NHTSA Complaint #725076 — 1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER

THE ENGINE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE VACUUM TO THE BRAKES IS LOST. THE RPM CHANGES RAPIDLY AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERS. I CALLED CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER JUST BRINGING IN THE REPAIR FOR A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM TRANSFER CASE SWITCH AND VACUUM SWITCH REPAIR AND THEY HOOKED UP A COMPUTER TO THE CODE READER SLOT AND SAW THAT THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH THE EGR VALVE. THE TECHNICIAN GUNNED THE ENGINE A FEW TO TIMES CLAIMING THAT HE WAS CLEARING THE VALVE OF A PIECE OF STUCK CARBON. IT WENT AWAY AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE PROBLEM SHOWED UP ON THE ROAD 5 MINUTES LATER. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN NUMEROUS S10 CHEVROLET BLAZERS AND THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE PART. I CLAIM THAT THIS IS A DANGER TO ALL 1995 S10 BLAZER OWNERS AND THE PART SHOULD BE RE-DESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING IF THEY HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH IT. THE PART BY THE WAY COST AROUND $300~400 IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA.*AK