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1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

crash1 injured · 471489 · 2004-01-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Miles at failure
71,331

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE WORK DONE SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING RECALL OF ABS. WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 9 2002. THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT SLOW SPEED ON SURFACE STREET RESULTING IN A THREE CAR COLLISION ONE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ACCIDENT COSTS NOT INCLUDED. MINOR INJURY TO DRIVERS OF TWO OF THE VEHICLES. CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE AND SO WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBLILY ETC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE AS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHAT ACTUAL PROBLEM IS. BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WHEN THE AUTOBODY REPAIR SHOP TOOK IT IN FOR BRAKE CHECK PRIOR TO RETURNING TO US.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10071015
Machine
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