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1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash1 injured · 205987 · 2000-04-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

22 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING 1995 BLAZER TO ODU UNIVERSITY FOR MORNING CLASS ON INTERSTATE , TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN, SON TOOK FOOT OFF GAS, TRAFFIC STARTED TO STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT RESPOND (BLAZER DID NOT STOP, SON SAID BLAZER FELT LIKE IT WAS ON ICE ), CAUSING A 4 CAR ACCIDENT, CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO RESPOND TO NHTSA RECALL ON BRAKING ISSUE, CHEVROLET WILL NOT MAKE COMMITMENT BUT WILL SEND SOMEONE TO LOOK AT BLAZER, AS THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED MY SON TO RECEIVE A TICKET FROM THE VA STATE POLICE FOR RECKLESS DRIVING AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CONTROL?????, IT IS OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE THAT WE FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THIS BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE MY SON WILL HAVE TO GO TO COURT 10-12-99 , AND HOW MANY MORE WILL EXPERIENCE THIS BEFORE NHTSA AND CHEVROLET REPORTS THIS INFORMATION TO EVERYONE INVOLVED!!!!.AS THIS IS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE GRIEF, AND INCONVENIENCE ! PLEASE RESPOND ASAP, AS OF THIS DATE BLAZER IS AT CHEVROLET DEALER AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL IT IS INSPECTED BY A CHEVROLET REP. THANK YOU , N.T. GUESS SR. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
711219
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