1997 Chevrolet Blazer fuel system problems
96 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 1997 Chevrolet Blazer, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 96 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Driver lost control of vehicle, ran into a house, ejecting driver from vehicle. A small fire started in the engine, someone tried to extinguish the fire, but it kept burning , causing damage to house and totaling vehicle. Fuel pump did not shut down. Seatbelt may have failed; there was a recall to replace belts following collision.
Fuel gauge ceases to function. Will correctly register full tank. As fuel is burned, the gauge level goes down until it reads half full, then starts going back up. When the tank is nearly empty, the gauge will read full. This is a common defect among blazer owners, and GM acknowledges it in their service bulletins but no service solution is provided.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Blazer
- Brakes 170 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 136 complaints
- Suspension 123 complaints
- Transmission 104 complaints
- Electrical system 103 complaints
- Engine 62 complaints
- Cruise control 48 complaints
- Cooling system 42 complaints