Chevrolet cooling system problems
Across all Chevrolet models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,448 complaints involve cooling system. The Blazer accounts for the largest share (17%). The single worst model year is the 1996 Blazer with 86 cooling system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,448 about cooling system, all Chevrolet models
- Most affected
- Blazer 17% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 683 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 22
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Chevrolet models
Worst model years for cooling system
- 1996 Chevrolet Blazer86 complaints
- 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer50 complaints
- 1999 Chevrolet Malibu46 complaints
- 1997 Chevrolet Blazer42 complaints
- 2000 Chevrolet Malibu42 complaints
Cooling system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1992 | 31 |
| 1993 | 46 |
| 1994 | 45 |
| 1995 | 87 |
| 1996 | 183 |
| 1997 | 137 |
| 1998 | 118 |
| 1999 | 125 |
| 2000 | 113 |
| 2001 | 83 |
| 2002 | 141 |
| 2003 | 68 |
| 2004 | 43 |
| 2005 | 91 |
| 2006 | 43 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
Among the 683 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.