1996 Chevrolet Blazer User Reviews

A Good Daily Driver, Can Haul Quite A Bit In The Back, Seats Four Comfortably. — Was a very nice vehicle, very comfortable and had decent power, handling was pretty good too, fuel economy was around 21-22 highway with a cold air intake and flowmaster exhaust. Mine did not pull great but was equipped with 3.08 gears, lower gears were available. Reliablitiy is questionable, transmission leaked quite a bit, intake manifold gasket blew, outward luckily, radiator blew, fuel guage was wacky.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Five Months Of Owning A Used '96 Blazer — This car is my vision of an honestly mediocre car. The 4.3L V6 did what it was built to do. It wasn't fast, but didn't have a problem getting up to speed, and made a whole lot of noise in the process. I always thought it was an unusually loud motor, but with an engine that big, it wont be quiet. The build wasn't terrible, but definitely had lots of room for improvement. The first thing I did when I bought the car was flush out the Dexcool--something I'd recommend everyone does if they own this car. In the 5 months I owned it (bought used at the end of 2006 with 150K+ miles), I had to replace the transmission and had an incessant problem with the EGR valve causing misfires. The interior was a classic GM interior: cheap. Not a whole lot else to that. It wasn't a pretty car, but the previous owner kept the paint in amazing condition. The cost of owning this car, as compared to what it was used for, was far too high, which was half the reason I got rid of the car. The other reason (a big one for me) was that it was an automatic. I cannot stand automatic transmissions, which also counts into the fun factor. It was a great car for snow, but thats all it really excelled at. Otherwise, I found it rather mundane. If you want a questionably reliable daily driver capable of tackling a good bit of snow, as well as the occasional towing, this is a good car for you. If you just want a daily driver that will get you from point A to point B, I'd recommend against this.

350000 Miles And Still Runnin Fine — this suv has seen all 50 states and many coast to coast trips and is probably the most dependable vehicle i have ever drivin

All Around A Good Car — i like this car it is that i have 4 car's cant drive all of them and Ins. coast a lot for all of them the blazer is relibel and not that bad on gas yes i trust this car a lot i drove it to Michigan no trouble on the trip at allyes it is a safe car and it drives real good too

Primary Use: Family transportation

Piece Of S***!!! — Very unreliable vehicle due to its constant breakdowns. I ended up spending # times what the vehicle was worth on parts within the first three months of owning the vehicle. The 4x4 was also unreliable as it constantly refused to work. It didn't get very good gas millage for its relative size.