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Trouble

2000 Chevrolet Blazer

Complaints: 588Avg mileage: 75,432 miSince: Nov 1999
2 deathsCrashFire33 injured

Problem Areas

Power Train:Automatic Transmission
46
Front Assembly: Recliner
31
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
28
Front: Wheel Bearing
27
Storage: Fuel Gauge System
27
Fuel System, Gasoline
25
Electrical System
22
Brake Lights: Switch
21
Suspension
19
Air Bags:Frontal
18

Complaints Over Time

Recent Complaints

AIR BAGS
Nov 13, 2015TULSA, OK
1 deathCrash2 injured

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING ANOTHER AND DIED ON 12/29/14. DRIVER WAS 23 YEARS OLD. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AS IN IGNITION DEFECT SWITCH CASES WHICH MAY BE THE CASE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE SEATBELT WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND INOPERABLE, THUS NOT WORN AT THE TIME OF DEATH.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
125,000 miDec 13, 2019WYNNE, AR
1 deathCrash

DRIVER MAY HAVE SWERVED TO AVOID AN ANIMAL (DEER) ON DARK COUNTRY ROAD. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER EJECTING THE DRIVER. DEATH WAS INSTANT. THE DRIVERS DOOR CAME OFF HINGES AND LOCKS. SEE PHOTOS. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED.

TIRES
Dec 16, 2014TUCSON, AZ
Crash1 injured

A CHUNK OF APPROXIMATELY 2-3" BLEW OUT OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, AND SHE LOST CONTROL AFTER THE TIRE BLEW AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND MY DAUGHTER HAS MULTIPLE INJURIES, INCLUDING A FRACTURED KNEECAP, SPRAINED JAW, DISC PROTRUSIONS AT C6/C7 AND L5/S1. SHE IS HAVING HEADACHES AND FACIAL PAIN AND A BRAIN MRI WAS PERFORMED YESTERDAY. WE'LL HAVE THOSE RESULTS SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2013, WAS 20% WORN AND HAD NO SIGNS OF INFLATION PROBLEMS OR SIGNS OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE TIRE. IT WAS A GOODYEAR TIRE. *TR

STEERING
120,000 miAug 11, 2010LAKE PANASOFFKEE, FL
Crash1 injured

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. WHILE COMPENSATING FOR THE STIFF STEERING THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE WAS TAKEN BY HELICOPTER TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS NEVER EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
85,125 miAug 10, 2005ALGONQUIN, IL
Crash1 injured

T-BONE COLLISION, APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. FRONT END OF VEHICLE BADLY DAMAGED. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *NM

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
98,000 miFeb 7, 2005POTTSTOWN, PA
Crash1 injured

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR NECK,BACK , AND HIP INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK (SEE ALSO ODI REF. NO. 10106755 - SAME VEHICLE) *MJJ *TC

AIR BAGS
68,000 miJan 21, 2005FAIRMONT, WV
Crash1 injured

THE TRUCK SLID ON A PATCH OF ICE 100 YARDS AFTER MERGING ONTO THE INNER STATE. THIS RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK FRONT DRIVER SIDE IMPACTED A CONCRETE BRIDGE; THEN SWUNG AROUND;THE REAR DRIVER SIDE HIT THE BRIDGE; THIS THREW THE TRUCK INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE, INTO THE GUARD RAIL , IMPACTING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE; THEN THE TRUCK BOUNCED TO THE LEFT HAND LANE AND IMPACTED THE GUARD RAIL HEAD ON. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THEIR NECK, BACK, AND LEFT SHOULDER. *NM

AIR BAGS
29,000 miMay 3, 2003ANTWERP, OH
Crash2 injured

HEAD ON COLLISION WITH SOLID CEMENT BRIDGE AT 40+ MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE ON IMPACT NOR DURING ROLL OVER ON MY 2000 CHEVY BLAZER. *JB

AIR BAGS
93,000 miFeb 4, 2003NEWPORT, PA
Crash1 injured

VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, BUT NONE OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD,NECK AND BACK INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.

AIR BAGS
Jan 15, 2003PULASKI, WI
Crash1 injured

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN A ROLLOVER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *MR *SCC *JB THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HER COMPLAINT. *JB

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Nov 15, 2002PHOENIX, AZ
Crash1 injured

FRONT CRASH AT 40 MPH, VEHICLE HIT A TREE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. TS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Oct 22, 2002HAZEN, ND
Crash1 injured

VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE STOPPING AND SHIFTING GEAR FROM DRIVE TO PARK. *YH. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Aug 8, 2002WEST VALLEY CITY, UT
Crash1 injured

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ANDWITHOUT WARNING A HEAD ON COLLISION OCCURRED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jul 18, 2002ALEXANDRIA, VA
Crash2 injured

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *YH

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jul 3, 2002ORLANDO, FL
Crash1 injured

CONSUMER STATES AT A 25MPH VEHICLE CRASHED, HOWEVER THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB CONSUMER ADDS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY AN OUT OF CONTROL VEHICLE TRAVELING 45 MILES. THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER CONTACTED SQUARELY AGAINST CONSUMERS FRONT BUMPER. RESULTING IMPACT TOTALLED CONSUMERS BLAZER. INSPECTORS WERE AMAZED THAT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT

AIR BAGS
May 4, 2002POTOMAC FALLS, VA
Crash3 injured

I WAS A PASSENGER, I DO NOT OWN THE VEHICLE INVOLVED. THE TRUCK IS TOTALLED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

WHEELS
Feb 3, 2002CHAUNCEY, OH
Crash1 injured

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 17, 2002EASTON, PA
Crash1 injured

WHILE DRIVING WITH SPEED CONTROL ON, VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, KNOCKING CONSUMER OUT. VEHICLE CRASHED AND CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG IS WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 16, 2001ST THOMAS, VI
Crash1 injured

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR/SPEED APPROX. 15MPH./VEH. IN OFF POSITION/PEDAL HIGH/ONCE IGNITION APPLIED/PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR/POLICE REPORT VERIFIED THIS AS PER ATT ACHED/CARIBBEAN AUTO MART DID ALL SERVICING/COMPLAINTS ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEM ONGOING AND CONSISTENT. *AK

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Sep 22, 2001DAVENPORT, IA
Crash1 injured

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A ONE WAY AND A LADY BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN OUT IN FRONT OF MY WIFE. MY WIFE HIT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LADIES CAR AT 35MPH. MY WIFE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME DUE TO THE FACT IT HAD STOPPED WORKING THE NIGHT BEFORE. SHE WAS ON HER WAY TO THE DEALER SHIP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED. A PERSON CAME TO GET MY WIFE OUT OF THE SUV BUT THEY COULD NOT DUE TO THE DOORS LOCKING. I WOULD THINK THAT IN A 35MPH CRASH THAT DID APPROX. $8000 OF DAMAGE THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD HVE GONE OFF. I HOPE THIS CAN BE SOLVED. THANK YOU.*AK

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