Consumer was having fuel injection system problems. Fuel was being dumped into the engine. Consumer has taken vehicle to the dealer twice and they could not fix it. When this happened vehicle jerked and black smoke came from the back. Then, vehicle will not run. Also, consumer was experiencing braking problems. Brake pedal sometimes went all the way to the floor before it stopped. This made her feel very uncomfortable.
1991 Chevrolet Blazer: fire, smoke or burning smell
11 of the 222 complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet Blazer describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
While driving, the engine failed and then caught on fire.
While the consumer was traveling the vehicle start smoking, consumer then pulled over and then the vehicle became engulfed in flames.(ohio traffic crash report 10-89-298)
With engine running, consumer heard an explosive type noise, then noticed that the engine compartment was in flames, possible engine failure.
Second incident of driving and engine quitting, upon stopping smoke coming from under hood, when hood is opened the alternator is burning. Last time was 4 years ago and the incident was the same.
When driving and applying brakes there is a loud noise coming from the brakes.dealer states there isn't anything wrong with the brakes. Also, there is thick black smoke coming from the exhaust system when driving the vehicle due to malfunctioning of the catalytic converter. The dealer can't determine problem with the brakes, and t thinks the problem is with the computer chip.
When driving at 55 MPH without prior warning the volts light came on, and the consumer pulled over. Went to lift the hood and noticed smoke and the fire. The wires were on fire, and the alterator was burned out. That's what started the fire.
Driving down highway smelled something burning, vehicle became very smoky and fumes were very strong, pulled over, got out of vehicle. Had to have vehicle towed, unable to drive . *ak consumer states ignition switch shorted out internally.
Electrical short in the instrument cluster, causing the vehicle to catch on fire in the dashboard.
While driving the vehicle saw smoke coming from digital dashboard due to electrical short, vehical caight on fire.
While driving, the vehicle engine caught fire. *ak consumer was driving down the interstate, he heard a sound like a belt breaking, then a buzzing noise, he pulled to the side of the road, and opened the hood and flames were shooting all over.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Chevrolet Blazer fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1991 Chevrolet Blazer?
11 of 222 owner complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet Blazer (5%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Chevrolet Blazer?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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