1993 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

ABS FAILURE; BRAKES WONT HOLD YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PUMP THE THE BRAKES TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS IF THE ROAD IS WET OR DRY. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING SOME TIMES THE BRAKES WORK SOME TIMES THEY DONT . THIS STARTED AT SPEEDS OVER 35MPH NOW IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WET OR DRY PAVEMENT .THE BRAKES WONT HOLD IN A TURN SUCH AS AN ON RAMP FOR THE HWY. GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY. ABS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY,AND CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS. *AK

I OVER TOOK CARE OF THIS TRUCK AS I LOVED IT SO MUCH. IT NOW REPULSES ME TO LOOK AT IT. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS A LEMON BUT MY BROTHER HAD ONE A YEAR OLDER THAT HAD THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR,ALTERNATOR REPAIRS FUEL INJECTION, ROLLER CAM, ENGINE REPLACEMENT @ 73,000 MILES ONLY HE DUMPED HIS BEFORE THE ENGINE NEED REPLACED AND NO CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM GM. THE ONLY WAY ITS LIKE A ROCK IS WHEN IT SINKS IN A LAKE! I CALLED GM GOT A CASE #990448783 (8/9/99) BUT NOW IT HAS A NEW ENGINE IT STILL SOUND LIKE THE ALTERNATOR IS GOING EVERY TIME I HAVE IT LOOKED AT IT COST $200.00 AND THEY FIND SOME THING ELSE. WHEN I HAVE THE MONEY TO DUMP IT I WILL AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM PRODUCT I'M NOW $5,600 INTO THIS BUT IT WILL BE MY LAST GM TRUCK OR PRODUCT.

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. *ET

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT REQUIRES EXTENDED DISTANCE TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATES THE DRIVER SHOULD ADJUST STOPPING DISTANCE. *YH

POWER SEAT OPERATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A YEAR. NOTHING WAS NEAR CONTROL BUTTONS TO ACTIVATE POWER SEAT. EACH TIME THE SEAT RECLINED BY ITSELF.

HAD SLOWED FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT -APPLIED BRAKES WHICH INITIALLY ACTED AS THOUGH THEY WERE OPERATING PROPERLY THEN SUDDENLY AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO BRAKES. YOU HAD THE SENSATION YOU WERE SPEEDING UP RATHER THAN SLOWING. CRANKED THE WHEEL HARD AND HIT ONLY THE BACK BUMPER OF THE BRAND NEW FORD EXPLORER IN FRONT OF US. THE BRAKE PADS ARE FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 40,000 + MILES ON IT IN OCTOBER OF 1994 AND HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 3000 MILES , BRALES REPLACED WHEN NECESSARY AND MAINTENENCE DONE. THEIR WAS PLENTY OF BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES ONLY. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER IN COUER D'ALENE, IDAHO (KNUTSEN CHEVROLET) I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT MUST BE THE MASTER CYLINDER --NOT BASED ON ANY INSPECTION BUT ON THE MILES ON THE VEHICLE) I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NOTICE. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES, BY ANOTHER DEALER IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON, AND THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THIS DATE. THE BRAKE. *AK

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT INSUFFICIENT BRAKING WAS NOTICED. THE ABS SYSTEM ON THIS OCCASION FAILED ON DRY ROADS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, NOT EVEN IN AN EMERGENCY STOP. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V193 000/ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ABS BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED IN SLOW SPEED OVER ROUGH SURFACE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RING AND PINION GEAR FAILED, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. *AK

ABS SYSTEM FAILED AFTER MAKING SUDDEN STOP AT SLOW SPEED. *AK

THE CRASH WAS RECENT (01/2000), BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CLOSE CALLS. ALL WERE UNNECESSARY AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN ON RECALL SINCE JULY 1999, LAST YEAR. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HE SAID RECALLS ARE A PROCESS THAT TAKES TIME AND TO BE PATIENT. THAT WAS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES ON THIS BLAZER, WHEN THE PEDAL IS SHOVED WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH WILL JUST SLOW DOWN SLOWLY. WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THIS VEHICLE AND GM KNOWS IT. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE HOPING PEOPLE GET RID OF THEM SO THEY CQAN AVOID THE REPAIRS, BUT OURS WAS PURCHASED NEW BY MY BROTHERTS WITH EVERY OPTION AND HAS BEEN EXCELLENTLY CARED FOR. IT IS IN GREAT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE "DEATHTRAP" BRAKES. (UNSELLABLE COND.) HELP!! *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE NOTICED THAT REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD EXPLODED. REAR FENDER AND RUNNING BOARD WERE DEMOLISHED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH CONSUMER COULD SWITCH FROM LOW BEAMS TO HIGH BEAMS,. BUT, HIGH BEAMS ONLY WILL STAY ON FOR TEN MINUTES OR SO, THEN WILL TURN OFF, CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO START THE LIGHT IN LOW BEAMS AGAIN. *AK *ML

FAILED INTAKE GASKETS, CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE TO CONTAMINATE OIL. ENGINE BEARING FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT LESS THAN 10MPH AND WAS TRYING TO STOP AT THE LIGHT, SURFACE WAS COMPLETELY DRY, AND VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT. CONSUMER HAD TO GO UP ON A CURVE TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

RECAL 99I006 000/GM ABS: VEHICLE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING MODIFYING THE COMPUTER PROGRAM OF ABS SYSTEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD A OLD CHIP WHICH CANNOT BE PROGRAMMED, AND REPAIRS CANNOT BE COMPLETED. CONSUMER SEEKING NHTSA TO SHARE SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPEREINCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SURGING. ALSO, WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET/SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS IT CAUSES A INCREASE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. YH

