1994 Chevrolet Blazer

APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH NO BRAKING ACTION OCCURRING. THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM MADE NOISES AS THOUGH CAR WAS ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE, BUT ROAD WAS CLEAR AND DRY WITH NO LOOSE GRAVEL. BRAKE PEDAL WAS THEN PUSHED VERY HARD, AGAIN WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. THE CAR PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION IMPACTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE BLAZER WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

AFTER THE ACCIDENT; I FOUND BY RESEARCHING YOUR SITE THAT THERE ARE TWO RECALLS ON DEFECTS PERTAINING TO THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE. MFG.# 99I006000- MAILING OF RECALL NOTICE TO BEGIN MAY OF 2000. ALSO MFG. CAMPAIGN # 99041- MAILING TO BEGIN MAY, 20000. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY MAILING TO WARN ME OF THIS DEFECT. MAY OF 2000 IS TOO LATE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ACCIDENT!!!!*AK

CALLED/ EMAILED GM AND ALTHOUGH I HAD A FAILURE THE DAY AFTER MY NEW BRAKES WERE DEALER INSTALLED AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A BLAZER IN THE YEARS RECALLED I AM NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. THIS REALLY UPSETS ME BECAUSE I COULD INJURED SOMEONEON THE STREET ON IN MY CAR AND THEY CONTINUE TO PRETEND THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. I FILED A REPORT W/ YOU IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT- BRAKES PUT ON ONE DAY- NEXT DAY I AM, FORTUNATELY, MAKING A SLOW TURN AS I HEAD TO COURT, CANNOT NEGOTIATE THE TURN BECAUSE I HAVE NO BRAKES AND SLAM INTON AND ON TOP OF A FIRE HYDRANT. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER/ MECHANIC AT THE SCENE AND THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE BOTH DEPRESSED THE PEDAL AND CONFIRMED WHAT I SAID. THE DEALER AND GM DENIED IT AND- EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A MAJOR RECALL- AND I AM A TRUE VICTIM- AM IGNORED AND THEY ARE "PLEASED TO TELL ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL". THIS IS GARBAGE AND CLEARLY THE REASON THAT I WILL NEVER SUPPORT GM OR ANY OF THEIR PRODUCT. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER- I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE ON BEHALF OF THOSE MULTITHOUSAND OF OWNERS WHO HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM- BUT IT WAS OF NO BENEFIT TO ME. *AK

AT LOW SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY. AT THE FIRST INSTANCE OF BRAKING THE BRAKES BEGAN TO STOP ME. THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING CEASED. I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE ABS FAILED IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES IN MARCH OF 1995, ALSO CAUSING A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS INCIDENT WAS ALSO REPORTED TO THE NTSA AS WELL AS TO CHEVROLET. AT THAT TIME THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. CHEVROLET MADE THE DETERMINATION THAT THERE WAS NOTHING DEFECTIVE ABOUT THE BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CONSTANT AND IS APPARENTLY NOT REPEATABLE ON DEMAND. *AK