1993 GMC Jimmy complaints

NUMEROUS BRAKE FAILURES, ONE RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL NEARLY TRAVELEDTO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO INTERSECTION. BRAKES USUALLY REENGAGE AFTER APPROX 20 FEET AND OCCURS AT SPEEDS UNDER 20 MPH.

ABS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET INTO AN INTERSECTION.

BRAKE FAILURE.

ABS FAILURE.

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE BRAKES. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, STEPPED ON BRAKES, DELAY IN BRAKING AND BRAKES LOCKING, ABOUT 5 CAR LENGTHS BEFORE IT STOPPED. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS, TURNED ROTORS. 2 DAYS LATER, FELT AS THOUGH HALF BRAKES WERE WORKING, OTHERS WERE NOT. HAD TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE. DEALER THEN REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. CANNOT BLEED SYSTEM, HAD TO REPLACE UNIT. *AK

WHILE PULLING TO A STOP SIGN, APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS KICKS IN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. ALSO, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN DESCENDING A STEEP GRAVELED DRIVEWAY, ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT END OF DRIVEWAY, THE TIRES BEGIN TO SLIDE IN THE GRAVEL, CAUSING THE ABS TO ENGAGE, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL RIGHT ON OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION. DEALERS FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK

EA94038; CONSUMER HEARS GROANING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. HAS NO BRAKES FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS, AIR IN BRAKE LINE. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. ALSO AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER BLED BRAKES 3-4 TIMES. CANNOT FIND PROBLEM,THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP ON OCCASION AND EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL.

OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES THAT SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T RESPOND. HE HAS TO KEEP APPLYING HIS FOOT TO THE PEDAL. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK IT TAKES LONGER FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP. WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FEELS SOFT. THE 2-WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT HOLD. *AK

WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE OR DURING ICE/SNOW, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SLIDES. THE DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL AND HE ONLY MASHED ON IT, AND THE TRUCK TOOK OFF WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

EA94038; THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TOUCH THE FLOOR AND FRONT WHEELS TO SMOKE/ SKID, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE TRUCK KEPT GOING, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS, WHERE ROAD WAS WET WITH RAIN OR SNOW, THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STILL TRAVEL. CONSUMER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK AND APPLYING A LOT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE THE TRUCK WILL STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON IT. *AK

WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF A MECHANCIAL FAILURE IN THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE 4TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

IN HIGH SPEED AND WE/ COLD AND MUDDY CONDITIONS, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

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

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

ENGINE HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR BRAKES AND VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR.

BRAKES ARE TOO SLOW TO REACT ON OCCASION, OTHER OCCASIONS BRAKES ENGAGE TOO QUICKLY.

EA94-028; UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES AT ANY RATE OF SPEED ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WILL INTERMITTENTLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITION IN WET WEATHER, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCK UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

BRAKES STOP VEHICLE, HOWEVER PEDAL FADES WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS ON GOING. THE DELAER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ABS DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *SLC

BRAKES: MOSTLY IN COLD WEATHER BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE, AN APPLYING THE BRAKES HAVE TO GO VERY SLOW TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE STOPS BY THE TIME IT GETS TO THE LIGHT. BRAKES REPLACED LAST YEAR , BUT STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM STOPPING. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW UP, BUT WILL NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. OWNER HAD BRAEKS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WILL GO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRUCK JUST KEEPS GOING. ALSO WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT JUST KEEPS GOING FORWARD. *AK

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY, ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JUMPS ABOUT 12 FEET BEFORE IT STOPS. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

ABS: WHEN APPLIED BRAKES MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY EXTNEDED STOPPING DISTANCE; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, MOSTLY IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS/BUMPY ROAD & DRIVING DOWN. *AK INC,LINE,BRAKES REPAIRED OR REPLACED BY DEALER, OWNER NOT CERTAIN WHICH/BOTH, VEHUCLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.

DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE AND HITTING BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES LOCK UP. WHEN IT DRY AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE JUST KEEPS GOING. *AK *NLM

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL GET REAL HARD OR GO FLOOR. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE SYSTEM PULSATES. WHEN TALKING TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT IT COULD BE THE ROTORS. OWNER REPLACED ROTORS LAST NOVEMBER. STILL PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK AND WAS REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPOT, SAW A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM BEHIND, STEEPED ON THE BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES THEY RESIST. CONSUMER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, AND APPLY THEM AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK