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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
12/01/2004
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V193000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
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Fuel System, Gasoline
02/22/2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
08/09/2005
I BOUGHT MY 94 CHEVY BLAZER IN JAN 2000. IN 2005, MY ABD LIGHT WENT ON. THE DEALER SAID MY ABS BRAKE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED AND THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE ABS UNIT. IT COSTS $100 USED AND OVER $3K NEW. I FOUND AN ARTICLE STATING THE RECALL OF THIS PAT IN 1999 THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE THESE REPAIRS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE IT IS A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE? *NM
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic, seat Belts
08/15/2005
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 1994 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS 99041 AND 99046 CONCERNING BRAKE FAILURE WERE ISSUED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALLS. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY PUT IN THE VIN NO RECALLS WERE SHOWN, BUT THEY AGREED THAT THEY FELL WITHIN THE RECALL SPECIFICATION. THEY WERE NOT DOING THE RECALL WORK. SOMEONE TOLD HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD TO BE FIXED. ALSO NHTSA RECALL 97V096000 FOR THE SEAT BELTS WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES STARTED ON 8-15-05. PREVIOUSLY THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. *AK
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Power Train
07/29/2005
AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAD BEEN ENGAGING BY SELF THE PAST MONTH, SOMETIMES IN LOW MODE. VERY LOUD GEAR NOISES, SHUDDERING, VIBRATION & SIGNIFICANT SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED. OCCURRENCE IS DANGEROUS AT ANY POINT, BUT MOST CRITICAL WHEN APPROACHING A TOLL BOOTH. AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD READILY LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LATEST INCIDENT (DATE GIVEN) SO VIOLENT & CAN'T DISENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE SUV IS PARKED UNTIL REPAIRED. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WILL EXAMINE, & HOPEFULLY REPAIR AT REASONABLE COST, THE VEHICLE WEEK OF 8/1-5/05. *JB
