WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THE CAR KEEPS GOING AND DOES NOT STOP. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *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 →
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
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
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
ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
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
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
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
ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT STOPPING EFFICIENTLY, ALSO CAUSING PREMATURE PAD WEAR.
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
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
BRAKES FAILED.
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS.
BRAKES UNABLE TO STOP.
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
FRONT BRAKES FAILED.
DOES NOT STOP VEHICLE COMPLETELY.
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
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
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. ALSO, WHEN BRAKES STOP VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
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
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
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ICE AND SNOW, CAUSING TO ACCIDENTS.
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
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
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
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
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
BRAKES: WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR IT DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
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
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURES SINCE OWNERSHIP, IN 1997 FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT.
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
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
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
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS.
BRAKE PROBLEMS.
SKIDDING OF BRAKING SYSTEM DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. FAULT CAUSE : INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
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
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
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
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM. ALSO, REPLACED THERMOSTAT TWICE. *AK
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
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
EA94038, THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO FADE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
BRAKES WEAR RAPIDLY GOES TO THE FLOOR.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL IN WET CONDITIONS, LOCKING UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND GO SIDEWAYS.
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
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