1996 Chevrolet Blazer

ON 7/27 GOING DOWN A GRADE AND AROUND CURVE - (10-15 MPH) ONCOMING VEHICLE WAS ON MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. I BLEW THE HORN AND WITH FULL FORCE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. MY BLAZER BRAKES MADE A RUMBLING SENSATION AT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLID 10-15 FEET BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING. I ALMOST HIT THE LEFT REAR FENDER OF THE TRUCK WITH THE FRONT LEFT FENDER OF MY VEHICLE. ON 2/99 I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED IN A 3 CAR ACCIDENT ($12,000) WORTH OF DAMAGE.

WAS TRAVELING ON THE RAMP TO ROUTE 28 AND APPLIED BRAKES - TWO CARS WERE AWAITING ENTRANCE TO HIGHWAY AND THEY STOPPED AT THE END OF THE RAMP. I APPLIED BRAKES WITH A GOOD 20-25 FT DISTANCE BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (AT SPEED OF APPROX. 15 MPH) AND VEHICLE BRAKES MADE RUMBLING SOUND, VEHICLE SLIDE ON ROAD SURFACE AND FAILED TO STOP CAUSING REAR END COLLISION TO 2 CARS IN FRONT OF MINE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES - FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR - BRAKES RUMBLED, SEEMED TO LOCK AND CAR SEEMED TO SLIDE, AND VEER TO THE RIGHT BUT DID NOT STOP. I MENTIONED TO OFFICER M. BOWSER, STATE POLICE, THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I RECEIVED A CITATION FOR CARELESS DRIVING ALTHOUGH I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE) - WAS ADVISED ONE SHOULD HAVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES REGARDLESS OF SITUATION. ALSO RECEIVED 3 POINTS.

IN 15 MOS. THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME MORE THAN ALL OTHERS TOGETHER !!! HAVE LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN INCOME . MOST UNRELIABLE UNSAFE CAR I'VE EVER OWNED . I SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN MY FEILD OF WORK AND I TELL THEM ALL NOT TO GET A BLAZER !! IT CAN'T STAY ON THE ROAD AND THE CO. IS UNWILLING TO HELP . VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PRODUCT AND HANDLING OF COMPLAINT. READ E-MAIL SENT TO GET THE JEST OF PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS HAD . IF MY DAUGHTER OR I DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS FAULTY CAR YOU CAN BE ASSURED YOU WILL BE SUED !!! I'VE TRYED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW SINCE 1-2 MOS. AFTER PURCHASE THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM . TO NO AVAIL CHEVY DOES'NT CARE !!!!!

THE ABS SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD GROANING NOISE WHEN HAVING TO STOP ON ANY SURFACE WITH LOOSE STONES, WET SURFACE OR ANYTHING WHICH ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE THE MOOING OF A COW. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SYSTEM ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO FREE WHEEL FOR A MATTER OF A SECONDS BEFORE THE ABS SYSTEM STARTS TO PULSATE UNDER YOUR FOOT. IN THE TIME BEFORE THE PUSATING STARTS, THE VEHICLE IS ON THE STEEPEST PART OF THE HILL AND DUE TO THE HEAVINESS OF THE VEHICLE IT MANAGES TO PICK UP A GREAT DEAL OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE STOPS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ON MANY OCCASIONS I END UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AS I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA DOMINATED BY LARGE STEEP HILLS, THIS CAUSES QUITE A PROBLEM. I LIVE AT THE TOP OF A LARGE HILL CAUSING ME TO TRAVEL THIS DECLINE EVERY DAY AND SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE A DAY. THE STEEPEST PART OF THE HILL IS THE LOWEST PORTION AT THE BOTTOM OF WHICH IS A STOP SIGN. THERE IS USUALLY LOOSE FINE STONES ON THE HILL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AS YOU ARE CONSTANTLY BRAKING . AS SOON AS THE WHEELS SLIDE, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST FOUR, MAYBE 5 OCCASIONS. THE LAST TIME, THE DEALER KEPT IT A WHOLE DAY TO EVALUATE IT, REPORTING BACK TO ME THAT THE LOUD MOOING SOUND IS THE ABS PUMP. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE TO THE AREA IN WHICH WE LIVE, SHOWING HIM THE REACTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM, AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER DECIDED TO KEEP IT FOR THE DAY TO EVALUATE IT. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT IT FUNCTIONS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT IS CHEVY'S PROBLEM. IF THE DEALERSHIP WOULD DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT, IT WOULD BECOME THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD FAR TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS, THE MOST RECENT OCCURRING THIS WEEK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL CLOSE TO OUR HOME. THERE ARE LEAVES ON THE ROADWAY WHICH CAUSED A WHEEL TO SLIDE WHICH KICKED IN THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE STEEPEST PORTION ALLOWING ME TO END UP OVER HALF WAY