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1999 Chevrolet Blazer

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Blazer years

Owner complaints for the 1999 Chevrolet Blazer are substantially higher than the model-year median of 32.

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436Owner complaints

Model-year median: 32

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
1,153
1996768
1997716
1998436
1999589
2000326
2001246
2002
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Suspension
72Engine And Engine Cooling
62Service Brakes, Hydraulic
59Power Train
54Seats
41
All reported categories
Electrical System
40Exterior Lighting
30Air Bags
26Fuel System, Gasoline
24Visibility
24Structure
21Steering
18Vehicle Speed Control
13Tires
9Unknown Or Other
9Seat Belts
8Latches/locks/linkages
7Wheels
7Equipment
6Fuel System, Other
6Service Brakes
5Service Brakes, Air
5Interior Lighting
3Child Seat
2Engine
2Equipment Adaptive/mobility
1Parking Brake
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

161 reports with mileage · 275 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Suspension. Review the 72 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 62 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 59 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

36 crash reports9 fire reports26 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

26 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jan 26, 2001
Air Bags

WHILE STARTING NOTICED AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT ON THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; REPAIRED ONCE, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND CONSUME PAID FOR THE COST OF REPLACING IT. *YH

NHTSA ODI #879095

Mileage unknown · Nov 9, 2000
Air BagsCrashInjury

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 32MPH & HAD A HEAD-ON COLLSION. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT RESTRAINT AT THE TIME, BUT FRONTAL AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER CLOSED THE CASE AT ONE POINT & REOPENED IT ONCE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THEM A SECOND TIME.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ODI #874736

Mileage unknown · Apr 4, 2000
Air BagsCrash

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 42MPH IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE FRONT HOOD. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #859664

Mileage unknown · Dec 15, 1999
Air BagsCrashInjury

VEHICLE IMPACTED A HORSE IN ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. IMPACT WAS HEAD-ON. LEGS OF THE HORSE CONTACTED THE FRONT BUMPER PROPELLING THE HORSE INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND ONTO THE ROOF.THE CAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DENTING OF THE BUMPER THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ROOF OVER THE FRON…

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VEHICLE IMPACTED A HORSE IN ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. IMPACT WAS HEAD-ON. LEGS OF THE HORSE CONTACTED THE FRONT BUMPER PROPELLING THE HORSE INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND ONTO THE ROOF.THE CAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DENTING OF THE BUMPER THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ROOF OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER HAD MAJOR CRUSHING INCLUDING THE DRIVER'S FRONT PILLA. *AK

NHTSA ODI #716098

Mileage unknown · Aug 20, 1999
Air BagsSteeringTiresCrashInjury

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND GOING AROUND A CORNER WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT ON HALF OF THE PAVEMENT, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IT ROLLED OVER ABOUT THREE TO FOUR TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BROKE OFF. CONSUMER HAD T…

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CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND GOING AROUND A CORNER WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT ON HALF OF THE PAVEMENT, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IT ROLLED OVER ABOUT THREE TO FOUR TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BROKE OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO BREAK THREE OF THE WINDOWS TO GET OTHER CONSUMER'S OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #845521

Mileage unknown · Jun 22, 1999
Air BagsCrashInjury

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 50-60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITION, WHEN VEHICLE GOT OUT OF CONTROL, ROLL OVER INTO A DITCH WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOYED. MFR. NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ODI #840766

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

RQ02012 · Front Control Arm Ball Joints

Opened Sep 10, 2002 · Closed Mar 7, 2003

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension; Suspension:front; Suspension:front:control Arm; Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm; Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint; Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Arm; Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Ball Joint

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Additional source detail variants (7)

Suspension:front:control Arm

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Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm

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Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint

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Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Arm

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Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Ball Joint

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Suspension:front

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Suspension

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