Blazer Mileages

I've had a number of these trucks.

1987 GMC Jimmy w/ 2.8L V6 2 door / 2 wheel drive had 172k Miles when i sold it 2 years ago, rebuilt trans. twice (110k & 165k miles).

1996 GMC Jimmy SLS w/ 4.3 V6 2 door / 2 wheel drive with 190k miles and still running strong. No major mechanical repairs. Replaced heater core 5 times over the years and radiator core once due to dexcool coolant problems.

2000 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3 V6 4dr / 2wd 39k miles. only standard service work done to date, seems to be as stout a truck as the others i've encountered. However, with that said, this is the first truck i've encountered the door bushings splitting on.

I've had a number of these trucks.

1987 GMC Jimmy w/ 2.8L V6 2 door / 2 wheel drive had 172k Miles when i sold it 2 years ago, rebuilt trans. twice (110k & 165k miles).

1996 GMC Jimmy SLS w/ 4.3 V6 2 door / 2 wheel drive with 190k miles and still running strong. No major mechanical repairs. Replaced heater core 5 times over the years and radiator core once due to dexcool coolant problems.

2000 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3 V6 4dr / 2wd 39k miles. only standard service work done to date, seems to be as stout a truck as the others i've encountered. However, with that said, this is the first truck i've encountered the door bushings splitting on.

Change your Radiator Caps on the 96 and 00 and you will have less DexCool problems. The AC Delcos are defective.

a 95 with 30,000 highway and 50,000 city. running good for the most part besides a knock. still has alot of power. runs 15.5 in 1/4 mile.

Well I just handed my 94 4.3 4 door off to my son with 205,500 miles. Hopefully he can keep it going for many more miles and years.

Well I just handed my 94 4.3 4 door off to my son with 205,500 miles. Hopefully he can keep it going for many more miles and years.

Now you just need to get a new one, bag it, throw on a mach performance or whipple turbo (or s/c) and make him jealous! :iceslolan

Mine just went over the 130K mark.
http://home.comcast.net/~mattbradford/blazer.jpg
Not to bad eh?

I know. I've got a 2003 tahoe, but he keeps looking online for another blazer---luv them things. Daughter gets her license next year so I may just invest in another one. 130K, not bad just gettin broken in. Just bug GM customers at our house!!!

Forgot, wifes car is a 97 grand am.

96 Blazer LS
JVC Stereo/750w Rockford Fosgate amp/other audio equip.
K & N cold air intake
New fuel pump approx. 5 mos. ago
Flame paint job (PAINT- not decal)
no other mods, LT1 transplant in near future!
Turned 182,000 miles last week, still runs like a dream!:)

94 Blazer S-10

268,000 km on it.
I am the second owner.
1) new starter
2) two tranny soilnoid's
3) two fuel pump's
4) and one knocking engine.
In the proccess of rebuilding the engine.
And by "in the proccess" I mean "have not started"
But I Love this truck.

1999 Blazer TrailBlazer edition
200300 kms still original everything. I'm finding a ton of ideas to mod it and customize it Thanks to this awsome forum Thanks everyone!

2001 Blazer 2 door 4x4 auto, 40,000 miles
B&M shift improver kit
K&N FIPK
First Gen. S-10 style body side mouldings
Check Corp. Seat heaters
1.25 inch wheel spacers, rear
Home made 3 inch spare dropdown kit
Quad beam headlamp mod

2005 ZR2 Blazer 5 speed, 700 miles
Still never been in rain or snow!
Daystar shackles (adds 1.5 inches to the rear)
1 inch wheel spacers, rear
Automatic Flashing LED "security" system (comes on when truck is switched off)
Dropdown kit, Quad beam mod and more coming soon

95' Blazer LT 4 door, second owner, I use it everyday, but I only got 85,000 miles on it. Alot of short trips. The 4.3 vortec ho runs as good as the day I bought it 7 years ago. Minor maintenance, alt., brakes, exhaust, the spider under the manifold, switch on the evaporator, fuel pickup rusted through, had to pay to have the transfer case seal replaced (was shooting tranny fluid all over my engine through an overflow, sucked) and some other stupid things. I only mention what things I had to fix because I think they are common to most blazers around my year and this forum helped me diagnose and fix these problems. Right now I have water leaking in the top of my doors, hopefully I'll have the new weatherstrip on this weekend and it fixes the problem. Don't want to replace pins and bushings if I don't have too. Anyone have problems with the front bumper rusting, my needs pulled and painted, the winters in pa are rough on vehicles. Its the only place my Blazer that has rust, wondering if its a defect. I take pride in working on my blazer, frankly I wouldn't want anyone else working on it. I keep it clean and people can't believe it's a 95'. Hope mine see's that 250,000 mile mark!


