Total Complaints
3 filings
CHEVROLET S/T BLAZER · model year
3 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1997CHEVROLETS/T BLAZER carries 3 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1997 S/T BLAZER is fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump with 1 filings, followed by fuel/propulsion system (1) and electrical system (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1997 S/T BLAZER, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
Total Complaints
3 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
I WAS DRIVING TO A GAS STATION, WHEN I WAS ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION MY VEHICLE RUN OUT OF GAS. I HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LEAVING IT IN THE BUS STOP RISKING A $300 TICKET TO GET GAS. NOT TO MENTION BEING RUN OVER BY PUSHING VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER PUTTING 2 GALLONS OF GAS IN IT, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE, IT WOULDN'T EVEN FIRE LET ALONE START. I CHECKED MY OWNERS MANUAL AND THE GM SERVICE MANUALS TO SEE IF THERE IS A FUEL PUMP RESET SWITCH SUCH AS FORD USES. I CALLED CHEVY FOR THIS INFORMATION. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY MECHANIC THAT I HAD PROBABLY BURNED OUT MY FUEL PUMP FOR MY FUEL RELAY AND THAT THIS IS BY DESIGN.1) I CANNOT AFFORD A $450FUEL PUMP, 2) I LIVE IN MY VEHICLE, 3) WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED I WILL BE ON THE STREETS. BEING FORCED TO BUY PARTS WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF GAS IS EXTORTION BY GM WHICH IN THE US AS FAR AS I KNOW IS A FELONY. I WILL NOT LIVE ON STREETS IN SAN FRANCISCO THEREFORE SUICIDE IS THE ONLY OPTION. GM SHOULD PAY FOR MY L
Mileage: 235,419
I WAS DRIVING TO A GAS STATION, WHEN I WAS ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION MY VEHICLE RUN OUT OF GAS. I HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LEAVING IT IN THE BUS STOP RISKING A $300 TICKET TO GET GAS. NOT TO MENTION BEING RUN OVER BY PUSHING VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER PUTTING 2 GALLONS OF GAS IN IT, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE, IT WOULDN'T EVEN FIRE LET ALONE START. I CHECKED MY OWNERS MANUAL AND THE GM SERVICE MANUALS TO SEE IF THERE IS A FUEL PUMP RESET SWITCH SUCH AS FORD USES. I CALLED CHEVY FOR THIS INFORMATION. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY MECHANIC THAT I HAD PROBABLY BURNED OUT MY FUEL PUMP FOR MY FUEL RELAY AND THAT THIS IS BY DESIGN.1) I CANNOT AFFORD A $450FUEL PUMP, 2) I LIVE IN MY VEHICLE, 3) WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED I WILL BE ON THE STREETS. BEING FORCED TO BUY PARTS WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF GAS IS EXTORTION BY GM WHICH IN THE US AS FAR AS I KNOW IS A FELONY. I WILL NOT LIVE ON STREETS IN SAN FRANCISCO THEREFORE SUICIDE IS THE ONLY OPTION. GM SHOULD PAY FOR MY L
Mileage: 235,419
1997 CHEV. S10 BLAZER FUEL GAUGE NOT READING ACCURATE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY TO HALF WAY TO EMPTY. STARTED USING ODOMETER MILAGE TO CHECK WHEN TO FILL UP FUEL FIG. THAT 19 GAL TANK GETTING MIN. 12MPG=228MILES TILL EMPTY. DAILY USE IS ABOUT30-50 MILES/DAY BUT ON12/11/08 WENT TO SHOPPING PARKED CAME OUT AND NO START.ENGINE CRANKS BUT NO START. THIS IS 1ST TIME A NO START FOR THIS CAR.TOWED TO VERY GOOD CHEV.DEALERSHIP FOUND FUEL PUMP IN TANK BAD ,BUT UNIT IS COMPLETE FUEL PUMP, FUEL GAUGE, SENDING MODULE AND FUEL TANK HAS TO BE DROPPED TO REPAIR.TOTAL BILL ABOUT $1100.00 JUST PUT $3000.00 FOR NEW TRANS GUARANTED BY GM FOR 3YRS/100,000 MILES SO REPLACED FUEL PUMP.IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON SENDING UNIT, AND PUMP? DROP ME A LINE WITH YOUR COMMENTS. *TR
Mileage: 97,700
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Fuel Line Leak
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1997 CHEVROLET S/T BLAZER; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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