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1994 CHEVROLET BLAZER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 189378 · 1999-12-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
1994
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH TRAFFIC SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF MY BLAZER. I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKES "LOCKED UP" AND FAILED TO STOP OUR VEHICLE IN TIME. I FOUND OUT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE. THE INFORMATION INDICATED THERE WAS A RPOBLEM SO I CONTACTED CHEVROLET. I SPENT OVER 2 HOURS ON THE TELEPHONE WITH THEM AND THEY SAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT. I DID SO AND INCURRED THE EXPENSE OF AN ANALYSIS. THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM AND SAID THAT EVEN IF THEY DID THEY COULDN'T MAKE ANY REPAIRS UNTIL CHEVROLET SENT THEM THE NOTICE ON WHAT TO DO. I GUESS I AM SOMEWHAT SIMPLE MINDED, BUT IF THE GOVERENMETN AND GM KNOWS THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THE BRAKES, WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG? THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER STANDING LESS THAN 100 FEET FROM WHERE OUR ACCIDENT OCURRED AND HE CAN VERIFY THAT MY BRAKES DID NOT PROPERLY WORK. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
716173
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