14 of the 103 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Blazer are about the airbag system — 14% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 111,650 miles.
14
Complaints
11
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
REAR ENDED A STOPPED PICK UP AT 45 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED BUT MOST WAS ON DRIVER SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #11075512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TAKATA INFLATORS: I HAD LEFT MY HOUSE HEADED TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 AM AND GOT ON I40 EASTBOUND, IT HAD SNOWED THE DAY BEFORE AND THE ROADS HAD BEEN TREATED AND WERE CLEAR FOR TRAVEL, I WAS TRAVELING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE @ APROX 50MPH AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO DO UPCOMING TRAFFIC, WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED. I ATTEMPTED TO LET OFF AND RE APPLY THE BRAKE BUT THE ABS SYSTEM JUST STAYED ENGAGED AND THE FRONT END STARTED SLIDING HARD TO THE LEFT AND I STEERED AWAY FROM THE PULL. I SUBSEQUENTLY HIT THE CENTER CONCRETE WALL AT APPROX. 40MPH WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR, WHICH CAUSED ME TO SPIN AROUND AND HIT THE PASSENGER REAR, I CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL I WAS FACING BACK EAST. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT IT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO CORE SUPPORT AND PASSENGER SIDE FRAME HORN. IT WAS A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ANYTHING BUT MY VEHICLE AND MYSELF, THE ABS DID NOT RELEASE WITHIN WHAT I APPROXIMATE TO BE ABOUT 6 SECONDS AND THIS SO CALLED SAFETY DEVICE NEARLY KILLED ME. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT.
NHTSA complaint #10811339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10653043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY 03 BLAZER HAS HAD ITS AIRBAG LIGHTS ON FOR SOME TIME NOW AND I'M WORRIED THAT IF I GET INTO A CRASH MY AIRBAGS WONT DEPLOY, I'M SCARED ALSO TO SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ALONG THE SAME LINES AS MINE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA OR BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED BADLY. A RECALL IS NEEDED!
NHTSA complaint #10650017 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WAS HIT BY RIGHT SIDE IMPACT BY A TRUCK WITHOUT BRAKES AT A STOP LIGHT. IT WAS GOING 40 MPH. COMING DOWN HILL AS I TOOK OFF AT STOP LIGHT . PUSHED ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ! ALSO I WAS HIT ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE PANEL . IT LATER CAUSED MY INSTRUMENT PANEL TO NOT DISPLAY THE LIGHTS ON WARNINGS . HAD TO REPLACE THE PANEL . THAT'S WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AT ALL ! BUT FLASHES ON AND OFF AS YOU DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint #10616815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND WHEN I EXPERIENCED A SEIZURE AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I PROCEEDED TO VEER TO THE LEFT WHERE I CLIPPED SEVERAL CARS THAT WERE HEADED NORTHBOUND AND HAD STOPPED DUE TO THE REALIZATION THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER CONTROL. I THEN PROCEEDED OVER A TREE LAWN AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I HIT A DODGE RAM PICKUP WITH THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF MY VEHICLE AND PUSHED THAT VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR THAT WAS NEXT TO IT. BOTH VEHICLES ENDED UP SIDEWAYS AND MY VEHICLE ENDED UP SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES. AT THIS TIME MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. POLICE WERE CALLED AN PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. THE JAWS OF LIFE WERE USED TO EXTRACT ME FROM MY VEHICLE. I WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I SUFFERED BURST FRACTURES OF L1, L2, AND L3. I ALSO SUFFERED AN EVULSION FRACTURE OF MY LEFT ANKLE. THE POLICE REPORT STATES THAT I WAS TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THAT THE VEHICLES WHICH WERE NORTHBOUND WERE JUST CLIPPED. THE AIRBAGS ARE BOTH STILL WITHIN THEIR CASES AS NEITHER DEPLOYED. I WOULD EXPECT THIS OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AS THAT SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED BUT THE DRIVER BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR EVEN EXPRESSED TO MY WIFE THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS HAVING A SEIZURE AND WAS NOT CONSCIOUS SO I CANNOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OTHER THAN WHAT IS IN THE POLICE REPORT. THE REPORT IS #370763 ISSUED BY THE TOWNSHIP OF CLINTON, MICHIGAN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT COPARD AUTO SALVAGE, 21000 HAYDEN, WOODHAVEN, MI 48183. THE PHONE NUMBER IS 734-365-0070. IT WILL BE HELD THERE FOR BETWEEN 7 AND 10 DAYS FROM 8/26/2013. THANK YOU
NHTSA complaint #10537593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES. THE FAILURE WAS 263,000.
NHTSA complaint #10363503 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH WHICH OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS HEADED EAST ON A NARROW, ROUGH, BUMPY ROAD WHEN IT APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEADING NORTH. THE OTHER VEHICLE BRIEFLY STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND PULLED OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION 15 FEET BEFORE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REACHED THE INTERSECTION. THIS RESULTED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE POLICE TOOK PICTURES AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.
NHTSA complaint #10160753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 36 MPH GOING AROUND CURB, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO RESPOND AND REMAINED IN THE SAME POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER OF GMC SENT AN ENGINEER TO SEE THE VEHICLE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. GMC DENIED THE REPORT ISSUED BY THE TECHNICIAN ON THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #10055915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN VEHICLE WENT OF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT END.
NHTSA complaint #10044264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED OVER. NEITHER OF THE FRONTAL OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10040626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH OR OVER ON WET PAVEMENT VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, AND TRAVELED OFF THE ROAD. REAR HATCH GLASS EXPLODED , BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10040503 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THEY WERE THE ONES THAT STRUCK A STOPPED CAR AT 50 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY....IS THIS A PROBLEM. IS THIS A POSSIBLE RECALL SITUATION. WHO DO I CONTACT ABOUT THIS A CHEVROLET??? DOES YOUR AGENCY GET INVOLVED. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10023373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER STATES ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN FRONT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. CONSUMER REAR ENDED THAT VEHICLE, AND NONE OF CONSUMER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
NHTSA complaint #8023949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.