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Chevrolet · NHTSA safety record

2019 Chevrolet Blazer

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

183

Complaints

4

Crashes

0

Fires

2

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2019 Chevrolet Blazer have filed 183 safety complaints with NHTSA between September 2019 and July 2026. The most complained-about system is the power train, named in 62 of them (34%). The typical failure was reported at 28,350 miles, the median across the 18 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

NHTSA has issued 2 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (2)

TIRES

21V115000 · February 25, 2021

The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, XT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, 2018-2021 Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, 2019-2020 Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, GMC Acadia, Sierra 1500, and certain Continental tires sold to the aftermarket for various model year 2018-2021 vehicles. The affected tires were cured for too long during production.
The risk
Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall resulting in sudden air loss or a belt edge separation which could lead to a tread/belt loss. Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212329050.

General Motors, LLC · up to 33,838 vehicles across all model years covered

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

20V668000 · October 29, 2020

The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.
The risk
Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.

General Motors LLC · up to 194,105 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 183.

POWER TRAIN 62 34%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 59 32%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 54 30%
ENGINE 38 21%
STEERING 27 15%
SERVICE BRAKES 14 8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 4%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 6 3%
AIR BAGS 3 2%
LANE DEPARTURE 3 2%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 2 1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 1%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2025 at 55.

2019 2025 2026
2019 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

SERVICE BRAKES

1 injured · crash · towed · 1,500 miles

BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET AT A 3 WAY STOP WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. BRAKES DID NOT PROVIDE ANY STOPPING POWER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BLOW THROUGH STOP SIGN AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH NOT INVOLVING ANY OTHER VEHICLES.

NHTSA complaint 11315810. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 injured · crash · towed · 33,000 miles

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer. The contact stated that upon driving into a parking space and placing the vehicle into park(P), the vehicle independently accelerated into a building. The air bags deployed upon impact. The contact was treated at the scene by paramedics for minor scrapes and bruises. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent collision center for repair. The contact was informed that a couple of bricks on the building were damaged due to the collision. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.

NHTSA complaint 11477431. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

crash

Without warning, the brake pedal on my 2019 Chevy Blazer became hard, almost as if the car was turned off. I was unable to stop and slowly rolled into the back of a semi stopped at a stoplight. This was moments after exiting off of a major highway and could have been much worse. The car was taken to a mechanic and it was determined to be a failure with the brake booster. GM has issued recalls for this problem in several other models but the Blazer has been excluded. Based on online forums and complaints of multiple other Blazer owners, it seems obvious that Blazers should have been included in the recall.

NHTSA complaint 11602686. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

crash

i was in a severe accident on 10/6/2025 with a vehicle traveling at approximately 50+mph. My front quarter panel was struck crossing an intersection when a vehicle ran a red light. My vehicle sustained a lot of damage with my head striking the drivers side window --- with no air bags deploying

NHTSA complaint 11691919. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Shift to park sensor Shift to park warning. It was reported to dealer

NHTSA complaint 11753831. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1º Transmisión 2º Me quede detenida en una autopista y no podía avanzar por que no respondía a los cambios de velocidad 3º Si 4º Si 5º No

NHTSA complaint 11744461. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I was driving into a parking lot when my back passenger side window imploded like a rock was thrown at it, but no rock and nobody in sight. I looked all around for a cause but believe it somehow spontaneous shattered. Thankfully 3 minutes prior I had dropped my kids at school otherwise there would have been injury I am sure.

NHTSA complaint 11740494. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING
Electronically controlled thermostat and sensor fail or get stuck at a much lower coolant temperature causing the dash to display the “steering assist is reduced drive with care.” It isn’t just a message, the steering is much harder to use potentially causing an accident. The ac completely doesn’t work causing potential for sensitive, elderly, or young children and pets to overheat inside, it’s significant risk of injury or death from the hot summer temperatures. The engine coolant temperature gauge is all the way down on C position which isn’t registering how hot/cold the engine gets potentially causing damage to the vehicle and a total loss of the vehicle entirely due to damage from the

NHTSA complaint 11739939, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING
Power steering goes out intermittently while driving.

NHTSA complaint 11734804. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The transmission or torque converter has slippage and shuddering that has caused one or both to go bad. My safety was at risk due to this item beginning to fail to cause the inability to accelerate to maintain my position in traffic. The problem was recreated for the service technician. There was no warning or indication before this became an issue.

NHTSA complaint 11734708. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Chevrolet Blazer

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 26 1
2024 42 1
2023 41 2
2022 46 1
2021 125 1
2020 211 3

Other 2019 Chevrolet models

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Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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