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2001 Chevrolet Blazer Problems, complaints & recalls

Owners have filed 331 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer with NHTSA, most often about the lights (70) and the brakes (52). Those complaints describe 36 crashes, 5 fires, 22 injuries and 2 deaths. It is covered by 3 recalls, the latest in May 2008 for the switch. For comparison, the 2000 has 600 and the 2002 has 259.

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FFar more problems than a typical Blazer year, for its age

#24 most complained-about 2001 vehicle

Complaints
331
Recalls
3
Crashes
36
Fires
5
Injuries
22
Deaths
2

Most common 2001 Chevrolet Blazer problems

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2001 Chevrolet Blazer recalls 3

Recall repairs are free. Your dealer fixes them whether or not you bought the car there - check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see if yours is done. What to do

Exterior lighting: switch

08V2310005,862 vehicles affected

The problem
General motors is recalling 5,862 my 2000-2002 chevrolet blazer, my 2000-2001 gmc jimmy, and my 2000 oldsmobile bravada sport utility vehicles. The multifunction switch could develop an open circuit condition that results in the stop lamps and the rear hazard lamps becoming inoperative. The center high mounted stop lamp and turn signal functions are not affected.
The risk
The loss of stop lamps and rear hazard lamps could fail to warn a following driver that the vehicle is braking and/or is stopped and could result in a crash.
The fix
Dealers will replace the hazard switch carrier. The recall began on june 17, 2008. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, gmc at 1-866-996-9463, or oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537, or through their website at <a href=http://www.Gmownercenter.Com>http://www.Gmownercenter.Com</a> . Note: this campaign is an expansion of a previous recall (please see 01v364).

Exterior lighting: switch

01V364000506,377 vehicles affected

The problem
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The multifunction switch could develop an open circuit condition that results in the stop lamps and the rear hazard lamps becoming inoperative. The center high mounted stop lamp and turn signal functions are not affected.
The risk
The loss of stop lamps and rear hazard lamps could fail to warn a following driver that the vehicle is braking and/or is stopped and could result in a crash.
The fix
Dealers will replace the hazard switch carrier. Owner notification will be conducted in two phases. The first phase began april 15, 2002, with mailings to owners of 2000 and early 2001 vehicles. The second mailing phase will be to remaining 2001 and 2002 vehicles. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, gmc at 1-800-462-8782, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537.

Seat belts

00V228003156,305 vehicles affected

The problem
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "Seat belt assemblies."
The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
The fix
Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

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331 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer

Newest first, as filed with NHTSA by owners. Page 1 of 14.

SuspensionElectrical systemBrakes

Chevy Blazer has low milage. However, it still has several electrical issues radio at engine start goes to loudest point and car seats move backwards at awkward times which can cause an accident. Suspension very off guard, truck drifts to the sides while driving and makes an awkward sound when turning steering wheel. The complete break / steering system is off and may cause an accident if not properly take care right away. I have no money to do this big job. Please remediate.

Filed Incident Suspension · Electrical system · Service brakesNHTSA 11524128
Seats & seat belts

Seatbelt randomly becomes unbuckled while I am driving.

Filed Incident Seat beltsNHTSA 11479680
Fuel system

The contact's girlfriend owns a 2001 Chevrolet Blazer. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the top of the fuel tank. There was an abnormal fuel odor detected. Additionally, the vehicle was slow to start. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact was concerned about the fuel odor and a possible fire. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Incident Fuel system, gasolineNHTSA 11422764
Transmission & drivetrainElectrical system

I have a 2001 blazer that keeps popping up a check engine light codes.I.E p0301,p0753,p0756,p0758. I have had these parts replaced twice in the last few months. Mechanic said it was related to the electrical system. The codes come back after driving for about 100 miles.

Filed Incident Power train · Electrical systemNHTSA 11374977
Lights

MY HAZARDS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T TURN ON.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 11208442
Electrical systemFire

Just got out of my truck and came back and truck was fire.

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 11057247
Transmission & drivetrain

Transmission cooler lines between the radiator and transmission are corroded and pitted. The lines are installed over the exhaust catalytic converter. There is transmission fluid leaking from the lines, which is dripping onto hot exhaust components and burning, creating a fire hazard. These lines appear to be stainless steel, which shouldn't be corroding. The lines should not be in such close proximity to exhaust components. When the vehicle is not running/in motion, transmission fluid pools on the ground under the vehicle. In motion, the fluid is being blown rearward, coating the undercarriage and exhaust.

Filed Incident Power trainNHTSA 10928947
Brakes

Brake pedal soft and brake warning lamp came on ,made partial check ( it was dark already ) of brake system and one of the left front brake lines is rusted thru and leaking checked for recall but no luck. Vehicalin motion on a city street going straight.

Filed Incident Service brakesNHTSA 10818545
Lights

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. The next day the brake lights worked again, but remained on after I shut off the engine. My mechanic was able to determine the problem was the multifunction switch on the steering column. This was a known issue (gm recall number 01073) and gm recalled a number of the same make and model of vehicles, but my blazer's vin was not included in the official recall.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10809342
Electrical systemAirbagsSeats & seat beltsCrash1 death

2001 Chevrolet blazer. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall issues also airbags and seat belts malfunction during accident. *Smd the consumer and her son were involved in a roll over accident. As a result, her son died. *Jb

Filed Incident Electrical system · Air bags · Seat beltsNHTSA 10760554
Lights

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet blazer. While the vehicle was being serviced by an independent mechanic for routine maintenance, it was discovered that the brake lights failed to illuminate. The mechanic diagnosed that the multi-function switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 01v364000 (exterior lighting). The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10712148
Body, doors & structure

The driver side door striker and door latch are defective. The striker has no rust and is not in position to latch the door tight that leaves a gap between the door and body. The door latch after opening the door remains in a closed position and need to manually lift the lock in order to shut the door. *Tr

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10680477
Brakes

Abs and brake light continuously on and when braking the abs will activate making braking difficult. *Tr

Filed Incident Service brakesNHTSA 10680474
Fuel system

The fuel gauge fluctuates that does not show accurate amount of fuel. The gauge goes to empty, 1/2, full, 3/4 to low. Unsure the correct amount of fuel. *Tr

Filed Incident Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 10680473
Body, doors & structureEquipment & accessories

Both front doors strikers are broken off of the frame. No rust .No wrecks. *Tr

Filed Incident Structure · Equipment adaptive / mobilityNHTSA 10673074
Fuel systemBrakes

Any time I am driving my fuel gauge goes crazy. I never know how much fuel I actually have because it constantly goes up and down. I've ran out of gas a few times because it shows I have 1/4 tank or more and then it'll just go down all the way, then shoot up 3/4 tank and so on. When I'm coming to a stop, especially in small downhills, my brake pedal starts vibrating and barely slows down. I get nervous all the time because I'm afraid my car will not stop. It also does this if I'm starting to brake, and one of...

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the wheels hits a small bump in the road, then it's almost impossible to brake normally because the brake pedal starts vibrating, the abs brakes light comes on, and my car will not slow down which is very scary especially if I have my 3 year old in the car. *Tr

Filed Incident Fuel system, gasoline · Service brakesNHTSA 10669707
Brakes

About once a few weeks, my abs will activate when it is not supposed to. I will be trying to make a normal stop, sometimes an abnormally slow stop and the brake pedal will vibrate and depress but the vehicle won't stop the way it's supposed to. At that point, I usually jam the brakes down and pray. Sometimes when I have enough stopping distance, I will pump the brakes and it goes back to normal. When are you force gm to do a recall? I read the blogs about this problem today, and this a frequent problem with this make and model. *Tr

