1998 Chevrolet Blazer

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE OR STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 8/19/13 *CN THE CONSUMER SATED THE BRAKE LINE WAS SO RUSTY, IT HAD A HOLE IN IT. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM APPROXIMATELY 2-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE STILL REMAINED. IN ADDITION, THE WIPER BLADES WIRING MECHANISM DID NOT WORK EFFECTIVELY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE. SHE HAD THE WIRING SPLICED AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE WIPERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/03/08

1998 CHEVY BLAZER WITH TIRE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES BLEW OUT AND WHEN HE WENT TO GET THEM REPLACED THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE DRY ROTTED. HE SAID THE BRAKES ENGAGED ON HIS WAY HOME. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE TIRE REPLACEMENT, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES BY ANOTHER DEALER. THE FIRST DEALER STATED EVERY THING CHECKED OUT AND THAT MAYBE THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT WAS REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS DEALER MAY HAVE PARTIALLY FAILED. THE REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED, THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER GLUED IT BACK TOGETHER.

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

I HAVE A 1998 S-10 CHEVY BLAZER THAT HAS AN ABS PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE DISTANCE. 90% OF THE TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL RESISTS PRESSURE BEING PUT ON IT AND PUSHES BACK. I HAD THE ABS FUSE REMOVED TO DISCONNECT THE SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM CEASES. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ABS SENSORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OVER $1000.00. THIS VEHICLE IS UP FOR INSPECTION THIS MONTH AND WILL NOT PASS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A CHEVROLET BLAZER NEW ON 01/28/98 FROM MASSE CHEVROLET OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. THE CONSUMER ALWAYS MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE AT THE PROPER SERVICE INTERVALS. HAS ALL THE RECORDS. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 THE BRAKES FAILED. IT HAPPENED WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND GOING BACK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TOWARD THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY RUNNING INTO THE TREES ALONGSIDE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A GARAGE, WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE. ALL GM TRUCKS FROM 1999 UP HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER DID NOT THINK THERE WAS ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 1999 MODEL AND A 1998 MODEL. . IT WAS DEFINITELY A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION, WHICH WAS WHY HE WAS TRYING TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL.*AK THE HYDRAULIC LINES THROUGHOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WERE CORRODED AND REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS SOME SCRAPES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A CRASH. *JB