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vehicle
1999 / chevrolet / blazer
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-06)
complaints
453 on file (1998-12-31 → 2019-10-23)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Multifunction switch turn signal and flasher clickingEXTERIOR LIGHTING24 complaints2004-06 → 2019-10blazer-1999-multifunction-switch-clicking
10302292 THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IN MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER LS IS MALFUNCTIONING. DURING DRIVING, THE BLINKER SOUND IS CONSTANTLY CLICKING WHETHER OR NOT I AM MAKING A TURN OR ENABLING MY SAFETY HAZARD LIGHTS
10224034 THE FAILURE OF THE SWITCH RESULTS IN THE RAPID CLICKING NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE
10255404 MY TURN SIGNAL BEEPING DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN I NOT USING THE TURN SIGNAL
Front wheel hub and bearing assembly failureSUSPENSION11 complaints2003-07 → 2015-05blazer-1999-front-wheel-hub-bearing
10058528 BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ASSEMBLIES FAILED ON MY 1999 BLAZER
10038836 I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT END WHEEL HUB BEARINGS BEFORE IT HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT
10050821 GROANING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURE
Automatic transmission shift problems and loss of reversePOWER TRAIN13 complaints2004-01 → 2008-12blazer-1999-transmission-shift-reverse
10052580 VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AT ALL, AND SHIFTING TO 3RD AND 4TH GEARS BECAME EXTREMELY SLUGGISH
10126973 CHEVY BLAZER TRANMISSION WENT OUT. RPMS REV UP AND NO REVERSE GEAR
10073173 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A 1ST - 2ND SHIFT PROBLEM OR DEFECT AFTER SOME HIGHWAY DRIVING ON VERY WARM OR HOT DAYS
Front seat recliner handle breaking offSEATS8 complaints2003-07 → 2005-08blazer-1999-seat-recliner-handle
10133679 DRIVER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF
10108401 WHEN RECLINING DRIVER'S SEAT, THE METAL POST HOLDING THE ADJUSTMENT HANDLE BROKE OFF
10030455 THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT RECLINING HANDLE STUD SHEARS OFF
Front suspension ball joint wear and failureSUSPENSION14 complaints2003-09 → 2011-09blazer-1999-ball-joint-failure
10153297 WHILE DRIVING (AT ABOUT 5 MPH) THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. THE CAR DROPPED TO THAT SIDE, AND STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST
10132664 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH LOWER RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING WHEEL TO COLLAPSE
10111728 WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF
10341521 ON SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2010 MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION
10326712 ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ON MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER, MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, AND HE WAS CONCERNED THAT I WOULD LOSE THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING
10324788 STEEL BRAKE LINES FROM ABS MODULE TO BRAKES CORRODING OR RUSTING THROUGH
ABS activation and longer stopping distance at low speedSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC14 complaints2005-03 → 2012-02blazer-1999-abs-low-speed-activation
10176220 EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH
10117017 THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED PREMATURELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
10449057 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME
Air bags did not deploy in a crashAIR BAGS10 complaints2003-12 → 2015-06blazer-1999-airbags-no-deploy
10161658 THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES OF THE CONTACT'S LEFT KNEE, ELBOW AND HEAD
10099164 THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL
10050546 UPON IMPACT,NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED
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). 1999 Chevrolet Blazer vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/chevrolet/blazer
@misc{wrenchpro_1999_chevrolet_blazer_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1999 Chevrolet Blazer},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/chevrolet/blazer}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
