1997 Chevrolet Blazer suspension problems
123 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 1997 Chevrolet Blazer, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 123 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 34 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While traveling at 65 MPH heard a loud noise and front end suddenly went down to the ground. Vehicle experienced upper ball joint separation, consumer states that there was a crash with one injury, also mentions recall 01e018, but states he never received a recall. *slc
While driving a 1997 chevrolet blazer with under 34,000 miles on it with no prior warning the left front ball joint snapped causing the wheel to bend inward causing me to lose control of the vehicle narrowly avoiding an accident. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic that found the other three ball joints to be loose and in poor condition as well. He was shocked to find such a condition on such a low mileage vehicle as well. *nlm
Other problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Blazer
- Brakes 170 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 136 complaints
- Transmission 104 complaints
- Electrical system 103 complaints
- Fuel system 96 complaints
- Engine 62 complaints
- Cruise control 48 complaints
- Cooling system 42 complaints