Kingsland, GA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #785760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1996 GMC Jimmy acceleration problems
12 of the 605 complaints about the 1996 GMC Jimmy are about the throttle and cruise control — 2% of everything reported for this model year.
12
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Vehicle Speed Control
5
41.7%
Cruise Control
3
25.0%
Accelerator Pedal
3
25.0%
Linkages
1
8.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control across every GMC Jimmy year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Kingsland, GA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES TEH VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #785760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kingsland, GA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES TEH VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #785760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kingsland, GA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES TEH VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #785760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kingsland, GA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES TEH VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #785760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kingsland, GA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES TEH VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #785760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kingsland, GA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES TEH VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #785760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Waterford, MI
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE THROTTLE STICKS IN THE IDLE POSTITION AND REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO OVERCOME. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BINDING APPEARS TO BE IN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA complaint #748837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Long Beach, CA
Crash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
HAD JUST PLACED VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL. INADVERTENTLY PUSHED SHIFT TOO FAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO ROAR & NOT LEAVE CRUISE CONTROL. APPLIED BRAKES QUICKLY & VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID. ABS DID NOT WORK. HIT AN EMBANKMENT & ROLLED OVER. ENGINE WAS DISCONNECTED.
NHTSA complaint #872243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Louisville, KY
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES. DRIVER HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO CRASH AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, BRAKES ARE NOISY WHEN APPLIED ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND SKID.
NHTSA complaint #839845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Scarboro, ME
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES THROTTLE STUCK AT 80-85 MPH UPHILL, VEHICLE STARTED TO FLY AT THE TOP OF THE HILL. STATE TROOPER HAS ON RECORD, CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
NHTSA complaint #830644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Northport, AL
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE GAS PEDAL STICKS.
NHTSA complaint #515346 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.