Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 3 MILES PER HOUR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
OWNER INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL VEHICLE.
COMING TO A STOP AND SMASHED THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE TRUCK AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK KEPT GOING AND HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. IT TAKES A LONGER TIME BEFORE THE TRUCK COMPLETELY STOPS. *AK
EA94038, ABS SYSTEM FAILURE; THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED ABOUT MONTH AGO, ABOUT (2) WEEKS AGO THE POWER BOOSTER FAILED. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING THE JIMMY THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND NOT GO OFF. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FIRMLY, THE TIRES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE LOCKING UP, THE ABS SYTEM KICKS IN BUT NOT PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE ON 2/21/98. *AK
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, FEELS AS THOUGH IT WILL NOT STOP. SOMETIMES IT WILL LOCK OR FEELS IT IS DRAGGING. DEALER REPLACED 3 SETS OF BRAKES.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT NOT AT THE MOMENT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING FOR A FEW MORE FEET. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION NEAR HOME AND THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER WAS CRACKED AND WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THEY FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CRACKED THEY REPLACED ALL CRACKED PARTS ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
ABS BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. DEALER CANT FIX PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SLIGHT PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL, SOMETIMES THERE IS A HARD PEDAL, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES, ANOTHER DEALER STATED BRAIN BOX WAS GIVING FALSE READINGS TO FRONT OR REAR BRAKES. *SLC
EA94-038; THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE LOSES BRAKE POWER UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS.OWNER NOTES DELAER RAN ABS DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DETERMINED THAT ENTIRE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. *AK
DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, APPLIES BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. BEGINS TO PUMP BRAKES,VEHICLE CANNOT STOP. HAS TO DOWNSHIFT GEAR IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER PUT IN WHOLE ABS SYSTEM. DEFECT STILL REOCCURS. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
AT 10,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE TOTALLY WORN AND THE ROTORS WERE RUINED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME. 10,000 MILES LATER THE PADS WERE WIPED OUT AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE GOT 27000 MILES OUT OF LAST BRAKE PADS, DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE PADS DUE TO THEM BEING WARPED. *SLC
UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD IN SOME CASES. THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SENSOR. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT BRAKE. THIS HAPPENS ON WET ROAD CONDTIONS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. WHEN CONTACTING DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT A PROBLEM. *AK
EA94-038; WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL IS ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD, ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
-ABS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON PANEL REMAINS ON CONTINUOUSLY. AS RESULT VEHICLE HAS NO ABS, ONLY REGULAR BRAKING, ACCORDING TO MECHANIC. VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK *SLC
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MASHING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL, AND THEN IT WILL STOP, ALSO IT DOES THIS WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ALSO, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVNG. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
WHEN TRYING TO PUT ON SEAT BELT, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE TRUCK WILL JUST COAST AND WILL NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY AT A LOW RATE. HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE CAN STOP.TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND HAD A NEW ABS SYSTEM PUT IN. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE, AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM OF BRAKE SYSTEM. *YH
REAR SEATBELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
BRAKES FAILED CAUSING RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE RECALL PARTS AND HAS NOT HAD THEM SINCE OCTOBER OF 1996. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKES ARE PUSLSATING. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKES USED. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL IN A EMERGENCY STOP GOES TO THE FLOOR AND DRIVER HAS A FEELING OF DRIVING ON ICE/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. 95V142000. *AK
DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF RECALL. CALLED (2) WEEKS AGO AND STILL NOT AWARE OF RECALL. DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING. 96V142000
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT INJURY.
VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKE SYSTEM , MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE, ALSO VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE USED AND PEDAL ALSO GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK
THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT LATCH. *AK CONSUMER STATES AHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ON THE THREE REAR SEAT BELTS IN OCT OR NOV DEALER REPLACED THE THREE SEAT BELTS, THE NEXT DAY THE BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO WORK, IT IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL LETTER SAID COULD HAPPEN TO ONE OF THE THREE BELTS ON THE REAR WHEN YOU PUT THE TWP PARTS TOGEHER THERE IS NO CLICK SOUND AND THE TWO PARTS EASILY PULL APART.*JB
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, DURING A PANIC STOP SITUATION AT 45 MPH, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THEY COULD MAKE NO REPAIRS TO THE ABS, ONLY THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $1500. *SLC
#96V142000, RECEIVED LETTER, MADE APPOINTMENT, WHEN CONSUMER BROUGHT HIS VEHICLE TO DEALER AT APPOINTMENT DATE, DEALER DIDN'T KNOW OF APPT, ALSO NO PARTS AVAILABLE, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, STUCK IN GUIDE LOOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN IT IS BEYOND REPAIR, DRIVER'S SIDE IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING, SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAVE TO PULL BELT MANY TIMES TO ENABLE IT TO PULL OUT FOR USE.*JB
LOST THE BRAKEING SYSTEM OF THE TRUCK TEMPORARILY, THE TRUCK HAS ABS AND THE LIGHT STAYS LIT CONSTANTLY.*AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, WARNING LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY.
CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAME APART. *SD
FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKES THAT HAV EBEEN EXPOSED TO MOISTURE, THE BRAKES SENSE THE SLIPPAGE AND WON'T ENGAGE, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE AHEAD WITHOUT STOPPING, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURY. *AK
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE DASH TO CATCH ON FIRE, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
BEARINGS IN THE ALTERNATOR LOCKED UP, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH
ABS: WHEN APPLYING, THEY DO NOT RESET; RELY ON NORMAL BRAKING ONLY; ABS LIGHT COMES ON, NEARLY CAUSES ACCIDENT; ALSO, PEDAL PARTIALLY GOES TO FLOOR, 10-15 MPH.
ABS: WHEN APPLYING, THEY DO NOT RESET; RELY ON NORMAL BRAKING ONLY; ABS LIGHT COMES ON, NEARLY CAUSES ACCIDENT; ALSO, PEDAL PARTIALLY GOES TO FLOOR, *AK
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP DUE TO DESIGN CRIMPING OF BACKING PLATE. FLUID LEAKS ONTO BRAKES ALSO. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE BACK SEATS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE TRUCK ACTIVATES AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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