Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 93V119000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | V (Vehicle) | 341364 | 11/08/1993 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/02/1993 | 07/26/1993 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Severe corrosion due to road salt at the joint of the stamped steel center section and the cast outer section can cause the sections to separate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Separation of the rotor sections can cause loss ofbraking ability in the affected wheel. this could result in increased stoppingdistance and/or loss of vehicle control and an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace the front brake rotors with new rotors with a corrosion protection coating. however, if replacement of brake linings are necessary, it will be done at owner's expense since brake linings are normal maintenance items. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: brakes; hydraulic; disk rotors.vehicle description: light trucks and vans sold or registered in the followingstates: ct, il, in, ma, me, mi, nh, nj, ny, oh, pa, ri, vt, and wi.notes: the vehicles involved can be identified by the following: the 5thcharacter of the vehicle identification number must be a k or l, and theseventh character must be 3,4,5,6, or 9.if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date, and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable amount of timeand free of charge or the remedy does not correct the safety-related defect ornoncompliance, please contact your nearest gmc truck zone office. the telephonenumbers of the zone offices are listed in your warranty and owner's assistanceinformation manuals. also contact the national highway traffic safetyadministration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 3 | 07/01/1999 | ||
| Wife and son reported brakes not working. had checked at maxi muffler said needed pads and shoes, replaced them myself and checked wheel cylinders and master cylinder all ok. son still reported brake loss. rechecked everything, checked ok. son had accident. repair shop that is repairing blazer said part was hard to detect if not familiar. they had repaired several s10's with same problem. *ak | |||
| 02/21/1996 | |||
| Abs; when you go to put on the brakes the pedal goes so far down that you touch left hand corner of the accelerator. design of brakes caused accident. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 12/08/1994 | 8 | ||
| Anti-lock brake control module fails, causing brakes to lock up when driving on snow or ice. *skd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| While driving and applying brakes vehicle veers to the right. steering is loose. can't hold vehicle in road. please add vin. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| When braking the pedal goes completely to the floor and the brake light illuminates. nm | |||
| 03/12/1993 | |||
| Applied brakes no response resulted in rear end collsion. also flex to transmission mount broke. explain in more detail. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 3 | 07/01/1999 | ||
| Wife and son reported brakes not working. had checked at maxi muffler said needed pads and shoes, replaced them myself and checked wheel cylinders and master cylinder all ok. son still reported brake loss. rechecked everything, checked ok. son had accident. repair shop that is repairing blazer said part was hard to detect if not familiar. they had repaired several s10's with same problem. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - WHEEL CYLINDERS | |||
| 07/02/1997 | |||
| Brakes: the brakes were inoperative. took vehicle took dealer and was told that the return springs for the shoe brakes on one side were broken. one spring on the other side was broken. wheel cylinders came out on side where all the springs were broken and dumped allthe fluid out. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 07/02/1997 | |||
| Brakes: the brakes were inoperative. took vehicle took dealer and was told that the return springs for the shoe brakes on one side were broken. one spring on the other side was broken. wheel cylinders came out on side where all the springs were broken and dumped allthe fluid out. *ak | |||