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vehicle
2003 / chevrolet / blazer
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-02)
complaints
104 on file (2002-12-09 → 2018-02-28)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Door hinge pin and bushing failureSTRUCTURE4 complaints2004-03 → 2014-10blazer-2003-door-hinge-pins
10643092 DRIVERS DOOR HINGES ARE LOOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DOOR LATCH AND DOOR FLYING OPEN
10256634 RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER 2 DOOR DROPS WHEN OPEN AND LIFTS UP WHEN CLOSED. SAME SITUATION AS MY 2004 FOUR DOOR BLAZER. UPPER AND LOWER HINGE PINS AND BUSHINGS FAILED CAUSING THE DOOR TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM
10064094 I OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER WITH ONLY 13,000 MILES AND THE DOOR DROPPED DOWN IN MY HANDS. THE PINS THAT HOLD THE DOOR HINGE HAD PARTLY LIFTED OUT
Brake pedal to the floor and loss of brakingSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4 complaints2003-07 → 2014-03blazer-2003-brake-pedal-to-floor
10113059 WHEN BRAKING ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THIS WOULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
10029429 WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND TOOK LONGER TO STOP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM
10575910 NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES WAS RUSTED AND LEAKING
Transmission shifting faults and unexpected downshiftsPOWER TRAIN9 complaints2003-01 → 2006-10blazer-2003-transmission-shifting
10171554 WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR INSTEAD OF 3RD GEAR TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASE
10004089 WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH , VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL GEAR. VEHICLE ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC
10048501 INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ENGAGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND SURGES
Water leaks into the cabinSTRUCTURE4 complaints2003-10 → 2004-09blazer-2003-cabin-water-leaks
10042767 WHEN IT RAINED WATER SEEPED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND FLOODED IT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RUBBERS AROUND THE DOORS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED
10075025 ELECTRIC SUN ROOF IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY, WATER POURED IN LEAVING AN INCH OF WATER ON MY FLOOR BOARDS AND CARGO AREA
10088928 BODY SEAMS LEAKS WATER TO THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE MY SUNROOF, WHICH DEALER REPAIRED AND THEN REPLACED
Air bags not deploying in a crashAIR BAGS13 complaints2002-12 → 2018-02blazer-2003-airbag-no-deploy
11075512 REAR ENDED A STOPPED PICK UP AT 45 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55
10363503 WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT
10044264 WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN VEHICLE WENT OF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Fuel pump failure with stalling or power lossFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4 complaints2008-10 → 2018-01blazer-2003-fuel-pump-stall
11062137 1/10/2018, WHILE DRIVING ON I-96, SUV SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT 72MPH. I COASTED VEHICLE TO A STOP IN THAT LANE, AS HEAVY TRAFFIC WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PULL OVER
10289860 DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD THE LOW TRAC LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE CAR DIES PUSHED IT TO A PARKING LOT TRIED TO START WOULD NOT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP
10247029 THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAD BEEN A HESITATION AND STALLING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NOT TOLD THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PROBLEM ON THE FUEL PUMP
10399347 THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ONGOING FAILURE IN WHICH THE FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED AN IMPROPER READING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED DUE TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS
10398310 MY 2003 CHEVY BLAZER HAS HAD A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. IT WAS TAKEN INTO MORAN CHEVROLET IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP MI ONCE FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED
10039773 ALSO, FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHEN GAS WAS IN THE TANK IT COULD REGISTER FULL ONE MINUTE AND HALF FULL THE NEXT MINUTE WITHOUT MOVING THE VEHICLE
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). 2003 Chevrolet Blazer vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/chevrolet/blazer
@misc{wrenchpro_2003_chevrolet_blazer_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2003 Chevrolet Blazer},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/chevrolet/blazer}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
