1996 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

MULTIPLE FAILURES, INCLUDING LOSS OF RIGHT REAR WHEEL WHILE IN MOTION.

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT IS INOPERATIVE. DRIVER'S SEAT IS STUCK IN ONE PLACE, AND IF ANOTHER DRIVER CANNOT ADJUST THE DRIVER'S SEAT ACCORDINGLY, IT MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT ONTO THE STREET, THERE WAS A "CLUNK" SOUND WHICH CAME FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY ONE BLOCK AND HEARD A RUBBING SOUND, THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND OBSERVED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS TILTED IN TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER RIGHT AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS. WHEN I ASKED HOW THIS HAPPENED, I WAS TOLD "METAL FATIGUE". *AK

I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND GET NEW ROTORS AFTER 30,000 MILES. BRAKES ARE VERY LOOSE, TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO GET THEM TO STOP. DEALER SAID MY BRAKES WERE WORN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED JUST 15K MILES AFTER THE FIRST SERVICE. ANTI-LOCK FEATURE KICKS IN WHEN I DRIVE OVER POTHOLES OR ICE, AND DID NOT USE THE BRAKES. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR. DEALER SAID MOTOR HAD SHORTED OUT, BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR AGAIN. WHEN THE WIPERS STOP AND LATER START, AFTER MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS, THE OVERHEAD DIGITAL TEMPERATURE GUAGE TURNS OFF AND ON. POWER WINDOW STUCK IN DOWN POSITION. HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THESE THREE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (WIPER, WINDOW, DIGITAL GUAGE) SEEM RELATED AS THEY ALL CAUSE A BATTERY DRAIN AS INDICATED THROUGH THE VOLT METER. BATTERY WENT DEAD AFTER 6 HOUR ROAD TRIP. APPROX 50K MILES ON VEHICLE AT TIME. HAD BEEN RUNNING THE A/C THE WHOLE TIME, WHICH SEEMED TO DRAIN BATTERY. *AK

IDLE ARM FAILED AND REPLACED. *ET

UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THROTTLE FAILS TO CLOSE COMPLETLY WHEN ACCELLERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME UP TO 5 SECONDS. INSPECTED 5 TIMES DUE TO INTERMITTENT BURNING RUBBER SMELL. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE WE WERE ALL ASLEEP, OUR BLAZER'S FUSE BOX IGNITED AND BURNED THE INTERIOR EXTENSIVELY. THE BLAZER WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE ATTACHED TO OUR HOME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS. NOW CHEV. DOESN'T WANT TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. WE ARE OUT OF A VEHICLE, BUT THE INSURANCE PEOPLE WILL GIVE WHAT THEY THINK THE INSIDE IS WORTH. WOULD YOU WANT TO DRIVE SOMETHING THAT NEARLY KILLED YOUR FAMILY? DOESN'T CHEV. BELIEVE IN FAMILY AND SAFETY?

ON APRIL 14, 1997, (18,9113 MILES) VEHICLE HAD FRONT CALIPERS REBUILT AND NEW PADS AND ROTORS INSTALLED. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1997,(27,585 MILES) BELT TENSIONER AND BELT WERE REPLACED. ON OCTOBER 23, 1997, (29,2116 MILES) FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. ON NOVEMBER 11, 1997, (30,216 MILES) SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. CODE PO442 FOUND. VACUUM LINE OFF PULSE VALVE THEY SAID. ON JANUARY 13, 1998, (34,102 MILES) SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. CODE P1870 FOR TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. CLEARED CODE, THAT WAS ALL. ON FEBRUARY 16, 1998, (35,514 MILES) SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON, AND FRONT BRAKES SQUEELING , FOUND CODE P1870. FOUND WATER IN CONNECTOR ON TRANSMISSION. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND TURNED ROTORS. DEALER STATED THAT NO FURTHER BRAKE WORK WOULD BE DONE ON WARRANTY. FEBRUARY 24, 1998 (36,059 MILES) SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, FRONT BRAKE SQUEELING. TRANSMISSION LEVEL LOW THEY SAID, AND ADVISED BRAKED PERFORMING AS DESIGNED AT THIS TIME. MARCH 5, 1998, (36,562 MILES) SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. FOUND CODE P1870. REPLACED TRANSMISSION TCC PULSE SOLENOID. MARCH 18, 1998, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN, DEALER REFUSED TO WORK ON IT. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND HAS REMAINED UNMOVED SINCE.

