2002 Chevrolet Blazer steering problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“"takata recall" vehicle acted like it wanted to only go right and I couldn't turn left and ended up hitting the guardrail on the right side of the road and almost totalled the vehicle. Didn't know about any recall so I went to junkyard to get whole front end, fenders, hood and pretty much every…”
filed Mar 7, 2016
“My daughter was driving at night and started to fish tale and spin out, she said that she had no control of the steering wheel and it lockup the driver side front tire. This caused the vehicle to do a 270 spin then go backwards hitting the curb, flipping the vehicle onto the driver side, causing it…”
filed Jan 5, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Blazer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Blazer | 1 | 4% |
| 2024 Blazer | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 Blazer | 6 | 15% |
| 2022 Blazer | 6 | 14% |
| 2021 Blazer | 15 | 12% |
| 2020 Blazer | 40 | 19% |
| 2019 Blazer | 27 | 15% |
| 2004 Blazer | 4 | 8% |
| 2003 Blazer | 3 | 4% |
| 2001 Blazer | 12 | 4% |
| 2000 Blazer | 23 | 4% |
| 1999 Blazer | 18 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 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.