Six problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Blazer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact set the cruise control while going up a hill and vehicle sped up . While going down the hill the vehicle just kept going faster. The rpms were above 4000. He pressed on the brake pedal as hard as possible. This slowed the vehicle a little. He managed to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. He got out of the vehicle and opened the hood to checked the throttle assembly. It was stuck. He worked with the throttle and finally managed to get it released. The contact has not taken the vehicle to a dealership to duplicate the problem. Updated 2/7/2006 -.
If gear shift is shifted into neutral, cruise control will not disengage. Engine continues to rev very high, beyond 'redline', engine could explode. Dealer inspected vehicle, and finds nothing wrong with the vehicle. . Et.
I reported the problem with my cruise control speeding up two years ago. You failed to respond, confirming that you are in bed with the manufacturers. My cruise control has been in the off position since my first report. While cruise was in off I accidentally hit the middle button on when I tuned on my high beam. The cruise engaged and sped up. Again it wouldn't turn off until I turned the engine off.
My cruise control failed. It sped up on its own and I was unable to disengage it either by the brake or by turening it off. Finally I put the car in neutral and pulled over on the side of the road and turned the car off. I almost got in an accident with a semi. I wouldn't mind if the cruise just stopped working, however, this situation almost killed me. The vehicle got up to in excess of 90 miles an hour before I was able to stop it. I tried to contact you once before and I haven't heard back. Chevy basicly told me I should have died. I am also contacting the consumers union since you don't care if other peoaple die as a result of this defect.
Cruise control jammed and would not disengage with the brake. Brakes failedd completely to slow the car down. I was forced to put the car in neutral and drive off the road and turn the car off in order to manually disengage the gas. I almost collided with a tractor tailer.
While driving at 60 mph, driver eased off the accelerator, about 2 seconds later, the vehicle went full throttle and continued to accelerate pass 100 mph. The cruise control was not being used. Driver was able to shut of the ignition and coast vehicle to a stop safely. There was no crash or injuries. The Blazer was taken to the dealership. The dealer was not able to duplicate the problem.