68 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer cite exterior lighting, 21% of all 331 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 2 recalls on this component.
“MY 2001 BLAZER'S BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RECENT DRIVE, AND ANOTHER DRIVER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO POINT THIS OUT AT A STOPLIGHT. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED AGAIN, BUT REMAINED ON AFTER I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WAS THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE (GM RECALL NUMBER 01073) AND GM RECALLED A NUMBER OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLES, BUT MY BLAZER'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECALL.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V364000, (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 10/05/2011 *LN *TR”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ANOTHER MOTORIST INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED, BUT BELIEVED THE HAZARD SWITCH CARRIER WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.”
“REAR LIGHTS DO NOT BRIGHTEN WHEN BRAKING, TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS THERE WAS A RECALL AND IT WAS DONE ALREADY TO MY 2001 BLAZER, BUT I NEVER HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR THAT PROBLEM WAS GOING TO CHARGED 500 DOLLARS JUST TO REDO IT. I HAD BOUGHT THE BLAZER NEW FROM A DEALER. *TR”
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GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 5,862 MY 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, MY 2000-2001 GMC JIMMY, AND MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.