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2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

crash1 injured · 454104 · 2004-02-09

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TO AVOID ACCIDENT ON 2002 CHEV BLAZER 4WD. I WAS IN 2WD I HIT THE BRAKES. NOTHING HAPPENED. I PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO. SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN, I DOWNSHIFTED BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I HEARD TWO CLUNKS IN THE REAR END. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN FROM MY SPEED AT 30 MPH. I SAW A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH DURING THIS INCIDENT. I HIT A PICKUP TRUCK WHO STOPPED SUDDENLY TO AVOID A SENIOR CITIZEN WHO CROSSED LANES OF TRAFFIC IN A 65 MPH SHE WAS DOING ABOUT 30 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO REACH EMERGANCY BRAKE IN TIME. MY WIFE REC'D TWO BROKEN RIBS AND THREE CRACKED RIBS AND BRUISING. PICKUP TRUCK HAD MINOR DAMAGE. I HAD $6,700.00 DAMAGE. I HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD A COMMAND MODULE PUT IN THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR FAULTY 4WD PROBLEM NOT GOING IN AND OUT OF 4WD WITHOUT PLAYING AROUND WITH CONTROLS. MY ABS FLAT OUT DID NOT WORK OR SLOW ME DOWN. I COULD NOT DOWNSHIFT. MY TACHOMETER WAS AT IDLE WHEN I DOWNSHIFTED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10056856
Machine
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