2001 Chevrolet Blazer

IN THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, 2 IN 06 AND 2 IN 07 THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP IT'S AN INTERMITTENT INCIDENT. IN 06 AFTER INCIDENT, MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE WAS CHANGED (NOT KEEP OLD PART). AFTER THIRD INCIDENT, I TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEIR RESPONSE WAS NOTHING WRONG. BUT ON MY INTERVIEW WITH HEAD TECHNICIAN, MENTIONED THAT COULD BE THE ABS ACTIVATING, LIKE READING FALSE INSTRUCTIONS. WHAT COULD BE DONE, HE SAID TO CHANGE THE SENSORS BUT THERE WERE THREE ON THE CAR AND THOSE WERE EXPENSIVE AND THEN THERE ARE MORE OTHER COMPONENTS TO THE ABS THAT COULD ALSO BE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. I STARTED TO INVESTIGATE ON THE INTERNET TO UNDERSTAND THE ABS AND THEN TO SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE, AND THEN LOOKING FOR RECALLS. I CAME TO AN ARTICLE THAT DESCRIBED THE FAILURE EXACTLY AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ALL THESE PAST EVENTS AND READS:...SIDEBAR: WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON FAILURES WITH ABS THAT YOU HAVE DETECTED FROM YOUR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS? FOLCK: WELL, IN THE GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS AND VANS, THE 4-WHEEL KELSEY-HAYES ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SUPPOSED TO JUST PULSATE A LITTLE BIT AND STAY IN POSITION, BUT SOMETIMES IT GOES TO THE FLOOR. SIDEBAR: WHAT DOES THAT INDICATE WHEN IT GOES TO THE FLOOR? FOLCK: THAT THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE ABS. THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ALGORITHM, AND IT WON?T SET A FAILURE CODE IN THE KELSEY-HAYES 4-WHEEL. IN LAYMEN?S TERMS, AN ALGORITHM IS A SEQUENCE OF FUNCTIONS THE COMPUTER IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE. THERE ARE GLITCHES IN THE ALGORITHM, AND GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE ALGORITHM FAILURES. (EDS. NOTE: SEE THE ARTICLE IN THE MONEY SECTION OF USA TODAY, "GM: COMPUTER GLITCH COULD AFFECT BRAKES", 05/22/98.)" ... FIRST OF ALL, MY SAFETY IS FIRST AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. I AM NOT IN THE POSITION OF SELLING THE CAR SINCE I AM STILL PAYING DEARLY FOR IT AND SECOND, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO PASS THIS PROBLEM TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT ON MY 2001, S-10 BLAZER. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED WHAT IS KNOWN AS "PUMP RUN ON". THIS MEANS THAT THE ABS PUMP RUNS CONSTANTLY AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. REMOVING 2 FUSES DISABLES THE PUMP BUT DOES NOT TURN OFF THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN BUT ONLY HAS POWER BRAKES AND WILL NOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON GM VEHICLES. ESPECIALLY TRUCKS AND SUV'S. THE DEALERSHIPS WANT @ $700 TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THE PART CAN BE REMOVED AND SENT OFF TO SEVERAL PLACES THAT WILL REBUILD THE PRODUCT FOR @ $150. SHOULDN'T GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTY COMPONENTS THAT THEY USE ON THEIR VEHICLES. IE: GET THE PART FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER OR MAKE THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT. IT SEEMS THAT GM AND THE MANUFACTURER MAKE OUT LIKE BANDITS ON THIS DEAL. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN SUCH A SHORT BIT OF TIME.

THE FOLLOWING FAILED ALL AT THE SAME TIME ON MY 2001 BLAZER: CRUISE CONTROL , RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, AND BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED BRIGHT AT ALL TIMES, UPON TURNING OFF AND REMOVING KEY FROM VEHICLE ALL ELECTRONICS/LIGHTS/ETC. POWER ON WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED ON EDMUNDS CAR FORUM BY OTHER MEMBERS ALSO. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING THE UPPER BALL JOINT SNAPPED AND THE WHEEL COLLAPSED SIDEWAYS, LEANING TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AT 70 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND REPLACED THE BALL JOINT AS WELL AS ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED HIMSELF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.*AK

THERE IS AN ERROR CODE IN TEH COMPUTER P0410 THE SECONDARY INJECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND AGAIN, IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME. THEN WEMOVED TO MASSACHUSETTS AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHICH I THEN GOT IT FIXED AND PAID FOR IT ON MY OWN BECAUSE IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH TEH SAME CODE P0410 THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABEL TO GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED DUE TO TEH ERROR CODE BECUASE IT CAUSED AN EMMSISIONS FAILURE. THE SECOND TIME COST ME $400, I'VE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND THAT MANY OTHER POEPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AS OF YET. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WHICH TO NO AVAIL THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE PART ORANY COST OF A NEW ONE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT INSPECTED NOR WILL EVER BE BECAUSE REPLACING THE PART APPERENTLY WASN'T THE PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THE NHTSA COULD DO IN THIS SITUATION? *AK

A FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED AT 40 MPH AS ANOTHER MOTORIST PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN ME AND I WAS FORCED INTO THE ROOF AT THE TRIM EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, SUSTAINING A MINOR SCALP LACERATION, CERVICAL DISC DAMAGE, AND A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. *JB