# 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `158582` · 1999-07-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTILOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM.  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES. THE ABS LIGHT HAS BURNED FOR AT LEAST HALF OF THE TIME THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE.  THE FIRST TIME WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO STAY ON.  TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE MODULE.  THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND SENT THE VEHICLE INTO A SPIN IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A THREE LANE HIGHWAY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 11:30 AM ON A DRY HIGHWAY, AND LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE CLOSE.  WE CONTACTED CHEVROLET WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.  HE SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK
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