1992 Chevrolet Blazer

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, SHE MUST EXERT MAXIMUM PRESSURE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V119000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE BRAKE MODULES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,000 EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE MECHANIC AT LEAST TEN TIMES FOR THE ABS. THE CONTACT HAS NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V193000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 214,856 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,721. *UPDATED 08/04/08 *BF

ABS LIGHT IS ON & HAS BEEN COMING ON BUT GOING OFF ....WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS A RECALL TIL A FRIEND TOLD ME TO CHECK IT AFTER I HAD A WRECK!!!! I NOW FOUND OUT THAT THE ABS MIGHT HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT...DUE TO MY WRECK I AM GOING TO BE SEEING A DOCTOR FOR MY INJURIES .... I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT ...I WAS GOING 25...& MY TRUCK SLID & WHEN I WENT TO TURN TO GO AROUND THE CURVE MY TRUCK JERKED TO THE LEFT & I HIT A BARRIER, AND NOW I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK .... FAILURES: BRAKES & ABS SYSTEM. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET APPROX 3 WEEKS AFTER MY DAUGHTER'S ACCIDENT. THEY HAVE PERFORMED TESTING, BUT SAID THE TESTS ARE INCONCLUSIVE AND DENY RESPONSIBILITY. THE 4-WD TEST INDICATED NO PROB. BUT THE VEH. WAS NOT IN 4WD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. GOOD WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS, SKIP MARKS INDICATE TO ME THAT THE ABS DID IN FACT FAILED OR MALFUNCTIONED. PRODUCT LIABILITY PERSON IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTACT, BUT FINALLY GOT BACK WITH ME AND TOLD ME TO HAVE THE DAMAGES REPAIRED, THEN THEY WILL DO THE RECALL WORK ON THE BRAKES. IF THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, THEN WHY WOULD THEY DO THE RECALL WORK? I FEEL WE ARE BEING DECEIVED AND NEED HELP RESOLVING THIS WITH CHEVROLET. THE RECALL NOTICE CLEARLY STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IT MAY RESULT IN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES AND POSSIBLY A VEHICLE CRASH. IT SURE DID. I THANK GOD THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THEIR DELAY IN GETTING A RECALL NOTICE OUT ON A 1992 VEHICLE!!!*AK

CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 8MPH ,TURNING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT WHERE HIS WIFE WAS STANDING WAITING FOR HIM TO PICK HER UP, HUSBAND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AND PINNED HER UP AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CRUSHING HER LEFT FOOT SEVERELY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ABS ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK