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1994 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 1994 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 14, 1997MI

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, GROWLING SOUND IS HEARD ALONG W/BRAKES NOT RESPONDING TO APPLICATION WHEN APPLIED. CALIPERS HAVE BEEN WORKED ON A MONTH AGO. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 14, 1997OK

ABS FAILURE, WHEN STOPPING ON LOOSE GRAVEL/ICE OR WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND HEARD GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WILL START SLIDING AND WILL NOT STOP. VEHICLE NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 23, 1997AL

ABS BRAKES; WITH QUICK OR ABRUPT PRESSURE ON DRY OR WET ROAD SURFACE, ABS SYSTEM FAILS TO STOP TRUCK. FAILURE NOT DETECTED BY TEXACO MECHANIC. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 21, 1997FL

#EA94-038, IN DRY WEATHER APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND LIGHT COMES ON SLOWLYTHE TRUCK GOES DOWN . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 17, 1997IL

WHEN SLAMMING ON THE ABS BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL EVEN STOP. UNDER INVESTIGATION EA 94 038. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 16, 1997PA

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 14, 1997IN

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, UPON APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FADED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 14, 1997PA

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jan 3, 1997PA

BRAKING SYSTEM PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, THE BRAKE CALIPERS HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 3, 1997AZ

DURING PANIC STOP, REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ABRUPTLY, EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE AT APPROX. 25MPH, VEHICLE SLID FORWARD, WITHOUT GRABBING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN THREE ACCIDENTS, DLR CAN'T RECREATE FAILURE, NOR FIX IT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 2, 1997WA

SOMETIMES THE ABS BRAKES WORK, SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT, THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON IT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 2, 1997GA

#EA94-038, WHEN APPLING THE ABS BRAKES IN DRY WEATHER, DRIVER REARENDED THE CAR IN FRONT, TOOK TO DEALER SAID THE BRAKES FELT DIFFERENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 30, 1996VA

TRUCK HAS ABS, WHEN IT RAINS THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHEN APPLIED. *AK

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Dec 30, 1996NY

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 26, 1996FL

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AT DIFFERENT TIMES; HE ALSO STATES THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 26, 1996OH

ON A 4-LANE HWY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , CAME OFF THE HWY ONTO A RAMP, APPLIED ABS BRAKES TO MAKE A STOP, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK BECAUSE EGR VALVES FAILED , BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 23, 1996MI

THE BRAKES ARE WORN AT 8,000 MILES AND DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS ABS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 17, 1996CA

APPLIED ABS BRAKES, EXPERIENCED A CONDITION WHERE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE. FAILED TO STOP AT A SPEED AROUND 35-40MPH. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 16, 1996IN

AT TIMES THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKES WILL GRAB, LET GO, GRAB, LET GO AND THEN THERE NO BRAKES, IN ORDER TO STOP IT HAS RUN IT COURSE (COMES TO A ROLLING STOP) OR HIT SOMETHING. PLEASE DESCIRBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 12, 1996MI

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 5 TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 11, 1996KY

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE BRAKES FAILED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 11, 1996MA

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, CAUSING TWO ACCIDENTS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 11, 1996LA

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP/FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 10, 1996MI

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, DRIVER FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO TRACTION OF THE WHEELS WITH THE ROADS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 10, 1996IL

EA94-038, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED , GRINDING NOISE AND PEDAL GETS REAL SOFT, PUMP BRAKES TO REGAIN THE EFFECTIVENESS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 6, 1996PA

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES WHILE TRYING TO MAKE ROUTINE STOP HIS VEHICLE CONTUINED TO MOVE FORWARD, ALMOST REARENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE WAS TRYING TO STOP ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD, AND BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE QUICKLY, CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 2, 1996PA

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 27, 1996FL

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ABS KICKED IN VERY UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING DRIVER TO NARROWLY MISS HITTING A TREE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 26, 1996GA

CONSUMER NOTICED A POPPING SOUND, APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED UNTIL THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP, CAUSING A CRASH. *AK CONSUMER HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT BRAKES FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 25, 1996PA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. UNDER INVESTIGATION EA 94 038 (MFR CASE 960691235). *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Nov 22, 1996CT

THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND THE EGR VALVE GETS CLOGGED WITH CARBON AND WHEN STOPPING THE CAR LOSES POWER. THE VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED (4) TIMES AND CLEANED ONCE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 21, 1996NC

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT 10:00 POSITION, SPEED 25 MPH. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 18, 1996LA

FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKES, WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND THE CONSUMER HAD A ACCIDENT, EA94-038. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 15, 1996PA

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP. *AK CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING INTERSECTION, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER NEVER DID STOP VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 15, 1996PA

WHILE DRIVING TWO DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, BRAKES APPLIED VERY HARSHLY, VEHICLE VEERED SIDEWAYS, STRAIGHT ROAD, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT; PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES. *AK *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 14, 1996FL

#EA94-038, IN WET WEATHER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES, APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND TRUCK DIDN'T STOP . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 13, 1996OH

EA94-038 ACTIVE, ABS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS AND PEDAL LOSES EFFECTIVENESS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 13, 1996LA

EA94-038; VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP BECAUSE OF EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ON DRY PAVEMENT. ON WET PAVEMENT FURTHER DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. OWNER HAD A REAR END COLLISION DUE TO POOR BRAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 13, 1996ME

EA94-038; ON WET SURFACE, ABS BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS NORMAL PERFORMANCE. *AK CONSUMER STTES VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN OR WHERE HE WANTS IT TO STOP IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, DURING BAD WEATHER, RAIN, SNOW SPEED IS NOT A FACTOR, THIS HAPPENS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AS WELL AS FAST RATES, ALSO FAILURE TO STOP HAPPENS TRAVELING DOWN INCLINES, BRAKES DO NOT STOP THIS VEHICLE NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 13, 1996NC

EA94-038; SEVERAL TIMES TO AVOID A REAREND COLLISION, OWNER DROVE ON SIDEWALKS OR ROAD SIDE PAVEMENT, PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR BUT BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND EVEN W/FULL APPLICATION OF BOTH FEET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 12, 1996MA

WHEN DRIVING AND ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 12, 1996SC

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED ERRATIC PERFORMANCE WITH BRAKING SYSTEM, IN EMERGENCY STOPPING THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALSO THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR SERVICE WITH NO REMEDY . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 12, 1996SC

ERRATIC PERFORMANCE WITH BRAKING SYSTEM, WHEN STOPPING THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE WITH NO REMDY FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 12, 1996PA

POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, DURING NORMAL STOPPING SITUATIONS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE HAS TAKEN PLACE ON TWO OCCASIONS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 16, 1996NC

WHILE DRIVING ATTEMPTED TO PRESS BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. *AK

Tires1 injured
Filed Oct 15, 1996NY

LOSS OF REAR TIRE TRACTION CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL/ ROLLOVER/INJURY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Oct 3, 1996NC

THE EGR VALVE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND CUT OFF, THE EGR HAS BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *AK.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 24, 1996FL

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Suspension
Filed Sep 12, 1996MT

FRONT AXLE SEALS LEAK.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 19, 1996NC

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT FLOOR, COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 10MPH, 94-038 ACTIVE. *AK

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