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vehicle
1996 / chevrolet / blazer
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-01)
complaints
1,280 on file (1995-09-07 → 2023-03-28)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Front upper and lower ball joint separationSUSPENSION37 complaints2002-07 → 2010-04chevrolet-blazer-1996-ball-joint-separation
10325847 RIGHT SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION. *TR
10046463 UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY FRONT WHEELS TURNED INWARD AND FELL OFF. THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE FAILURE
10041774 WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH ON A WELL PAVED ROAD, HEARD A LOUD BANG. TWO SECONDS LATER, ANOTHER LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD, AND THE BLAZER TILTED TO THE LEFT LIKE HAVE A BLOWN TIRE
ABS brake pedal loss and extended stopping distanceSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC30 complaints2002-08 → 2023-03chevrolet-blazer-1996-abs-brake-failure
11514235 On March 23, 2023 ABS Extended Stopping Distance on snow / slush surface proceeding downhill on a 4 lane highway (7200 South Wasatch Blvd. Midvale Utah). Other vehicles around me were stopping without issue
10001385 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES THEY CAN HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
10043383 APPLIED BRAKES WHILE TWO CAR LENGTHS BEHIND ANOTHER CAR IN TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT CAR IN FRONT OF US
Windshield wiper motor failureVISIBILITY28 complaints2002-07 → 2007-03chevrolet-blazer-1996-wiper-motor-failure
10064229 WINDSHIELD WIPERS... RECENTLEY I HAVE BEEN HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS WORKING. THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS IN TIONESTA PA. DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN IN A BAD RAIN STORM...THE WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THIS TIME I COULD NOT GET THEM TO COME BACK ON
10007660 AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF OUR 1996 BLAZER IN 8/2002, THEY COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING DURING A RAINSTORM WHILE TRAVELING ON FRIDAY FEB 16
8015021 WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WHPERS STOPPED WORKING, UNABLE TO SEE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Cooling system sludge and overheatingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING19 complaints2002-07 → 2009-04chevrolet-blazer-1996-cooling-system-sludge
10124247 PURCHASED 1996 CHEVY BLAZER 1/15/04 FROM CARMAX. EXPERIENCED FREQUENT ISSUES WITH HEATING AND COOLING. 3/22/05 1ST MECHANIC FOUND NO TROUBLE FOR 2 DAYS, THEN DETERMINED THERMOSTAT WAS BAD
10054400 ENGINE COOLANT AT 50,000 MILES TURNED TO A MUDDY SUBSTANCE. 1 YR LATER AND 30,000 MILES IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN
10047224 MY 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER WITH LESS THAN 53,000 MILES HAS NO HEAT AND STARTED OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEXCOOL THAT WAS GUARANTEED FOR 100,000 MILES HAD FAILED
Electrical fires and alternator failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM14 complaints2002-07 → 2013-05chevrolet-blazer-1996-electrical-fire
10477974 PUT THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN. GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND WALKED TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME GOT BACK TO THE DOOR OF THE CAR TO GET MY THINGS OUT FOR WORK THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. *TR
10131561 THE ALTERNATORS HAVE TO KEEP BEING REPLACED. SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THE TRUCK, IT HAS HAD 5 ALTERNATORS PUT ON. AC DELCO BRAND. THE TRUCK HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT SO FAR
10018007 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND LARGE FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *NLM
Air bag non-deployment in frontal crashesAIR BAGS11 complaints2002-10 → 2015-08chevrolet-blazer-1996-airbag-non-deployment
10758515 DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH NORTH ON 5700 BLK OF TACONY ST PHILADELPHIA PA 19137, 2005 SILVER HONDA PULLS OUT OF DRIVE WAY HITS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER TIRE OF TRUCK, TRUCK THEN SPINS AND FLIPS OVER. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT ALL SUSTAINED INJURIES
10355608 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED
768624 DRIVER WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD FROM AN EMBANKMENT AND VEHICLE LANDED IN A DITCH APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET BELOW THE ROAD. VEHICLE IMPACTED THE GROUND SURFACE HEAD ON. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DT
Automatic transmission slipping and failurePOWER TRAIN9 complaints2002-07 → 2006-08chevrolet-blazer-1996-transmission-failure
10153733 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING. ACCORDING TO TSB 00-07-30-022 THE 4L60E A/T WILL LOSE REVERSE, 2ND, AND 4TH GEARS
10166659 NORMAL DRIVING , HARD SHIFTING, EVENTUAL TRANSMISSION BURN UP. IF CAUGHT IN TIME SIMPLE REPAIR FOR ABOUT 300 IF YOU CAN FIND SHOP THAT WILL DO IT
10023395 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER TCC VALVE ON TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ONCE VEHICLE WARMED UP AFTER DRIVING FOR A DISTANCE
Fuel pump failure and fuel line leaksFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE7 complaints2002-09 → 2011-04chevrolet-blazer-1996-fuel-leak
10199019 WE HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. IT HAS CAUSED US TO MISS WORK SEVERAL DAYS, AND PUT OUR JOBS AT RISK
10215597 I RECENTLY WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM DENVER, CO ON THE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED FOR FUEL NOTICING MY VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING MORE GAS THAN USUAL. I FUELED UP AND LEFT. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I NOTICED GASOLINE DRIPPING ON THE GROUND
10017036 MOSES LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT REPORT 2003-1096. POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMPS INSTALLED ON 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZERS, CAUSING FUEL TO BE RELEASED FROM THE FILL TUBE WHILE FUELING IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED
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). 1996 Chevrolet Blazer vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/chevrolet/blazer
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_chevrolet_blazer_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Chevrolet Blazer},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/chevrolet/blazer}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