p.s.- I just wanted to thank everyone who has contributed to this forum, your advice and knowledge has been greatly appreciated. Thank you.

-Ice

2001 Blazer 4 door 75,000 miles and runs perfectly with the interior and exterior perfect.

97 4 door Jimmy SLS..142,421 miles.Original engine and tranny..Have replaced the following.. Rearend, intake manifold gaskets,2 alternators,doorpins,2 hub assemblies,both cv joints,oil cooler lines,EGR valve,mass air flow sensor,tensioner pulley,upper and lower ball joints on both sides,rear wiper motor,Front and rear axle seals.That is all I can think of right now.Besides those things still a damn good vehicle.

got a '98 blazer with 162k miles and still runs great, w/ some a/c problems.

I have a 95 Blazer LT 4dr 4WD... It only has 88000 miles on it.

I have done no work on it yet, besides regular maintenance, but I am going to do vacuum lines, upgrade interior (lighting and upholstery), etc... (see below)


Planned Upgrades:
Rear Bumper from 97 Blazer
Front Grille/Headlight guard
2" Suspension lift
Sylvania Silverstar Headlamps and turn signals
PIAA off-roading lights
Clear Corners
Different Taillights
New Wheels
Ebay Cold-Air intake (or i might try that mod)
Gibson performance exhaust
Gibson high-flow cat (damn california)
New Stereo ($700 custom system (made by me) to be put together when i get the money to get the parts)
New Paint Job (Metal Flake Black)
New color-matched Grille
Shave doors


And that's all I can think of (for now)

"97 LS 2door (original owner)
Just clocked 36K miles this morning.
2nd set of tires last month (original Michelins dry rotted,cracked & leaked).
(Broke a caliper slide pin head off replacing front pads, what a PITA to remove)
Upper & Lower ball joints replaced.
Ignition switch last fall.
Pulse board last summer (in the rain,of coarse)



98 LT 4WD 121K Miles, Engine Shit the bed at 90K Miles due to Head Gasket f up and Coolant getting into the Engine. But under Exteneed Warrenty. Shit happens.

120K Tranny Valve Body Replaced. Other than shocks, brakes, suspension shit due to whatever, it is a great car.

I've got a 96 chevy blazer 4x4 LT w/168,000 miles on it..

So far all that's been done to it is a replacement alternator and new TPS...

Runs great, pretty decent dependable suv

125,000 and I have only replaced a starter and alt. Then again I have only owned it for 6 months.

93 S-10 Blazer, 4.3 vin W. Bought it apx. 18 months ago with 64,000 actual miles. I am the 3rd owner. The truck was well taken care of the first 3-4 years and 12K but the second guy was "rough" on it. It was used off road quite a bit, most likley checking oil or gas wells that are "rough" to get to around here. Did at least keep the fluids changed. It is a "plain-jane", nothing fancy, no digital dash, cruise or push button 4x4. All plain. Does have A/C at least and while it rides rough it is set up pretty well for off road use. Tow hooks, and it has plating almost everywhere underneath. Tan paint with couple of dents and some minor rust in the normal places, and the tailgate needs work. Took a week to get the damn smoke smell out of it, as it was used by a "heavy" smoker. Still a decent truck with a lot of miles left on it. Has 98,000 miles on it now. It gets decent milage, 21-22 mpg in the warm months and 17-19 in winter. I put a tranny cooler on it when I first got it. Other than normal replacment of hoses, belt, and tune up the only problems have been a heater core, door handle, and ignition module, although I have had some issues with some idle speed and nuisance stalls as of late. Cleaned EGR, IAC, reset the idle and replaced O2 this evening so perhaps that is resolved. So far I have not been disappointed with this truck. Suits my needs just fine.

