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vehicle
1997 / chevrolet / blazer
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-01)
complaints
826 on file (1996-12-30 → 2023-01-14)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Windshield wiper motor intermittent failureVISIBILITY40 complaints2003-08 → 2009-04chevrolet-blazer-1997-wiper-motor-failure
10266244 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. THE LAST 10 TIMES THAT I TRIED TO TURN THEM ON, THEY DIDN'T 5 OF THOSE TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST MONTH
10037746 VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.*MR CONSUMER IS UPSET WITH THE SAFETY DEFECTS ON THIS VEHICLE.*TS *JB
10082458 MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING. THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRING OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THE MOTOR WILL RUN BUT THE WIPERS WON'T MOVE. *JB
Front upper ball joint failureSUSPENSION24 complaints2003-09 → 2010-07chevrolet-blazer-1997-ball-joint-failure
10133242 I TOOK MY 1997 BLAZER TO ALEVANDER CHEVROLOT BECAUSE THE FRONT END WAS MAKING A GRINDING AND POPPING SOUND ON 9/23/04 MILES AT TIME OF SERVICE WAS 86,921 THEY TOLD ME ALL THAT WAS WRONG WAS IT WAS DRY THEY CHARGED ME $222.94 AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE
10097513 WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT END COLLAPSED.*AK
10125715 WE WERE DRIVING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY DOING ALL OF ABOUT 5MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A FLAT. WE PARKED THE CAR AND GOT OUT TO CHECK IT AND SAW THE TIRE LEANING UP AGAINST THE CAR. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF
10075070 I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY S-10 BLAZER LT. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. I FILL THE TANK AND IT READS FULL, I USE THE CAR AND WHEN IT GETS DOWN TO HALF TANK THE GAUGE STARTS GOING BACK UP TO FULL....I AM EMPTY WHEN IT READS FULL
10086729 GAS GUAGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN GUAGE READ FULL
10037374 FUEL SENDING UNIT IS FAILING. ONCE GAS HAS PASSED THE 3/4 FULL POINT ON THE GUAGE IT STAYS IN THAT AREA. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS
Seat belt buckle latch failureSEAT BELTS8 complaints2003-09 → 2006-10chevrolet-blazer-1997-seat-belt-buckle-failure
10169749 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO FULLY INSERT THE SEAT BELT INTO THE BUCKLE, AND THE BUCKLE DID NOT STAY LATCHED AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER
10058230 THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK SEAT DOES NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS THAT MUST USE THIS
10046336 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH. CONSUMER TOOK CARE OF THIS ISSUE PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK *PH
Service brake failure and ABS malfunctionSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC16 complaints2003-08 → 2016-02chevrolet-blazer-1997-brake-failure
10515173 WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER, I WAS TURNING TO THE LEFT OFF THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. I APPLIED MY BRAKES WHICH STARTED MY DECELERATION, SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL ONE MORE TIME WITH NO RESISTANCE
10037924 THE ROTORS ARE WEARING OUT, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
10036919 BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN BRAKING VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE, HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE WITH BOTH FEET.*AK
Air bag non-deployment in crashAIR BAGS14 complaints2003-09 → 2010-10chevrolet-blazer-1997-airbag-non-deployment
10356928 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
10047520 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. *LA
10132889 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
10566056 I HAD AN ISSUE WHERE MY TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO START BUT THE ENGINE WOULD TURN SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHTS DID WORK. I THEN NOTICED MY INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NOT ON SO I FOUND THAT VERY STRANGE
10138643 ELECTRICAL; IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. THIS IS THE SECOND SWITCH THAT FAILED. BOTH ARE GM PARTS. *NM
10098613 CAR WOULD NOT START ALL THE TIME A NEW INGNITION SWITCH WAS PUT IN. AT A COST OF 515 DOLLARS
Electrical wiring fire near mirror switchELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY11 complaints2003-09 → 2010-08chevrolet-blazer-1997-electrical-wiring-fire
10188537 DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR SWITCH WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY HUSBAND HAD TO TEAR THE DOOR PANEL UP TO KEEP MY BLAZER FROM BURNING UP. GM REFUSES TO FIX THIS UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE SEQUENCE OF THOSE THAT WERE RECALLED FOR THIS DEFECT
10177574 TL* - THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. SHE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT SHE HAS HAD A FIRE IN THE TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ITWAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR MOTOR THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AGAIN
10078627 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER, WHEN PASSING A SEMI ON INTERSTATE, VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS MISSING, AFTER PASSING, LOOKED IN MIRROR, SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER, POPPED HOOD ENGINE ON FIRE UNABLE TO PUT OUT WITH EXTINGUISHER...FIRE ENGULFED VEHICLE, COMPLETELY TOTALING IT. *AK
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1997 Chevrolet Blazer vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/chevrolet/blazer
@misc{wrenchpro_1997_chevrolet_blazer_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1997 Chevrolet Blazer},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/chevrolet/blazer}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
