1994 CHEVROLET BLAZER Vehicle Speed Control Problems

26 complaints about Vehicle Speed Control

26
Complaints
6
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

High Severity Issue

This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.

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All Vehicle Speed Control Complaints (26)

Mar 27, 2001 Crash

CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP. THEN, REALIZED THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE REMOTE CONTROL TO GARAGE DOOR. WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. DOOR KNOCKED DOWN CONSUMER, AND VEHICLE RAN OVER CONSUMER'S LEG. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. STATE FARM INSURANCE ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE. CONSUMER WILL ALSO BE CALLING MANUFACTURER.*AK *SLC

Feb 6, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, VEHICLE STARTED KNOCKING/HESITATING, AND THEN SURGING. SUDDEN SURGING ALMOST RESULTED IN AN INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Nov 7, 2000

ENGINE SURGES/ IT STALLS/ROUGH IDLE/ HARD START.ING, AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL DUE TO DEFECTIVE MODULE. MANUFACTURER HAS RECEIVED NOTICE #C96067 FOR DEFECT. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEED, CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAMES ON. POWER DOOR LOCK IS INOPERATIVE.

Oct 26, 2000

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN TO THE DRIVE POSITION, VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WAS STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL UNCONTROLLABLY THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND THEN PROCEEDED INTO AN ALLEY WHERE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER CRASHING THROUGH ONE FENCE AND BEING STOPPED AT ANOTHER.

Sep 8, 2000

THE WRONG SIZE VACUUM LINE INSTALLED ON ACTUATOR WHICH CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *MJS

Jul 25, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS, CREW CABS, UTILITY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POLARITY OF THE WIRING FOR THE ZERO ADJUST BRAKE SWITCH REVERSED FROM WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE SWITCH DRAWING. WITH THE REVERSED POLARITY, THE CONTACTS IN THE BRAKE SWITCH CAN WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE SWITCH WILL PERFORM NORMALLY UNTIL THE BRAKE SWITCH CONTACTS WEAR OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE BRAKE LAMPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE WITH MY VEHICLE. PLUS, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SHUT-OFF BECASE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT TURNED ON WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.

Jun 29, 2000

BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED WHEN DRIVING OVER 40MPH, HAPPENS OFF AND ON. *AK

Jun 6, 2000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD BE MISSING/BACKFIRING AND BLOWING BLACK SMOKE. WENT TO EMISSION CONTROL INSPECTION, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS. ALSO, FUEL INJECTION LINE IN THROTTLE BODY WAS A PLASTIC LINE AND IT SPLIT. FILLED UP FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WITH GASOLINE. IF THERE WAS A SPARK, VEHICLE WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. IN ADDITION, REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER/O2 SENSOR/ RADIATOR CAP/ BRAKE ROTORS, AND THROTTLE BODY AIR VALVE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS STILL EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER . *AK

Feb 29, 2000

VEHICLE HAD ROUGH IDLE, CLEANED EGR VALVE. REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK

Jul 29, 1999

VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH TREE AS A RESULT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MJS

Jul 26, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON WET PAVEMENT, CAUSING COLLISION, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. *YC

Sep 29, 1998

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.

Jun 16, 1998

WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON OR OFF, DRIVER ACCELERATED TO PASS AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOTHING IN ONE INSTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPEDNED WITH AND WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON.

Mar 4, 1998

BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO STOP SIGN ,PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. ALSO BRAKES MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE. *AK

Jan 14, 1998

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Jul 18, 1996

CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE.

Apr 17, 1996 Crash

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM OCCURRED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, DEALER SPECIFIED THEN THAT VEHICLE WAS PERFOMING AS DESIGNED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Apr 17, 1996 Crash

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM OCCURRED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, DEALER SPECIFIED THEN THAT VEHICLE WAS PERFOMING AS DESIGNED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Mar 8, 1996

GAS PEDAL STICKS TO FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Mar 8, 1996

GAS PEDAL STICKS TO FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Nov 3, 1995 Crash

THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. TT *JB

Oct 18, 1995

GAS PEDAL STUCK THREE TIMES, RESULTING IN HIGH SPEEDS AT 90MPH/70MPH/80MPH. TT

Jul 6, 1995

ROUGH IDLE/HESITATION/FUEL SMELL WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK OF GAS. *AK

Mar 20, 1995 Crash

WHEN ATTEMTING TO STOP BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Jan 17, 1995

VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, EQUIPED WITH ABS SYSTEM. TT

Jan 11, 1995 Crash

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK