Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. 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. 11 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I WAS IN A ACCIDENT WITH MY 1994 GMC JIMMY . IT JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE AND I AM HERE TO SAY THAT I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR FOUR DAYS. SO CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT? ACCIDENT DATE IS MARCH 13,2016. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
1994/GMC/JIMMY,S1500,4.3 /6/ MY FRONT DRVER SEAT ROCKS WHEN I HAVE TO BRAKE SUDDENLY. WHEN IT RAINS BRAKES LOCK UP, SLIDES BEFORE COMPLETELY STOPS, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOESN'T WORK,LOCKS WORKS ON OCASSIONS,IT RATTLES WHEN PARKING OR PARKED.WHEN SHUTTING OFF SHAKES COMPLETELY THEN SHUTS OFF . AN AWFUL SMELL FROM GAS FUMES I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS DOWN JUST TO HAVE FRESH AIR.,BLACK SMOKE,DO NOT START UPON FIRST TRY,BACK TAIL GATE RATTLES.FAN FOR A/C OR HEAT DON'T WORK THRU VENTS.SLOWS DOWN TO 15MPH SOMETIMES IT IT WILL SPEED UP UN NESSACARILY, WHEN ON ROAD IN CITY LIMITS SLOWS DOWN AND SHUTS OFF ON HIGH WAYS. BUT MOST OF ALL THE BRAKES SCARES ME I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL WORK OR WHEN IT WON'T ,SO I TRY NOT TO TRAVEL WITH MY CHILDREN OR WHEN IT IS RAINING .MY VEHICHILE WAS LISTED AS RELIABLE AND LOW GAS MILAGE I HAVE TO PUT$10.00 IN EVERY DAY AND NOT TRAVEL UNESSACARILY. I HAD NOT HAD THIS TRUCK LONG AND IT IS A LIABILITY HEALTH WISE AND FINACIALLY. IF SOME ONE CAN HELP OR HAVE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFULL ,I AM INTERESTEDWHAT CAN I DO OR SHOULD DO.*AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FUEL ODOR / FUMES COMING INTO VEHICLE. DEALER H REPLACED THREE FUEL INJECTORS IN LESS THEN THREE YEARS; BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THE MATERIAL THAT IS USED TO MAKE FUEL LINES TO REGULATOR AND INJECTORS, WHEN UNDER EXTREME HEAT THEY GET BRIDDLE AND CRACK, THIS CAUSES FUEL TO LEAK INSIDE INTAKE. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS SQUIRTING FUEL FROM THE BACK INTO THE INTAKE, CONSUMER CUT THE SWITCH OFF AND FUEL PUDDLES UP IN THE INTAKE, CONSUMER STATED THE REGULATORS ARE DEFECTIVE.*SLC
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WENT OUT. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF ENGINE TROUBLE. OIL PAN SHOWED NO SIGNS OF OIL. PAINT HAD PEELED OFF OIL PAN AND CLOGGED INTAKE MANIFOLD. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER , AND REPRESENTATIVE SENT OUT TO CHECK OIL PAN. AT FIRST INDICATED WOULD HELP WITH REPAIRS. LATER, INFORMED CONSUMER ENGINE WAS TOO OLD, AND WOULD NOT HELP WITH REPAIRS. *AK *SLC
4- WHEEL DRIVE MODULE HAS GONE OUT. ALSO, OVER PAST YEARS CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FUELINJECTOR SYSTEM/ EGR VALVE/ BRAKE LININGS/ BRAKES ONCE YEARLY/ FUEL PUMP, AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *AK
VEHICLE WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION. FUEL INJECTOR WAS NO GOOD. *AK THE FAILED FUEL INJECTOR WAS THE SEQUENTIAL CENTRAL PART FUEL INECTION UNIT. *YH
POPPITS LEAKING FUEL ON CENTRAL PORT INJECTORS CAUSING FUEL TO RUN RICH WHICH CREATES CARBON BUILD UP IN EGR VALVE. THIS CAUSES BRAKES TO MALFUCTION BECAUSE OF VACUUM. VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED OR CLEANED 4 TIMES. GMC HAS BEEN ALERTED AND I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FOR COST OF REPAIRS, EST. $800. WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS VALID THEY REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, I FEEL THEY PROLONGED THE PROBLEM AT THE EXPENSE OF MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND MONEY. THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS IN MY PATH. GMC SHOULD ADDRESS THE REAL PROBLEM AND MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFE! PLEASE RESPOND IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT, I NEED HELP. I AM A DISLOCATED WORKER AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO TRADE OR FIX MY PROBLEM!
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM , LOCATED INSIDE INTAKE MANIFOLD, IS LEAKING AND SPRAYING RAW FUEL ON MANIFOLD. DEALER CLAIMS ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE COMPLETE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *AK *ML
1. SEAT BELT REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BY DEALER OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY PERIOD. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCURRED AGAIN WITH THE BELT RETRACTOR COIL SPRING WEARING THROUGH THE PLASTIC HOUSING PREVENTING THE BELT FROM RETRACTING AND HOLDING THE PASSENGER IN PLACE. 2. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY DURING STANDARD WARRANTY PERIOD. FAILS TO PROVIDE SUFFICENT PRESSURE TO START THE ENGINE ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD.
WHILE DRIVING ON STATE HIGHWAY FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND POWER STEERING. *AK ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE WOULD ONLY RUN AT HIGH RPMS, EVENTUALLY VEHICLE WOUDL NOT START AT ALL, DEALER SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT PUMP REQUIRES HALF A TANK OR MORE OF GASOLINE TO COOL PUMP AND PREVENT THIS FAILURE. *SLC
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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