Bought mine at 45,000 miles two years ago. She's cleaner, louder (stereo), faster, and healthier. Almost at 80,000 miles now, runs better and more effeciantly than ever. Only had to replace the tranny 5,000 miles ago. TOO much powerbraking.

1995 4.3L Vin W

205,000kms
New CPI/Nut Kit

'98 LS W/117K. Paid $14K four years ago, now I can't even trade it in because of all that is wrong with it. I can change the brakes with my eyes closed. Needs doors pins, 2 speakers, rear hatch won't unlock from outside, both mirrors inoperable, rear roll pan rusting badly, needs third idler arm, jack cover pins broke and cover won't stay on, vibrates so badly the speedometer numbers blur, can't keep it aligned, so many rattles inside I feel like smashing it into a tree. Of course I've already resoldered the wiper board and replaced the seat handles and replaced two front hub assemblies. Now there is a loud clank when you first start out after shifting into drive. And Chevy wonders why their market share has shrunk. I'll never buy another one, that's for sure.

1998 LT - 90k miles. I picked it up in December for a song and the only money spent was on a new hub and fluid changes. My goal is to have it 100% synthetic by the end of this month.

Am currently seeking new/second job to afford all the mods I want to do!!

94 blazer 136,000, 1991 s-10 pickup with 225,000 and a 1991 full size g20 Chevy van with 179,000. I also sold a 1988 Chevy astro van with over 440,000 (verified through carfax) a few months ago. It was used as a delivery truck for a medical supply house but im not sure what had been replaced on it. THESE ALL HAVE A 4.3 LITER ENGINE. I just bought a silverado 3/4 ton for my business that I can't wait to see how far it goes (got the 350 though) It's got 88,000 on it now.

The only Ford I have ever owned is a 2003 Ford Taurus with the 3.0L Duratec V6 that my wife just had to have. It went 8,000 miles before it started using oil and smoking. She now drives a 2004 Chevy Monte Carlo.

I also sold a 1988 Chevy astro van with over 440,000 (verified through carfax) a few months ago. It was used as a delivery truck for a medical supply house but im not sure what had been replaced on it. THESE ALL HAVE A 4.3 LITER ENGINE.

Holy Shit, I drive mine 6,000 miles a year. at that rate I will be around 110 years old when I get to that milage, I'll keep you guys posted on the results.....
LMAO:lol2:

Just turned over 255,000 on my 94 S10

95 Blazer ls - 268,689km

In it's life ...

two alternators, one diffrential (just two years ago), one transmission (5 years ago), three
mufflers, one belt, (hood , windshield courtesy of Midas), ummm... other than that, all original, rust too. Oh and the obvious tire every couple of years. And one Catalytic converter... I think that's it... oil changes, oh yeah, New rad just this summer, and a new blower motor too. FOr ten years of running not bad for a truck that's offroading and haulin ass still!

I love my Blazer!

XPC.

OK, here is my contribution to the cause.
94 S-10 Tahoe 4dr. 2x4 191,000 Miles Top Shape
95 S-10 LS 4dr. 4x4 198,000 Miles Working on Fly Wheel Replacement.
96 S-10 LT 4dr. 4x4 120,000 Miles Top Shape
97 S-10 LS 4dr. 4x4 201,000 Miles Top Shape

Had an 1989 S-10 Blazer. Sold it at 107k. Maybe I don't count since I don't have mine anymore.

1995 GMC Jimmy 4x4 4dr; 201,700 miles on original engine.

124K on my 1998 LT 4door 4X4

i just hit 200,000 miles in my 95 LS. still going.....

1977 K5 full size 4WD
850,000mi on chassis
199,000 on replaced motor
motor is 1976 350

144,000 on the 94, still smokes the tires with ease and runs over 100 MPH on the autobahn with ZERO problems!

