1995 Chevrolet Blazer

TOOK 95 BLAZER IN FOR A STANDARD BRAKE JOB. UPON GOING HOME FROM WORK IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY, MY BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP. I COULD NOT PUSH DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ALL. ALMOST HIT 3 CARS BEFORE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CALL A TOW. WAS TOLD THEY PUT ON THE WRONG BRAKE PADS AND SHOES AND THEY WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. TWO DAYS LATER, (THINGS SEEMED OK), I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO (HWY) AND TURNED OFF TO A CURVING STEEP ROAD. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO BRAKES. I COULD NOT PUSH DOWN ON THE BAKE PEDAL AT ALL, AGAIN. I STOPED THE VEHICLE BY DOWNSHIFTING AND FINALLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. 5 MINUTES EARLIER AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A MAJOR CURVEY HIGHWAY, PACKED WITH SATURDAY TRAVELERS. I CALMED DOWN AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I HAD BRAKE PEDAL ACTION AND MY FRIEND DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP KNOWING WE DID HAVE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE MECHANIC COULDN'T BELIEVE IT AND CHECKED EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH A BRAKE PROBLEM AND REPLACED MY MASTER CYLINDER AT NO CHARGE. HE KEPT THE VEHICLE 2 DAYS AND DROVE IT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OK. HE HAD NO PROBLEMS. I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK, ASSURRED THAT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WAS CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I DROVE TO WORK AND ON MY WAY HOME, AGAIN IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY AND ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, MY BRAKES FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 8 DAYS, AGAIN WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PEDAL MOVEMENT. I STOPPED USING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE IN 6 LANE TRAFFIC GOING 40+ MPH. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO THE MECHANIC. ABSOLUTLEY EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT INCLUDING THE ABS SYSTEM COMPUTER SENSORS. I WILL NEVER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AND AM ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED OF IT (3 FAILURES IN 8 DAYS). IT IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE I DON'T (AND THE MECHANIC) HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS. I CANNOT SELL IT AS IS AND DESPERATELY WANT THIS FIXED.

SOY PROPIETARIO DE UNA BLAZER 95 TRACCION DE DOS RUEDAS, AUTOMATICA. VIVO EN GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA. EL DOMINGO 22 DE JUNIO A ESO DE LAS17:00 HRS, ERA UNA TARDE LLUVIOSA Y TRANSITABA POR LA AUTOPISTA INTERAMERICANA AIA (LA QUE ATRAVIESA AMERICA) EN DIRECCION A LA CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, A UNA VELOCIDAD APROXIMADA DE 80 KMS/H (50 MILES/H) CUANDO AL TOMAR UNA CURVA FACIL Y ABIERTA PERDI LA DIRECCION DEL TIMON COMO SI EL CARRO ESTUVIERA FLOTANDO, EL CARRO EMPEZO A RIGAR COMO UN TROMPO, EN EL SENTIDO DE LAS AGUJAS DEL RELOJ, SE SALIO DE LA CARRETERA DEL LADO DERECHO, SE VOLCO SOBRE EL COSTADO DERECHO Y SE ARRASTRO 10 MTS EN ESA POSICION. VIAJABA CON MI ESPOSA, UNA EMPLEADA Y MIS TRES HIJOS (8 A?OS, 4 A?OS Y 9MESES) AFORTUNADAMENTE SOLO HUBO GOLPES Y DOLORES DE CUELLO. ON SUNDAY, JUNE 22, AT 5:00 P.M., THERE WAS AN AFTERNOON RAIN AND I WAS TRAVELING ON THE TRANSAMERICA HIGHWAY AIA (WHICH CROSSES AMERICA) GOING TOWARDS GUATEMALA CITY, AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KILOMETERS/HOUR (50 MILES/H). WHEN TAKING A GENTLE AND OPEN CURVE, I LOST CONTROL OF THE WHEEL, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS FLOATING. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN LIKE A TOP, CLOCKWISE, AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT TURNED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE AND SLID FOR 10 METERS IN THIS POSITION. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE, AN EMPLOYEE, AND MY THREE CHILDREN (8 YEARS, 4 YEARS, AND 9 MONTHS). FORTUNATELY, WE ONLY SUFFERED BRUISES AND NECK PAINS. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AWARE THAT THE BLAZER IS AN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE VEHICLE; I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE PEDAL INEXPLICABLY GOING TO THE FLOOR; AND THAT THE ALTERNATOR OF THESE VEHICLES GOES OUT BEFORE 40,000 KILOMETERS. MY THEORY OF THE ACCIDENT: A DANGEROUS AND UNSTABLE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS ALL OF THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS: WATER ON THE PAVEMENT, AND SMALL CURVE, AND A SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT TOLERATE, PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE'S INSTABILITY.

