Chevrolet BLAZER brakes problems
1,497 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
5,697 owner complaints analyzed
40 distinct recall campaigns
70,193 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1969 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,613 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
1,497 of 5,697 complaints match this topic (26.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 871619 · 2000-09-27 (September 27, 2000)
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES SUDDDENLY, AND ABS KICKED IN.VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CAUSING A CRASH. ROAD WAS DAMP WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BLAZER WAS BEING REPAIRED. NO DAMAGES TO OTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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Owner report 972158 · 1995-09-18 (September 18, 1995)
SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN, DO NOT LOCK UP UPON HARD BRAKING. TT
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Owner report 959654 · 1995-02-03 (February 3, 1995)
EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FREQUENTLY RELEASES. COMPONENT REPAIRED/REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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Owner report 981133 · 1996-03-22 (March 22, 1996)
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, BUT DRIVER HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMINNENT LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
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Owner report 566991 · 2002-07-30 (July 30, 2002)
WHILE PULLING INTO THE ENTRANCE LANE OF A TOLL BOOTH AT 25 MPH, UNIT 1 APPLIED THE BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED. UNIT 1 THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING UNIT 2 WHICH WAS STOPPED AT THE TOLL BOOTH. UNIT 1 WENT ONTO THE CURB AND CONCRETE BARRIER. IT THEN HIT UNIT 2 IN THE LEFT REAR AND THEN HIT THE TOLL BOOTH, WHERE IT CAME TO FINAL REST. THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. THE FRONT CHAMBER WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY AND THE REAR CHAMBER HAD BARELY ENOUGH FLUID TO COVE…
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