What year is the worst year for the Blazer ?

[chcknugget]

Originally Posted by BlazerLT

No, the coolant is not causing the problem, the defective rad caps GM installed caused air to be able to seep into the cooling system which caused the mudding.

Don't believe me? Read this:

http://www.imcool.com/articles/antif...l-macs2001.htm

That article also says:

7. Mixing a “green” coolant with DEX-COOL reduces the batch’s change interval to 2 years or 30,000 miles, but will otherwise cause no damage to the engine. In order to change back to DEX-COOL however, the cooling system must first be thoroughly drained and flushed.

I wouldn't mix anything with dexcool. And I still believe the first batches of dexcool were different than today's.

[black wall st]

I have a 96', with 183k miles, 4 wheel drive. Biggest problems i had/have, the AC condensor blew, i had the rear wheel bearings replaces, and a Cv boot tore, otherwise usual maintence.

[93LT]

"i have a 95 thats rock soild. all the work was done right. the only things ever changed on the truck besides fluids and tune ups is,exhaust,lower and upper ball joints,shocks,CPI twice. once since i've had it and one time before,brakes,tires and the EGR valve. thats it. 77,000 miles"

That's all?

[dennis j]

'97...I think the only thing that hasnt been a problem is the spare tire...thats because I have not used it yet....oh yeah, the gas cap has been flawless....lol sorry, anyone with a '97 understands my frustration...and my sarcasm.

[drdd]

Originally Posted by dennis j

'97...I think the only thing that hasnt been a problem is the spare tire...thats because I have not used it yet....oh yeah, the gas cap has been flawless....lol sorry, anyone with a '97 understands my frustration...and my sarcasm.

The problem is with your radiator cap. Try this ...

1) Unscrew your radiator cap
2) drive a new truck under it
3) replace cap

haha. Actually, my 97's been pretty good. Done the usual ball joints, sagging door, fuel pump, lower intake gasket, and ign switch. engine and tranny are still rock solid at 125,000.


my vote for worst is for the 92-95 guys that have to do their CPI n' shit ...

[SultanGris]

Originally Posted by gtboiii11

hey man i just got a ? i notice that when i floor the truck at 25 or 30 miles an hour pickup is really sluggish and it gets up to 40 and sometimes doesnt even shift out, i just had the tranny completely rebuilt and still have the problem, aamco says its working properly? Does yours do this?

i got a 95 built in august, and i had to rebuild my tranny also, when i got it back it seems to shift hard the first couple gears, and seems sluggish, like its not downshifting right. they said they put a shift kit in it, not sure what that does, but they said its supposed to make the tranny last longer. i have to take it back and have them check it out again, cause it aint right. also it vibrates a little, they said they replaced driveshaft rear u joint, so dont know if the vibration is due to that, or the tranny. will let ya know when i take it in again.

[blazee]

Originally Posted by drdd

my vote for worst is for the 92-95 guys that have to do their CPI n' shit ...

Not to mention that 95 was the transition year for everything, so they also have the confusion of having three different OBD systems, two different kinds of coolant, and all the initial bugs of the second generation platform.

[drdd]

not that I'm the expert or anything but ...

it seems those 96er's are rarely havin' problems like the 92-95 or us 97 guys ...

GirlBear, where u at?

ARE 96's THE BEST ?????????????

Originally Posted by blazee

Not to mention that 95 was the transition year for everything, so they also have the confusion of having three different OBD systems, two different kinds of coolant, and all the initial bugs of the second generation platform.

[LTBlazer97]

A real problematic year would have to be the 95 year with the body style transition, which my 97 still suffers from so its kinda tough to say.
But i wont hesitate to say that every car has their own particular flaws.