THE CAR SURGED AND LOST OXYGEN TO BRAKES, ETC. I HAVE HAD EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED, NEW TIRES, NEW COMPUTER E PROM, EGR VALVE CLEANED NUMEROUS TIMES, NEW INJECTOR UNIT INSTALLED, BRAKES REPLACED, TOTAL TUNEUP TO TRY AND RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE TO HAVE THE CARBON CLEANED OUT OF THE EGR VALVE AS THE CAR WILL NOT RUN PROPERLY. I PURCHASED THE BLAZER FROM RICKO ENT. INC. 16 MOULTON RD, ROCHESTER, NH, 03867.ALSO KNOWN AS FIRST CITY MOTOR SALES IN ROCHESTER NH. THE OWNER, RICHARD OTTINO AGREED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS BUT NEVER DID. THE TOTAL OF REPAIRS THAT I HAVE PAID TO DATE IS $1,266.00. I SENT THE DEALERSHIP A CERTIFIED LETTER WITH ALL COPIES OF THE REPAIR BILLS.

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 95, WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE OVER A WEEKEND NO LESS. I HAD TO WAIT TILL MONDAY FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO OPEN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VACUUM SEAL FOR THE REVERSE CASING WAS THROWN INTO THE OTHER GEARS LEAVING ME ONLY WITH 1ST & I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TUNNEL UNDER THE BAY WHEN IT WENT OUT, NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE. I HAVE SINCE REBUILT THE TRANMISSION AGAIN. YES 2 TRANSMISSONS. I HAVE HAD 2 EGR VALVES GO OUT A FEW HUNDRED $ EACH TIME. THE TRANSMISSON MOUNTS AND MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BUSTED (MAYBE DUE TO A CAR WRECK BUT NOT SURE). I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE COMBO SWITCH (FOR HAZARDS, GEAR SHIFT, BLINKERS AND WIPERS) TWICE AND NOW HAVE TO DUE IT FOR A THIRD TIME. THE PART ALONE IS $250-$300. THE FIRST TWO TIMES I HAD TO REPLACE IT WAS FOR THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON BRAKING. THE 3RD TIME THE BUTTON BROKE AGAIN (JUST BY TURNING ON THE HAZARDS) AND I HAVE BEEN GETTING BY WITHOUT REPLACING IT BY TAPING IT DOWN (OTHERWISE THE HAZARDS ARE ON 24/7) BUT KNOW I HAVE TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A SHORT IN IT THAT MAKE MY BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I ALSO CAN'T COUNT HOW MANY TIMES THE ABS HAVE LOCKED ON ME. IT SEEMS THAT ANY TIME I TURN THE WHEEL OR HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING THE ABS LOCKS. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE AVOIDED COLLISIONS ON THESE CASES BUT NOT BY MUCH. WHILE LOOKING ON THIS SITE I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKES AND A FEW OTHER THINGS, YET I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY GMC FOR ANY OF THE RECALLS LISTED HERE. THE ONLY THING I EVER RECEIVED WAS A RECALL ON THE BACK SEAT BELT WHICH I DON'T EVEN SEE LISTED HERE. I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN EVER SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH MY CAR THAT IT IS NEVER A SIMPLE THING TO FIX, IT IS ALWAYS A MAJOR THING. I THINK THAT GMC REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE MORE TIME IN EFFORT TO TEST THERE VEHICLES. THERE'S A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONE.

AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE. THIS SWITCH AFFECTS TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND MANY OTHER COMPONENTS. *AK IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE SWITCH ARM WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PART. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE TURN SIGNAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION. THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON AND FREQUENTLY FOUND IN THIS MAKE/MODEL. THE TURN SIGNAL ARM ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THE SAME TURN SIGNAL ARM WAS REPLACED WITHIN MONTH'S OF REPLACING THE ORIGINAL. *SCC *JB