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2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV problems & recalls

NHTSA has issued 3 recalls covering the 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV and owners have filed 19 complaints. The most-reported area is forward collision avoidance (11 complaints). 1 complaint describes a crash.

Other model years:2024
Recalls
3
Complaints
19
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
0
Injuries
3

Recalls (3)

Jan 22, 2026#26V031000

Parking brake

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV vehicles that may have been repaired incorrectly under recall 25V433. The rear parking brake wiring harness may become damaged or corroded, resulting in unintended activation of the parking brake or loss of the parking brake function.

Risk: Unintended activation of the parking brake while driving increases the risk of a crash. Loss of the parking brake function while parked can result in a rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will replace the chassis harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 25, 2026. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252532830.

Jun 25, 2025#25V433000

Parking brake

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV vehicles. The rear parking brake wiring harness may become damaged or corroded, resulting in unintended activation of the parking brake or loss of the parking brake function.

Risk: Unintended activation of the parking brake while driving increases the risk of a crash. Loss of the parking brake function while parked can result in a rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will inspect the harness and, if necessary, reroute the harness and install anti-abrasive tape. Any harness that has existing damage will be replaced. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 1, 2025. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252503010.

Oct 2, 2024#24V737000

Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025 Chevrolet Blazer, Blazer EV, and Equinox vehicles. The door strikers were not properly heat-treated, which can cause them to break.

Risk: A broken door striker can cause the door to open unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will replace all four side door strikers and attachment bolts, free of charge. All affected vehicles are still in dealership inventory and therefore no owner notification letters are expected to be mailed. Owners may call Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N242477131.

Owner complaints (19)

What owners reported to NHTSA, by component. One complaint can name several components.

  • Forward collision avoidance11
  • Service brakes6
  • Electrical system5
  • Back over prevention3
  • Visibility/wiper2
  • Structure2
  • Communication1
  • Vehicle speed control1
  • Lane departure1
  • Unknown or other1
  • Parking brake1
  • Fuel/propulsion system1

Complaints over time

Jan 2025: 1 complaintFeb 2025: 0 complaintsMar 2025: 0 complaintsApr 2025: 0 complaintsMay 2025: 1 complaintJun 2025: 0 complaintsJul 2025: 0 complaintsAug 2025: 2 complaintsSep 2025: 2 complaintsOct 2025: 1 complaintNov 2025: 1 complaintDec 2025: 2 complaintsJan 2026: 0 complaintsFeb 2026: 2 complaintsMar 2026: 0 complaintsApr 2026: 2 complaintsMay 2026: 2 complaintsJun 2026: 1 complaintJul 2026: 1 complaintAug 2026: 0 complaintsSep 2026: 1 complaint2026
Complaints filed per month. Peak: 2 in Aug 2025. Hover a bar for its count.
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Recent owner reports

Sep 13, 2026Back over prevention, Forward collision avoidance

While backing into parking at a Humble Cow ice cream place. My 2025 Chevy Blazer EV AWD slammed to a stop. I was going 4 mph my spouses head hit the head rest and caused severe pain and stress. We had to go to the emergency room for treatment. This has happened 6 other times 3 since having the required updates and replacement of modules that took several months to complete. She was given medication and lytocain patches for the trauma of her neck and head. She is now afraid to drive in my vehicle. I looked up the situation and found on Reddit and the internet that this is a known issue…

Jul 14, 2026Forward collision avoidance

Attempting to merge into another lane today. Collision warning emergency breaking triggered and break checked the vehicle behind me. Almost caused me to be rear ended by the vehicle behind me.

Jun 21, 2026Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance⚠ Crash

I was driving down a road. Vehicle slammed on the brakes and then accelerated in it own causing me to hit a guardrail.

May 28, 2026Electrical system, Communication

See attached document for complaint.

May 13, 2026Service brakes, Back over prevention, Forward collision avoidance

This is now the second report from this vehicle with similar issues. This incident happened when in reverse with nothing behind me, the vehicle slammed on its brakes. No audible warning in the vehicle and nothing showing on the dashboard. The vehicle just applied emergency braking. This was a witnessed event.

Apr 22, 2026Forward collision avoidance

The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Blazer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Forward Collision Avoidance system activated while there were no objects or persons in front of the vehicle. The failure reoccurred on several occasions. The Forward Collision Avoidance warning light illuminated, and the message "Approaching Person" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer to be diagnosed; however, the failure was not duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer to be diagnosed; however, the dealer was unable to…

Apr 17, 2026Vehicle speed control, Forward collision avoidance

The cross pedestrian warning activates without any object there and slams on the brakes causing severe neck problems. The cruise control doesnt disengage when pressing on brake pedal causing drive to swerve to avoid crash.

Feb 28, 2026Lane departure, Forward collision avoidance

The onstar module failed. Also controlling the pedestrian px Proximity sensor and crosstraffic sensor. When driving slowly waiting a parking lot the vehicle locked up on the brakes with the warning message pedestrian alert. The area was clear. No pedestrians were in the vicinity This would be the 3rd incident 1st was cross traffic already braking while entering a light only at a speed of 15 mph. 2nd was the cross traffic and 3rd was the pedestrian alert.. We discovered the onstar module contrs all of these functions. Contacting the dealer theu stated the module need to be replaced but ther…

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall and complaint records, updated Oct 1, 2026. Complaints are owner reports and are not verified by NHTSA. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.