Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 02/06/2006 | 145000 | 1 | 03/01/1997 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the gas tank leaked slightly and smoked. there is a nhtsa recall, # 96v234000, regarding the tank assembly. the vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the vin. in addition, during a smoking episode the emergency brake was applied, but did not hold causing the vehicle to roll back into a tree. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop where it is awaiting repair. | |||
| 07/12/1999 | |||
| When using the emergency brake, electrical windows did not work. dealer contacted, and stated emergency brake was cutting the wires to the harness. repairwork done at owners expense. provide further information. *ak | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | |||
| 03/02/1999 | 10 | 08/01/1996 | |
| Lighting-headlights - while driving at night, my headlights (both low and highbeam) will go off altogether a few seconds after i switch to my highbeams. after emergency stopping due to lack of vision, it comes back on after sitting a few moments only to happen again and again. this is a very serious defect that almost caused a head on collision and my family to loose our lives. 2) parking brake - while parked in 4 wheel drive, motor off, on a close to flat surface, my blazer's emergency brake disengages and my vehicle has to be moved back into its paking place. electrical system:battery - battery goes dead if i leave my door open for 10 minutes to sweep out the inside. even after factory battery was replaced for the same reason. exhauste system: cvs valve replaced soon after driving off the showroom floor at dealership. brake:hydrolic anti-lock brake assembly: unable to stop vehicle while in 4 wheel drive causing a crash into guardrail in order to get stopped. brakes also fail when trying to come to a stop and running over a bump in the road...causes brakes to make a clicking noise and loose braking hold...have to reapply for vehicles brakes to work. | |||
| Vehicle would slow down and the accelerate on it's own. owner took vehicle in to the dealer, and was informed that the emergency brake assembly was activating on it's own, causing a popping noise. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Emergency brake handle failed. *skd | |||