2001 Chevrolet Trailblazer problems
The 2001 Chevrolet Trailblazer has 29 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (17%) concerns brakes. Next are engine (17%) and lighting (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 13 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 77,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Chevrolet Trailblazer with enough data (17 complaints in that window).
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.
While driving approximately 58 MPH in rainy weather with a trailer attached, trailer started to fishtail while going down hill. Trailer had swung around and broke free of the hitch and hit the side of truck. Truck grazed an enbankment, and went into the medium strip, hitting another vehicle head on. Vehicle was totaled, and driver suffered a head injury and fractured vertebrate. Neither air bag deployed upon the frontal impact. Please describe details.
While driving ABS light came on. When applying brakes pedal went to the floor. Dealer contacted. The vehicle had gone through five red lights, intersections, and stop signs with no brakes and was unable to stop. Other problems were: the tires were out of round(all 4), there were no brake or tail lights, the engine surged, the speedometer fluctuated, there was a smoke and or smoky odor, the electronic brake control failed, the vehicle did not start, the brakes would lock when the vehicle was backed, and the battery…
My 2001 chevy tb has already had the transmission rebuilt as the result of a sun shield failure at 36k miles. As of right now I am at 90k and it is failing again. A quick search through edmunds.com shows this is not an isolated incident. Chevy has done nothing to rectify this and since they were the ones who supposedly fixed it before, they have obviously not attempted to engineer an adequate fix for this failure. If this fails on an interstate there will be a serious safety issue for me and my family.
Tl* the contact owns 2001 chevrolet blazer. The contact stated that the actuator for the tailgate malfunctioned, preventing the tailgate from opening properly. The contact mentioned that due to the failure, the blinker and brake light bulbs were unable to be replaced when faulty. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician replaced the rear window, actuator and the brake light bulbs. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred.