# 1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
> NHTSA complaint `281712` · 2001-03-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
COOLER HOSES STARTED TO LEAK  AT 39,500 MILES , 10 MONTHS LATER IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. 2 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS LATER, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN HOSES PULLED APART, CAUSING OIL TO SPILL ALL OVER ENGINE AND IT SEIZED ENGINE.  *AK  THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE HOSES WERE DEFECTIVE.  THE DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PAY FOR THE HIGH COST OF REPLACEING THE ENGINE.  *YH
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