1994 Chevrolet Blazer XLT Tahoe review from North America

The blazer is knock on wood and running strong. The only problem is that the encoder motor quit working and I have to replace it. The window motor on the passenger quit working, but I fixed it with a couple of bangs on the panel and a few miles and it started working and has never stopped. The defrost wire has broken at least twice since I have owned it. I put a cold air intake and a performance chip and I almost doubled my gas mileage for 17 to 30 miles per gallon other than that everything is working.

The problem with the encoder and why it costs so much is that the encoder motor is a code sender to the front transfer case. When the motor starts to get a few miles on it starts to have problems and sends bad codes to the transfer case causing it not to work and the reason why it costs so much is that you have to remove the transmission to even touch the thing with a wrench then you have to remove the oil pan guard to remove it, but the motor is only about 100.00$ but the labor to remove it is what kills me.

I have found the solution to keep the encoder motor running longer and saving the Blazer owner's a few hundred bucks. If your 4 wheel drive will not kick out, stays in, or just will not go into 4 wheel drive then you need to keep reading.

The steps are as follows: take out the fuse for the 4 wheel drive then start the car for about a minute. Then put the fuse back in and start the engine back up and keep on going this will cause the encoder to reset itself allowing to send good codes to the front transfer case.