2002 Chevrolet Blazer Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 6%of 246 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 62,972miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the steering of the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer, 6% of the 246 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,972 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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 thing on front of vehicle except for motor. But did replace fan on motor. Cost in parts only was approx. $700.00 (have receipts). Not including labor! & time and cost spent not having a vehicle until fixed. Also no airbags deployed!”
NHTSA complaint #10840408, filed 2016-03, 108,735 miles“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 to roll. Because the shoulder was an embankment, the vehicle rolled onto the top then rolled back down onto it's wheels. The vehicle came to rest facing the wrong way on the highway. The cost of fixing the damage exceed value of the vehicle. Similar incident occur earlier just as a spin out (oct. …”
NHTSA complaint #10375728, filed 2011-01, 145,000 miles“My wife at that time got in to an accident in a chevy Blazer on nov 11, 2002, on el paso, tx. Where the vehicle was lost due to a steering wheel lock up. After the accident I took the vehicle to the dealer where I buy it. The company did not do anything about it, the insurance company did not pay the right amount I lost a lot of money in lawyers and nothing was solved, just me losing more money. I would like to demand compensation.”
NHTSA complaint #10163152, filed 2006-07“Tie rod - while driving on i95 in virgina yesterday I pulled into a rest stop. While slowing down I heard a very loud grinding sound. As I stopped the car I had no control over the stering. I exited the car, looked underneath the front end to find that the drivers side tie rod had come loose.once again as with my failed engine in this car I was lucky that this happened while I was slowing down. If it happened 30 seconds before when I was traveling at 70 miles an hour or 30 seconds after I left the rest area I would have been in a serious, possibly deadly car accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #761136, filed 2002-04“Rack and pinion steering is very slow and unresponsive - a very serious safety concern- it is difficult to quickly steer to avoid a person or object in roadway- turnintg corners requires and excess amount of steering wheel turning especially for women - under steering is dangerous”
NHTSA complaint #755776, filed 2001-12Related service bulletins
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Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 | 6 | 14% |
| 2022 | 8 | 15% |
| 2021 | 15 | 11% |
| 2020 | 43 | 19% |
| 2019 | 28 | 15% |
| 2008 | 1 | 20% |
| 2004 | 4 | 8% |
| 2003 | 3 | 4% |
| 2002 | 14 | 6% |
| 2001 | 12 | 4% |
| 2000 | 23 | 4% |
| 1999 | 18 | 4% |
| 1998 | 29 | 4% |
| 1997 | 24 | 3% |
| 1996 | 28 | 2% |
| 1995 | 19 | 2% |
| 1994 | 6 | 1% |
| 1993 | 3 | 1% |
| 1992 | 3 | 1% |
| 1991 | 5 | 2% |
| 1989 | 3 | 8% |
| 1988 | 4 | 10% |
| 1987 | 6 | 20% |
| 1986 | 2 | 11% |
| 1985 | 5 | 17% |
Other parts of the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer
54 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
33 complaintsBrakes
23 complaintsFuel system
22 complaintsElectrical system
21 complaintsEngine cooling
20 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsSuspension
16 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
16 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsSeat belts
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology