1999 Chevrolet Blazer Brakes Problems

THE ABS SYSTEMM IS NOT WORKING AND THE IS A SHORT IN THE FRONT END,..CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE. AMAZINGLY AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE THE LIGHTS ON THE BUMPER THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LIGHT UP THE LICENESS PLATE WAS STILL ON. LONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS UNDER THE HOOD. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE.,,UNLESS THERE IS AN ALTERNATE POWER SOURCE THAT I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF. THE IS POLICE DOCUMITATON ON THIS.

NHTSA ID

11064066

Incident

Jan 12, 2018

Mileage

183,567 mi

THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL IN AUGUST 20, 1999 FOR 2000 CHEVY BLAZERS: THE BRAKE PIPE UNION FITTINGS THAT FEED THE VARIOUS BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS MAY LEAK AND CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION AND NEED AN ADDITIONAL STOPPING TIME. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE PIPE UNION FOR SIGNS OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND REPLACE THE UNION IF NECESSARY. OUR VEHICLE IS A 1999 BLAZER THAT APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT CHEVROLET CLAIMS THERE WASN'T A RECALL ISSUED FOR OUR VEHICLE. WE THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. OUR VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BUT NEEDS A LONGER STOPPING TIME AND DISTANCE. IT IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: AUGUST 20, 1999 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V220000

NHTSA ID

10933904

Incident

Dec 8, 2016

Mileage

100 mi

APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL SUDDENLY STARTED SINKING TO THE FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP DUE TO SLOW SPEED. SCARED ME TO DEATH & NEARLY HIT A CAR. IF HAPPENED ON FREEWAY IT COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. LATER FOUND THAT A REAR DRIVER SIDE STEEL BRAKE LINE MOUNTED METAL ON METAL, HARD TO FIND BEHIND WHEEL WELL & ON FRAME, HAD RUSTED THROUGH. ALL OTHERS NEAR IT ARE ALSO IN EQUALLY BAD CONDITION. NO MOVING PART TO WEAR OUT & THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR SUCH CHEAPNESS ON SUCH A SAFETY RELATED ITEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10626350

Incident

Aug 18, 2014

Mileage

163,400 mi

I AM SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES AND THE FRONT END BALL JOINTS. I AM ACTUALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY BLAZER AFTER READING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HAVE TO DRIVE MOUNTAIN ROADS AND ALONG A RIVER TO GET TO A BIGGER CITY. I AVERAGE ABOUT ONCE A MONTH THIS TRIP AND IF I MY BLAZER WAS TO HAVE A WHEEL FALL OFF BECAUSE OF A BAD BALL JOINT SYSTEM I AND MAYBE OTHERS WOULD BE DEAD OR SERIOUSLY HURT. I HAVE OVER THE YEARS REPLACED MY BALL JOINTS SEVERAL TIMES AS THEY KEEP GOING BAD, MUCH MORE THAN JUST NORMAL WEAR IT APPEARS. I ALSO HAVE FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO HAVE HAD THE ABS LIGHT COME ON AND THE ABS BRAKES COME INTO PLAY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP ON DRY ROADS. THERE ARE TIMES THE LIGHT IS ON WHEN I FIRST START MY BLAZER AND HAVEN'T EVEN MOVED YET. A MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT IT SAID THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. I DID NOT HAVE IT DONE AS IT WAS GOING TO BE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL? HOW CAN PEOPLE TELL YOU OF THE PROBLEMS THEY TOO ARE HAVING, WHEN THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA THAT IT IS NOT JUST THEIR VEHICLE. LIKE ME, I HAD NO IDEA THERE WERE THESE PROBLEMS GOING ON FOR OTHER PEOPLE TOO. LIKE I SAID I NOW AM AFRAID ABOUT HAVING A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINT/SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT IS TALKED ABOUT ON THIS WEBSITE. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. CAN'T WE GET HELP BEFORE SOMEONE HAS TO BE HURT OR KILLED? *TR

NHTSA ID

10511332

Incident

Jun 1, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, UPON INSPECTION FOUND LINES RUSTED IN REAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10468363

Incident

Jul 30, 2012

Mileage

110,500 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10449057

Incident

Feb 13, 2012

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!

