# 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
> NHTSA complaint `71426` · 1996-11-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
## Narrative
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURIES/FIRE.  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE  DRIVER  SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TAIL BONE, AND PERMANENT SCARING  ON LEGS, AND ON RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS.  WHILE THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND FACIAL INJURIES. GMC HAS NOT COOPERATED AND CONTINUED TO BLOCK INFORMATION THAT MAY EXPLAIN SOME OF THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEMS.  GMC BLAMED THE CONTACT AS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT. EVERYONE  WAS SCARED TO SAY ANYTHING  TO THE CONTACT DUE TO THREATS FROM GMC. LAW FIRMS REFUSED TO TAKE THE CASE BECAUSE THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUFFER SERIOUS INJURIES NOR WERE THERE ANY FATALITIES.  *AK
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