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CarsLore / Chevrolet / Blazer / 1990

1990 Chevrolet Blazer

32 owner complaints — #24 of 36 Blazer model years. 1 recall, 6 service bulletins.

32complaints · 4 crashes, 7 fires
1recalls
6manufacturer bulletins
—median mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1990 Chevrolet Blazer, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Service brakes, hydraulic8
  • Seat belts5
  • Engine and engine cooling5
  • Electrical system4
  • Seats3
  • Power train3
  • Vehicle speed control2
  • Visibility2
  • Suspension2
  • Unknown or other2

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 7 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’81’84’87’90’93’96’99’02’05’08’20’23’2632’81’84’87’90’93’96’99’02’05’08’20’23’2632
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NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1990 Chevrolet Blazer failed the safety check 1.93% of the time — 67% more often than the average 1990 passenger car (1.16%). Median odometer at inspection: 133,924 miles.

207first inspections
1.93%failed on safety
133,924 mimedian odometer
0.0%1.2%2.5%’83’85’87’89’90’91’93’95’97’99’01’03’05’20’22’24’261.9%0.0%1.2%2.5%’83’86’89’90’92’95’98’01’04’20’23’261.9%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In New Zealand

4 1990 cars are on the New Zealand register; 50% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

93V119000 · Service brakes, hydraulic2 Aug 1993 · 341,364 vehicles

SEVERE CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT AT THE JOINT OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER SECTION AND THE CAST OUTER SECTION CAN CAUSE THE SECTIONS TO SEPARATE.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Chevrolet told its dealers about the 1990 Chevrolet Blazer: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
634999DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
41076 WATER LEAK AT THE A/C RECIRCULATION DOOR (INSTALL NEW HOOD HINGE SEAL). *TW
41072 END GATE LATCH RATTLE (INSTALL REVISED STRIKER). *TW
39431 FRONT DOOR SIDE GLASS BINDING/TRACK DISENGAGEMENT. *TW
10007838DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, SLIP, BUSY/CYCLING TCC OR NOISY COOLING FAN. *TT
10006961POP SNAP NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN BRAKING. *MR

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

EA94029 · Engine and engine coolingopened 29 Jul 1994 · closed 31 Jul 1996

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

EA92015 · Vehicle speed control:linkagesopened 22 May 1992 · closed 28 May 1993

HIGH IDLE FLARE

PE92001 · Vehicle speed control:linkagesopened 7 Jan 1992 · closed 22 May 1992

HIGH IDLE FLARE

EA91028 · Service brakes, hydraulicopened 10 Jun 1991 · closed 30 Jun 1992

BRAKE FAILURE

PE91057 · Exterior lightingopened 6 Mar 1991 · closed 12 Jul 1991

HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE

PE91052 · Service brakes, hydraulicopened 22 Feb 1991 · closed 10 Jun 1991

BRAKE FAILURE

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation