2001 Chevrolet Blazer Exterior lighting Problems

MY HAZARDS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T TURN ON.

NHTSA ID

11208442

Incident

Apr 15, 2019

Mileage

220,000 mi

MY 2001 BLAZER'S BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RECENT DRIVE, AND ANOTHER DRIVER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO POINT THIS OUT AT A STOPLIGHT. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED AGAIN, BUT REMAINED ON AFTER I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WAS THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE (GM RECALL NUMBER 01073) AND GM RECALLED A NUMBER OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLES, BUT MY BLAZER'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10809342

Incident

Dec 5, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

BRAKE/ABS LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH, NO ABS BRAKES AT ALL, SO NOW WHAT ??? *TR

NHTSA ID

10475619

Incident

Sep 17, 2012

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10473742

Incident

Aug 31, 2012

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ANOTHER MOTORIST INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED, BUT BELIEVED THE HAZARD SWITCH CARRIER WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

NHTSA ID

10419609

Incident

Aug 15, 2002

Mileage

10,000 mi

REAR LIGHTS DO NOT BRIGHTEN WHEN BRAKING, TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS THERE WAS A RECALL AND IT WAS DONE ALREADY TO MY 2001 BLAZER, BUT I NEVER HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR THAT PROBLEM WAS GOING TO CHARGED 500 DOLLARS JUST TO REDO IT. I HAD BOUGHT THE BLAZER NEW FROM A DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10372628

Incident

Feb 14, 2009

MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IN MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER THAT CONTROLS THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS IS ON A RECALL. MY BLAZER DOES NOT MATCH ANY OF THE VIN # THAT ARE LISTED EVEN THOUGHT I HAVE THE EXACT YR AND PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10370700

Incident

Dec 1, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, ANOTHER VEHICLE ALMOST CRASHED INTO HIM BECAUSE THE CONTACTS BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED BUT HE WAS INFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 03/25/11

NHTSA ID

10368661

Incident

Dec 1, 2010

Mileage

52,000 mi

WE OWN A 2001 BLAZER AND RECENTLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK. IF YOU HOLD THE HAZARD SWITCH PART WAY DOWN AND HOLD IT VERY STEADY YOU CAN GET THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND SIGNALS TO WORK. I'VE TRIED CONTACTING MY LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY TELL ME THIS IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MULTI FUNCTION TURN SWITCH. FROM WHAT I SEE ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE THE 2000 BLAZER HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL FOR A HAZARD SWITCH PROBLEM. I WOULD BET THE 2001 MODEL IS IDENTICAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10343853

Incident

Jul 4, 2010

Mileage

120,000 mi

2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER: BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND OFF. HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. ENGINE RAN WHILE IGNITION WAS OFF. NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN. THERE WAS A RECALL (01V364) FOR A FAULTY MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, DEALER SAID THEY PERFORMED IT ALREADY. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND SAID THE SAME MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298338

Incident

Dec 27, 2009

Mileage

83,229 mi

AFTER FINDING OUT MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS THE SECOND TIME SINCE NEW, THIS FIRST WENT OUT & WAS REPLACED BY AVENUE CHEVY, BATAVIA ON 11/7/2001 W/ ONLY14,790 MILES . AND NOT IMAGINING THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE EXPENSIVE ENTIRE TURN SIGNAL UNIT AGAIN, I ASKED AROUND, EVEN GUYS AT AVENUE CHEVY, BATAVIA, ILL. I PURCHASED A BRAKE SWITCH PART # 15128745 ON 3/4/08 FOR $14.09 & REPLACED NY UNIT BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WENT BACK TO AVENUE CHEVY AND ON 3/11/08 THEY REPLACED PART # 26100937 MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FOR A TOTAL OF $442.79 ! ! ! *TR

NHTSA ID

10275121

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

Mileage

90,800 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF A KNOW SAFETY DEFECT THAT BUT CHEVROLET TELLS ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL IS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V231000 RQ08001 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ08001 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 5862 SUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 5,862 MY 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, MY 2000-2001 GMC JIMMY, AND MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED. THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT GM NEEDS TO IDENTIFY FOR THIS RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10268280

