I pressed on the brakes to avoid rear ending the vehicle in front of me. The vehicle would not slow down. I attempted to move into the right turn lane and the brakes still did not engage. I lost control of the vehicle, traveling several yards until the vehicle hit a tree. The airbag never deployed and onstar did not activate.
2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer brakes complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the brakes locked without warrant. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 38,000.
I have a 2008 chevy trailblazer ss with 13800 miles on it. I was driving in normal traffic conditions on city streets when my brakes applied them selves and began to cause the vehicle to slow down to a stop while driving. I had to press on the gas pedal heavily so the vehicle would move to avoid a collision with vehicles turning ahead of me and also vehicles traveling behind me. I got to a safe area and pulled over and saw that the gas pedal was firm as can be and would not loosen up, I shifted the vehicle into park and the brakes disengaged. I took the vehicle to the dealer the next day and they where un able to replicate the problem and returned the vehicle to me with no repairs completed. I asked them to document this in case it happens again and causes a crash so they can be held liable. I do not feel safe operating my vehicle anymore knowing that at any time my brakes might turn on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet trailblazer. When the contact attempted to accelerate at a traffic light, the brakes would not disengage. He attempted to release the brakes by shifting gears and apply constant, steady pressure to the brake pedal. Within a few minutes, the brake released. On a separate occasion, while driving at speeds of 15 MPH, the brakes locked. He abruptly depressed the accelerator pedal in an attempt to avoid a potential crash. He was able to maneuver the vehicle off of the road and shut off the engine. Upon restarting the vehicle, it functioned normally. The warning lights illuminated during both failures. The dealer could not duplicate nor determine the cause of the failure. There were no repairs made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified. The current mileage was 31,225 and the failure mileage was approximately 24,000.
I was stopped for a red light on a slight hill. When it turned green I tried to move ahead and all 4 brakes had locked up and I had no forward motion. I pushed had on gas pedal and was able to creep at about 1 MPH to a driveway. When I entered driveway I heard a "clink" and brakes released.this veh has 5200 miles and is a 2008 trailblazer ss awd. This is the 1st instance of this type.I took it to my servicing chevy dealer and they checked it out and said that "mechanically " it was fine. They contacted chevrolet tac and were told this has never ever happened in the whole data base for gm and no repairs authorized till it can be replicated for them to see. There were no codes stored . This happened 0n 4-25-09. I went back to dealership on 4-28-09 and the again called tac to see if there was anyone who had info on this type of failure of the brakes....but again no luck. I feel strongly that this is a safety issue and chevrolet should be doing more than lip service....
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