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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 10, 1998PA

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THE CAR KEEPS GOING AND DOES NOT STOP. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 10, 1998CA

BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, HEARD NOISE LIKE A SPRING POPPING. PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. BY THEN HAD REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash4 injured
Filed Feb 9, 1998PA

WHILE MAKING A PANIC STOP, BRAKES WERE HELD FIRM TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE, AT FIRST, SKIDDED AND THEN SEEMED TO COAST. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP BUT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN INJURIES AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE BLAZER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipFire
Filed Feb 6, 1998CT

ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WAS HANGING UP, CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE PAD FAILURE. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 5, 1998OK

ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 4, 1998CA

CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BRAKES DID NOT PICK UP WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING TWO CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THE VEHICLE THAT THE BLAZER CRASHED INTO. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Feb 3, 1998WI

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 TO 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER. DEALER SAID THE REASON OF THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 29, 1998NJ

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 10 AND 40 AND THEN BRAKING NORMALLY, THE ABS WILL ENGAGE BY ITSELF FOR NO REASON. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES HE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE (LIKE THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE). THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS BEFORE, AND DEALER JUST HAD REPAIRED PARTS ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER IN THE FUTURE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 29, 1998CO

ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT STOPPING EFFICIENTLY, ALSO CAUSING PREMATURE PAD WEAR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 27, 1998NY

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 23, 1998MI

WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON WET SURFACES AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 23, 1998WV

BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 22, 1998IA

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 22, 1998FL

BRAKES UNABLE TO STOP.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 21, 1998PA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION IF NEEDED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jan 20, 1998OR

FRONT BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 16, 1998CO

DOES NOT STOP VEHICLE COMPLETELY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 15, 1998NY

BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND HAVING TO BRAKE FOR ANY REASON THE BRAKES DO NOT CATCH AND THE VEHICLE JUST SLIDES. MECHANIC HAS CHECKED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 15, 1998TX

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE PADS/ NON FUNCTIONAL REAR BRAKES. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT VERY FAST. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE BRAKES WEAR OUT FAST BECAUSE OF THE ABS BRAKES ARE NOT WORING LIKE THEY SUPPOSE TO. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 14, 1998MD

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 13, 1998NM

ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. ALSO, WHEN BRAKES STOP VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 7, 1998MA

BRAKE FAILURE: WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT WILL CATCH. AFTER VEHICLE CATCHES IT IS FINE . SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN DAMP WEATHER, BUT IT ALSO HAPPENS IN DRY WEATHER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 6, 1998MI

THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FADE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip2 injured
Filed Jan 6, 1998GA

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 30, 1997UN

ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ICE AND SNOW, CAUSING TO ACCIDENTS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 29, 1997MI

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 23, 1997WV

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE DRIVNG AT 35-40 MPH OWNER HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKES NOT STOPPING VEHICLE. WHEN PRESSED PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE. ALSO BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Dec 23, 1997NH

WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL RUN AND WON'T STOP. IT SOMETIMES STOPS ANY PLACE ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THEN WOULD HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE SWITCH UNTIL IT STOPS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE WIPER FLUID CANNOT COME OUT ON FRONT WINDOW UNLESS THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AFTER STARTED. CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM BEFORE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PULSE DELAY CIRCUIT BOARD ON MARCH 18, 1996, THREE MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 22, 1997PA

EA94-038; WHEN TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN BRAKE FADE AWAY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 19, 1997KY

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO STOP, ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 18, 1997NY

BRAKES: WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR IT DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 18, 1997OH

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN PANIC STOP SITUATION VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING OWNER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1 injured
Filed Dec 17, 1997OR

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURES SINCE OWNERSHIP, IN 1997 FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 12, 1997PA

WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL CONTINUES TO GO TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN PAVEMENT IS WET/SLIPPERY. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK TO DEALER & PROBLEM CANNOT BE LOCATED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 8, 1997SD

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 5, 1997NJ

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES NORMALLY FOR SCHOOL CROSSING GAURD DURING WET WEATHER WITH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN. BUT THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXCEEDED. DEALER SAID HE KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE GMC FELT THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND THERE IS NOTHING HE COULD DO.HE INSTRUCTED CONSUMER TO BRAKE AND KEEP PEDAL DOWN, AND IT SHOULD BE OKAY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 4, 1997MD

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 2, 1997FL

BRAKE PROBLEMS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 1, 1997NY

SKIDDING OF BRAKING SYSTEM DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. FAULT CAUSE : INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 26, 1997AZ

BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP HAD TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE STILL ROLL FOR A WHILE BEFORE CAN GET IT TO STOP. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 25, 1997MI

EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS, DURING NORMAL BRAKING, THE PEDAL IS VERY HARD WITH NO PLAY. SOMETIMES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE ABS KICKS, AND DOES NOT ALLOW TO USE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FRONT BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (4) TIMES WITHIN A (2) YEAR PERIOD. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH SYSTEM. DEALER STATED THE PADS, DRUMS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS NEEDS REPLACING AT THIS TIME. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 25, 1997MI

BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN DAMP WEATHER, PUSHES PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND HAS TROUBLE WITH THE TRUCK STOPPING. HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 25, 1997NY

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM. ALSO, REPLACED THERMOSTAT TWICE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 25, 1997PA

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE BRAKES WILL FAIL, CAUSING EXTTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION TO OCCUR. *AK

Seats
Filed Nov 20, 1997TX

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE IN HALF, BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE BOTTON HAS BROKEN AND TORN IN HALF ,HAS ALOT OF PLAY IN IT,. DEALER SAID THIS WAS REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR,REPLACED AND REBUILT/CHANGED DESIGN OF SEAT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 20, 1997MI

EA94038, THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO FADE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 19, 1997CT

BRAKES WEAR RAPIDLY GOES TO THE FLOOR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 19, 1997AL

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL IN WET CONDITIONS, LOCKING UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND GO SIDEWAYS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 18, 1997MI

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL NEARLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION TO OCCUR.. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 18, 1997CT

ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD WENT OUT.

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