Air BagsCrash
Filed Jul 2, 200327,003 milesLA
WHILE TRAVELING AT AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE FLIPPED 7 TIMES BEFORE LANDING IN A DITCH. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
2002 GMC Blazer
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front › control arm › lower arm. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsAir Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 2, 2002IL
FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICAL WAS TURNED AROUND TO PULL INTO A PARKING AREA. THE FRONT BUMPER HIT A TREE STUMP WHERE THE LICENSE PLATE MOUNTS. THE VEHICAL WAS MOVING LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE BUMPER WAS CRACKED AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE BUMPER BRACKETS ARE MOUNTED TO THE RADIATOR WHICH ALSO BROKE. SO THIS POOR DESIGN OF HAVING THE BUMPER MOUNTED TO THE RADIATOR CAUSED APROXIMATLY $1800.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE.
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Apr 19, 2001MI
LOWER CONTROL ARM WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK IN LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL. *YH
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.