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The brakes experienced failure causing brakes to feel very hard. Sound like air was coming from the brakes due to the ABS system working intermittently.
Brake system is defective, and when brakes ar E applied extended stopping distance occurs. Travelling at 20 mph a frontal impact occurred, and airbag did not deploy. Dealer contacted, and repairwork not done on brakes. Problem still exists. Provide further information.
- Wheaton, MD, USA
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On three separate occasions the brake pedal went to the floor. The brakes are in good shape and the fluid level is fine. The brake pedal always feels spongy and its hard to stop the vehicle. The other complaint deals with the rear end. After the car has be en driven for about fifteen minutes the rear end will vibrate and make a grinding noise when the car takes off from a stop light or stop sign. I am the second owner of the car and it had 17000 miles on it when I bought it.
ABS sensor light came on. Vehicle was surging.replaced ABS sensor. Extremely poor gas mileage. Then engine check"light comes on. Replaced all 6 fuel injectors once and #'s 2&3, twice. Driver side door wasn't flush w/car. Removed door & rewelded.( dot number: Tire size: 235/70/15R )
ABS seemed to engage very easily on vehicle, resulting in overly long stops. Vehicle was unable to stop at stop sign resulting in total loss of vehicle.
Driving the truck in drizzling rain, entering onto a entrance ramp, when another vehicle failed to yield. Consumer had to apply pressure to the brakes and the truck began wobbling from side to side, and finally hit a guardrail. The anti-lock braking system locked up.
In the month of February 1998, while driving in downtown portland, or, the brake pedal went completely to the floor while traveling down a slope and attempting to make a right hand turn. I had to continuously pump the pedal to regain any braking ability. *akwithin 5 minutes, this condition happened again. The weather was rainy and the streets were wet. I immediately took the vehicle to the dealership to determine what the problem might be. They could not determine why this occurred. Their service person did mention that it might have something to do with the ABS system acting up. Now reading the information available on the Chevy Blazer page on the world wide web, I see that his condition has also happened to others. I refer you to the following E-mail address: Lfrat5@aol.com. This person had the exact same problem and has not been able to get Chevrolet to resolve it. I fear that this system is randomly defective and worry since my wife and soon to be driving daughter will be driving when this condition occurs. The dealership and Chevrolet in general is very unresponsive about this issue, yet they seem to know that something is wrong. I encourage you to read of all of the braking problems with the Chevy S-10 Blazer. I hope I will get some kind of a response to this report. Thank you. Tim foster
While driving at 20 mhp, went to apply for the brakes and the brakes didn't stop the vehicle. Causing the consumer to rearend another vehicle, and the driver's side air bag didn't deploy.
When the brakes are applied the pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distances. The dealer will we replace the brake pads and shoes. Manufacturer will be notified.
Consumer has been experiencing continuous problem with ABS brake system. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop. Less then seven months later condition reappeared. Consumer called dealer on several occasions and left a massage. It appears that dealer does not want to return consumer's calls.
ABS brake problems; intermittently while driving on dry pavement at low speed under regular braking conditions and applying the brakes, the pedal goes down and the vehicle keeps going forward. When applying the brakes the second time, the vehcle stops. The dealer is not able to detect the problem with the Blazer. This is the 6th time the Blazer has been to the dealership for this problem.
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- Columbus, OH, USA