WATER HAS BEEN ENTERING WINDSHIELD NOZZLE & DRIPPED ONTO THE DIP STICK FOR THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. WHEN DIP STICK WAS CHECKED, IT WAS RUSTED & CORRODED. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED DURING A MAJOR RAINSTORM PRIOR TO RECALL.

PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE ON RIGHT SIDE FRONT. BRAKE PAD FROZEN TO CALIBER CAUSING CONTINUOUS WEAR. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALER AT 24,000 MILES. SAME OCCURRED AT 38,000 MILES, 13 MONTHS AND 14,000 LATER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AS REPORTED TO AUTOMOBILE CLUBS.

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WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

THE FRONT END POPS VERY LOUD WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 50 DEGREES, THE DEALER HAS CHECKED OUT THIS PROMBLEM SEVERAL TIMES, BUT CAN NEVER PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NEW, BUT NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY G.M. DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT .I'VE TALKED TO G.M. SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY WON'T LISTEN TO THE COMPLAINT. *AK

ANTI-FREEZE USED IN ENGINE TURNS TO A SOLID JELL. IT WILL NOT CIRCULATE THROUGH THE LINES. IT'S A 100,000 MILES ANTI-FREEZE & IT BURNED THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WOULD STILL RUN, BUT THE FLUID IS RUSTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS BURNED . TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED WHICH IS 50 TO 60 MPH, THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY PRESSURE TO GET VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. *AK

THIS IS MY FIRST CHEVROLET BLAZER, I HAVE A FORD RANGER THAT HAS 210,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, THIS BLAZER HAS SPIDER GEARS THAT ARE OUT AT LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT. SO I'M HOPING THAT THERE IS A ASSEMBLY FLAW OR MANUFACTURING DISCREPENCY INVOLVED TO CORRECT THIS MATTER. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY AND GMC FULL SIZE TRUCKS, I HAVE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH A FEW REAR ENDS ALREADY. IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A DISCREPENCY IN THE MACHINING OF THE AXLE. I'M HOPING THAT THIS IS A RELATED INCIDENT AND THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM? I DON'T HARDLY EVER USE 4WD AND I'M NOT HARD ON MY VEHICLES, SO I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE SPIDER GEARS WOULD BE GOING OUT ON A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE.

WIRES LEADING TO LIGHT SHORTED OUT (CRACKED INSIDE JACKET). AS A RESULT LIGHT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH ATTACHED WIRE HARNESS WAS REPLACED. I SUSPECT THAT THE FLEXING OF THE WIRES EACH TIME THE REAR WINDOW WAS OPEN/CLOSED WAS THE CAUSE OF THE WIRE FAILURE.

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

WATER LEAKING INTO VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS (TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND LIGHTING).

REAR GLASS WINDOW WILL NOT SEAL. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WROTE UP TICKET AS GLASS BEING BENT DUE TO PLACEMENT OF HINGES. ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES AND RAIN WATER INTO THE INTERIOR AND INTO ELECTRICAL SWITCHES ON TAILGATE.

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER CAN HEAR SQUEAKING/KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK

IN 15 MOS. THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME MORE THAN ALL OTHERS TOGETHER !!! HAVE LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN INCOME . MOST UNRELIABLE UNSAFE CAR I'VE EVER OWNED . I SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN MY FEILD OF WORK AND I TELL THEM ALL NOT TO GET A BLAZER !! IT CAN'T STAY ON THE ROAD AND THE CO. IS UNWILLING TO HELP . VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PRODUCT AND HANDLING OF COMPLAINT. READ E-MAIL SENT TO GET THE JEST OF PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS HAD . IF MY DAUGHTER OR I DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS FAULTY CAR YOU CAN BE ASSURED YOU WILL BE SUED !!! I'VE TRYED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW SINCE 1-2 MOS. AFTER PURCHASE THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM . TO NO AVAIL CHEVY DOES'NT CARE !!!!!

EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND NOISE COMES FROM THE SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS DURING ANY TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

BATTERY ACID LEAKS OVER THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE CABLE LOCATED UNDER BATTERY PLATE; ACID ATE THROUGH CABLE, CAUSING THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE TO BE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, INFORMED CONSUMER OF INOPERATIVE FOUR -WHEEL DRIVE. DEALER IMMEDIATELY INFORMED CONSUMER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT IN STOCK. THIS SITUATION HAD TO BE ONGOING FOR DEALER TO DO CORRECTIONS. CONSUMER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PART IS IN. BELIEVED THIS MATTER SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR MFR. DEFECTS. THANKS FOR HELP. AK *ML

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELTS.SEAT BELTS ARE PULLED OUT AND WILL NOT RETRACT BACK IN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. *AK

THE ALTENATOR WENT OUT AND THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR HAD GOTTEN DIM. ALSO, DEALER SAYS THE BELT TENSIONER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULLED UP THE GAS WILL START LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK AS IF THERE IS A HOLE IN IT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT IT MAY BE AN HOSE CLAMP. *AK

WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT ON A SUNNY DAY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED FOR NO REASON. THIS CONTINUED FOR NEXT 5 OR 6 TIMES BRAKES WERE USED. THEN WHEN TRYING TO USE BRAKES PEDAL WAS VERY HARD AND HAD VERY LITTLE AFFECT ON SPEED FOR ABOUT 5 - 10 SECONDS. THEN BRAKES ENGAGED HARSHLY DUE TO FORCE I WAS APPLYING.

CAR HAD NO HEAT BROUGHT TO DEALER SAID SYS WAS ALL CLOGGED UP AND WAS DUE TO SOMEONE PUTTING IN FOREIGN SUBSTANCE BUT WAS NOT CASE ANTI FREEZE FAILED I'VE HEARD 5000 CARS HAD SAME COMPLAINT BUT GM NOT RESPONDING TO MINE PROBLEM IS WITH THIS DEX COOL PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF U HAVE ANY INFO ON THIS SITUATION

UPPER LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE, DEALER CLAIMS LACK OF MAINT. WE HAVE RECORDS SHOWING VEHICLE WAS SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES. INCLUDING COMPLETE FRONT END LUBE. GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE OR ADMIT TO ANY FAULT DO TO THE WARRANTY WAS NOT APPLICABLE. PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF CHEVY BLAZER BALL JOINTS BREAKING AND WHEELS FALLING OFF AT HIGH SPEEDS. SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS COME FIRST. GM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS.

BRAKE CALIPERS LOCK UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS AND PADS.

LEASED VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER CONTACTED AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK.ET.

I CHOSE A CHEVY BLAZER BECAUSE I KNOW THAT CHEVY IS KNOWN FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR TRUCKS. UNFORTUNATELY I COULDN'T BE ANY MORE DISAPPOINTED WITH MY PURCHASE AND ALSO WITH MY DEALER. EVER SINCE I OWNED MY 1996 CHEVY BLAZER I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONTINUED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AS ME AS A CUSTOMER. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW UNPROFESSIONAL A DEALERSHIP CAN BE AND ALSO HOW A NEW VEHICLE CAN BE SO UNRELIABLE. THE 4TH DAY I HAD THIS TRUCK 4 -WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT, I TOOK IT TO WILLIAM CHEVROLET AND THEY TOOK 2 WEEKS TO FIX IT, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THEY TOLD ME TO RENT A CAR KNOWING THAT I WAS UNDER 25, INSTEAD OF LENDING ME A REPLACEMENT CAR. IN LAST 3 YEARS THE BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT ON ME 8 TIMES, AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T ONCE COVER IT. MY WIPER MOTOR WENT OUT JUST BEFORE THE WIPER PIECE RECALL WENT OUT, I PAID FOR THEM TO FIX IT, AND GIVE ME A NEW MOTOR. BUT THEN, WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE RECALL THEY WOULDN'T REIMBURSE ME FOR THE MOTOR JUST THE PIECE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF THAT PIECE CAUSED MY WIPER MOTOR TO GO OUT THAT WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT? MY HEATER IS NOW NOT WORKING TO IT'S FULLEST AND IT'S THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. WE JUST GOT 21 INCHES OF SNOW AND MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. I WAS UNAWARE THAT MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT WORKING 2 DAYS AGO, I TURNED ONTO INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, AND MY BLAZER DID A 360 IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, ALMOST CAUSING A 4 CAR ACCIDENT. AFTER THAT I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY FRONT WHEEL WERE MOVING, AND OFCOU

