WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
1993 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 1993 record →
EA94-038 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL FADED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHICH CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. UNDER INVESTIGATION EA 94 038.
TURNED DEFROSTER ON HIGH AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, FOOT COMPLETLY OFF ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE KEPT TRAVELING FASTER, FOUND IAC PROBLEM, ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON , REPLACE IAC VALVE/COLLANT SENSOR/MAP SENSOR/THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR/FOUNG GASKET UNDER THE MANIFOLD WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.
THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE ARE HARD TO LATCH AND UNLATCH; ALSO, WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE, PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED WITH 25336 MILES. ENGINE MISSING UPON ACCELERATION. POOR GAS MILEAGE. *SLC
ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT. *AK
ABS FAILED THREE TIMES RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISIONS.
CONSUMER HAS HAD A ABS BRAKE PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS WITH NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE GOING AROUND A CURB, BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE.*AK
REAR WINDOW LATCH RELEASES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING REAR WINDOW TO POP OPEN.
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP, BRAKE SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE STALLS. ALSO MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED, AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.
FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTY, CASUING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND CUT OFF. *AK
BRAKE DRUM FAILURE, DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKE DRUM BROKE APART WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
ABS, AT A SPEED 0F 12MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, EA94-038. *AK
FRONT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS UP ON WET SURFACES, USUALLY WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AROUND 15 MPH. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON THE TRUCK 3 TIMES.; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES SOFT AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS FAILURE, RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT EA94-038. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN PEDAL WAS PRESSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
CONSUMER HAS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND WHEN IT RAINS BRAKES DO NOT STOP AUTOMOBILE. *AK
GONE IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN DIFFERENTIAL COVER THAT CAME FROM A BOLT WHICH ONE IS MISSING DRIVE SHIFTED. THE OWNER HAS THE BOLT. *AK
#EA94-038; POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE AT DIFFERENT TIMES CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. REAR SELF ADJUSTORS DO NOT OPERATE. PLESAE DSCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT BACK SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT
SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. TT
WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW, DRIVER EXPERIENCE LOSS OF BRAKES, UNKNOWN SOURCE OF PROBLEM. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, REAR BRAKES WILL NOT ADJUST WHEN ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE. TT
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN THE RAIN THE BRAKES DON'T LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FUEL PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN SHUTDOWN, REPLACED 3 TIMES. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING WELL.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT
716-342-3722 HOME NO., ABS BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, EA94-038 ACTIVE. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEEL SENSOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL. *DSH
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED.
THE SEALS IN THE FRONT AXLE HAVE FAILED, AND LUBRICANTS LEAK OUT. TT
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN RECALL 94V093000, DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM 12/13/95, AS A RESULT OF REPAIRS OXYGEN SENSOR INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. TT
THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WELL ON PAVED RD. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . TT
ABS BREAKS GIVE OUT OR DON'T WORK. TT CONSUMER TATES THE BRAKES FAIL IN WET AND RAINY CONDITIONS, WHAT APPEARS TI HAPPEN IS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE TRUCK STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AS EXPECTED, BUT THEN A LOUD SOUND IS HEARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING ABILITIES CEASE ENTIRELY, THE REAR BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE THE REAR END TO GO SIDEWAYS, THE TRUCK DOESNOT STOP UNTIL IT HAS GONE PAST A STOP SIGN, THIS CONDITION DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IS OFTEN ENOUGH TO BE OF GREAT CONCERN, CONSUMER STTES HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP BUT HAS BEEN TOLD THAT BRAKES ARE WORKING FINE, THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEST TWO DOZEN TIMES.*JB
ANTIFREEZE MIXED WITH ENGINE OIL DUE TO LEAKAGE. *SD
EA94-038 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE WHEN APPLIED LOST EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT BRAKES ARE NOT BEING PUMPED WHEN THIS HAPPENS.*JB
BRAKES FAIL PERIODICALLY WHEN USED IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. *DSH
BRAKES STUTTERED/FAILED WHEN APPLIED. *DSH
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
ABS BRAKES; MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, BRAKING ACTION CHANGES ONCE ROAD SURFACE CHANGES W/LESS EFFECTIVE BRAKING ACTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FOUR TIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP, TWICE ON DRY ROADS AND TWICE ON WET ROADS. *DSH
#EA94-038 ON TWO OCCASIONS THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE HAS FAILED . TT
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO HIGHER GEAR HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR ON TWO OCCASIONS . TT LEAK IN FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEALS. ELECTRICAL SHORT IN DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR, BURNED HOLE IN VISOR. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN REAR DEFOGGER. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *SLC
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