1999 Chevrolet Blazer power train problems
54 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1999 Chevrolet Blazer — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I had to have the driveshaft in my 1999 chevy blazer replaced in march 2011. Exactly one week later my son was driving to school cayuga-onondaga boces in aurban when the drive shaft fell out causing the blazer entire rear-end to seize up throwing the vehicle almost making my son go down over the…”
filed Apr 6, 2011
“'99 blazer zr2 my daughters first car, she paying for herself. Has the most annoying blinker noise under passenger side dash. In research have found that 100s of other people are having the same very expensive fix. It consists of a multifunction switch with the cost of upto $700. I feel that…”
filed Feb 17, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician thatLight Duty Trucks equipped with automatic transmissions and 4 wheel drive may exhibit a condition of grinding/ratcheting type noise when shifting…
PIP3366C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 9, 2018
Power Train problems in other Blazer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Blazer | 6 | 14% |
| 2023 Blazer | 10 | 25% |
| 2022 Blazer | 10 | 23% |
| 2021 Blazer | 18 | 14% |
| 2020 Blazer | 71 | 34% |
| 2019 Blazer | 62 | 34% |
| 2004 Blazer | 4 | 8% |
| 2003 Blazer | 12 | 16% |
| 2002 Blazer | 33 | 13% |
| 2001 Blazer | 31 | 10% |
| 2000 Blazer | 84 | 14% |
| 1998 Blazer | 74 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Chevrolet Blazer
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.