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1992 GMC Jimmy complaints

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 1992 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jan 22, 1996CA

THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 28, 1995TX

THE ANTI-SKID BRAKES WHEN ACTIVATED DO NOT STOP THE TRUCK AND CAUSES THE TRUCK NEAR ACCIDENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 28, 1995CA

ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES, REMAINING ON, WHILE DRIVING; SO FAR, NO BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 19, 1995ME

CONTROLLING VALVE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM REPLACED THREE TIMES. TT

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Nov 27, 1995CT

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE REPLACED DUE TO HESITATION/STALLING OF VEHICLE. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 12, 1995PA

#PE94-046 WHEN DRIVING STOP AT STOP SIGN THE CAR SOMETIMES DON'T STOP HAD ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 11, 1995FL

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH. TT *JB

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Aug 23, 1995PA

BENCH SEAT WILL LOCK IN PLACE WILL FALL FORWARDS WHILE DRIVING. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Aug 23, 1995IN

SEAT BELT FAILURE. *AK

Suspension › Rear
Filed Jul 26, 199500

WHEN DRIVING DOWN STREET, ROAD IMPERFECTIONS/BUMPS CAUSES REAR END TO WANDER; DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.ALSO, WHEN BRAKING, VEHICLE SLIDES FORWARD/ABS

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jul 11, 199500

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT CANNOT NOT PULL OUT OF ITS HOUSING *AK *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 7, 1995OH

WHEN DRIVING ON WET WEATHER THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SLIDE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jun 29, 1995MI

THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE BUCKLE RELEASE CAME OFF AND YOU CAN'T LOCK SEAT BELT . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 29, 1995CT

ABS SYSTEM FAILED. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed May 3, 1995AZ

FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, PADS AND DISC WEAR PREMATURELY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 1, 1995CT

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH IN LIGHT RAINY WEATHER APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE SKID AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, REPLACE ABS SYSTEM. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 20, 1995FL

ABS BRAKES FAILS TO EFFECTIVELY STOP VEHICLE CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING/INOPERATIVE. BRAKES REPAIRED TWICE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Apr 7, 1995AZ

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER SAID. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Mar 28, 1995NJ

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, OUTER BRAKE PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY, REPLACE EVERY 21,000 MILES, REPLACE TWICE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 14, 1995TX

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Mar 7, 1995NJ

APPLIED ABS BRAKES AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND THEN BRAKES RETURNED. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 17, 199500

DRIVER/PASSENGER ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK SWITCH MECHANISMS WILL NOT PROPERLY RELEASE WHEN LOCKED OR WHEN TRYING TO LOCK DOOR DUE TO BOTH HANDLES BEING LOOSE. TT

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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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