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2002 Chevrolet Blazer engine problems

20 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
20 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
57,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2002 Chevrolet Blazer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 57,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 57,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 10 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet blazer. The contact stated that while his sister was driving at 20 MPH, the engine cooling fan exploded and there was smoke. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was driven to the contact's sister's residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact's brother inspected the vehicle and determined that the radiator and the fan needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired by her brother.

Reported at 145,000 miles, August 2017 Fire

The intake manifold gasket is leaking the intake manifold gasket was leaking on my chevrolet silverado last year I have been told by 4 ase certified mechanics that chevrolets have extremely too many intake manifold gasket leaking problems because of the dexron antifreeze and the gaskets they used.

Reported at 102,000 miles, January 2015

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