Chevrolet Blazer Complaints (1993)
511 consumer complaints on file.
- #847286September 9, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD WHILE STOPPING ON A WET SURFACE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847361September 9, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE SYSTEM MAKES A NOISE AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS BUT MORE ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM WILL BE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843258September 2, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN EVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. INSPECTED BY DEALER AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *YC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846448September 2, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. HAD BRAKES CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THEY WERE WORKING FINE. LATER, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. AFTERWARDS, CONSUMER WAS AGAIN INFORMED BRAKES WERE FINE, AND HAD PLENTY OF SPACE & TIME FOR STOPPING. *AK *ML
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846367September 1, 1999VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #845901August 26, 1999VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT A SPEED OF 60MPH. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #845628August 23, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON WET PAVEMENT BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #837283August 10, 1999SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
ALL UPPER / LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO EXESSIVE WEAR. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT'S A SERVICE ISSUE. THE BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT / FRONT TORSION BAR NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO CRACKS & ONE WAS MISSING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #844142August 3, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS VERY LITTLE RESPONSE, BUT EVENTUALY THE VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THAT AIR HAD LEAKED INTO THE ABS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843716July 29, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL DID NOT GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843734July 29, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT PEDAL BECAME HARD AND RESISTED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843536July 27, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES OPERATE VERY INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A LIGHT ROAR/BRAKES FADE, AND PEDAL MOVES TOWARDS THE FLOOR. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIRWORK DONE WITH ECHU. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843340July 26, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. THEY WORK AND THEN THEY DON'T WORK. THEY SHUT OFF WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #708972July 22, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED AHEAD. APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THE BLAZER DID NOT RESPOND. I HIT THE BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DEPLOYED. THE BLAZER STILL DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE BLAZER IMPACTED TWO (2) OTHER VEHICALS. THE OTHER VEHICALS LEFT UNDER THERE OWN POWER. THE BLAZER HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DAY WAS SUNNY AND 92 DEGREES. THE ACCEDENT REPORT IS ON FILE AT BARACKS 9 IN LEWIS DELAWARE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265R75/16 )
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 3
- Deaths:
- 0
- #708982July 22, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN NEEDING TO BRAKE QUICKLY AT LOW SPEED. BRAKES FAILED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #708886July 21, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #708896July 21, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, MY WIFE AND 6 MO DAUGHTER WERE IN ROLL OVER. BRAKES APPLIED STEADY, SKID MARKS INDICATED BRAKE LOCK, SPEED CALCULATED 25-28 MPH. COMPLAINTS MADE TO DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS, BOTH DISMISSED RESPONSIBILITY.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #842252July 13, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
EGR VALVE WOULD PLUG UP WITH CARBON. THIS CONDITION OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS, CAUSING THE ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE IDLE, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSEED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER /MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO DO REPAIRS UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. ALSO, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT CORRECTIONS WERE DONE ONLY ON A ONE TIME BASIS. ALL OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #841626July 2, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE WEATHER IS RAINY & THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS BEING APPLIED & A BUMP IS HIT, ABS WOULD LOCK UP. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR SOMETIMES. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS BRAKES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #707397June 10, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, LEAVING NO BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0