NHTSA ID

10442802

Incident

Jun 18, 2010

Mileage

156,466 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10355506

Incident

Mar 2, 2009

Mileage

110,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10341521

Incident

Jul 3, 2010

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

NHTSA ID

10330780

Incident

May 17, 2010

Mileage

103,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10326712

Incident

Dec 10, 2009

Mileage

202,602 mi

STEEL BRAKE LINES FROM ABS MODULE TO BRAKES CORRODING OR RUSTING THROUGH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324788

Incident

Feb 7, 2010

Mileage

196,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, SUCH AS ON WET GRASS OR IN PACKED SNOW AND APPLYING THE BRAKES ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER, I INVARIABLE EXPERIENCE A JOLTING FROM THE ABS SYSTEM AS THE BREAKS GRAB AND RELEASE REPEATEDLY WITH MY FOOT APPLYING STEADY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UNDER 30MPH OR WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP EACH TIME BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND BRAKING AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM REVEALED NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS OR DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10320124

Incident

Jan 10, 2010

Mileage

83,031 mi

1999 CHEVY BLAZER ZR2 (SUV) ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS 7-10 MPH? CAUSING IMPROPER BRAKING AND PULLING. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT YET - HAVEN'T FOUND THE CAUSE. NO CRASH YET. READ AN ARTICLE THAT GM WAS RECALLING 8000 VEHICLES UP NORTH DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BUT I LIVE IN FL. AND AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ???? NO INFO FOUND ON LINE YET AS TO DIAGNOSIS OR RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN JUST REPLACING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM $$$$. *TR

NHTSA ID

10317150

Incident

Sep 15, 2007

Mileage

90,000 mi

BRAKES DO NOT WORK ON A 1999 CHEVY BLAZER , YOU PUT ON THE BRAKES AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO STOP OR NOT , YOU PRESS DOWN HARD , BUT IT WONT STOP .IT DOES STOP , BUT YOU PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKES AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR IT TO STOP , IT IS IN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES , NOT WORKING RIGHT , AND I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE BLAZERS AND THEY TELL ME THERE BLAZER DOES THE SAME THING , PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED FOR THIS , [XXX] *TR

NHTSA ID

10313634

Incident

Feb 22, 2010

Mileage

97,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,506.

NHTSA ID

10298128

Incident

Nov 19, 2009

Mileage

95,506 mi

EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. I OBSERVED THIS SAME BEHAVIOR ON 1999 FULL SIZED CHEVROLET TRUCKS THAT WERE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. *NM

NHTSA ID

10176220

Incident

May 1, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA ID

10176106

Incident

Dec 14, 2006

Mileage

84,600 mi

(1) MY GAS PEDAL WILL STICK AND WILL NOT RELEASE (2) OUR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND OUR DRUMS HAD BEEN WORN DOWN BUT THE PADS WERE STILL GOOD. (3) I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE JOINT IN FRONT FOR MY TIRES - 2 TIMES NOW. *JB

NHTSA ID

10160892

Incident

Apr 20, 2006

Mileage

80,000 mi

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. ABS SENSOR AFFECTED THE BRAKES TO THE POINT THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED A COLLISION AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10156675

Incident

Mar 8, 2006

Mileage

76,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS ACTIVATED. WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOSE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATED THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MODEL AND VIN.

NHTSA ID

10152625

Incident

Mar 13, 2006

Mileage

89,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH OR LESS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE

NHTSA ID

10149137

Incident

Jan 31, 2006

Mileage

80,500 mi

MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THOSE IN THE RECENT RECALL. SO FAR NOTHING HAS HAPPENED BUT DO NOT WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OCCUR DUE TO THE SAME RECALL PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY THE EXTREME HIGH COST OF A DEALERSHIP.....*JB

NHTSA ID

10147217

Incident

Dec 27, 2005

Mileage

146,300 mi

FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FAILING, CAUSING ACTIVATION OF ABS AND NEAR ACCIDENT, SEVERAL TIMES. I AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT IN ONE OCCASION. IN ANOTHER OCCASION I SLID INTO THE SIDE OF A GARAGE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 10 MPH THAT TIME. *JB

NHTSA ID

10134426

Incident

Feb 7, 2005

Mileage

96,000 mi

ABS ENGAGE EARLY DUE TO CORROSION BUILD UP ON ABS SENSORS. CAUSES EXTREME STOPPING TIME WHEN 10 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS. CONTACTED GM ANY HELP REFUSED, SAID PROBLEM DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREA

NHTSA ID

10120641

Incident

Apr 20, 2005

Mileage

53,290 mi