I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON 1-5 ENTERING THE VANCOUVER-PORTLAND DRAW BRIDGE. WHEN A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. I DYNAMITED MY BRAKES AND MY BLAZER DID NOT STOP IN THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME. IT FELT LIKE I HAD A 4,000 POUND TRAILER PUSHING ME. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE STOPPED ME SOONER…
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I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON 1-5 ENTERING THE VANCOUVER-PORTLAND DRAW BRIDGE. WHEN A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. I DYNAMITED MY BRAKES AND MY BLAZER DID NOT STOP IN THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME. IT FELT LIKE I HAD A 4,000 POUND TRAILER PUSHING ME. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE STOPPED ME SOONER THAN IT DID. IT TOOK 6 TO 10 SECONDS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLEANTY OF TIME. ON JULY 22, 1999 THE EUGENE REG. GUARD PRINTED AN ARTICLE TITLED GM TO FIX MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN TO A LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL BUT ONLY AN INVESTIGATION. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE BODY IS BEING DONE ON THE BLAZER BUT THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I CAN TRUST MY BREAKES AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT AVENUES I CAN TAKE TO VERIFY THAT MY BREAKES ARE IN WORKING ORDER AND LET ME KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS ONE THOSE LISTED BY THE NHTSA . A REPLY WOULD CERTAINLY BE APPRECIATED. JOE POIRIER
NHTSA ODI #709620
Mileage unknown · Sep 17, 1998
Service Brakes, AirInjury
TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING FULL BRAKE PRESSURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. VERY POOR ANTILOCK DESIGN.
NHTSA ODI #780410
Mileage unknown · Feb 12, 1998
Service Brakes, Air
ABS FAILURE.
NHTSA ODI #530402
Mileage unknown · Feb 18, 1997
Service Brakes, AirCrash
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPPING DISTANCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #809055
Mileage unknown · Feb 12, 1997
Service Brakes, Air
BRAKES LOCK UP AND START SLIDING IN RAIN OR SNOW. ON BUMPY HIGHYWAY BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. HAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN IT WAS CHECKED IN 1993. *AK
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOOSENS AT THE STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING GEAR COUPLING. WITH THIS LOOSENESS, THE YOKE PINCH BOLT CAN WEAR ON THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT UNTIL THERE IS NO LONGER AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPLINES AND THE BOLT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE BODY TO CHASSIS MOVEMENT ALLOWING THE STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
THE OUTBOARD REAR SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY WILL NOT RELEASE THE WEBBING FROM THE RETRACTED POSITION. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE OUTBOARD REAR SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY WILL NOTRELEASE THE WEBBING FROM THE RETRACTED POSITION, SAFETY BELT USE FOR THE SEATOCCUPANT IS IMPOSSIBLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE ANY BELT THAT DOES NOT FREELY EXTEND FROM THE RETRACTED POSITION.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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EA99018 · Spare Tire Separation From Vehicle
Opened Jun 30, 1999 · Closed Oct 20, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
No summary supplied.
PE99004 · Separation Of Spare Tire From Vehicle
Opened Jan 15, 1999 · Closed Jun 30, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
ALLEGED THAT WIRE CABLE/WINCH ASSEMBLY WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY UDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL, ALLOWING THE TIRE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION
EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
EA94029 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jul 29, 1994 · Closed Jul 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.
PE94046 · Abs Braking System Fails
Opened Jun 17, 1994 · Closed Oct 31, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
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