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A BIG BANG FROM THE REAR END. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THE REAR END WAS BLOWN AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROOVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED THE REAR WINDSHIELD MOTOR. CURRENT PROBLEM IS JUST LIKE THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, RECALL # 98V150000. *AK

IN NOVEMBER, I NOTICED AN INCREASE IN WIND/AIR NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TAILGATE. UPON INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD IS BEING PULLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE; THE HINGE MECHANISM, THAT HOLDS THE GLASS TO THE VEHICLE, HAS FAILED AND THERE IS ABOUT = INCH GAP BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE WEATHER SEAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE WITH CONTINUED DRIVING AND A DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DO TO " NO FAULT OF MY OWN". CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH MAY CAUSE EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER AND/OR THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO BE RIPPED FROM THE VEHICLE.

TAILGATE HATCH FAILED.

RUST HAS APPEARED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WITHIN THE TUBE THAT HOUSES THE DIP STICK, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, FOOT GOES ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE .MASTER CILINDER ON TWO OCCASIONS. AT LAST A THIRD MASTER CILINDER REPLACED VEHICLE IS OPERATING. *AK.ET.

AT STOP LIGHT WHEN REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER WHO SLID UNDER DASHBOARD. STEERING PREVENTED COMPLETE SLIPPAGE. VEHICLE AT BODY SHOP. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. YH

EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; THE BRAKE CALIPERS HANG UP, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT. THE BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN A 13 MONTH PERIOD. ONCE WITH 17,000 MILES. PADS ARE BEING REPLACED AGAIN AT 37,000 MILES. GM STATED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. *AK

WHENEVER THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP, THEY DO NOT WORK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THEY WORK FINE & NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.*AK

TIRE SIDEWALLS FAILED.(GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS 235 75 R 15).

CONSUMER LEARNED AFTER BEING IN ACCIDENT THAT A BOLT IN THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS MISSING, CAUSING BRAKES TO GRIND WHENEVER BRAKE ARE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCEY SITUATION. DEALER NOTIFIED , AND INFORMED CONSUMER THEY DON'T BELEIVE THAT IT HAPPENED. *AK

SPARE TIRE HOLDER LOWERED,(UNDER VEHICLE) AND ENTIRE SPARE TIRE UNIT FELL OFF. UNKNOWN AS TO WHERE THE TIRE WENT OR WHETHER THERE WERE ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGE.

THE ABS SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD GROANING NOISE WHEN HAVING TO STOP ON ANY SURFACE WITH LOOSE STONES, WET SURFACE OR ANYTHING WHICH ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE THE MOOING OF A COW. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SYSTEM ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO FREE WHEEL FOR A MATTER OF A SECONDS BEFORE THE ABS SYSTEM STARTS TO PULSATE UNDER YOUR FOOT. IN THE TIME BEFORE THE PUSATING STARTS, THE VEHICLE IS ON THE STEEPEST PART OF THE HILL AND DUE TO THE HEAVINESS OF THE VEHICLE IT MANAGES TO PICK UP A GREAT DEAL OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE STOPS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ON MANY OCCASIONS I END UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AS I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA DOMINATED BY LARGE STEEP HILLS, THIS CAUSES QUITE A PROBLEM. I LIVE AT THE TOP OF A LARGE HILL CAUSING ME TO TRAVEL THIS DECLINE EVERY DAY AND SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE A DAY. THE STEEPEST PART OF THE HILL IS THE LOWEST PORTION AT THE BOTTOM OF WHICH IS A STOP SIGN. THERE IS USUALLY LOOSE FINE STONES ON THE HILL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AS YOU ARE CONSTANTLY BRAKING . AS SOON AS THE WHEELS SLIDE, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST FOUR, MAYBE 5 OCCASIONS. THE LAST TIME, THE DEALER KEPT IT A WHOLE DAY TO EVALUATE IT, REPORTING BACK TO ME THAT THE LOUD MOOING SOUND IS THE ABS PUMP. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE TO THE AREA IN WHICH WE LIVE, SHOWING HIM THE REACTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM, AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER DECIDED TO KEEP IT FOR THE DAY TO EVALUATE IT. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT IT FUN