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 2000CHEVROLETS/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 2000 S/T BLAZER is suspension:front:control arm:upper ball joint with 1 filings, followed by fuel system, gasoline (1) and engine and engine cooling (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 2000 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 |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
2000 S-10 BLAZER LS. VERY NICE SUV BOUGHT FOR MY SON TO GO TO COLLEGE. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT BUT INFORMATION FOR OTHER OWNERS. A/C AND DEFROST DID NOT WORK BUT NO TIME FOR IT TO BE IN SHOP FOR FIRST SUMMER. READ SOME ON HERE AND SAW "CLOGGED HEATER CORE" WITH VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. TOOK TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP I USE. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND HAD IT BACK IN LESS THAN 4 HOURS. CLOGGED HEATER CORE DUE TO CHEMICAL MAKEUP OF LONGLIFE ANTIFREEZE. FLUSHED AND TWO CLAMPS REPLACED ALL FOR UNDER $50. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
STRONG FUEL SMELL IN VEHICLE WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK. 2000 CHEVROLET S BLAZER. NO SMELL IF TANK IS FILLED LESS THAN 3/4 FULL. *TR
TRAVELING SLOW ON A CITY STREET. ON TURNING A CORNER, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED UNDER THE CAR. THIS MOMENTARILY THREW THE VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL BUT WAS QUICKLY RECOVERED. UPON INVESTIGATION, WE LEARNED THE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED, SEPARATING AND CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FOLD UNDER WITH ADDITIONAL SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE ALUMINUM WHEEL. *NM
Mileage: 47,000
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 2000 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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