NHTSA Complaint #10308688 — 1994 CHEVROLET S/T BLAZER SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10308688
Vehicle	1994 CHEVROLET S/T BLAZER
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Date of Incident	November 15, 2001
Date Filed	February 11, 2010
Mileage	120,456 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

EVENT 1 DRIVER INATTENTION LEAD TO EXCESSIVE SPEED ON OFF RAMP. HARD APPLICATION OF BRAKES HAD LITTLE OR NO EFFECT, AND A "FLOATING FEELING". SLID SIDEWAYS TWICE IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, SCRUBBED SPEED OFF WITH TIRE FRICTION, BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN. EVENT 2 DRIVER INATTENTION WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION LEADS TO "PANIC" APPLICATION OF BRAKES, WITH SAME NO EFFECT "FLOATING FEELING" ENTERED INTERSECTION AFTER RUNNING AS STOP SIGN, T-BONED A CAR, WITH INJURIES TO THE T-BONED DRIVER, CITATION ISSUED, LARGE INSURANCE CLAIM, POINTS OFF LICENSE. THIS DEFECT ONLY OCCURS (IN MY EXPERIENCE) IN "PANIC BRAKING SITUATIONS", I WAS UNAWARE OF RECALLS, UNTIL I STARTED TO PUT THIS OLD VEHICLE BACK INTO SERVICE AFTER BEING LAID OFF AND LOSING MY COMPANY CAR. NOW I KNOW THE CAUSE OF MY ACCIDENT. I AM STILL ALIVE LUCKILY. HOW MANY FATALITIES POSSIBLY RESULTED FROM THIS DEFECT ? I AM NOW AWARE OF OLD RECALLS, BUT AM APPARENTLY NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS. NHTSA NOT CALLING THIS A SAFETY RECALL AND ALLOWING GM TO GET AWAY WITH A "PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT RECALL IS A CRIME. *TR

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