2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer Brakes Problems

“I recently started having problems, one being my brake lights don't always work. I took it to a local chevy dealer and was told it all had to do with an electrical problem as is impossible to fix. Shouldn't my vehicle be recalled? I'm a safe driver and it's a bit upsetting knowing that I don't know if and when my break lights are working. Especially when I have small children with me. We recently moved, as my husband was following me, he was the one that noticed my brake lights weren't working.”

“I was stopped for a red light on a slight hill. When it turned green I tried to move ahead and all 4 brakes had locked up and I had no forward motion. I pushed had on gas pedal and was able to creep at about 1 MPH to a driveway. When I entered driveway I heard a clink and brakes released.this veh has 5200 miles and is a 2008 Trailblazer ss awd. This is the 1st instance of this type.I took it to my servicing chevy dealer and they checked it out and said that mechanically it was fine. …”

“While turning around in a cul de sac one morning that was on a steep slope I heard a popping sound and my steering wheel jerked and the brake pedal depressed almost to the floor in three stages like it was catching on something and then would release and the stability control lights came on. Once I got the vehicle straightened out to go down the steep hill it felt like it does when a rotor gets warped. Once I got close to the bottom I turned onto a side street that was flat and I stopped and put it in park and turned the engine off. …”

“My daughter traveling at approximately 55 MPH, saw car in front of her stopped at a stop light. She attempted to slam on the brakes, it felt as if she was not stopping at all. She hit the stopped car, pushed both of our cars through the intersection to the other side. Her airbag did not deploy, onstar did not contact her. The reason I bought this specific car was for the onstar in case of a collision or emergency. When I contacted onstar later, they reported they did not receive notification that a collision had occurred. I contacted GM to have brake, airbag, and onstar failure investigated. …”

“I have a 2008 chevy Trailblazer ss with 13800 miles on it. I was driving in normal traffic conditions on city streets when my brakes applied them selves and began to cause the vehicle to slow down to a stop while driving. I had to press on the gas pedal heavily so the vehicle would move to avoid a collision with vehicles turning ahead of me and also vehicles traveling behind me. I got to a safe area and pulled over and saw that the gas pedal was firm as can be and would not loosen up, I shifted the vehicle into park and the brakes disengaged. …”