2001 Chevrolet Blazer: raw data

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vehicle2001 / chevrolet / blazer
known issues8 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints339 on file (2000-12-14 → 2023-05-27)
recalls0
investigations0
fars0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Brake light multifunction switch failureEXTERIOR LIGHTING38 complaints2003-07 → 2019-05blazer-2001-brake-light-switch-failure
  • 11208442 MY HAZARDS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T TURN ON
  • 10809342 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
  • 10268280 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
ABS activation at low speed impeding brakingSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC17 complaints2003-08 → 2015-02blazer-2001-abs-false-activation
  • 10307904 ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AT VERY LOW SPEED AND OVERRIDES NORMAL BRAKING
  • 10156617 UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW-SPEED BREAKING ON MY S-10 2001 BLAZER. THE PROBLEM OCCURS NUMEROUS TIMES A DAY ON A DAILY BASIS
  • 10605994 ABOUT ONCE A FEW WEEKS, MY ABS WILL ACTIVATE WHEN IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO
Premature brake rotor corrosion and flakingSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8 complaints2003-07 → 2006-02blazer-2001-brake-rotor-corrosion
  • 10151432 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER 2WD, 2DR. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, WENT TO AUTO SHOP AND BRAKE CONDITION WAS EXPLAINED AS "HAZARDOUS"
  • 10026046 ON THE 10 OF JULY I TOOK MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER IN FOR ROUTINE BRAKE SERVICE, I WAS THEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC(SATCH WHITT) THAT I HAD 4 DEFECTIVE ROTORS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THAT THEY APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE
  • 10100280 BRAKE ROTORS FLAKING AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT WITH LESS THAN 32000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE
Transmission and transfer case failurePOWER TRAIN19 complaints2003-05 → 2016-12blazer-2001-transmission-transfer-case
  • 10259514 TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED. NEEDS A COMPLETE TEARDOWN AND REBUILD
  • 10022883 TRANSFER CASE HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, AND EACH TIME IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER
  • 10244973 MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER CHANGES FROM 2WH TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING
Front wheel hub, bearing, and ball joint failureSUSPENSION14 complaints2003-05 → 2007-05blazer-2001-wheel-hub-bearing-failure
  • 10187784 TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING THE UPPER BALL JOINT SNAPPED AND THE WHEEL COLLAPSED SIDEWAYS, LEANING TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AT 70 MPH
  • 10067879 BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AT THE SAME TIME
  • 10105877 I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET 2DR 2WHEEL DRIVE BLAZER. THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SPINDLE / PARTS HAVE ALREADY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES/FRONT
Door striker, latch, and hinge failureSTRUCTURE9 complaints2004-01 → 2015-02blazer-2001-door-latch-striker-failure
  • 10673074 BOTH FRONT DOORS STRIKERS ARE BROKEN OFF OF THE FRAME
  • 10096420 THERE WAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE... THE PROBLEM IS THE BODY FRAME AROUND THE STRIKER PLATE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, IS RIPPING APART
  • 10163876 2001 CHEVY BLAZER 4 DOOR 4WD, 80,000 MILES WE COULD NOT KEEP THE DRIVERS DOOR CLOSED WHEN WE INVESTIGATED WE FOUND THE DOOR LATCH SEGMENT ON THE CENTER POST OF THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN OFF THE CENTER POST
Fuel gauge fluctuation and fuel pump failureFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE15 complaints2003-10 → 2021-06blazer-2001-fuel-gauge-pump-failure
  • 10596364 FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY AND 1/3 FULL WITHOUT WARNING
  • 10171092 GAS GAUGE FUTTERING, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAR STALLED GAS PUMP WENT
  • 11422764 The contact's girlfriend owns a 2001 Chevrolet Blazer. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the top of the fuel tank
Air bag non-deployment in frontal and rollover crashesAIR BAGS12 complaints2004-03 → 2015-09blazer-2001-airbag-nondeployment
  • 10454988 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE
  • 10090782 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON US 23 SOUTH BOUND, A LADY IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH
  • 10760554 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES ALSO AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTION DURING ACCIDENT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
3392000-12-142023-05-27365EXTERIOR LIGHTING:69; SERVICE BRAKES:48; SUSPENSION:42; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:40; HYDRAULIC:37

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20240legacy-code0

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.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2001 Chevrolet Blazer vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/chevrolet/blazer
@misc{wrenchpro_2001_chevrolet_blazer_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2001 Chevrolet Blazer},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/chevrolet/blazer}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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