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2000 Chevrolet Blazer air bags problems

34 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2000 Chevrolet Blazer cite air bags, 6% of all 600 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
34
6% of all complaints
Crashes
26
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
24
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the air bags

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING ANOTHER AND DIED ON 12/29/14. DRIVER WAS 23 YEARS OLD. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AS IN IGNITION DEFECT SWITCH CASES WHICH MAY BE THE CASE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE SEATBELT WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND INOPERABLE, THUS NOT WORN AT THE TIME OF DEATH.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 13, 2015Air bags, Seat belts, Unknown or otherCrash reportedODI 10790324
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,650.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 11, 2015Air bagsCrash reportedODI 10693647
“HAD A FRONT END COLLISION. THE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED. NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF. BOTH VEHICLES CAME OFF A RED LIGHT, ALL VEHICLES STOPPED SUDDENLY AND MY TEUCK REAR ENDED A TOYOTA PICKUP. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 9, 2014Air bagsCrash reportedODI 10609197
“THE DRIVERSIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE DOOR OPEN, I THEN WENT TO TAKE THE GARBAGE OUT TO END OF MY DRIVEWAY. AS I WAS WALKING BACK TO MY GARAGE I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. I NOTICED THE AIR BAG HAD BEEN DEPLOYED WHEN I REACHED MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING AND I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK AND I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW TO AIR OUT THE VEHICLE. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T WORK. I CHANGED THE FUSE BUT THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE WINDOW PROBLEM. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN I WAS DRIVING. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 12, 2012Air bagsODI 10451325
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. WHILE COMPENSATING FOR THE STIFF STEERING THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE WAS TAKEN BY HELICOPTER TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS NEVER EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 11, 2010Steering, Air bagsCrash reportedODI 10348742
“THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS THE 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTRACT STATE THAT THIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THEN SHE HIT A DIVIDER AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES LANDING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAR DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 85210. JP”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 5, 2008Air bagsODI 10226626

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.