CONSUMER WAS DRVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, BUT CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS ON AN ICY ROAD , THE BRAKE SYSTEM BEGAN TO VIBRATE. *AK
1992 GMC Jimmy complaints
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WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE COMPLETE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BLEW. SHE HAD NO BRAKES. *AK
EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTME FAILURE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLIDE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED.*AK
HEATER CORE BLEW AND SPILLED ONTO PASSENGER FEET POSSIBLY CAUSING SOME BURNS. WATER TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 200 DEGREES.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE OWNERSHIP.
BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, PULLED OVER TO CURB AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING ON DRY OR WET ROAD SURFACES DRIVING THE TRUCK AT A SLOW SPEED GOING DOWN A HILL THE BRAKES WILL LOCK-UP. WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE TRUCK WILL KEEP GOING FORWARD. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VALVE LOCKED, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ON WET SURFACE, USUALLY WHEN IT BEGINS TO RAIN. VEHICLE WILL GLIDE UNTIL IT STOPS ON ITS OWN. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WITH NO BRAKING POWER.
FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK.
WHEN DRIVING ON SLICK PAVEMENT AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE TRUCK MAKES A ODD SOUND AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP, AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 30MPH AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO FORWARD. *AK
BRAKES TEND TO PULL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
EXCESSIVE EFFORT REQUIRED TO STOP VEHICLE/HARD BRAKE PEDAL .
EA94038; DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO STICK AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. REPLACED BRAKE PARTS 4 TIMES. . DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER . *AK CONSUMER STATES FOR A THREE MONTH PERIOD, BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP AN SKID A FEW FEET PRIOR TO VEHICLE STOPPING, SINCE THE BRAKE POWER MODULATOR VALVE HAS CEASED TO WORK, BRAKING WORKS FINE AND CONSUMER DECLINES TO HAVE THE COSTLY PART REPLACED. *SLC
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING ON WET SURFACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES AT ALL. *AK
ABS BRAKES DO NOT LOCK. BRAKES WILL GO ON EVENTUALLY SLOW TO REACT, WENT TO DEALER 10 TIMES. CLAIMS LOOSE WIRE, ABS SENSOR, CHANGED THE PART THAT CONTROLS ABS, BLED BRAKES AFTER 7-8 MONTHS, DEFECT STARTED TO REOCCUR. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A EMERGENCY OR QUICK STOP THE BRAKES HAVE A FEELING OF HESTATION. WILL NOT STOP IN TIME. TAKES ABOUT A CAR LENGTH BEFORE IT STOPS,THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. *AK
BRAKES FAIL ON OCCASION WHEN DEPRESED.
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHICLE WILL ENGAGE IN THE ABS WHILE DRIVING. *AK
BRAKES: THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT WHENEVER THE HIGHWAY IS WET OR SLIPPERY OR IF THERE IS GRAVEL, APPLYING THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES WILL GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS NO BRAKES.. DEALERS HAVE CHECKED AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES (ABS), WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP PROPERLY, ONGOING PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER INSISTS NO DEFECT.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR A STOP THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY KEEPS ON GOING. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED . OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY ON WET PAVEMENT, THE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO SEVERAL FEET BEYOND THE POINT OF STOP. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN SEPTEMBER OF 97. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A BPMV WAS FAULTY, WHICH WAS REPLACED. *AK
FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK UPON HARD BRAKING.
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT GO DOWN WHICH RESULTS IN POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT OWNER STILL HAS PROBLEMS.THESE ARE ABS BRAKES. INVESTIGATION NO. EA-94038. *AK
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES, BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN THEY ARE USED, ALSO VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. *AK
IN ANY KIND OF WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE ARE NO BRAKES AND SOMETIMES BRAKES JERK; ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK
HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 AND IT JUST TOOK OFF, HIT BRAKES TO TURN IT OFF AND IT DID NOT DISENGAGE, HAD TO TURN ENGINE OFF TO STOP. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS ABS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AND THEY ARE SLOW TO ENGAGE. *AK
WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE IS SLIPPERY AND THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AND THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LOCKS UP. *AK
THE FRONT BRAKE PADS KEEP WEARING OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, DURING NORMAL BRAKING, USUALLY IN WET PAVEMENT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WAS EXPERIENCED. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.
ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
FRONT SEAT DESIGNED TO SLIDE FORWARD WHEN SEAT BACK IS FOLDED DOWN, CAUSING SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD DURING A PANIC STOP.
PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT COME OUT TO ALLOW THE BELT TO BE USED PROPERLY. FEMALE PART OF THE BELT IS CRACKED. *AK
NUT THAT HOLDS STEERING ARM TO IDLER ARM FELL OFF DUE TO COTTER PIN HOLDING IT IN PLACE RUSTING THROUGH. *DSH
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *SD
BALL JOINTS WORN. *SD
NOTICEABLE WEAR OF THE TIE RODS, PITMAN ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS AT LIGHTS, WON'T RESTART DUE TO ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE.
#PE94-046; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY MAKE A FUNNY NOISE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD ON ANY ROAD CONDITIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
EA94-029 ACTIVE, ABS, WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AND DRIVEN HAVE COMPLETE BRAKE LOCKUP, AND PEDAL FADED. TT
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO INDICATE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS. *DSH
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