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2001 Chevrolet Blazer brakes problems

The 2001 Chevrolet Blazer has 54 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

54

Brakes complaints

12%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Blazer brakes complaints by model year614 complaints1973: 1 complaints1983: 4 complaints1985: 6 complaints1986: 3 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 10 complaints1990: 10 complaints1991: 135 complaints1992: 230 complaints1993: 410 complaints1994: 469 complaints1995: 614 complaints1996: 508 complaints1997: 170 complaints1998: 77 complaints1999: 78 complaints2000: 79 complaints2001: 54 complaints2002: 25 complaints2003: 8 complaints2004: 8 complaints2006: 1 complaints2007: 1 complaints2019: 14 complaints2020: 9 complaints2021: 19 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 8 complaints2024: 9 complaints2025: 5 complaints
Blazer brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE, AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. DRIVER WAS TEMPORARILY KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND EXAMINED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CLUSTER MODULE FAILED, PREVENTING…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · September 15, 2001 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer have?

NHTSA has 54 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer brakes — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.