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Jim Grant's Tech Tips
95
Blazer, Surprise Brake Pedal Loss
Q: I
have a '95 Chevy Blazer that I had bought a month ago. When I was driving
down the road I needed to use my brakes. I have 4 Wheel ABS, and as I
applied them, they quit working. I noticed that this happened two or three
times before, if I was going down a hill and had to stop at the bottom,
the brakes would make a loud noise and stop working. It would feel like
I was riding on ice. I asked a few of the Chevy dealers about this, but
they keep saying that it is just me. This last time, they stopped working
and I rear ended someone. What should I do?....Rob
A: Your
brakes may be part of the largest automotive recall in years! The National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that by agreement General
Motors Corp. will modify the braking systems on 3.5 million of its vans,
pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles. The recall follows after reports
of more than 2,000 crashes and nearly 300 injuries resulting from malfunctioning
anti-lock brakes. The investigation by the NHTSA took nearly five years
and was launched because of complaints by consumers of brakes failing
to respond or locking up, causing them to roll through intersections or
rear-ending other vehicles. If your vehicle is involved in the safety
recall all repairs will be performed at no cost, whether or not you are
the original owner of the vehicle.
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