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Mileage at the reported incident
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 520 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
121 crash reports7 fire reports30 injury reports
What owners actually said
963 reports
Mileage unknown · Sep 21, 2000
Steering
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEETER CHEVROLET, 1512 W. MOLINE, MALVERN, AR 72104; 501-337-7504. I WAS INFORMED UPON PICK UP MY VEHICLE THAT THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEEN SHEARED. FORTUNATELY, THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE WITHIN 300 FEET OF MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THUS, CAUSING NO ACCIDENTS, BUT LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE O…
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THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEETER CHEVROLET, 1512 W. MOLINE, MALVERN, AR 72104; 501-337-7504. I WAS INFORMED UPON PICK UP MY VEHICLE THAT THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEEN SHEARED. FORTUNATELY, THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE WITHIN 300 FEET OF MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THUS, CAUSING NO ACCIDENTS, BUT LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY WITH NO MEANS OF OPERATING AND/OR TURNING MY VECHICLE.
NHTSA ODI #732140
Mileage unknown · Sep 14, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES PEDAL SOMETIMES WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN. THEN, CONSUMER PRESSED PEDAL AGAIN AND VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK ALSO REAR BRAKES LOCKED. FRONT BRAKE ROTOR AND CALIPPER FAILED. FRONT PAD ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT WAS GONE. *YH
NHTSA ODI #870485
Mileage unknown · Sep 14, 2000
Visibility
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V150001DOES NOT INCLUDE 1994'S. MY TRUCK AND A FRIENDS 1994 S10 TRUCK HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY FIXED MY OWN CIRCUIT BOARD. MY FRIEND NO LONGER OWNS THE TRUCK. PLEASE ADD THIS YEAR TO THE RECALL. I SEARCHED THIS RECALL DATABASE BEFORE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS DUMB ENOUGH NOT TO CHECK OT…
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NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V150001DOES NOT INCLUDE 1994'S. MY TRUCK AND A FRIENDS 1994 S10 TRUCK HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY FIXED MY OWN CIRCUIT BOARD. MY FRIEND NO LONGER OWNS THE TRUCK. PLEASE ADD THIS YEAR TO THE RECALL. I SEARCHED THIS RECALL DATABASE BEFORE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS DUMB ENOUGH NOT TO CHECK OTHER YEARS OR MAKES UNTIL A FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL ON 1995'S.
NHTSA ODI #731387
Mileage unknown · Sep 12, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER HIT BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #870323
Mileage unknown · Sep 5, 2000
Tires
PE00-020; 11,000 MILES, TIRE MODEL FR505, TIRES SIZE P21570R15, DOT URBM077281. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF WHICH CAUSED MODERATE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, BUT TIRE STAYED INFLATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND …
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PE00-020; 11,000 MILES, TIRE MODEL FR505, TIRES SIZE P21570R15, DOT URBM077281. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF WHICH CAUSED MODERATE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, BUT TIRE STAYED INFLATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND HAS CLAIM# 022656. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P215/70/R15 *MW
NHTSA ODI #869550
Mileage unknown · Sep 3, 2000
Visibility
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA ODI #730028
Mileage unknown · Aug 28, 2000
Fuel System, Gasoline
THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE DOCUMENTED PROOF OF IT ALONG WITH 20 TESTIMONIALS FROM BLAZER OWNERS AND AN ENGINEERS REPORT DETAILING THE PROBLEM. GM IS NOT ONLY REFUSING TO STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM THEY'VE CREATED BUT ARE CHARGING UPWARDS OF $800.00 TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES FUEL TO PASS THE…
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THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE DOCUMENTED PROOF OF IT ALONG WITH 20 TESTIMONIALS FROM BLAZER OWNERS AND AN ENGINEERS REPORT DETAILING THE PROBLEM. GM IS NOT ONLY REFUSING TO STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM THEY'VE CREATED BUT ARE CHARGING UPWARDS OF $800.00 TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES FUEL TO PASS THE CYLINDERS AND FILL THE OIL PAN WITH GAS TO THE POINT OF HAVING GAS LEAK OUT OF ALL OF THE OIL SEALS AND OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE NOT ONLY TO SIEZE BUT ALSO MAY RESULT IN ENGINE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. GM'S STANCE ON THIS IS TO IGNOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND CHARGE A PREMIUM FOR THE REPAIR.
NHTSA ODI #729363
Mileage unknown · Aug 23, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
WHILE COMING TO A STOP BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LEAST A TWO CAR DISTANCE FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND BRAKES PULSATED. CONSUMER RELEASED THEM, AND APPLIED AGAIN, THEY PULSATED, AND DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. INSURANCE COMPANY MAY HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET. *AK
NHTSA ODI #868392
Mileage unknown · Aug 21, 2000
Visibility
WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILURE NHTSA RECALL NO 98V150 CHEVY WOULD NOT COVER REPLACED MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD DEFECTIVE PART
NHTSA ODI #728528
Mileage unknown · Aug 8, 2000
Visibility
WHILE TRAVELING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *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.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 60/40 FRONT BENCH SEATS AND EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKING RECLINER BUCKET SEATS. THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE SECONDARY CRASH EVENTS OR VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WOULD BE NO BELT RESTRAINT OF THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
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 FUEL TANK FILLER PIPES WERE NOT MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF FUEL BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE AND THE VENT TUBE DURING A TEST. THE LOSS OF FUEL WAS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PERMITTED BY FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IF A VEHICLE CRASH WERE TO OCCUR, IT MAY CAUSE THE JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPES AND THE VENT TUBE TO CRACK. IF THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED, FUEL LEAKAGE WOULD OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A POST-CRASH FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER PIPE ON THESE VEHICLES.
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NHTSA investigations
5
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
PE96048 · Loss Of Steering Control
Opened Jul 19, 1996 · Closed Nov 13, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
lower clamp of the steering linkage intershaft may separate fro steering gear shaft due to disengagement of clamp bolt and/or improper fit of the lower clamp with the steering shaft.
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.
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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