1993 4dr 4x4 with 112700
1995 4dr 4x4 with 112300

1999 LS 4.3 4dr 4WD with 117,000 - minor maintenance and upkeep

1995 Jimmy2 door sls
239,000 miles a few repairs, some minor, some major.

1996 4Dr 4wd LS Blazer 124,000miles

2003 Blazer LS 2dr 4x4 Mint... 33K...

1990 Jimmy 2Dr 4x4 4.3L - 365,000Kms

96 Blazer Ls.. 79,267 Miles..

1992 S10 Blazer
4 door, 4wd

261,000 miles

Rebuilt engine, tranny, and rear end

2000 (TrailBlazer Package)...61000

2000 (TrailBlazer Package)...61000

99 Blazer LS w/ 71000 miles. 4.3...22 mpg
Just sold 92 Jimmy w/ 250000 miles....4.3...19mpg

95 Blazer 4X4. 156,380 miles. Gone through a couple CPI units (not cheap!) a starter, a couple EGR valves, alternator and water pump. My mechanic told me recently I had low compression in two cylinders, which indicated (to him) that a head gasket was leaking. I paln to run this thing til it dies! I love it and it has rarely let me down. Does anyone know if this thermogasket stuff works. I debating whether to just pay the money and get the engine overhauled or buy a new truck? I'm the original owner.

Two 98's

Four Door w/ 122K

Two Door w/ 130K

New here, nice forums.

95 LT 4-dr 171,000 miles gets 18 mpg short trips. I've loved it since I got it in 98.

1997 Silver Blazer (W) engine. Bought it October 2004 with 161,000. Just hit 200,300 a few minutes ago. No problems yet, except maybe the upper control arm which broke a few months ago, and usual wear and tear issues (tires, tune-ups). Love this baby.

don't beat me up guys, but mines just the s-10 p/u...
2000 s10 bought it in 2003 with 50,300 now has 65,600. after this truck, i am definitely getting another Chevy.

Bought blue 89 Blazer 2 door 2WD in 98 with 115,000+ on it.
Traded it in a month ago with 176,000+ on it.
In those 7.5 years, outside of basic maintenance, only replaced starter, muffler, and 2 water pumps (total cost about $800, including labor).
Mechanically, she was solid as all hell.

NONmechanically, she was starting to age. Headliner, weatherstripping, paint, stuck hatch, broken switches and panels, etc., etc. But still a sweet truck, if not necessarily as pretty as when I bought her.

Traded her in for a blue 2000 Blazer 2 door 2WD with 92,000+, hoping to get as much use out of her as the 89. Both trucks have/had the 4.3L V6. This engine ROCKS.

89 spent most of its time here in Key West, so didn't get much driving here, but before I got here, spent a year and a half traveling the U.S., averaging about 1,000 miles a week. No complaints, no worries, did everything I ever asked of her.

2000 will see more daily mileage soon, as this summer will be moving back to Phoenix where things are far FAR more spread out than the tiny island of Key West!

Remember...friends don't let friends drive Fords!

:-)

Jester

1991 S-10 Blazer 4x4 4.3L 235k Let's just say that due to Maine winters it has more rust than it should. The steering is so loose. No more rocker panels, they finished falling off last winter. Has a nice oil leak, from the location I am guessing rear main seal. Driver's door is so rotted, I am wondering how it is staying together. It doesn't come close to being shut. But what can I say, they don't make things like they used to. It has gotten me through several winters where the 4x4 has been greatly apperciated!

I saw this thread posted somewhere on another board, I don't know if it has been done here. I am curious to see what people have out there.

Mine : 1993 4dr Blazer LT 218KM original
1995 2dr SLS Jimmy(close enough):) 275KM original

97 blazer 2-door 208,500 miles
95 s-10 z-r2 120,000

Just wanted to say I broke 138,000 miles yesterday :)

well since it was bumped back to the top i have 142,000 on my Jimmy

since my last post "01-20-2006 65,000 miles" i've made it all the way to 67,493. gonna be taking it on a 921 mile trip in June.

1995 Blazer LT 4 Door
142,000 miles and going strong.

Update:

95 186,000+ mi/299,300km

Since then, altenator, front shocks, clogged egr valve (seafoam took care of that), rear pinion seal, and fuel pump. Still have not had any problem with the fuel system as I hear of so much, I have a spider assy in a box at work that looks pretty new just in case
Today plan to look at brakes ( on second set since I bought it ) and those bumper corners on the front are loose. Parking lot bandit got the right and dog got the left. If anyone has re-attached these before without buying new ones please let me know. Holes drilled and nylon zip ties are what I'm leaning towards.