1999 Chevrolet Blazer service brakes, hydraulic problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT DID NOT RECEIVE CONFIRMATION OF WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.”

“WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT MY WIFE TRIED TO STOP AND THE BRAKES JUST MADE THAT ABS BUZZING NOISE AND WAS NOT STOPPING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE WHEEL BEARING ABS SENSOR BEING BAD NOT THE WHEEL BEARING ITSELF THIS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAPPEN AS IT IS A DANGER/ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP. AS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.”

“ON SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2010 MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR”

“TODAY I TOOK MY 1999 CHEVY. BLAZER XL IN FOR A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION-I JUST GOT A CALL FROM MERCHANTS TIRE AND AUTO IN CULPEPER, VA THAT IT'S GOING TO COST: $1200.00 TO PASS INSPECTION. UP TO THIS POINT I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM BRAKING? OF ANY KIND? THEN FOR MY VEHICLE TO "FLUNK" DUE TO BRAKE ISSUES? I WENT ONLINE -TYPED 1999 CHEVY BLAZER---RECALLS ETC... COMES TO FIND OUT---THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE MANY YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISSION. DO I HAVE A LEGAL CLAIM HERE-SINCE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED W/RECALL? *TR”

“ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ON MY 1999 CHEVY BLAZER, MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, AND HE WAS CONCERNED THAT I WOULD LOSE THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. HE TEST DROVE THE CAR, AND THE BRAKES GAVE OUT. HE WAS NOT DRIVING FAST AND TOLD ME THAT IF I KEPT THAT CAR THE BRAKE LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WAS THERE A RECALL? FOX NEWS TOLD ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL ON APRIL 9, 2010. *TR”