39 of the 1,098 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Blazer are about the airbag system — 4% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 75,000 miles.
39
Complaints
25
Crashes
0
Fires
18
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. PLUS THERE IS A RECALL ON MY SEATBELT. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #11039148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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. CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC CAN'T FIND REASON WHY. SO I STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT HAVE TOLD MY FAMILY, AND LEFT NOTARIZED STATEMENT WITH DOCUMENTATION, THAT IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME AS A RESULT OF THIS (I.E. AIRBAG DOESN'T DEPLOY THEREBY CAUSING FATAL INJURY OR DEPLOYS WITHOUT CAUSE CAUSING INJURY) THEY ARE TO SUE GM.
NHTSA complaint #10360424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT IT STARTED TO COME OUT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT HAD THE DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH THE AIRBAG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 164000.
NHTSA complaint #10356925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG CAME OUT PARTIALLY FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IT CAME OUT BUT WHEN BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO DO THE WORK UNLESS THE CONTACT PAYS FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,192.
NHTSA complaint #10356928 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
HIT EIGHTEEN WHEELER HEAD ON AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
NHTSA complaint #10185588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING FOR A LONG DISTANCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH PROGRESSIVELY STARTED TO ILLUMINATE CONSISTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WILL DETERMINED WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10161430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY BROTHER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND ROLLOVER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #10151245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH, AND THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NOT WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, AND WAS PUSHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. TWO PEOPLE WERE HURT.
NHTSA complaint #10132889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NAR 02/10/2003. THE CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, THE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, THE TURN SIGNALS WENT OUT, 2 BATTERIES FAILED WITHIN A YEAR, THE ALTERNATOR AND BELT FAILED, THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #10008661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A DRIVEWAY AT 20 MPH, AN ANIMAL JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A TREE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10055301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SLID ON ICY ROAD DOING ABOUT 65 MPH HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND ROLLED ABOUT 3 TIMES BLAZER IS TOTALED ALL SENSORS HIT IN THE FRONT AND DRIVERS AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #10047520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING THE DRIVER'S STOMACH TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HER HEAD TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS. (03V117000)
NHTSA complaint #10046494 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A POLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.
NHTSA complaint #10042888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AT ALL THE TIMES THAT VEHICLE IS ON AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS AIR BAG MODULE FAILURE. THE ONLY WAY IT COULD BE FIXED WAS FOR THE CONSUMER TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *PH *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10042691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #10042365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ARMING SENSOR. THIRTY MINUTES LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID THE STARTING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10033635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER (LS) WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION (PICTURES CAN BE PROVIDED AFTER 7/19/03 VIA EMAIL) OF THE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD BY THE FIRE AND PARAMEDICS AS WELL AS THE TOW COMPANY AND POLICE OFFICERS THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AS AT LEAST TWO OF THE SENSORS WERE IMPACTED.
NHTSA complaint #10028560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10027269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG MODULE DEFECTIVE. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10013636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY SON HIT A FENCE AND THEN A LIGHT POLE, FRONT END BENT IN, AXLE BROKE, FRAME BENT, HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT DID NOT CATCH EITHER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. DT
NHTSA complaint #770666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
LEFT FRONT IMPACT TO ROCK HILLSIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY DRIVERS AIR BAG.
NHTSA complaint #753156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 TO 35 MPH CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE HIT A FENCE AND RESTED ON A TREE. THERE WAS ONLY ONE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE, AND AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #897623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF, AND THEN LIGHT STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR, BUT CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #882209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF, AND THEN LIGHT STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR, BUT CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #882209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN AN FRONTAL ACCIDENT AT HIGHT SPEED, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #871072 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #721685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING COLLISION SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATED. YH
NHTSA complaint #609018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH, TRAVELING AT 20-25, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER OR PASSEGNER , CAUSING BOTH OCCUPANTS TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #853961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VACUUM AND EGR VALVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES FELT LIKE PUSHING ON A BRICK WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. WAS MAKING SQUEALING NOISES. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT & FLIPPED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER INFORMED OWNER OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. DRIVER HAS BACK PROBLEM DUE TO ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #847304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS COMING TO RED LIGHT AFTER TRAVELING 40MPH & PROCEEDED TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT TIME OF IMPACT.
NHTSA complaint #846023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.