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1996 Chevrolet Blazer electrical system problems

75 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1996 Chevrolet Blazer, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
75 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
102,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 17
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 1996 Chevrolet Blazer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 102,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 102,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 29% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 102,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 17 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Dt*: the contact stated shortly after the vehicle was parked, flames were noticed dropping to the ground under the front end of the vehicle. Grey smoke was also observed coming from under the hood. The vehicle burned completely, and was considered a total loss. There was a police report and a fire department report processed at the scene. The heat from the fire melted the rear end of another vehicle parked in front of it, and did moderate damage to a third vehicle parked alongside the second vehicle.

Reported at 174,000 miles, October 2006 FireInjury

Car accident was may 2008 was reported to usaa insurance and nc commissioner. I am former us army spouse and contractor 15 years. I am back at home of record. I have lost over $5000 to this incident and I deal with added medical disabilities from this dealing with chronic back, tbi ptsd and brain injury to left side. Confirmed with cat scan and army womack hospital. Did not have health care at the time. I have had ignition switch. The light bulb dealing with nc testing issues costing me with testing.

Reported at 150,000 miles, June 2008 CrashInjury

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