1993 GMC Jimmy complaints

THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTIONS WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY TYPE OF SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE SKIDS. THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK

EMAIL DATED 14/SEPT FROM [email protected]. "THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1993 GMC JIMMY FOR ABS BRAKES. FILL OUT COMPLIANT FORM ON NHTSA WEBSITE." I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM OF LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE NOTED ON YOUR RECALL WEBSITE. CANNOT GET GAY PONTIAC/GMC TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECALL & FIX MY 93 JIMMY (VIN 1GKCS18W600508445). WHEN WILL THEY NOTIFY ME AND WHEN WILL THEY BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR?

THIS COMBINATION HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS AT A RATE OF $1000 BY TWO REPAIR FACILITIES

WHEN DRIVING IN LOW SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY GO HALFWAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. VEHICLE SWERVES AND THE BRAKES GRAB. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD NOT MOVE, AS THOUGH A CEMENT BLOCK WAS WEDGED BENEATH IT. THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE TRAVELLING AND THEN WITHOUT REASON THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. THIS OCCURED ON TWO SEPERATE TIMES IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS RUTH HAS OWNED THIS TRUCK. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY FAULT WITH THE BRAKES.

NO SUMMARY

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND IS STILL ON. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND CUT OFF DUE TO THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

THE MASTER CYLINDER ON MY 1993 GMC JIMMY FIRST FAILED ON 4/17/96. THE VEHICLE HAD 29,851 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THIS WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN FAILED ON 8/11/99. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 50,350 MILES ON IT.

AS A RESULT OF A REAR END COLLISION FRONT SEAT COLLAPSED TO A RECLINING POSITION AND COULDN'T BE BROUGHT BACK UPRIGHT.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE ALWAYS EXHIBITED EXTREMELY LONG STOPPING DISTANCES ON ANY SURFACE WHENEVER ABS ENGAGED. ABS UNIT FAILED AFTER AN INSTANCE OF HARD BRAKING. WHENEVER ABS UNIT WOULD ENGAGE, WHEN IT WAS STILL WORKING, IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WOULD JUST KEEP GOING AND GOING AND NEVER STOP - A VERY, VERY SCARY FEELING. IT WOULD COST OVER $1,200 TO REPLACE AND GM DEALER SERVICE PERSON HAD TOLD ME THAT ALMOST EVERY UNIT HAD FAILED AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER; GM EVEN REDUCED PRICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE - I PAID EXTRA FOR ABS BRAKES WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND THEY HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOUR TIMES ,AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

ABS SENSORS PERIODICALLY SENDING ERRONEOUS DATA, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD STOP AND NO LIGHTS WOULD SHINE. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. REPORTED PROBLEM TO GMC AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. MANY CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS UNTIL ABS SYSTEM WAS FINALLY DISABLED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED INTO THE PATH OF THE CONSUMER, CONSUMER AVOIDED HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE AND RUN INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *YC

WHILE COMING OUT OF THE GARAGE VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED WHILE OCCUPANT HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES. BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED INTERMITTENTLY,VEHICLE EXPERIECNES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE, WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO CARPORT WALL. *YC

AT 65,000 MILES THE HEATER CORE AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE WHILE DRIVING.(OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT).

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL STALL/IDLE AND DIES OUT. THE ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH. CONSUMER HAD THE EGR VALVE REPLACED, AND THE DEALER STATE'S THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE EXHAUST EGR VALVE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON WET PAVEMENT IN EMERGENCIES. WHEN ATTEMPTING A HARD STOP THE BRAKE PEDDLE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD WITH THE SOUND AND FEEL OF AIR ESCAPING FROM SOMEWHERE. THE BRAKE PEDDLE WOULD ALSO DROP ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHILE BRAKING IF YOU HIT BUMPY ROAD OR POT HOLES AND YOU WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL IF YOU DO NOT HAVE QUICK PRESENCE OF MIND TO RELEASE THE PEDDLE AND START AGAIN TO AVOID HITTING AN OBSTRUCTION.

ABS BRAKES FAILED/REPLACED. ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS/CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. QCAW

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE DEFOGGER ON THE VEHICLE HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH PANEL, TURNED OFF THE DEFOGGER, NO SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DASH. PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOPPING THE BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS VALVES CORRODE AND CAUSES BRAKES TO FAIL WHEN DRIVING IN HILLS OR HITTING BUMPS. BRAKES USUALLY FUNCTION AGAIN AFTER DRIVING APPROX 25 MIN, HOWEVER, ONCE THEY DID NOT. HAVE READ NEW ARTICLES REGARDING THESE DANGEROUS BRAKES.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE.

ABS SENSORS AND MODULE FAILED.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DEALER HAS SERVICED BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

BRAKES: DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE, PUSHING PEDAL, HAD FULL PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DID NOT TAKE INTO TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, CONTINUING ACCELERATE AFTER ENGAGING.

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, VEHICLE MAKES A VIBRATION SOUND AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES ERRATIC, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR CAUSING TIRES TO SLIDE.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP IN RAIN AND SNOW CONDITIONS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID.

WHEN TRAVELING 70-80 MPH AND APPYLING THE BRAKES HARD AND FAST THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER. THIS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT.

ABS BRAKE FAILURE.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER REPLACED ABS. *AK

BRAKE PROBLEMS.

BRAKE FAILURE.

ABD BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION.