19.5% of complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2001 vehicle — around the middle of the 216 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 3.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is exterior lighting (78 complaints), typically at 4.5 yr or about 75,000 miles.
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 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.
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 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.
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."
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
PERIODICALLY WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED BRAKES WOULD HIT FLOOR WITHOUT VEHICLE STOPPING. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELIEVED, VEHICLE WOULD COME TO AN AUTOMATIC STOP REGARDLESS OF SPEED OF VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER. DEALER HAS NOT IDENTIFIED PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE IT COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AND RAN INTO ENTRANCE DOOR OF A HOTEL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.*AK
DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE, AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. DRIVER WAS TEMPORARILY KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND EXAMINED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CLUSTER MODULE FAILED, PREVENTING BRAKE LIGHTS FROM ACTIVATING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WILL NOT KEEP DIRECTION, AND WANDERING ALL OVER ROAD, AND WIND COULD FORCE VEHICLE OUT ON ROAD.*AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER REPAIRS, FRONT END IS NOISY. AIR LEAK IN VEHICLE. ROUGH IDLE. ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. STARTER IS NOISY. HORN IS HARD TO PUSH. *SLC