BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE AT LEAST 1/32" THICK TO PASS INSPECTION/REPLACED PADS, ALSO REPLACED AXLE SEALS. *AK
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 →
FRONT SEATS LOOSE.
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS WHEN DURING PANIC STOP HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP, RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK
FUSE BLOWS ONCE A WEEK, CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS, HORN, REAR DEFOGGER TO FAIL. *SD
THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE FOUR TIMES, DEALER KEEP REPLACING, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
ON WET SURFACE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE ADEQUETLY, HAS CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS. *AK CONSUMER STATED ABS DISENGAGED WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON A ROUGH OR BUMPY STREET OR ROAD.*JB
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIO WHEN A BUMP IS HIT AND ALSO WHEN ROAD IS WET INTERMITTENTLY, REPLACED MASTER/CYLINDER/4 FRONT BRAKES/2 REAR BRAKES. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED. *SD
FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CONSUMER HAVING A HARD TIME STOPPING THE VEHICLE EA94-038. *AK
THE TRUCK HAS HAD 3 SETS OF ABS BRAKES PUT ON THE TRUCK. THE SYSTEM FAILS ONLY IN WET WEATHER AND THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
EGR VALVE CLOGGED, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. *SD
ECG VALVE BECAME LOOSE FROM ITS VACCUM SYSTEM, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL LOCK IN THE RETRACTING POSITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM OCCURRED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, DEALER SPECIFIED THEN THAT VEHICLE WAS PERFOMING AS DESIGNED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS, CONSUMER MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. *AK
K1500 SERIES; ABS BRAKES; RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKS UP DUE TO SENSOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
EA94-038 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AFTER FEW SECONDS AND GO BACK NORMALLY. *AK
BRAKES FAILED 10 TIMES, ONCE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *SD
BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
GAS PEDAL STICKS TO FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES SYSTEM FAILS OCCASIONALLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. *DH
BACK PRESSURE WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. PROBABLE CAUSE FUEL LINE PINCH. TT
BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO RESPONSE FROM THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
EA94-038 ACTIVE, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS BRAKE PEDAL IS REAL HARD, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TT
BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED FIVE TIMES DUE TO FLUID CONTAMINATION. *DSH
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DISCRIBE. TT
VEHICLE STALLS OCCASIONALLY UPON ACCELERATION. *DH
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WILL NOT HOLD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON DIFFERENT OCASSIONS APPLY THE BRAKE AND WENT TROUGH THE STOP SIGN HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
EA94-038 ABS BRAKES; ERRATIC PERFORMANCE OF BRAKES WHEN APPLIED W/PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR 90% OF USAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
SUSPENSION SPRINGS BROKE WILL NOT HOLD VEHICLE UP. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN DRIVING ON WET SURFACES. TT
ABS SYSTEM IS CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TT *JB
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEELS LOCKED UP WHEN BRAKING. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. TT *JB
THE ABS SYSTEM IS FAILING. THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP AND GOES THROUGH INTERSECTION.TT CONSUMER STATES THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP TO BLEED THE BRAKES AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR 2- 3 WEEKS AFTER WHICH PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN, IN WHICH TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB
THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE NOT OPERATING AND CAUSED A FOUR CAR COLLISION. TT CONSUMER LISTS THAT THERE WERE TWO INJURIES AND FOUR FATALITIES, NOTHING ELSE IS MENTIONED ABOUT THE INJURIES/DEATHS. DEALER REPLACED KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY, DUE TO POPPING NOISES. TRANSMISSION LEAK, DEALER REPLACED PUMP COVER. POOR GAS MILEAGE AND POOR POWER, DEALER REPLACED INJECTOR ASSEMBLY. *SLC
EA94-038 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE LOCKS UP IN WET WEATHER WHILE DRIVING. TT *JB
ABS BRAKES; UPON APPLYING BRAKES, TRUCK FAILED TO RESPOND W/NEAR MISS REAR COLLISION. TT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 5 MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, FELT LIKE THERE WERE NO BRAKES ON ALMOST HIT A VAN.*JB
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROAD, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/FATALITY. *AK
EA94-038 ACTIVE, ABS, BRAKE FAILURE WHEN APPLIED BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT. TT
LUG NUTS ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER WHEELS CONTINUE TO BREAK WHILE DRIVING. TT
AFTER HITTING ANY TYPE OF BUMP IN THE ROAD, PEDAL FADES AND ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. TT
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