Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 216 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 GMC Jimmy. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,426.
VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING AFTER WARMING UP. I'VE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, COIL PACK, MODULE UNDER DISTRIBUTOR. *TR
FAILURE OF 15 AMP. FUSE. CAUSE SHORTED BARE WIRES IN FUEL TANK. ATTACHED TO FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP AND WIRING REPLACED. *JB
1993 GMC JIMMY HAD LEVEL 4 CORROSION WITH PERFORATION IN THE BONDING. *TS (12/05/05) WINDSHIELD ISSUE. *SC
DT: WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE IT FELT AS THOUGH THEY DIDN'T WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR CENTER, AND WAS TOLD TO UNHOOK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BECAUSE IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO FIX THEM , AND THAT WAS WHAT MOST PEOPLE DID. *AK
FUEL INJECTION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM STARTING THE VEHICLE. TO OBTAIN SPEED CONSUMER HAD TO COMPLETELY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. *AK
BRAKES FAILED ON 4 OCCASIONS. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ABRUPTLY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHICH HAD A RECALL ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T OWN THE VEHICLE DURING THAT TIME. I CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE IT FIXED AND WASN'T SURE IF HE EVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I NOTIFIED GMC AND WAS TOLD BY THAT MY VIN WAS NOT FOUND . AM I STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM? I FOUND OUT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00 TO FIX! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *LA
WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING. THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAY FLAMES COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND A NEW ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED. *PH *NLM
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I HAVE TO CHANGE THE EGR VALVE EVERY SIX MONTHS, AND I ONLY RECEIVE A ONE MONTH WARRANTY ON IT WHEN PURCHASED? WE ARE NOT SURE IF OUR ABS HAS EVER BEEN SERVICED SINCE THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE CAN GET INFORMATION ABOUT IT, AND IF IT HAS NOT, IS IT TOO LATE TO BE SERVICED WITHOUT US PAYING FOR IT? *JB
TREAD SEPERATION IN PHANTOM A/P TIRE THAT WAS MANAUFACTURED WITHIN TIME PERIOD OF NHTSA ACTION #PE02056. SUBSTANTIAL PHYSICAL INJURY TO 72 YEAR OLD DRIVER AND TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. RIMKUS CONSUTLING SERVICES EXPERT GARRET MITCHELL MADE THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS: 1.A DEFECT IN THE LEFT-REAR TIRE ON THE CHEVROLET CAUSED THE TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE CARCASS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH CONTAMINATION OR IMPROPER VULCANIZATION OF THE TIRE COMPONENTS DURING MANUFACTURING. 2. THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TIRE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDE WITH A SOLID OBJECT. "THERE WAS A PRESENCE OF POLISHING AND BLUING ON THE RUBBER CARCASS OF THE TIRE [WHICH INDICATED] OVERHEATING OF THE TIRE. . . . IF EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING IS OBSERVED AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE, FLEXING OF THE TIRE DUE TO OVERLOADING OR UNDER-INFLATION IS INDICATED. IN THIS CASE, HOWEVER, THE EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING IS LIMITED TO ONE AREA OF THE TIRE, SPECIFICALLY THE AREA WHERE THE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE CARCASS. THIS INDICATES LOCALIZED OVERHEATING DUE TO FRICTION BETWEEN ADJACENT TIRE COMPONENTS WAS TAKING PLACE IN THIS AREA. FURTHERMORE, THE REMAINING TREAD IN THIS AREA IS UNEVENLY WORN, INDICATING A DISCONTINUITY IN THE TIRE STRUCTURE AT THIS LOCATION. THESE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THE COMPONENTS OF THE TIRE WERE NOT PROPERLY BONDED TOGETHER IN THE AREA WHERE THE TREAD SEPARATION BEGAN."
NHTSA RECALL 99 V 193 000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99041 CONCERNIG ABS, GMC CONSUMER CENTER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL WAS OVER.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TOO MUCH PRESSURE HAS TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THERE IS A NOISE EMMITING FROM THE ABS CONTROL BOX UNDER THE HOOD. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN HONORED. *JG
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND VEHICLE'S PLASTIC TOP CONNECTOR INSIDE OF GAS TANK CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE FRONT END DROPS TO THE GROUND.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN, AND DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE TROUBLE, AFTER PULLING OVER ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IT EXTINGUISHED ITSELF, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *TT
RECALLS 99 I 006 000 / 99 V 193 000/GMC ABS: VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCE A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS GIVEN FOR REPAIRS. *AK MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN RECALL, HOWEVER UNLESS THERE IS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, THEY CAN NOT DO ANY WORK TO THE BRAKES. *SLC
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAD ONE ACCIDENT, WHICH FORTUNATELY HAD NO INJURIES, NOR DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE, BUT IT DID CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. I JUST DISCOVERED YOUR WEB SITE LAST EVENING AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGNS CONCERNING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. AM I STILL ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE REPAIRS AT NO COST? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REPAIR THE OTHER DAMAGE INCURRED TO MY TRUCK FROM THIS ACCIDENT?*AK
SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK TO KEEP YOU FROM MOVING FORWARD WHEN BRAKING HARD OR COLLISION. TWO VEHICLES ARE LIKE THIS,1987 S-10 PICKUP,AND 1993 S-15 JIMMY. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. CONSUMER CONDUCTED RECALL SEARCH, AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL, HOWEVER LATER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALLS 99V193000 AND 99I006000. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE REFUSING TO PERFORM ANY WORK ON ABS SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
1) ENGINE- VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE FROM HWY SPEED, EVEN THOUGH OPERATOR WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL,THEN SHUT OFF ENGINE TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS WAS AFTER I WAS FORCED TO GO THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. 2) BRAKES- IN THE SAME SITUATION, THE BRAKES SUFFERED A COMPLETE FAILURE, WITH NO POWER-ASSIST, FORCING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEFECT WAS CORRECTED, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN CONSUMER'S HUSBAND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A MONTH AFTER THIS INCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 99V193000, AND TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. ON MARCH 7, 2001, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. *AK THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON BEFORE THE BRAKE FAILUR. THE ABS MODULATOR WAS FIXED ON RECALL. THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL FOR ABS COMPUTER. *YH
WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. CAUSING ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT. PREVIOUSLY MY HUSBAND REAR - ENDED A VEHICLE, AND I SLID THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT NARROWLY ESCAPING BEING HIT BY A DUMP TRUCK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS AND IN FOR RECALL. VEHICLE WAS SAID TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE, WRITTEN ON THE RECEIPT. APPROX. 4,000 IN DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND 4 WEEKS IN THE SHOP.*AK
AT ANY TIME, WITH NO WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BECOME HARD AS A ROCK, AND WILL NOT DEPRESS, THEREFORE PROVIDING NO BRAKING TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND EACH TIME THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. ONE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE TO THE TRUCK ABS SYSTEM, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AS I APPROCHED A TOLL BOOTH AT 55MPH, WITH NO BRAKES. I RESERCHED YOUR SITE, AND FOUND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND NOT ONLY THIS YEARS PRODUCTION, CAUSING ACCIDENTS, AND INJURIES. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPENDABLE BEFORE GM FEELS IT IS WORTH FIXING?*AK
ABS BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ROLLOVER, ONE PERSON SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK *SLC
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO RECALL 99I006 AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE, CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
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