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, POWER WINDOW AND EMERGENCY FLASHES TO FAIL. YH

ANTI-SKID BRAKES FAILED LAST YEAR IN SNOW. HAPPENS IN 2-WD IN WET/SLICK CONDITIONS. *AK

I ONLY WHAT TO REPORT THAT THERE ARE MANY COI UNITS FAILLING ON THESE CHEVROLETS 4.3 MOYORS AND WHAT HAPPES IS A PART OF THE FUEL INJECTION CALLED THE 'CPI' UNIT BREAKS AND PUMPS GASOLINE INTO A COM PARTMENT OF THE MOTOR AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE!!!!!!! MINES BEE REPAIRED,BUT AFTER ASKING ARROUND( OUTHER REPAIR SHOPS ) IVE FOUND THESE UNITS ARE BEING REPLACED ON A REGULAIR BASSIS ANY WHERE AFTER 60000 MILES!!! HAS ANY ONE ELSE WRITTEN TOO YOU ABOUT THIS?? FRED. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SLOWLY GO TO FLOOR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT & I P BRAKE SYSTEM COMES ON CONSTANLY WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPAIRED ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. REPLACED PADS/SHOES AND ROTORS. ALSO INFORMED OWNER THAT COMPUTER CHIP WAS NOT WORKING. *AK

MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES. HAPPENED APPX. 6 YR. AGO WITH MINOR ACCIDENT. HAD TO PULL BRAKE PEDAL OFF FLOOR AFTER ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO WOODWARD OK GM DEALER TO CHECK BRAKES. CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM. ON 12/04/99 ON ICY ROADS, BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WHEN ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGED. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BELIEVE THERE IS A RECALL COVERING THIS. 12/07/99 - CALL BROWN PONTIAC 806-353-7211. NO HELP. CALL CHEVROLET CORP. (800-222-1020). NO RECALL NOTICE. CALL NHPSA. THERE IS A RECALL BUT NO NOTICE TILL AFTER 1/2000. TRUCK IS DANGEROUS. I BELIEVE RECALL WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IS THERE A WAY TO GET THE TRUCK FIXED BEFORE NOTICES ARE SENT? *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM; WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON DAMP / WET PAVEMENT IT CAUSED BRAKES NOT TO ENGAGE. PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM; WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IN A SUDDEN STOP / WET PAVEMENT IT CAUSES EXTNEDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON ABS. ASKING NHTSA TO SHARE SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE WENT OVER A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN TRIED TO PUT ON BRAKES AND CAR WENT THROUGH STOP LIGHT AND INTO SOMEONES BACK YARD. IT WAS NOT RAINING, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS CATCHING. BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. *AK

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL HARDENING WHILE APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND ALMOST RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEASLER CONTACTED. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 45MPH & WENT TO APPLY BRAKES (ABS). WAS PUSHING HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL AND HAD NO BRAKES. EXPERIENCED AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED ENTIRE ABS BRAKING SENSORS ON FRONT WHEELS. REPLACED SENSORS ALSO FAILED. PROBLEM BLAMED ON CORROSION.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON GRAVEL FRONT WHEELS LOCKED ,UP AND THE VEHICLE SLID. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GETS AN INCH FROM THER FLOOR BEFORE IT STOPS. THE OWNER HAS TO ADD EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THE AIR FILTER COVER BROKE . YH

IN AN EMERGENCY STOP ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXERIENCING PROBLEM WTH BRAKE SYSTEM: WHENEVER BRAKE ARE APPLIED INTERMITTENTLY THE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD WHILE PRESSING DOWN, AND CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER / MFR. NOTIFED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND SOME PARTS WERE REPLACED AS THE RESULT. AFTER REPAIR CUSTOMER READ AN ARTICLE REGARDING THE CONCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES (99V-193). *YH

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE DID STOP WITH INCREASED DISTANCE. AFTERWARDS, BRAKES LOCKED. HAD NOT SEEN DEALER OS OF YET. *AK

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE, VEHICLE STALLED AND DROVE ROUGH WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. EGER WAS ALREADY REPLACED ON A RECALL. ALSO, BRAKES WORKE DPOORLY, AND CHECK ENGINE LOGHT CAME ON/OFF.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, THEN RELEASES AND SLOWS DOWN AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND BRAKES GRAB, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A T APPROXIMATELY 40MPH & APPLIED BRAKES. VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN ROAD & ABS BRAKING SYSTEM RELEASED. TOOK SOMETIME BEFORE BRAKES GRABBED BACK. HAD THE FRONT ABS BRAKES REPAIRED BY DEALER. BUT PROBLEM WITH BRAKES STILL EXISTS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHILE TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT AND MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT SLIDING. MJS

NO SUMMARY.

HAVE HAD DEALER CHECK OUT ABS SYSTEM , THEY SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE , THEY HAVE RESET SYSTEM A NUMBER OF TIMES , PROBLEM REPEATS.

HAD PARKED VEHICLE, LEFT AND RETURNED LATER. NOTICED PASSENGER'S RECLINING SEATBACK WAS BROKEN. LAYING IN REAR OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & BOLTS HAD BROKEN. WAS INFORMED THE BOLTS WERE RECALL, BUT NOT VEHICLE. DEALER HAD SOLD BOLTS TO OWNER FOR REPAIRS & THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES GRABBED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTRAC DEALER 6 TIMES, AND THE DEALER COULDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK