When the brake pedal is applied it goes to the floor. There is very little response, but eventualy the vehicle will come to a stop which is not normal. Dealer has been contacted. The computer diagnosis determined that air had leaked into the ABS.
1993 Chevrolet Blazer brakes complaints
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When applying the ABS brakes on dry pavement pedal became hard and resisted, causing extended stopping distance. Please give any further details.
When applying the ABS brakes pedal did not go to the floor, causing extended stopping distance. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Abs brakes operate very intermittently. There is a light roar/brakes fade, and pedal moves towards the floor. Dealer contacted and repairwork done with echu. Problems still exists.
Rear ended another vehicle when needing to brake quickly at low speed. Brakes failed.
Traffic was stopped ahead. Applied the brakes to slow down. The blazer did not respond. I hit the brakes as hard as possible when the anti-lock brakes deployed. The blazer still did not slow down. The blazer impacted two (2) other vehicals. The other vehicals left under there own power. The blazer had to be towed. The day was sunny and 92 degrees. The accedent report is on file at baracks 9 in lewis delaware. *ak( dot number: tire size: p265r75/16 )
One month after purchase, my wife and 6 mo daughter were in roll over. Brakes applied steady, skid marks indicated brake lock, speed calculated 25-28 MPH. Complaints made to dealer and general motors, both dismissed responsibility.
On four different occasions the anti-lock brake system has failed, causing the driver to take evasive action to avoid an accident.
When the weather is rainy & the ABS braking system is being applied & a bump is hit, ABS would lock up. Brake pedal would go to the floor sometimes. Had taken vehicle to dealer & was informed there was nothing wrong with the ABS brakes.
Anti-lock brakes failed, leaving no braking system.
Abs braking system malfunctioned, causing brakes to lock up and skid, which may resultin a crash. Please provide further information.
When the brakes are applied brake pedal becomes hard, resulting in extended stopping distance. Also, ABS control mose solenoid sensor fell off. The manufacturer has been notified.
I got an intermittent very hard break petal resulting in no breaks. No problem codes were generated by the computer and consequently the dealer could not find a problem. I worked with decrain service station, 815-3382729, who worked with napa identa fix, 800‑627‑2349, incident # 1186590, to isolate the ABS control modual faulty. Cost of repair $2100. Gm,800‑222‑1020, declained to offer any assistance, case # 990229901 because out of warrenty. This problem was featured in USA today article in nov. 1998.
Coming to a stop & started to apply the brakes, vehicle failed to stop. Brake pedal was very hard to press in order to stop vehicle. Abs brake light kept coming on. Had taken vehicle to dealer & informed consumer that it was a manufacturer's defect.
When stopping suddenly the brakes went to the floor, the car would not turn. The steering was locked and the car was still moving. The car ran into another in front of it. It took about 5 minutes of pumping the brakes to get them to come back. The dealership didn't seem concerned. The dealership said ABS systems won't stop you they just keeps you from going sideways. You can hear the ABS system moan when you first take off after a stop. Is this the way they were designed to work? Is this safe? This seems so unlike chrevrolet to sell products that work this way!
Intake manifold gasket failed
When raining or on wet pavements the ABS brakes make a buzzing noise and sometimes do not kick in, extended stopping distance occurs. Dealer is not aware of the problem. Repairwork done approximately three times.
Abs brakes failed at various speeds.
Abs brakes failed, causing loss of control, and resulting in a crash.
Emergency parking brake cable which is located at rear right wheel failed to release completely, causing no braking ability. Owner installed an additional return spring on the emergency brake and problem has not returned. *ak.et.
The ABS braking system malfunctioned, causing loss of braking ability, resulting in an accident. Vehicle ran into a tree. *ak.et.
Egr valve failure.engine check light came on . Began to run rough/shaking/jerking.tried to stop car, but brakes failed .... Had to really apply pressure to pedal before car would stop.
Master cylinder leaking.
When applying the brakes the pedal goes to the floor. The pedal has to be pumped to get any braking ability at all. Dealer says the ABS has to be replaced.
Ea94038, ABS braking system failure; while driving 35 MPH and making a normal stop, driver applied the brakes, the system kicked in, the pedal dropped down, but the truck continued to travel at same speed and did not slow down. This happened on damp road surface. Driver was able to avoid a crash by going up a hillside. The dealer/manufacturer not aware of problem.
Anti-lock brake system; ABS light does not come on indicating brake problems. The brake system just goes out without warning. Intermittently, when hitting the brakes on any type of road surface, dry or wet weather conditions, the truck would not stop, but kept going. Driver crashed into a tree because of brake problem. The problem was reported to the dealer. Deale *akr unable to find a problem with the system. Consumer replaced brake pads, shoe, rotors and calipers braking problems continues.
There is an open investigation at this time (ea-94-038). Consumer brakes failed on aug. 21-98, and dealer put a new master cylinder on. On aug. 22-98, brakes failed again, dealer realighed the brakes. The brakes failed again on nov. 7-98. Dealer replaced the new master cylinder and they have worked under present. *ak
When the brake pedal is depressed quickly the pedal locks up, the brakes make noise and the steering column jerks sharply to one side , and the car continues to roll.
While driving on gravel/dirt on or after rain the brakes lock up but they do not stop the vehicle in a appropriate amount of time, also a recurring smokey smell comes from the left front wheel after vehicle is driven,
Brakes did not respond well on muddy roads, brake pedal response was normal but vehicle was slow to stop.
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