WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT WITH FEET ON THE PEDAL, PADEL FADES, THEN DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING ABS BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION. TT
1993 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 1993 record →
THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AT FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL GOES BEYOND THROTTLE PEDAL THUS ALLOWING SIDE OF FOOT TO PRESS ON THROTTLE WHEN MAKING LONG DOWN HILL STOPS. *AK
BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SLIDE THROUGH INTERSECTION. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES NOISE WHEN PANIC STOPPING, ALSO PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE PADS.
(616-723-8272 EXT 1001 WORK)ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL OR STEEP AREAS CAR WILL BEGIN TO SMOKE FROM FLOOR AREA. TT
ABS BRAKES FAILED 5 TIMES. TT
ABS: WHILE DRIVING WET PAVEMENT WITH BRAKES APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE; PUSH PEDAL HARD TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT; NO LONGER OWN VEHICLE. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAD 2 COMPLETE FAILURE AND SEVERAL OTHER EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURANCE.PRIOR 2 FAILURES PULSATING FEELING CEASED. TT
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED , CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT UNDER 25MPH. TT
ABS DOES NOT WORK, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. TT
ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TT
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAIL IN WET WEATHER IT NORMAL IN DRY WEATHER DRIVING 25 MPH THERE WAS A ACCIDENT BUT NO DAMAGE ON THE CARS. TT
RALLY CHEVROLET 94V093. DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS. TT
FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES ON OUTER EDGES. *AK
Reading these
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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