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

crash · 197818 · 2000-02-16

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

CALLED/ EMAILED GM AND ALTHOUGH I HAD A FAILURE THE DAY AFTER MY NEW BRAKES WERE DEALER INSTALLED AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A BLAZER IN THE YEARS RECALLED I AM NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. THIS REALLY UPSETS ME BECAUSE I COULD INJURED SOMEONEON THE STREET ON IN MY CAR AND THEY CONTINUE TO PRETEND THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. I FILED A REPORT W/ YOU IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT- BRAKES PUT ON ONE DAY- NEXT DAY I AM, FORTUNATELY, MAKING A SLOW TURN AS I HEAD TO COURT, CANNOT NEGOTIATE THE TURN BECAUSE I HAVE NO BRAKES AND SLAM INTON AND ON TOP OF A FIRE HYDRANT. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER/ MECHANIC AT THE SCENE AND THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE BOTH DEPRESSED THE PEDAL AND CONFIRMED WHAT I SAID. THE DEALER AND GM DENIED IT AND- EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A MAJOR RECALL- AND I AM A TRUE VICTIM- AM IGNORED AND THEY ARE "PLEASED TO TELL ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL". THIS IS GARBAGE AND CLEARLY THE REASON THAT I WILL NEVER SUPPORT GM OR ANY OF THEIR PRODUCT. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER- I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE ON BEHALF OF THOSE MULTITHOUSAND OF OWNERS WHO HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM- BUT IT WAS OF NO BENEFIT TO ME. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
718815
Machine
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