2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 77 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (12 complaints · 15.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 14
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 2
  • 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 AIR BAGS appears in 12 of 77 owner complaints (15.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 12 complaints, 15.6% of reports AIR BAGS 12 · 15.6% · 9 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 11 complaints, 14.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 11 · 14.3% · 1 crash reports STRUCTURE: 11 complaints, 14.3% of reports STRUCTURE 11 · 14.3% · 1 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 9 complaints, 11.7% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 9 · 11.7% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 6 complaints, 7.8% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 · 7.8% · 1 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 5 complaints, 6.5% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 5 · 6.5% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 4 complaints, 5.2% of reports ENGINE 4 · 5.2% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 4 complaints, 5.2% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 4 · 5.2% VISIBILITY: 3 complaints, 3.9% of reports VISIBILITY 3 · 3.9% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 48 complaints, 62.3% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 48 · 62.3% · 5 crash 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)
AIR BAGS 12 15.6% 9 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 11 14.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 11 14.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 9 11.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 7.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 5 6.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 4 5.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 4 5.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 3 3.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 48 62.3% 5 crashes · 0 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 2002; the first recall shown was reported in Mar 2004. 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2003-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Oct 2002 Jan 2018 Recall campaign 04V132000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V132000
  • Campaign 04V132000 was reported 465 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 2
2003-Q3 Owner reports 9
2003-Q4 Owner reports 7
2004-Q1 Owner reports 6
2004-Q2 Owner reports 4
2004-Q3 Owner reports 3
2004-Q4 Owner reports 2
2005-Q1 Owner reports 3
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 5
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 3
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 3
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 4
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 2
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 2
2014-Q4 Owner reports 3
2015-Q4 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 04V132000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V132000

    Report date
    Component:
    EQUIPMENT
    Consequence:
    SOME OF THESE VEHICLES INCLUDE INCORRECT STATEMENTS ON ONE OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS.
    Remedy:
    OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH CORRECT LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 4, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-22
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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: 2026-08-22.

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