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Replying to: unknown (Oct 25, 2006 3:47 pm) happened. my son and his friends were leaving a friends house around 4pm last friday. his friends driveway is gravel that goes into asphalt. he got to the middle of the drive, applied the brakes, only instead of slowing, the blazer sped up. (There was a nurse living next to the house, and what she said, was it sounded like it just throttled all the way up.) Once the brakes went out and it sped up, it shut down on him completely. no motor, no steering, everything just locked up. when it locked up, he had no control, it hit loose gravel on the flat surface of the road shot them toward a ditch. the ditch caused the series of rollovers. when looking at where the rollovers started, if they were to roll at all, it should have been side to side maybe twice into the woods. instead it was end over end, corner to corner, then side to side. what really gets me though is from where it shut down to where the wreck started, there wasn't enough room to get that much momentum going to flip. all but 3 windows shattered. the front seats have a gap between the doors between 6 and twelve inches, which kept them away from the doors. then it caught fire. but it burned either from the back of the dash through the motor, or the motor to the back of the dash. I wish i could show a picture of what it looks like. We know the blazer malfunctioned, we just don't know what went first. But because of the fire, they cited him for careless driving. i know there where some recalls, i just don't know if any of the 6 before ever took it in, and the service department where he got it, replaced the belt and battery 2 weeks after he got it. we had no idea anything else was wrong. For me, all of this happening, and he only had it a little over 3 weeks, i don't understand. Aren't they suppossed to be checked and serviced before they put them out to sell?
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Replying to: piper5 (Oct 27, 2006 5:01 am) Is it even remotely possible that your son mistakenly pressed the accelerator pedal instead of the brake? tidester, host
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Replying to: tidester (Oct 27, 2006 8:11 am)
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Replying to: piper5 (Oct 27, 2006 8:50 am) There are two ways to do that. One way is to get the picture hosted somewhere (such as with your IP) and you can find directions to do that by clicking the "Help" link at the bottom of this page. A better way is to set up your CarSpace ( http://www.carspace.com - your username and password will be enough to get you set up). In effect, we host your pictures and you can share them with anyone and even link to them here. tidester, host
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Replying to: tidester (Oct 27, 2006 9:00 am) thank you |
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I have a 2001 Blazer that's been suddenly stricken with electrical problems. I noticed a couple of days ago, when I shut off the Blazer and took the key out of the ignition, the vehicle was still running! Now every time I shut off, I can press the brake pedal and all of the lights and electronics will come on! Also, whenever I brake while signaling, the turn signals start operating at 2x speed. No lights are burnt out, but while driving, the brake lights (R, center, L) are always at 50%, and when I brake they light up to 100%. Any ideas? Just some wires touching hopefully? I know nothing about this kind of stuff.
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Replying to: gt_sports (Nov 27, 2006 11:13 am) |
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Replying to: gt_sports (Nov 27, 2006 11:13 am) |
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I am trying to figure out why my instrument panel lights have stopped working on my 94 Jimmy. A few months back they would go on and off occassionally while I was driving. Now they are off all the time, the temp and fuel, but the speedometer in the center still stays on. I have checked the fuses and they seem okay. Are there Light bulbs inside the dash on an LED readout, if so, how do you get to them. Thanks for any help you can give me
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