BRAKES FAILED.
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 ON THE INTERSTATE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK STOPPED, AND WHEN APPLIED FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK, THE BRAKES DIDN'T NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY, AND THE TRUCK REARENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. *AK *SLC
DRIVING DOWN SLIGHT INCLINE, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, DRIVER DEPRESSED BRAKES THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROLL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION." BRAKE PRESSURE SENSOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHICH RESULTED IN BRAKE FAILURE" WAS DIAGNOSED BY HOFFMAN CHEVROLET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP. DEALER SAYS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. ALSO THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE OWNER TOOK VEHICLE INTO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. *AK
EA94-038, IN LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND HAS A GRINDING NOISE, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 30-35 MPH, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHEN APPLUING BRAKE PRESSURE, VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATES, KEEPS GOING, EVENTUALLY STOPS. HAPPENS MOSTLY DURING WET WEATHER, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO DEALER, BRAKES WORKING AS DESIGNED. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY INTERMITTENTLY RESIST. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
EA94-038; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 15-20 MPH, WAS MAKING A GRADUAL STOP, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOO BOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES, ONCE ON A SMALL PATCH OF SLIPPERY ICE. *AK
WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN APRIL OF 97. WHEN DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, DRIVER COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
EA94-038; WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT, CONSUMER NOTICES THE PEDAL TRAVELING TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATES THE SHOES/PADS AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; WHEN THE TRAFFIC STOPPED SUDDENDLY WITH THE STREETS BEING A LITTLE DAMP, DRIVER HIT BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. WHENEVER HITTING THE BRAKES THERE IS NO GOOD STOPPING ACTION WHEN THE GROUND IS WET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
EA94-038; CONSUMER NOTICED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES, PADS AND ROTORS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. *AK
ABS PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A NORMAL SITUATION, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BLAZER WOULD NOT STOP. DRIVER PUMPED THE BRAKES FOR 3-4 MINUTES BEFORE THE SYSTEM ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THE CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS OVERHEATED WHICH DISTORTED THE ROTORS. CALIPERS, PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE JUST STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE BLAZER. APPLIED FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BLAZER JUST KEPT GOING AND HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE BLAZER. *AK *NLM
CONSUMER HEARS GRINDING ,VEHCILE DOES NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN RIGHT AWAY, ABS DOES NOT LOCK UP. *AK
DRIVING THE TRUCK THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK STARTED LOSING POWER, THE TRUCK COASTED TO A SERVICE STATION. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, SAW FLAMES CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND WAS TOLD LATER THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ALTERNATOR. *AK *SLC
THE FUEL INJECTOR HOUSING FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK UP AND ENGINE COMPONENTS TO FAIL.
BRAKES FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE ARE NO ABS BRAKES. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON THAT MEANS THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE HAS FAILED. *AK
ABS COMPUTER MODULE FAILED.
THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO REASON. OWNER SPOKE WITH VARIOUS PEOPLE WHO HAD SAME PROBLEM. THE EXACT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE TRUCK FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK, AND THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER AS A RESULT. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED 2 TIMES, CAUSING CRASHES. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, NO WARNING OR PEDAL PROBLEM. IN BETWEEN THESE CRASHES CAR HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE PROBLEMS, RUNNING THROUGH LIGHTS AND HAVING NEAR MISSES. *AK
CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE TO WARM UP, UPON RETURNING DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. CONSUMER IS WAITING TO HEAR FROM INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, DRIVING AT SPEED 30MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. REPLACED DRFECTIVE ABS PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE. EA94-038 ACTIVE. *AK
DELCO FREEDOM BATTERY POSITIVE TERMINAL POST BROKE ,CAUSING BATTERY TO SPILL ACID AND CORRODING BATTERY CABLE, 1ST VEHICLE ON 515741.
HEAD RESTS ON BOTH SEATS FELL DOWN TWICE.
SEAT BACK RECLINER LATCH FAILED ALLOWING SEAT FALL BACK. DRIVER WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE IF FAILURE HAD OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER RATE OF SPEED.
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LEVER BROKE .*AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, COMPUTER MODULE FAILURE, WARNING COME ON (YELLOW), NO ANTI-LOCKS BRAKES. *AK
ABS VALVE CONTROL MODULE SYSTEM FAILED. WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN CRASH.
THE TRUCK HAS ABS; WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SLID THROUGH SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS AND HAD ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *AK
AT SLOW SPEEDS ON SLICK/ICY/SNOW-PACKED ROADS, BRAKING SEEMS INSUFFICIENT; ALSO SLOW SPEED EMERGENCY STOPPING IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, IT PROVIDES A HARD/SPONGY PEDAL WITH EXTREMELY REDUCED STOPPING ABILITY, RESULTING IN LOCK UPS AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK CONSUMER STATES IN WET OR DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE, IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, CONSUMER STATES DID NOT LIKE IT BUT ASSUMED IT WAS TYPICAL OF ABS.*JB
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK
PUT ON THE BRAKES AT THE CAR WASH SO THAT THE CAR COULD GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF BEING WASHED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER , THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCK UP ON ICE/SNOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE/LOSE CONTROL. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, ALSO GRINDING NOISE/PULSATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.
#EA94-038, THE COMPUTER BRAIN FOR THE ABS ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WENT OUT, THE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT EVERY 10 THOUSAND MILES. ALSO, REPLACED WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. EA94-038. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO ABS FAILURE, OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
WHEN THE ROAD IS WET THE BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE AND WHEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. UNDER INVESTIGATION EA94038. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED ON WET PAVEMENT.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED TO RECALL (93V-119). *AK
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