15 of the 464 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer are about the body and structure — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 22,158 miles.
15
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STRIKER AND DOOR LATCH ARE DEFECTIVE. THE STRIKER HAS NO RUST AND IS NOT IN POSITION TO LATCH THE DOOR TIGHT THAT LEAVES A GAP BETWEEN THE DOOR AND BODY. THE DOOR LATCH AFTER OPENING THE DOOR REMAINS IN A CLOSED POSITION AND NEED TO MANUALLY LIFT THE LOCK IN ORDER TO SHUT THE DOOR.
NHTSA complaint #10680477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
BOTH FRONT DOORS STRIKERS ARE BROKEN OFF OF THE FRAME. NO RUST .NO WRECKS.
NHTSA complaint #10673074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE 2001 CHEVY BLAZER WE WERE RIDING AND HYDROPLANED DOING 45-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND 3 TIMES AND THEN ROLLED OVER TWICE. THE ROOF CAVED IN ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING MY WIFE TO BREAK HER NECK. SHE WAS IN NICU FOR 6 WEEKS, AT WHICH POINT SHE DIED DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA.
NHTSA complaint #10143717 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER DEVELOPING VARIOUS PROBLEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT SEAL WAS LEAKING. WHEN IT RAINED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE LIGHTER SOCKET WAS REPLACED. THE HEATER WAS NOT BLOWING HOT AIR, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE, THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT REAR ROTORS WERE ROTTED, THE REAR WHEEL WELL MOLDING WAS COMING UNDONE, THE DRIVERS WINDOW WAS LEAKING WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, THE TAIL GATE GLASS WOULD NOT LOCK, THE DRIVER DOOR DID NOT SHUT EASILY, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINER WAS REPLACED, THE RETRACTOR IN THE SEAT BELT WAS RESET. THE REAR WINDOW MOLDING WAS LOOSE. THE OIL COOLER LINES WERE LEAKING.
NHTSA complaint #10120392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2 FRONT DOOR HINGE PIN-BUSHINGS AND 1 REAR DOOR HINGE PIN-BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE CONSUMER'S 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. *BF THE VEHICLE'S BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE HINGE REPLACEMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #10114868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THERE WAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE... THE PROBLEM IS THE BODY FRAME AROUND THE STRIKER PLATE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, IS RIPPING APART. THIS VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD, AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT BEING CAUSED BY RUST. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10096420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED HE HAD BEEN HEARING IT A LITTLE, BUT CURRENTLY THE NOISE BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED. CONSUMER HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO FILL THE TIRES EVERY WEEK. THE TIRES LEAKED AIR SINCE PURCHASE. THE TIRE SERVICE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS NO LEAK AND THAT CORROSION BUILT UP ON THE WHEELS IN WHICH AIR ESCAPED THROUGH THE RIM OF TIRES. THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS WORST ON RIGHT TURNS, THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING WAS LOOSE IN THE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY, THE HOOD HINGES RATTLING EXCESSIVE CLEARENCE, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SLIPPAGE AND THE CLUTCH BURNT. (LAREDO TIRES)
NHTSA complaint #10071400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND DOOR PROBLEMS - I BOUGHT MY BLAZER WHEN IT WAS 2 YEARS OLD WITH 8300 MILES ON IT. WITH ABOUT 13000 MILES ON IT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING AND THE BATTERY GAUGE WAS UNDER 9. I GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED AND DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THEY WOULD NOT COVER A LOANER OR RENTAL SINCE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TOWED THEY WOULD HAVE COVERED A RENTAL. 2 WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEM REPEATED. BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THE GROUND WIRE OFF THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT COVER A RENTAL CAR SINCE THE CAR WAS DRIVEABLE. THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WITH ABOUT 17000 MILES ON IT AND 2 1/2 YEARS OLD NOTICED RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS SAGGING. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL OR LOANER. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS DOOR NEEDING NEW BUSHING AND CENTER PINS FOR THE HINGES. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND I HAD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK. AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL OR GIVE ME A LOANER. I HAD A 1/2 HOUR DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE DIRECTOR FOR THE DEALERSHIP AND FINALLY GAVE ME A LOANER. I CALLED CHEVY ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS AND THEY DON'T FIND THAT OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR THE VEHICLE TO NEED NEW PINS AND BUSHINGS WITH ONLY 17500 MILES ON IT. THE 3/36000 WARRANTY IS UP IN TWO MONTHS AND I WILL BE GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE WARRANTY IS UP BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE BREAKS ON IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE!!
