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2002 Chevrolet S/T Blazer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 1, 2016
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 30, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Chevrolet S/T Blazer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structureBrakes
Filed Jan 1, 2016

DOOR STRIKE PLATE IN PILLAR MOUNTED TO SHEET METAL PRONE TO FATIGUE. IF ISSUE IS LEFT UNDIAGNOSED THE STRIKE PLATE BACKING WILL COME DISLODGED AND ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO COMMON ISSUE WITH GM TRUCKS THE ECBM WILL LOSE MOMENTARY COMMUNICATION WHILE ON ROUGH ROADS OR UNDER HEAVY BRAKING CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO DISABLE INSTANTLY WITHOUT WARNING, SYSTEM RETURNS TO NORMAL WITH KEY CYCLE.

NHTSA ID
10817300
Incident
Dec 31, 2015
Mileage
145,000 mi
Filed Jun 22, 2015

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, WAS DRIVING WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME WANTED TO WARN THE OTHER DRIVER, PRESS ON THE VEHICLE'S HORN NOTHING HAPPEN. TRY IT A FEW MORE TIMES THINKING IT WAS A FLUKE NO SOUND TRY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN STILL NOTHING. WAITED TILL THE NEXT DAY TO SEE IF THIS WAS STILL AND ISSUE ? YUP YOU GUESS NOTHING. THE WEATHER CONDITION WAS CLEAR DAY, THIS IS WORRY SOME TO KNOW MY VEHICLE HORN DOES NOT OPERATE, NOW I AM EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION

NHTSA ID
10726712
Incident
Apr 8, 2015
Mileage
150,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Sep 20, 2014

THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED; IT WAS AFTER 9 PM AND COMPLETELY DARK. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS USED. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME USING THE HIGH BEAMS. THE HEADLIGHTS DID COME ON AFTER I HAD GOTTEN HOME, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PARK TO WAIT OUT THE RAIN. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE WIPERS BEGAN WORKING AT THAT TIME. THIS LAST ISSUE HAS NOW OCCURRED TWICE. I HAVE PARKED, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND GONE INSIDE THE STORE FOR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. WHEN I TRY TO START THE ENGINE, IT WILL NOT TURN OVER (NO SOUND AT ALL). I TURN THE RADIO OFF, WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO, AND THEN WHEN I TRY AGAIN; IT STARTS AS IF THERE WASN'T EVER AN ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10637783
Incident
Aug 15, 2013
Mileage
240,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 30, 2013

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WORKING, I HAD DASH BOARD LIGHTS. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK FINE BUT NOT THE LOW BEAMS. TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND FOUND THE LOW BEAM BULBS ARE FINE. CHECKED ALL THE FUSES THEY ARE FINE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10532581
Incident
Dec 19, 2012
Mileage
141,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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