1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 429 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (58 complaints · 13.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 36
  • Fires 9
  • Injuries 37
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 58 of 429 owner complaints (13.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 58 complaints, 13.5% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 58 · 13.5% · 5 crash reports SUSPENSION: 57 complaints, 13.3% of reports SUSPENSION 57 · 13.3% ENGINE: 48 complaints, 11.2% of reports ENGINE 48 · 11.2% · 1 crash reports 2 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 44 complaints, 10.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 44 · 10.3% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 31 complaints, 7.2% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 31 · 7.2% · 4 fire reports AIR BAGS: 23 complaints, 5.4% of reports AIR BAGS 23 · 5.4% · 19 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 23 complaints, 5.4% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 23 · 5.4% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 21 complaints, 4.9% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 21 · 4.9% VISIBILITY: 17 complaints, 4.0% of reports VISIBILITY 17 · 4.0% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 333 complaints, 77.6% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 333 · 77.6% · 26 crash reports 6 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SERVICE BRAKES 58 13.5% 5 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 57 13.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 48 11.2% 1 crashes · 2 fires
POWER TRAIN 44 10.3% 3 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 31 7.2% 0 crashes · 4 fires
AIR BAGS 23 5.4% 19 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 23 5.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 21 4.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 17 4.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 333 77.6% 26 crashes · 6 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 1998. 1998-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 1999-Q3: 21 owner reports 21 1999-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2000-Q1: 15 owner reports 15 2000-Q2: 17 owner reports 17 2000-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2000-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2001-Q1: 20 owner reports 20 2001-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2001-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2002-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 2002-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2002-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2002-Q4: 15 owner reports 15 2003-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 2003-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2003-Q3: 25 owner reports 25 2003-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2004-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 2004-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q3: 15 owner reports 15 2004-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2005-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2005-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2005-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2006-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2006-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2007-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2010-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 1998 Oct 2019 Investigation RQ02012 ● Investigation RQ02012
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1998-Q4 Owner reports 1
1999-Q1 Owner reports 1
1999-Q2 Owner reports 7
1999-Q3 Owner reports 21
1999-Q4 Owner reports 14
2000-Q1 Owner reports 15
2000-Q2 Owner reports 17
2000-Q3 Owner reports 13
2000-Q4 Owner reports 13
2001-Q1 Owner reports 20
2001-Q2 Owner reports 5
2001-Q3 Owner reports 10
2001-Q4 Owner reports 8
2002-Q1 Owner reports 14
2002-Q2 Owner reports 10
2002-Q3 Owner reports 17
2002-Q4 Owner reports 15
2003-Q1 Owner reports 17
2003-Q2 Owner reports 14
2003-Q3 Owner reports 25
2003-Q4 Owner reports 13
2004-Q1 Owner reports 13
2004-Q2 Owner reports 11
2004-Q3 Owner reports 15
2004-Q4 Owner reports 14
2005-Q1 Owner reports 9
2005-Q2 Owner reports 8
2005-Q3 Owner reports 5
2005-Q4 Owner reports 6
2006-Q1 Owner reports 8
2006-Q2 Owner reports 4
2006-Q3 Owner reports 4
2006-Q4 Owner reports 6
2007-Q1 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 5
2008-Q3 Owner reports 5
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q1 Owner reports 3
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 6
2010-Q2 Owner reports 3
2010-Q3 Owner reports 3
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 3
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 2
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2016-Q3 Owner reports 2
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q2 Owner reports 2
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 RQ02012
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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