NHTSA complaint #10052832 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
LOAD NOISE COMING FROM REAR TAILGATE. SEAT BELT IN DRIVERS DOOR MAKING NOISE.
NHTSA complaint #10016510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AFTER LOCKING DOOR WITH REMOTE KEY DOORS DO NOT LOCK CORRECTLY. REMOTE KEY HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8016848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 4/01 AND SEVEN MONTHS LATER I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A HOST OF PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE, STARTING WITH MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WORN, THEN HOOD HINGES WORN, EXHAUST (MUFFLER BROKEN) RIGHT SPEAKER INOPERABLE, LEFT FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER BROKEN, GRILL ASSEMBLY LOOSE, BRAKE PEDAL BROKEN AND FINALLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE (NEEDS REPLACING). I HAVE DONE A BIT OF INQUIRING TO OTHER CHEVY BLAZER OWNERS AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE OR HAD EXPERIENCE SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING NOW. I AM HEREBY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RECTIFYING THIS COMPLAINT. I DON'T THINK THAT AFTER 11MTHS OF PURCHASING MY VEHICLE I SHOULD BE NEEDING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACE. FROM PASSED EXPERIENCED WITH REPLACING A TRANSMISSION ON MY WIFE NEW VEHICLE (MAZDA MX3) BACK IN 1992 IT HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME. WE HAD BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE WITH IT. WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SAME PROBLEM KEEP OCCURING . AFTER THAT LONG AND TIRING EXPERIENCE WITH MY WIFE'S CAR I NOW THAT THIS WON'T BE NO DIFFERENT. I HAVE PURCHASED A LEMON AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I CAN TAKE TO INSURE THAT I WOULD NOT BE STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT WOULD BE COSTING ME MORE TO HAVE IT CONSTANTLY FIXED AND REPLACE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS LONG AND TIRING ORDEAL. I ANXIOUSLY AWAIT HEARING FROM YOU. RESPECTFULLY YOURS.
NHTSA complaint #760089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER TAILGATE WOULD COME AJAR WHILE DRIVING, AND AJAR LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8003057 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
CONSUMER COULD NOT OPEN REAR HATCH OF VEHICLE FROM INSIDE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THEM EXAMINE IT. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE MANUAL HATCH IN ORDER TO OPEN REAR HATCH, AND HAD TO REPLACE ACTUATOR FOR REAR HATCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #889650 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WILL NOT KEEP DIRECTION, AND WANDERING ALL OVER ROAD, AND WIND COULD FORCE VEHICLE OUT ON ROAD.*AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER REPAIRS, FRONT END IS NOISY. AIR LEAK IN VEHICLE. ROUGH IDLE. ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. STARTER IS NOISY. HORN IS HARD TO PUSH. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #887540 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WITHIN 3 DAYS OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT MY DOORS WERE LEFT AJAR. THERE IS A WARNING THAT THE REAR GATE IS AJAR BUT NOT THE DOORS. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME AND THIS IS THE FIRST THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THIS SAFETY FEATURE. I GUESS I ASSUMED IT WAS STANDARD -- I AM SHOCKED THAT IT IS NOT....I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I OFTEN HAVE TO GET OUT AND VERIFY THAT THE DOORS ARE CLOSED.
NHTSA complaint #739013 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.