Filed Incident Service brakesNHTSA 10605994
Fuel system

Fuel gauge fluctuates between empty and 1/3 full without warning. This happens in park and when driving. You never know how much gas you have. I have seen it drop form 1/4 full to completely empty in seconds. I have run out of gas on way to work when gas gauge said 1/4 full when I started off to work, only a couple of miles away. I have told local chevy dealer ( h & h ) about problem when having service but they said that was not a problem, was probably because you were on a slope. This has been an ongoing problem since I originally purchased suv new. *Tr

Filed Incident Fuel system, gasolineNHTSA 10596364
LightsBrakes

Brake/abs lights come on the dash, no abs brakes at all, so now what ??? *Tr

Filed Incident Exterior lighting · Service brakesNHTSA 10475619
Lights

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet blazer. The contact stated that while having the vehicle inspected the brake lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 08v231000 (exterior lighting). The failure and current mileage was 130,000.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10473742
Fuel system

Fuel lines rusted and leaking above fuel tank. Leaking fuel lines tank area replaced both ruel lines rear of truck by chevrolet dealership at a cost of $802.69. *Tr

Filed Incident Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 10471877
AirbagsCrash1 injury

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. The contact stated that the force of the impact caused the vehicle to bounce off the second vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The passenger sustained injuries to the left ankle and knees, as well as a broken thumb. The contact was transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure. The vehicle was not inspected for the cause of failure nor repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 122,000.

Filed Incident Air bagsNHTSA 10454988
Lights

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet blazer. The contact stated that the multi-function switch for the brake light was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated his vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 01v364000, (exterior lighting:brake lights:switch). The manufacturer was notified who did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was 55,000. Updated 10/05/2011 *ln *tr

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10424037
Lights

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet blazer. The contact stated that while stopped at a light, another motorist informed him that the brake lights were not illuminated. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer to be repaired under the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 08v231000 (exterior lighting:brake lights:switch). After the repairs, the failure occurred a second time. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for diagnostics and repair. The contact was not aware of the repairs that were performed, but believed the hazard switch carrier was replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10419609
Fuel system

Fuel gauge jumps from full to empty all the time regardless how much fuel is in the tank - making the gauge useless for displaying the amount of gas in the tank (same thing happens on wife's 2002 blazer). *Tr

Filed Incident Fuel system, gasolineNHTSA 10399379

Chevrolet Blazer: every year compared

YearComplaintsRecallsCrashesFiresTop problemGrade
200515002Fuel systemA
200450140Electrical systemC
20031041150Electrical systemD
20022592166LightsF
20013313365LightsF
20006004478SuspensionF
19994420369BrakesF
199873434915Visibility & wipersF
199777476028BrakesF
All Blazer years

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Questions about the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer

Does the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer have any recalls?

Yes - NHTSA lists 3 recalls for the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer: switch (May 2008); switch (December 2001); seat belts (August 2000). Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether yours has been fixed.

What are the most common problems with the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer?

By the complaints owners filed with NHTSA, the most common problem areas are the lights (70), brakes (52), electrical system (40).

How many complaints has the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer had?

331 complaints have been filed with NHTSA, the first on December 14, 2000 and the latest on May 27, 2023. Of these, 36 describe a crash and 5 a fire, and together they report 22 injuries and 2 deaths.

Is the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer a reliable vehicle?

Its Safety Index is 6 out of 100 (grade F: far more problems than a typical Chevrolet Blazer year, for its age). The index weighs complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and recalls against how long the vehicle has been on the road, compared with the same model's other years. It is not a measure of every repair - read the complaints and owner experiences, and have any used vehicle inspected before you buy.

Which Chevrolet Blazer years have the most complaints?

1995 (1,233), 1996 (1,161), 1997 (774). See every Chevrolet Blazer year compared.

What should I do if my 2001 Chevrolet Blazer has a problem?

If it is a safety problem, stop driving it if it is unsafe and contact your dealer. Report it to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem - enough reports start investigations and recalls - and share your experience here so other owners know what to look for.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

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