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2001 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Fewer warning signs than most model years

Owner complaints for the 2001 Chevrolet Trailblazer are lower than the model-year median of 87.5.

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20Owner complaints

Model-year median: 87.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
4
199926
200020
20011,149
2002901
20031,081
2004
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
5Power Train
5Exterior Lighting
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3Structure
3
All reported categories
Air Bags
2Electrical System
2Equipment
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes
1Tires
1Trailer Hitches
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 11 of 20 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 10, 2002
Air BagsTrailer HitchesCrash

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED, TRAILER STARTED TO FISHTAIL WHILE GOING DOWN HILL. TRAILER HAD SWUNG AROUND AND BROKE FREE OF THE HITCH AND HIT THE SIDE OF TRUCK. TRUCK GRAZED AN ENBANKMENT, AND WENT INTO THE MEDIUM STRIP, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AN…

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WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED, TRAILER STARTED TO FISHTAIL WHILE GOING DOWN HILL. TRAILER HAD SWUNG AROUND AND BROKE FREE OF THE HITCH AND HIT THE SIDE OF TRUCK. TRUCK GRAZED AN ENBANKMENT, AND WENT INTO THE MEDIUM STRIP, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND DRIVER SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY AND FRACTURED VERTEBRATE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON THE FRONTAL IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #8018335

Mileage unknown · Jul 22, 2002
Air BagsCrash

AT A 25MPH VEHICLE CRASHED AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8014453

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.