Incident

May 9, 2009

Mileage

138,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE BACK OF MY 01 CHEVY BLAZER GO OUT FROM TIME TO TIME. WE GOT THE RECALL INFO FROM CHEVY AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. CHEVY SAID THEY FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE WE HAD THE CAR THUS THEY ARE OFF THE HOOK FOR ANY LIABILITY. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM STILL IS OCCURRING WITH THE CAR. THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS CLOSE TO 1000 DOLLARS AND I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY FIXED IT. I FEEL THAT CHEVY SHOULD STILL FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS IT WASN'T DONE RIGHT ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10262979

Incident

Mar 20, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LAMPS BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS WERE NOT AFFECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE DEALER. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

NHTSA ID

10262839

Incident

Mar 15, 2009

Mileage

118,000 mi

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, NOR MY TURNING SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. TOOK IT IN, THEY SAID ITS A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH / TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH.. THE COST IS 400 DOLLARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250581

Incident

Nov 26, 2008

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL SWITCH FAILED, AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 122,300.

NHTSA ID

10236206

Incident

May 1, 2008

Mileage

122,300 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED EXCEPT FOR THE WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

NHTSA ID

10211000

Incident

Dec 5, 2007

Mileage

31,000 mi

2001 BLAZER HAS DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS IS INTERMITTENT, AND IS RELATED TO THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR SELECTED VINS. GM WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 2 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10189319

Incident

Apr 15, 2007

Mileage

70,000 mi

I WAS IN A DRIVE THROUGH WHICH LOOPED AROUND THE BUILDING. I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AT THE WINDOW AND COULD FEEL THE ABS ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO STOP. IT SCARED ME AND OF COURSE I REAPPLIED THE BRAKE QUICKLY, TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, AND I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER AT A LARGE INTERSECTION AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND WAS PRETTY SCARED. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND I KNOW THAT THE BRAKES ON EVERY YEAR BEFORE THIS WERE RECALLED. I ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND FOUR-WAYS, WHICH STOPPED WORKING. I WAS DRIVING AND THE FOUR WAYS CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND ENDED UP HOLDING THE BUTTON DOWN WHILE I DROVE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO STOP FLASHING. SHORTLY AFTER THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. FINALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER TEMPORARILY STOPPED WORKING, THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING, THE VEHICLE ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR. WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT BUT THE HEAT STILL WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I ENDED UP GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS MALFUNCTIONS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10184068

Incident

Aug 1, 2006

Mileage

75,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED AT A BANK SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP , THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING. THE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10145188

Incident

Dec 9, 2005

A PERSON IN A VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN BEHIND MY VEHICLE STOPPED ME AND INFORMED ME THAT I HAD NO BREAK LIGHTS. I CALLED GM MOTORS AND ASKED THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD A PIECE OF PAPER STUFFED IN THE HAZARD SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN SO MY BREAK LIGHTS WOULD WORK. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL BY THE VIN NUMBER. *NM

NHTSA ID

10132232

Incident

Apr 20, 2005

Mileage

70,000 mi

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.*JB

NHTSA ID

10120392

Incident

May 4, 2001

MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 01V364000; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *BF *NM

NHTSA ID

10044304

Incident

Oct 1, 2003

Mileage

43,000 mi

2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER REAR LEFT TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK , CANGED BULBS CHANGES FUSES, BUT YET NOTHING HAPPENS, A FEW YEARS BACK I BROUGHT IT IN FOR A RECALL ON A TAIL LIGHT SWITCH THAT WAS RECALLED YET, IT SEEMS AS IF THE NEW PART MIGHT BE MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN

NHTSA ID

10116184

Incident

Mar 31, 2005

Mileage

70,000 mi

BOTH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE HAZARD LIGHT NHTSA RECALL 01V364000. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115613

Incident

Mar 9, 2005

Mileage

79,800 mi