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1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 360959 · 2002-07-09

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 5-10 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE MADE A BUZZING NOISE,AND DID NOT STOP. VEHICLE RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AKCONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT WITH THE BRAKES, CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. IT WAS AS IF VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ON ICE. CONSUMER IS CONVINCED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY. *JG

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8013476
Machine
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