

NHTSA complaint #846527 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Schalller, IA

SEATS

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS ALREADY A RECALL IN THE 1993 AND 1994 CHEVY EXTENDED CAB PICKUPS THE SEAT CODE IN QUESTION IS A95 THERE IS A BOLT THAT BRAKES AND THE SEAT THEN RECLINES WITHOUT WARNING THIS HAPPENS DUE TO WEAR IN THE SEAT FRAME I BELIEVE, I HAVE PURCHASED THE REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED THEM AND NOW THE SEAT IS WORKING LOOSE AGAIN IT LOOKS LIKE THE FRAME IS WEAK AROUND THE BOLT HOLE, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY THE BULLITEN AT THE DEALER SAYS THAT IF THE REPAIR DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THE SEAT FRAME MAY NEED REPLACED. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS ABDICATED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CONSUMER . I BELIEVE THAT THIS COMPANY SHOULD FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THESE RECALLS ON ALL VEHICHLES THAT COULD HAVE THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. MY 1993 CHEVY BLAZER HAS THE SAME SEAT CODE THAT IS OFFERED IN THE PICKUPS ,THE BLAZER,SURBURBAN, AND THE YUKON COULD ALSO HAVE THE SAME SEAT,AND POTENTIALLY THE SAME PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #702129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Philadelphia, PA

SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

3 INCHES OF PLAY IN BACKSEAT WHEN LOCKED.

NHTSA complaint #525985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

South Orange, NJ

SEATS

THE 2 BOLTS HOLDING THE SEAT HINGE TOGETHER BROKE, CAUSING THE SEATS TO FLOP BACK.

NHTSA complaint #815576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Crestview, FL

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX. 25MPH, GOING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ONTO CHILD'S LEGS IN REAR. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BOLTS OF SEAT SHEARED OFF. NO PROBLEMS W/DRIVER SEAT AS OF YET.

NHTSA complaint #813459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Greenville, ME

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

DRIVERS SEAT BACK SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT

NHTSA complaint #979248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1993 Chevrolet Blazer problems

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