181 of the 263 complaints about the 1993 GMC Jimmy are about the braking system — 69% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 56,713 miles.
181
Complaints
38
Crashes
0
Fires
13
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SERVICE BRAKES
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.
NHTSA complaint #10723512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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.
NHTSA complaint #10124843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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.
NHTSA complaint #10047119 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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.
NHTSA complaint #8017629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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
NHTSA complaint #894358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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?
NHTSA complaint #748687 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS MY WIFES CAR AND THIS ABS DRAKE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED AT THE TIME OF RECALL,BUT I WAS DRIVING IT DEC. 9 2000 WHEN I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES .AT FRIST THE DRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN THE PEDAL PULSED AND THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BARKES AT ALL. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE PEOPLE FROM GMC TO PUT THERE WIFE AND KIDS IN THIS CAR AND LET THEM DRIVE IT FOR A WEEK OR TWO.
NHTSA complaint #737900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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.
NHTSA complaint #888936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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.
NHTSA complaint #745131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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?
NHTSA complaint #743659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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.
NHTSA complaint #743890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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.
NHTSA complaint #885856 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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
NHTSA complaint #883331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO RECALL 99I006 AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE, CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #559689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE AND RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. NLM
NHTSA complaint #553837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL 99I006000/ ABS BRAKES. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, ABS BRAKES CONTINUED TO OPERATE POORLY. INFACT, PROBLEM BECAME WORSE.
NHTSA complaint #866500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MANUFACTURER HAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE TO THE CONSUMER. HOWEVER, GMC STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.
NHTSA complaint #862110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON DRY ROAD AT ANYTIME BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #860772 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING 40-50 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO MAKE A STOP, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #858826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT MY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT AN ACURA INTEGRA. LUCKILY I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO 15MPH BEFORE THE BRAKED FAILED. THIS MAKES THE 3 TIME I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA AND THE SECOND TIME TO GMC. IT ALSO MAKES ABOUT THE 8 TIME BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER BEEN HURT. I WISH THE RECALL ON MY CAR COULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MY NOTICE YET.
NHTSA complaint #718759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 93 JIMMY EXHIBITS BEHAVIOR AS IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 94V093 AND 99V193. FOR 94V093, THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STARTED AND A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM (CHECKED AT 70K MILES) AS A WORN LOW AND REVERSE CLUTCH. FOR 99V193, MY ABS SEEMS TO WORK ONLY WHEN IN 4WD. I CONTACTED GMC AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN?
NHTSA complaint #718256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *AK
NHTSA complaint #855769 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN THE MIDST OF BRAKING ON DAMP OR WET (BUT WITHOUT STANDING WATER) OR MUDDY ROAD SURFACE, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE BRAKES WILL CUT OUT FOR A MOMENT. IT FEELS LIKE YOU'VE HIT AN ICE PATCH. ONE TIME I WOUND UP STOPPING IN THE INTERSECTION RATHER THAN BEFORE IT (WITH NO RESULTING ACCIDENT). I HAVE HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HE CANNOT FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THE RIGHT ROAD CONDITIONS TO ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THIS SCARY SITUATION. PRIOR TO COMPLETING THIS FORM, I SAW THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 99V193000) WHICH SEEMS TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO I CALLED THE GMC NUMBER GIVEN BY NHTSA. GMC APPARENTLY DOES NOT CONSIDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 99V193000 A REAL RECALL YET, AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE I TALKED TO (AT LENGTH) RECOMMENDED I WAIT UNTIL THE RECALL WENT INTO EFFECT -- IF IT GOES INTO EFFECT -- BECAUSE OTHERWISE MY MONETARY OUTPUT COULD BE QUITE HIGH AND MOST LIKELY, MOSTLY UNREIMBURSABLE (EVEN IF MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE RECALL) SINCE AT THIS STAGE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL RECALL -- IF THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT THIS RECALL WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEN I GUESS I WILL JUST WAIT, BUT IT DOES NOT, I'D LIKE TO KNOW BECAUSE I WANT TO GET THE CAR FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS. (BY THE WAY, THE MILEAGE OF THE JIMMY IS AN ESTIMATE -- I DON'T HAVE THE CAR WITH ME RIGHT NOW.)
NHTSA complaint #715441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS GOING 45MPH & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR STOP SIGN. PEDAL FELT HARD & STIFF. NEEDED BOTH FEET TO BRAKE. THE BRAKES BROKE LOSE & VEHICLE SKIDDED. MANAGED TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. WAS REPAIRED 10/10/97. EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM 2 MONTHS AGO. THE LEFT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. LEFT DEALERSHIP & APPLIED BRAKES (ABS) & THEY LOCKED UP. WENT BACK TO DEALER. RIGHT SENSOR WAS THEN REPLACED 8/20/99. RETRIEVED VEHICLE 8/26/99. NO PROBLEM SINCE.
NHTSA complaint #853214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #714372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO SKID, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #852305 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TRAVELING 30 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL DEALING WITH SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #851791 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANT TO STOP THIS VEHICLE, ITS DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE.
NHTSA complaint #713078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I HAVE PROBLEMS STOPPING AT TIMES WHEN I'M IN TWO-WHEEL DRIVE. ON JULY 21, 1999, THE LOCAL NEWS REPORTED THAT GMC WAS HAVING A RECALL FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE WAS MENTIONED. ON JULY 22, 1999, I WENT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND READ THAT OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IN JULY-AUGUST 1999. ON AUGUST 9, 1999, I E-MAILED GMC BECAUSE I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY RECALL INFORMATION AS OF THAT DATE. THEY INFORMED ME TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE. ON OCTOBER 6, 1999, I CALLED GMC. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND MY VEHICLE IN THEIR SYSTEM AND THEY WERE RUNNING WAY BEHIND ON THE RECALL. THEY SAID IT COULD TAKE UP UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR BEFORE I MIGHT BE NOTIFIED THAT I AM INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #712935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN TRYING TO STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKES,CAR WILL NOT STOP.
NHTSA complaint #849822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.