1999 Chevrolet Blazer electrical system problems
45 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1999 Chevrolet Blazer, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
My 1999 chevrolet blazer's driver's side window has quit working. Chevrolet already replaced the window once, in 2001, and refused to replace it again. Now that the window has quit working I get electrically shocked when getting out of the car and touching the metal on the outside of the car. This happened before when the window broke. This happens everytime I drive my car. I believe there is a serious electrical problem with this vehicle. A friend has the same problem with his s-10 blazer.
Lower ball joints wear out prematurely. The consumer stated the vehicle was on its fifth set of lower ball joints and it sixth idler arm. The cruise control was inoperative, the grill guard was loose, the rear differential leaked, the door latch was inoperative, the sending unit was replaced, the battery was replaced, the door was readjusted due to a vibration, the left front hub assembly was replaced, the exhaust made a noise, the tensioner and serpentine belt was replaced, the front axle seal leaked and the…
Other problems reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Blazer
- Suspension 85 complaints
- Brakes 78 complaints
- Engine 51 complaints
- Seats 42 complaints
- Lighting 35 complaints
- Transmission 34 complaints
- Fuel system 33 complaints
- Air bags 28 complaints