# 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER — PARKING BRAKE
> NHTSA complaint `488164` · 2004-08-03 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** PARKING BRAKE
- **Miles at failure:** 170,000
- **Speed:** 80 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE  THROTTLE  STUCK OPEN.  CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES,  BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.  ALSO,  EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AS WELL.  TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE  CONSUMER DETOURED INTO A DRY RIVER BED.  VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED ON ITS TOP AGAINST A FENCE.*AK
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