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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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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

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

62 reports
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Mileage unknown · Feb 19, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolineInterior Lighting

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UPON FILLING FUEL TANK WITH GAS, SMELL CONTINUES TO ENTER INTO VEHICLE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK DEALER TIGHTENED LOOSE GAS CAP, ADVISED CONSUMER NOT TO CONTINUE FILLING VEHICLE AFTER PUMP CLICKS OFF, REPLACED EVAPORATIVE CANISTER AND EVAPORATIVE VENT SOLENOID, FUEL TANK MODULE, REMOVED LEFT QUARTER TRIM …

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ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UPON FILLING FUEL TANK WITH GAS, SMELL CONTINUES TO ENTER INTO VEHICLE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK DEALER TIGHTENED LOOSE GAS CAP, ADVISED CONSUMER NOT TO CONTINUE FILLING VEHICLE AFTER PUMP CLICKS OFF, REPLACED EVAPORATIVE CANISTER AND EVAPORATIVE VENT SOLENOID, FUEL TANK MODULE, REMOVED LEFT QUARTER TRIM AND SEALED, REMOVED FUEL TANK SENDER, AND FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY, DIAGNOSED FUEL AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, DEALER FOUND BODY SEAMS IN FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY LEAKING FUMES, CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN, DOME LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR JAM SWITCHES, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING NOW HOT AT TIMES OR TOO HOT, DEALER REPLACED RAD CAP AND POLISHED NECK, SERPENTINE BELT NOISY, REPLACED SERPINTINE BELT, WIPERS WON'T CLEAR AND ARE NOISY, REPLACED WIPER INSERTS. *TT

NHTSA ODI #8004210

Mileage unknown · Feb 18, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling

100,00 ANTI-FREEZE TURNED TO SLUDGE CAUSING ENGINE OVERHEATING. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR AND ALL HOSES. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THAT COOLANT, AND THAT THEY RECOMMEND COOLANT SYSTEM SERVICE EVERY 30,000 MILES. ALSO STATE THERE WERE NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FROM GM REGARDING THIS ISSUE. REPAIR…

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100,00 ANTI-FREEZE TURNED TO SLUDGE CAUSING ENGINE OVERHEATING. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR AND ALL HOSES. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THAT COOLANT, AND THAT THEY RECOMMEND COOLANT SYSTEM SERVICE EVERY 30,000 MILES. ALSO STATE THERE WERE NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FROM GM REGARDING THIS ISSUE. REPAIR COSTS $930.00 PLUS RENTAL. *AK

NHTSA ODI #758393

Mileage unknown · Feb 5, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling

DEXCOOL 100000MILE ANTIFREZE TURNED TO SLUDGE AT 53000 MILES...2 DEALERS ATTRIBUTED CAUSE TO EVERYTHING BUT ANTIFREEZE NOT LIVING UP TO CLAIMS.

NHTSA ODI #757778

Mileage unknown · Feb 2, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling

OIL COOLER LINES ARE FAILING AT THE POINT WHERE A RUBBER LINE IS CRIMPED TO AN ALUMINUM LINE.

NHTSA ODI #757654

Mileage unknown · Jan 30, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingVisibility

COOLING SYSTEM DEVELOPED A SLUDGE, A 5HR SUPER FLUSH WAS REQUIRED COSTING NEARLY $400, THERE IS A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE IN THE HEATER CORE AND THE ENGINE BLOCK, THERE ARE NO GUARENTEES THAT THIS WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. CHEVROLET WOULD NOT COVER.*AK

NHTSA ODI #757559

Mileage unknown · Jan 18, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainVisibility

THE STICK SHIFT POPPED OUT OF GEAR DUE TO A FAULTY RUBBER BOOT THAT ENCOMPASSES THE BOTTOM OF THE MECHANISM, CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STICK SHIFT BEING EXTREMELY LOOSE AND BARELY MANAGEABLE, ON ONE OCCASION THE STICK SHIFT EXHIBITED A CHIRP LIKE NOISE, AND THE STICK SHIFT LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, DEALER COUL…

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THE STICK SHIFT POPPED OUT OF GEAR DUE TO A FAULTY RUBBER BOOT THAT ENCOMPASSES THE BOTTOM OF THE MECHANISM, CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STICK SHIFT BEING EXTREMELY LOOSE AND BARELY MANAGEABLE, ON ONE OCCASION THE STICK SHIFT EXHIBITED A CHIRP LIKE NOISE, AND THE STICK SHIFT LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE NOISE, ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE 2 THREADS DOWN INTO THE VEHICLE ABOUT THREE INCHES HIGHER THAN WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. *TT

NHTSA ODI #564119

Mileage unknown · Jul 12, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AT STOP SIGN AND TRAFFIC LIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ODI #892655

Mileage unknown · Feb 28, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline

WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO VEHICLE AND AFTER GETTING BACK INTO VEHICLE, CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS FUMES. THEY USALLY STAY IN VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED A CANISTER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #881677

Mileage unknown · Feb 27, 2001
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STALLING, AFTER STALLING THERE IS A BURNING SMELL, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, CRANK SENSOR, MAP SENSOR, PCM, FUEL PUMP MODULE, VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES STALLING, CONSUMER FEELS PROBLEM IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. SES LIGHT FLASHED AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED COIL WIRE. KEYLESS ENTRY INOPERABLE, DEALER…

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VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STALLING, AFTER STALLING THERE IS A BURNING SMELL, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, CRANK SENSOR, MAP SENSOR, PCM, FUEL PUMP MODULE, VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES STALLING, CONSUMER FEELS PROBLEM IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. SES LIGHT FLASHED AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED COIL WIRE. KEYLESS ENTRY INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED RECEIVER, REMOTE MODULE, AND REPROGRAMMED TRANSMITTERS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ON BOTH SIDES. THERE IS A CLUNK WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. OVERHEAD PANEL GOES BLANK IN MORNING, WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, DASH AND GAUGES WILL NOT LIGHT UP, AND OVERHEAD COMPASS WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT USED TO BE. SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #881532

Mileage unknown · Jan 1, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #738589

Official recalls

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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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