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2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

crash1 injured · 391634 · 2003-01-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR 2001 BLAZER 4WD FAILED TO ENGAGE . WE WERE TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 36. IT WAS SNOWING. I PRESSED THE 4WD HI BUTTON AND IT CONTINUED TO BLINK. WE WERE ON A NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE BLAZER, WITHIN SECONDS SLIPED OVER THE CLIFF. THE FRONT WHEELS DID NOT LOCK IN. WE ROLLED DOWN THE CLIFF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND HIT A TREE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10004953
Machine
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