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vehicle
1991 / chevrolet / blazer
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints
245 on file (1995-01-05 → 2021-11-16)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
0 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
Seat belt buckle, retractor and mount failureSEAT BELTS18 complaints1996-01 → 2002-01blazer-1991-seat-belt-failure
979715 THE REAR BUCKLE FAILURE, RED RELEASE BUTTON BROKE AND DROPPED INSIDE BUCKLE MECHANISM PREVENTING BUCKLE FROM BEING LATCHED. *AK
821398 RUST ACCUMULATED AROUND SHOULDER BELT MOUNTING BOLTS. RIGHT SIDE OF BELT FELL OUT OF MOUNTING. TOOK TO DEALER & WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN REPAIRING THE BOLTS. HAS PICTURES OF MOUNTING BOLTS. *AK
977753 RIGHT REAR LAP BELT DOES NOT BUCKLE; OCCUPANTS RIDE UNRESTRAINED. TT
Steering column and ball joint failureSTEERING, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN7 complaints1996-08 → 2002-12blazer-1991-steering-suspension
512396 TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR; ALSO, MOUNT BOLTS SECURING THE TILT WHEL KNUCKLE CAME LOOSE, ALLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE FREELY UP/DOWN AND UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK
507119 LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *DH
737647 STEERING COLUMN SHOULD NOT COME APART WHILE DRIVNG. I AM GLAD TO STILL BE ALIVE
Paint peeling or separating from primerSTRUCTURE3 complaints1998-10 → 2004-07blazer-1991-paint-peeling
10081060 I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1991 CHEV. S-10 BLAZER WHOM HAS LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS SINCE BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF IT. THE PAINT HAS BEEN WASHING OFF OF THE VEHICLE, IT LEAVES THE
708147 THE PAINT JOB WAS RECALL I FOUND OUT MY SUCKS NEVER RECIEVED INFO ON RECALL
781118 PAINT PEELING OFF VEHICLE
Service brake and ABS failure, pedal to floorSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC109 complaints1995-11 → 2003-09blazer-1991-brake-and-abs-failure
863610 AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH AND AT A REST STOP COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY FOUND OUT THAT BOLT HOLDING THE CALIPERS WAS GONE. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
818134 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK *SLC
846200 WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, ABS LIGHT IS ON, INDICATING AN ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Engine compartment and dashboard firesELECTRICAL SYSTEM14 complaints1996-07 → 2004-12blazer-1991-vehicle-fire
10103237 A FIRE STARTED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 26 MPH. THE DEFROSTING COIL IN THE REAR WINDOW STARTED THE FIRE, PER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE'S REAR WAS DESTROYED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
800647 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM DIGITAL DASHBOARD DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICAL CAIGHT ON FIRE. *AK
800290 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. *AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, HE HEARD A SOUND LIKE A BELT BREAKING, THEN A BUZZING NOISE, HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND OPENED THE HOOD AND FLAMES WERE SHOOTING ALL OVER.*JB
Unintended acceleration or surgeVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6 complaints1997-04 → 1999-10blazer-1991-unintended-acceleration
815278 WHEN IGNITON WAS TURNED ON AND FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN EVEN WITH FULL PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
831977 HAD SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. IT THEN FLIPPED OVER, AFTER HITTING A SMALL EMBANKMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
849942 WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, VEHICLE IS IDLES AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. *AK
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1991 Chevrolet Blazer vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/chevrolet/blazer
@misc{wrenchpro_1991_chevrolet_blazer_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1991 Chevrolet Blazer},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/chevrolet/blazer}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