[rental blazer]

well i donno about ya guys i used to have a 85 2.8 automatic and it was very relayable however things had to be changed as things do not last forever like the radiair got so corodaded to the ponit of not working so i replaced it alteter whent out but what car does have a single alt. for over 20 years see my point and ofcorse the normal mantaince shit oh and a waterpump other then that no prob. and i drive alot now i have a 95 cpi w/ auto and things i replaced on that so far well egr thats so famous and starter the starter had the ac label plus a date stateing 2/95 on it well at 110+k miles well thats normal for a starter thats it and reg. man. all i can say is mantain your car like crazy it'll return the favor

[JoulesWinfield]

95. Bought mine with 103k miles on it.
So far Ive replaced -
Battery
Alternator
Complete stereo system
Serpentine belt
Tensioner pulley
Upper ball joints
Lower ball joints
Inner tie rods
Outer tie rods
Pitman arm
Idler arm
Steering box
Muffler
screwed the rag joint together to make it solid
Left and right motor mounts
Shocks
2" suspension lift
and Removed the cat.
Now I have 140k miles on it.

Still the steering is sloppy, the guage fuse blows every time I go over 3k rpms and I usually cant keep a FM station tuned due to emi.
Thats a ton of work for 37k miles!
I forgot sway end links and bushings. And I cut the cat off.

[Eslhockey92g]

Originally Posted by JoulesWinfield

95. Bought mine with 103k miles on it.
So far Ive replaced -
Battery
Alternator
Complete stereo system
Serpentine belt
Tensioner pulley
Upper ball joints
Lower ball joints
Inner tie rods
Outer tie rods
Pitman arm
Idler arm
Steering box
Muffler
screwed the rag joint together to make it solid
Left and right motor mounts
Shocks
2" suspension lift
and Removed the cat.
Now I have 140k miles on it.

Still the steering is sloppy, the guage fuse blows every time I go over 3k rpms and I usually cant keep a FM station tuned due to emi.
Thats a ton of work for 37k miles!

97 ls 113,000 got it with 90,000 a year ago
tranny rebuild
intake gasket
front sway bar
front sway bar bushings
2 altentators
3 t-stats
brakes all around
FR brake caliper
rad-cap
upper and lower rad hoses
battery
exhaust porciln gaskets- from manifold to y-pipe
rear wiper swtich
dimmer switch

On the way out, rear bearings, ignition switch, sterring pump

most is just maint work, its still money out of my pocket

alot of work for only a year and my self doing 90% of the work and being 19. "If it has tit's or tires, it will give you trouble" sorry if someone takes affense to that, but its true

[rental blazer]

i'm sorry to hear you have lemons i guess my luck has panned out for me so far cuz i do not have to do much other then normal wear and mantanice

[tahoe44]

93 LS I just worked on my tranny and here was my post when i was done.... I will let you decide.

01-07-2006, 07:50 PM
Re: Ok guys rookie tranny questions Post #20

tahoe44
AF Newbie


Joined: Feb 2005
I hope that Blazee sees this.
I wanna know who the f'in pr*ck is who f'in designed the bottom of this f'in truck was what kind of f head puts both the f'in exhaust and cross member directly under the f'in tranny pan. They should beat that stupid f**k with the f'in faulty spare tire rack he designed.

[claxtizzle]

I have a 1995 2dr 4x4 LS Blazer. Got it with 120,000 miles for a great price so I really can't complain. It currently has 142,000+ and as far as engine and transmission are concerned it runs very well. 4 wheel drive system works great and I have not had any problems with the 4 wd system. As far as problems it seems that I have had the problems typical with Blazers.
EGR Valve
Ball Joints
Muffler
Battery
Thermostat
I believe the right rear wheel bearing
Fuel Tank
Water temperature sensor
ABS Modulator (luckily i've got a buddy who has a big car lot and gave me one for free)
Starter (What a bitch to change)
Just replaced the 2 driver side freeze plugs in the block
Spark Plugs (Man the middle one on the driver side is a bitch to get to)
So nothing really out of the ordinary and besides the ball joints nothing has been too expensive. I think the main reason for the tank and the freeze plugs are the fact that this was a Pennsylvania truck and all the salt and stuff corroded it up.