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2024 CHEVROLET BLAZER EV — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

crash1 injured · 2052141 · 2024-12-31

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER EV
Year
2024
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The emergency brakes engaging in reverse and while in drive. Not available for inspection as the vehicle is now totaled. It was involved in a rollover accident. I believe the emergency brakes caused the rollover. If the rollover was in fact due to the emergency brakes engaging, the accident could have happened on the highway, or a busier street putting several lives in danger. Thankfully, there were no other vehicles involved. The dealership as well as GM were notified of the issue. The dealership was unable to reproduce the issue, and returned the vehicle backed to us. Upon researching online, this is a known issue for the Blazer EVs. After the accident, the vehicle was towed as it was not drivable. The vehicle was then picked up by my insurance company, Progressive, and evaluated if the vehicle was repairable. It is not. The emergency brakes engaged previously to this event. Several times in reverse, then a handful of times in drive.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11633358
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown