Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-31 | 03V117000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 312,715 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | Throttle stuck brakes could not stop vehicle. Lost control and rolled. Lucky I was on my property and not a public road… |
| 2017-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. PLUS THERE IS A RECALL ON MY SEATBELT. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO ACT… |
| 2017-01-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES, SIZE: 235/75R15. THE CONTAC… |
| 2016-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTS BUT THEN STALLS OUT RESTART BUT AMP GAUGE SHOWING LOW |
| 2015-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND … |
| 2015-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD T… |
| 2015-01-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 97 BLAZER WITH ORIGINAL LOW MILES HAD ENGINE STOP BOTH ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT WOULD START BACK UP.… |
| 2013-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD AN ISSUE WHERE MY TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO START BUT THE ENGINE WOULD TURN SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY BECAUSE … |
| 2013-05-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER, I WAS TURNING TO THE LEFT OFF THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. I APPLIED MY BRAKES WHICH STAR… |
| 2013-02-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I JUST PICKED UP MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER OCT 31, 2012 WITH 79000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF … |
| 2012-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I WAS GOING THROUGH A ROUNDABOUT AND PUT MY RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TURN MY HAZAR… |
| 2012-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HIGH BEAMS GO OUT AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED OR THE … |
| 2011-06-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | LEFT REAR OEM METALLIC BRAKE LINE CORRODED ON A 1997 CHEVY BLAZER RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. LINE WAS NOT D… |
| 2011-03-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 97 CHEVY BLAZER LEFT TURN SIGNAL MAKES THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH THEN WHEN I TURN PARKING LIGHTS ON LEFT SIGNAL STAYS ON CO… |
| 2010-09-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE D… |
| 2010-09-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT IT STARTED TO COME OUT… |
| 2010-06-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT DEFECT AS LISTED BELOW: MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: BLAZER MODEL YEAR(S): 1996 NHTSA CAMPA… |
| 2010-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FOR THREE YEARS IN THE SUMMERS I COULD NOT DRIVE FAR WITHOUT SMOKE TRICKLING UP BY THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. NEVER… |
| 2010-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ABS WIRE CAUGHT FIRE ON MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER AFTER TURNING IT OFF. AND CAUGHT ANTIFREEZE RESERVOIR ON FIRE. LUCKILY I C… |
| 2009-12-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | PURCHASED THIS PREVIOUSLY ENJOYED VEHICLE FROM DEALER JUNE 2009, FIRST SNOW FALL FOUND THAT THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHE… |
| 2009-04-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. THE LAST 10 TIMES THAT I TRIED TO TURN THEM ON, THEY DIDN'T 5 OF THOSE T… |
| 2009-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE OCCURYING MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER WHICH INCLUDE THE BACK SEAT SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY… |
| 2009-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE INSTRU… |
| 2008-12-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. A FEW YEARS BACK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A HEAVY R… |
| 2008-09-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS 1997 BLAZER HAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHEN IT WARMS UP IT LOOSES POWER AND SPUDDERS. WILL NOT EXCEED 35 … |
| 2008-07-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING ACCOMPANIED B… |
| 2008-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | POWER ACCESSORY CIRCUIT BREAKER BECOMES HOT, AND THEN POWER SEATS, DOOR LOCKS, MIRRORS AND KEYLESS ENTRY DO NOT WORK. … |
| 2008-02-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AT ALL SPEEDS, AN… |
| 2007-10-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. … |
| 2007-07-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS MAKING … |
| 2007-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NOTHING HAPPENED TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, BUT ONE DAY A FEW YEARS AGO IT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. CERTIF… |
| 2007-05-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. *AK |
| 2007-04-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. *AK |
| 2007-02-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | Yes | 2 | HIT EIGHTEEN WHEELER HEAD ON AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY |
| 2007-02-10 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR SWITCH WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY HUSBAND HAD TO TEAR THE DOOR PANEL UP TO KEEP MY BLAZER… |
| 2007-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A RELAY FUSE THAT BECOMES HOT AFT… |
| 2007-01-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT 140,000 MILES. SERVICING PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL WAS ALWAYS DONE, INCLUDING DEALERS RECO… |
| 2007-01-01 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. SHE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT SHE HAS HAD A FI… |
| 2006-10-02 | SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO FULLY INSERT … |
| 2006-09-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | FUSES HAD BLOWN AND 97 BLAZER DOES NOT WORK. BOUGHT NEW ALTERNATOR, CHARGED BATTERY AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING WHAT IS THE… |
| 2006-07-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING FOR A LONG DISTANCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH PROGRESSI… |
| 2006-06-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER THROUGH A CAR WASH, WATER BEGAN TO ENTER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. … |
| 2006-05-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP ALWAYS READS FULL. I RAN OUT OF GAS YESTERDAY, AND THAT IS ENOUGH. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER BLAZERS AT MY WORK THA… |
| 2006-05-22 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE WIPERS AR… |
| 2006-03-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | OWNING THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND A FINANCIAL DRAIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED WHEN THEY CHOSE, REPLACED WIPE… |
| 2006-02-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1997 CHEVY S-10 BLAZER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK SP… |
| 2005-12-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT SET THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE GOING UP A HILL AND VEHICLE SPED UP .WHILE GOING DOWN THE HILL THE VEHI… |
| 2005-12-04 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE AND THE SPARE TIRE CAME LOOSE. THE TIRE WAS ATTACHED U… |
| 2005-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | BACK IN 8/04 TOOK CAR TO DEALER BECAUSE BLAZER WOULDN'T START ALL THE TIME,NO IDIOT LIGHTS,JUST CRANK. DEALER INSTALLED… |
| 2005-11-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | GM WOULD NOT HONOR RECALL FOR MY 97 BLAZER WINDSHEILD WIPERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK RECALL NUMBER 03V159000. *NM |