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1991 Chevrolet Blazer complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN/PULSATE, OR SKID. DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING A MINOR COLLISION . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN IN THE BACK OF CONSUMER'S PARKED VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE EXPLODED,. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. ASKING NHTSA TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS MATER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, VEHICLE IS IDLES AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. *AK
DEFECTIVE PAINT PEELING AND CHIPPING, BRAKES ONE OUT OF 4 WORK,DIGITAL DISPLAY ON DASH.
VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY ARE HARD & VERY QUICK. THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF ABS BRAKING POWER. HAD BRAKES REPAIRED AT DEALER'S ON 8/11/99. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 8/13/99. *AK
THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, WHEN THE LETTER P LIGHT COMES, THE VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKING POWER. THE DEALER AND MNUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP PROPERLY TAKEN TO DEALER, AND CODE WAS RESET ON ABS EBCM. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TAKEN TO DEALER AND DETERMINED THAT EBCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PAVEMENT WAS WET ON BOTH OCCASIONS. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE STOPPING, AND ABS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *ML
WHILE GOIING AROUND A CORNER BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKE PEDAL WAS JERKING AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CONSUMER HIT A POLE.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, ABS LIGHT IS ON, INDICATING AN ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON WET OR DRY SURFACE, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM RECENTLY FAILED. GM ALSO HAS RECENTLY RECALLED THIS PARTICULATR MODEL FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING RAIN AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS,ABS KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. OWNER HAS TO REAPPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO GET THEM TO STOP VEHICLE. DLR SAYS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NO SUMMARY
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS FAILING TO OPAERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS , BUT VEHICLE MAY NEED A WHOLE NEW ABS SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
THE PAINT JOB WAS RECALL I FOUND OUT MY SUCKS NEVER RECIEVED INFO ON RECALL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE PARKING IN GARAGE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING IT TO RUN INSIDE CONSUMER'S KITCHEN AND COMING TO A STOP. ALSO WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL MAKE ONE CYCLE AND STOP. *AK
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
ABS BRAKES WORK\ INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSESTHE BRAKES NOT TO OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DURING PANIC STOP, WHEELS LOCKED, TRUCK SKIDDED, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON EVERY SINCE. DEALER TOLD ME TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO RECALL HAD BEEN FILED. TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO COST. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES.DEALER STATES THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. ALSO, THERE IS THICK BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, AND T THINKS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE COMPUTER CHIP. *AK
HAD SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. IT THEN FLIPPED OVER, AFTER HITTING A SMALL EMBANKMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VOLTS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER. WENT TO LIFT THE HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE AND THE FIRE. THE WIRES WERE ON FIRE, AND THE ALTERATOR WAS BURNED OUT. THAT'S WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND AT A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS WILL "NOT CATCH," WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. NEVER BEEN TO DEALER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND REAR LAP SEAT BELTS. THE CONSUMER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HEARS A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, REAR SELT BELTS FAILED TO STAY ATTACHED IN THE BUCKLES. THE SAFETY DEFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN INVESTIGATIONS NUMBERS EA91028, EA94038, PE91052, PE94046, PE95042, EA95031. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
BRAKES FAILED.
LEFT REAR BRAKES FAILED FOUR TIMES WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCH FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE LEAKS DIFFERENTIAL FLUID AT THE VELOCITY JOINTS.
THERE IS UNEVEN BRAKING, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS/DOWNHILL, SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY HARD PEDAL.
FUEL TANK LEAKS GAS, POSSIBLE FAULTY SEALS. FUEL TANK HAS BEEN REPAIRED. OWNER NOTES OF RECALL FOR PROBLEM ,BUT VIN NO. WAS NOT INVOLVED. (91V-108). *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOUNT OR ADJUSTING ASSEMBLY BROKE, THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL CONTINUOUSLY, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BCM VALVE (BRAKE PULSATION MODULATING VALVE).
GOING 20MPH, WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT STARTED TO STOP. APPLIED THE BRAKES & REAR ENDED FRONT VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, REAR SEAT BELTS (SHOULDER/LAP) FAILED TO RESTRAIN CSS & GAVE WAY. CHILD WENT FORWARD & HIT REAR OF FRONT SEAT (DRIVER). DRIVER HAD NECK PROBLEMS. CHILD FACIAL PROBLEMS. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
BRAKE FAILURE.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
WHEN MAKING A EMERGENCY STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES RESIST. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP, AND THERE IS A GRINDING IN THE PEDAL. ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLLS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS STUCK OR GRABBED EXCESSIVELY.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH, STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES (ABS). THEY LOCKED UP. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD A COMPUTER CHECK DONE. MAIN UNIT UNDER HOOD (CONTROLLING) WAS BAD & REAR WHEEL SENSOR WAS BAD. IT'S A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. *AK
RUST ACCUMULATED AROUND SHOULDER BELT MOUNTING BOLTS. RIGHT SIDE OF BELT FELL OUT OF MOUNTING. TOOK TO DEALER & WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN REPAIRING THE BOLTS. HAS PICTURES OF MOUNTING BOLTS. *AK
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