Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 GMC Jimmy submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 263 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 263, in the owner's own words
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS DIDN'T ACTIVATE WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A P PROBLEM. *JB DURING QUICK STOPS THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. *NM
I WAS BRAKING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THERE BRAKES. I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES HARDER AND THE ABS KICKED IN FOR A SHORT TIME. THEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY CAR OR THE CAR I HIT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE TRUCK DO THIS AGAIN.
REQUEST FOR NHTSA TO EXAMINE GMC JIMMY ABS PROBLEMS.*MR CONSUMER WAS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO RECALL WORK BEING PERFORMED. AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. SHE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF GM IS STILL LIABLE FOR THE FAULTY BRAKES AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. *PH
WHEN APPLYING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES THEY WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE ABS WAS PERFORMED IN 2000. GM EVALUATED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THE CRASH WAS DUE TO POOR BRAKES. *JB *NM
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD. LOST ALL ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS RESULTED IN A 1-CAR ACCIDENT. THERE ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS PART OF THE 1999 RECALL AND WAS IN FOR SERVICE. LAST YEAR THE LOSS OF BRAKING WAS EXPEREINCED AND A SENSOR ON THE ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THIS RECENT ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER 6500 MILES ON THE REPLACED SENSOR.*AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SOP. *JB
ABS SYSYTEM IS FAILING CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FADING AND HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR. MANUFACTURER RECALL# G99041/NHTSA RECALL #'S 99V193000/991006000. PH
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
DURING NORMAL BRAKING, INTERMITTENTLYABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, HOWEVER VEHICLE SKIDDED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, HOWEVER THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING IN 150 FEET OF DISTANCE BEFORE HITTING A SIGN. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. CONSUMER FEEL RECALL NOTICE G99041RS RECEIVED IN JANUARY 2002 CONTENTS THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING. *TT
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY STOP BRAKES GRAB THEN RELEASE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS RECALL 99V193000 WAS DONE IN SEPTEMBER 2000; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER MOTORIST SUDDENLY STOPPED AS A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEGAN TO CHANGE, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONSUMER REARENDED THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THE ABS FAILED AND ALSO THERE IS A RECALL ( 99I006000) REGARDING THIS MATTER.(LEE HERMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW ON BEHALF OF ALEX GRAY THE CONSUMER. FAX#610-325-9707)*JB
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN OVER 15 MILES, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL STIFFENS AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO STOP. PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP WITH THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKES. MECHANIC HAS DISENGAGED THE ABS. *AK
RECALL 99I00600 REPAIRS WERE DONE. BRAKES WERE MODIFIED WITHOUT PERMISSION. ABS BRAKES WILL NOT WORK ON VEHICLE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, DEALER DID NOT PUT IDENTIFICATION LABEL WHERE RECALL WAS DONE ON VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED DID RECALL ACCORDINGLY.*AK CONSUMER STATED DEALER INSTALL 2 TRANSFER CASE SWITCHES, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SWITCHES WERE CRACKING ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO GET INTO THE VACUUM LINES.*SLC
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY, APROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION TOWARDS A STOP, AND APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CONSUMER NOTICED A BLUE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD SAYING, ANTILOCK BRAKES. VEHICLE RAN INTO A ROCK DITCH ON SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO AN ENBANKMENT, AND IT STOPPED ON IMPACT.*AK
CONSUMER REARENDED A LANDSCAPING TRAILOR STANDING STILL TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS ENOUGH TIME TO STOP. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS PRESSED DOWN WITHOUT LETTING UP, AND THE VEHICLE STILL WOULDN'T STOP.*AK
THE VEHICLES BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED PRIOR TO RECALL 99046 RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLSION, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE. NLM
CONSUMER HAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER . *AK
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT EGR VALVUE IS DEFECTIVE. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES BRAKES FAIL THEY BECOME VERY HARD TO STOP AND CONTROL VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SURGES, CHECH ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING, ENGINE STALLS LOSSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECOME HARD WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN.*JB
EGR VALVE HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES, VALVE FAILS ON ACCELERATION. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED IT WAS NOISY,ALSO BRAKES WERE INEFFECTVE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING AND EXCESS BUILD UP OF BRAKE DUST, MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING, ALSO WHEN VEHICLE IS WARMED UP, AND THE LONGER ITS DRIVEN VEHICLE HESITATES AND STALLS, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON,ALSO RADIATOR LOW ON COOLANT INSPECTION FOUND THAT HOSE CLAMP AT THERMOMETER HOUSING LOOSE CAUSING LEAK, CLAMP WAS TIGHTENED.*JB
RECALL 99I006000/ ABS BRAKES. PROBLEMS STATED IN RECALL ARE THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS IN VEHICLE. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS ONE PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *SLC
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V193000 FOR ABS FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING SERVICE, SAYING THAT VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS NOT STARTED TO STALL DUE TO FAULTY EGR VALVE. *SLC
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