2003 Chevrolet Blazer problems
NHTSA has received 103 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Blazer, and 14% of them involve air bags. After that come body & structure (12%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 103 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 68 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 68 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 44,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2003 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 22 model years of the Chevrolet Blazer with enough data (76 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Dt*: the contact stated that both front airbags of the vehicle did not deploy during a crash which occurred while traveling 45 MPH. The vehicle was headed east on a narrow, rough, bumpy road when it approached an intersection and struck another vehicle heading north. The other vehicle briefly stopped at the stop sign and pulled out into the intersection 15 feet before the contact's vehicle reached the intersection.
I was traveling southbound when I experienced a seizure and lost control of my vehicle. I proceeded to veer to the left where I clipped several cars that were headed northbound and had stopped due to the realization that my vehicle was not under control. I then proceeded over a tree lawn and into a parking lot. I hit a dodge ram pickup with the right front corner of my vehicle and pushed that vehicle into another parked car that was next to it.
While traveling at 40 MPH, consumer states another vehicle traveling in front came to a sudden stop. Consumer rear ended that vehicle, and none of consumer airbags deployed. Please provide any further information. Ph
Heat actuator defective, had to be replaced-constant warm air blows on feet without anything on. Moon-roof improperly assembled at factory-water pours into my truck. Rear lift gate seal defective-leaking, rear side small triangular window seals-defective-leaking; seams on roof of truck leaking-found a hole in roof where more water was seeping in.
While driving at 50 MPH vibration came from the front end. Dealer inspected vehicle several times and did not find anything wrong with the car.