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Electrical System
09/15/2019
I HAD JUST PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION WENT TO TURN IT OVER AND NOTICED THAT MY HAZARDS WERE ON. THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. I HAD TO SLIGHTLY KEEP IT PUSHED FORWARD OR IT WOULD CYCLE THROUGH THE HAZARDS, LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED SINCE IT JUST HAPPENED YESTERDAY
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Electrical System, service Brakes, engine
03/21/2019
ON HIGHWAY TRUCK DIES ALL SYSTEMS OFF IHAVE ALL RECEIPTS MULITPLE REPAIRS FROM THE EGR VALVE COILS FUEL PUMP SPIDER ..ALONG WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES INVOLVING THE EMERGENCY BUTTON WILL NOT TURN OFF HAD REPLACED STILL ISSUE CAME BACK, CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS SOMETHING CLICKS IN STEERING COLUMN ALSO DISTRIBUTOR AND TIMING MISSING ? I CAN GO ON ..NIGHTMARE.I LOVE MY TRUCK HOWERE I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A NEW CAR FOR THIS MUCH BUT HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO IT AND IM A SINGLE MOM NOT ON ANY GOV ASSISTANCE OR WELFARE OR SUPPORT..PLEASE THIS TRUCK>>>>ARGH
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Service Brakes
01/13/2018
ABS FAILURE. ALL THREE ABS ISOLATION VALVES CLOSED EITHER AT START OF BREAKING OR PRIOR TO BRAKING CYCLE, RESULTING IN NO POSSIBLE DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PETAL AND ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKING WHAT SO EVER, LITERALLY NONE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES AT WHATEVER SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS AT BEFORE INITIATION OF BRAKING. THIS NO BRAKE CONDITION HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AS SPEEDS FROM 15MPH TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPON RELEASING BREAK PRESSURE (TAKING ONE'S FOOT OF THE PETAL) AND REAPPLYING THE BREAKS THE LEFT FRONT ABS ISOLATION VALVE WOULD DE-ENERGIZE AND GIVE THE DRIVER THE LEFT FRONT BREAK ONLY. THIS FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND NOT WITNESSED BY ME UNTIL 1/13/2018. THE ABS FUSE WAS REMOVED AND THE BRAKES REMAIN WITHOUT ABS FUNCTION. THIS IS A MAJOR FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY ACCIDENT AND MOST PROBABLY HAS. BUT, SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT AND DEAD PEOPLE CAN'T TESTIFY YOU PROBABLY DO NOT HAVE MUCH OF A DATA BASE. ALSO, AS AN ENGINEER MYSELF, THIS IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THA...
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Air Bags
06/16/2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SPINE, A WHIPLASH, AND A CONCUSSION WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 298,430.
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Service Brakes
06/13/2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE BEGAN SLIDING. NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
