BRAKES WORK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT WHEN DRIVER SLAMS ON BRAKES THEY BEGIN TO STOP THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE CONTINUES FORWARD EVEN WITH THE BRAKES FULLY DEPRESSED.
1992 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 1992 record →
WHEN TRYING TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND ON SLIPPERY SURFACES AND GRAVEL, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP.
BRAKES LOSS OF PRESSURE CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED RESULTING IN THE VEHICLES BRAKES LOCKING UP.
THE BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, THE FUEL TANK WAS TAKEN OFF AND REPLACED ALONG WITH FUEL SENDING UNIT AND 2 FUEL PIPES. *AK
VEHICLE WENT UPHILL AND IT KICKED INTO OVERDRIVE, ACCELERATED, AND WOULDN'T STOP. PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND CAR STARTED TO ROAR. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE FIRST OCCASION THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. *SLC
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE ABS WAS APPLIED WHEN IT WAS NOT NEEDED. THE WARNING INDICATION LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON . CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER STATES IT IS NOT THE DESIGN OF THE EQUIPMENT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL 93V119000,BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
HAD APPLIED BRAKES (ABS). BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD NO BRAKES. TOOK A WHILE TO STOP VEHICLE. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WEATHER WAS NOT A PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD IT CHECKED OUT. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS BRAKES. (#EA 94038). *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL IN WET WEATHER CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN ANY CONDITION, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, MAKING THE VEHICLE HARDER TO STEER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
EA94038, ABS BRAKE PROBLEM; INTERMITTENTLY, UNDER REGULAR STOPPING CONDITIONS, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR AND HAVE NO BRAKES. THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE HAVING BRAKES. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
WHEN SUDDENLY HAS TO STOP AND HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BLAZER JUST KEEPS GOING AND THEN IT TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO STOP. *AK
VAN AT STOP SIGN. ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF BLAZER HAD STOPPED JUST AS BLAZER WAS MAKING A TURN. HAD APPLIED BRAKES QUICKLY, BUT BLAZER CONTINUED ON & REARENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY ABS BRAKES. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AUTO REPAIR CENTER LOOKED AT PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THER WAS A DEFECT IN ABS AND OTHER COMPONENTS WITHIN BRAKING SYSTEM.*AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED & MOVING, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACING. DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED & HAD NO ABS BRAKES OR ACCIDENT. *AK
ABS FAILED
ABS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP ON WET SURFACES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
NON AFFIXATION OF BRAKING APPARATUS DURING EMERGENCY CRITERIA. SUSPENSE: FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS PUSHING PEDAL BACK WITHIN. ON ONE OCCASION ABS BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING. DEALER REPLACED THE ABS MODULE AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP CAUSING THE LOSS OF CONTROL.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSNG EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BUCKET SEATS DID NOT STAY UPRIGHT (WENT FORWARD) AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAINT EFFECTIVELY DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
IN PANIC STOPS OR EVEN ROUTINE STOPS ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. PROBLEM OCCURS ON ALL TYPES OF PAVEMENT CONDITIONS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH, APPROACHING AN ACCIDENT AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED AND REAR ENDED A VEHICLE. ONE WEEK AGO, DRIVING AND PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP. *AK
ABS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT. ALSO OCCURS ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
BRAKES: APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, BUT WOULD NOT STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, SECOND TIME RESULTING IN A REAR COLLISION.TOOK IN FOR DEALER TO LOOK AT, AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC SITUATION, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE TRUCK IS AT DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED. *AK
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, RESULTING IN TWO COLLISIONS. *AK
CONSUMER HAS HAD BRAKES CHANGED TWICE, EVERY SIX MONTHS. WHEN DRIVING HEARD RUBBING AND GRINDING NOISES. THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. *AK
BRAKES: WENT THROUGH TEN SETS OF BRAKES THE FIRST 80000 MILES, ABS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED FAILED AT TIMES . ALSO, MOUNTINGS FOR THE SEAT TRACK ATTACHED TO NUTA THAT ARE WELDED AT ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE METAL TUB CAME APART, CAUSING POWER ADJUSTED SEAT TO FAIL. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL WAS JUMPING AND MAKING LOUD NOISE.
WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GETS HARD AND CAN'T PRESS IT DOWN. HAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT'S NORMAL FOR THE BRAKES TO DO THAT. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR , ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED TWICE.
BRAKES NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, WILL GRAB LEFT FRONT WHEEL. BACKING PLATE CAUGHT INTO ROTORS. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. FLUSHED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OUT IN CASE OF DIRT. THIS DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING, CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC
TOTAL FAILURE, FIVE TIMES; ON A PANIC STOP THERE IS NO BRAKES AT ALL, JUST A VIBRATING NOISE. VARIABLE BRAKE FAILURES, SOMETIMES PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR, OTHER TIMES HAS TO PUMP BRAKES TO MAKE THEM GRAB. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 15 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE OWNER HAS HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REALIGNED . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ABS MODULE FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING POWER.
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE TRUCK TAKES LONGER TO STOP. DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. *AK *SLC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE WET OUTSIDE AND TURNING A CORNER, THE VEHICLE STARTED SKIDDING AND DID NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FIFTEEN PERCENT GRADE OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AND HEARD A GROANING NOISE, BRAKES LOCKED AND VEHICLE SKIDDED AROUND THE CORNER, PAVEMENT WAS SLIGHTLY DAMP. *SLC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES MORE THAN HALF TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE TAKES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME TO STOP. HAS NOT SEEN DEALER. *AK *SLC
CONSUMER WAS GOING UP HIS LANE ON INCLINE VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND CONSUMER BEGAN PRESSING BRAKES TO FLOOR, BRAKES FAILED AND CRASH HAPPENED. DRIED OR RAINY ROADS ARE NOT BAD. BUT WHEN DIRVING ON GRAVEL OR SALT THE ROAD IS FINE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY IN WET CONDITIONS ON GRAVEL ROAD THE FRONT WHEEL "SLIPS" LOCKS UP, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
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