2002 Chevrolet Blazer electrical system problems
22 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
August 24, 2008, myself and my three daughters headed to church traveling along 91n in ct to exit 35 when another passenger car waived at us to get off the exit - not knowing why we got off the exit any way since that's the one we needed and as we slowed down an abundance of smoke came from the front of the car - I pulled over and the gentlemen continued to waive at us - not known to me why until we got out of the car and saw flames brewing under the car...immediately I sought after my children to get to a safeā¦
I have a 2002 chevrolet blazer. The hazard lights and the brake lights on the body quit working. The brake light over the hatch still worked. The turn signals also were not affected. I checked fuses and light bulbs but both were fine. When I turned on the hazard lights there was a clicking sound coming out of my speaker, like there was a short in the wiring. I'm glad it didn't start a fire.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer
- Lighting 65 complaints
- Transmission 27 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints
- Fuel system 23 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints
- Air bags 18 complaints
- Suspension 17 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 16 complaints