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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 12, 1995OH

WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT WITH FEET ON THE PEDAL, PADEL FADES, THEN DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING ABS BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jun 12, 1995VA

THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AT FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator PedalCrash
Filed Jun 12, 1995WA

BRAKE PEDAL GOES BEYOND THROTTLE PEDAL THUS ALLOWING SIDE OF FOOT TO PRESS ON THROTTLE WHEN MAKING LONG DOWN HILL STOPS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 12, 1995FL

BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SLIDE THROUGH INTERSECTION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 31, 1995MD

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES NOISE WHEN PANIC STOPPING, ALSO PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE PADS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 30, 1995MI

(616-723-8272 EXT 1001 WORK)ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Mar 21, 1995CA

WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL OR STEEP AREAS CAR WILL BEGIN TO SMOKE FROM FLOOR AREA. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 15, 1995CA

ABS BRAKES FAILED 5 TIMES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 3, 1995MI

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 21, 199500

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAD 2 COMPLETE FAILURE AND SEVERAL OTHER EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURANCE.PRIOR 2 FAILURES PULSATING FEELING CEASED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 16, 1995WA

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED , CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT UNDER 25MPH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 9, 1995MA

ABS DOES NOT WORK, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 3, 1995LA

ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 1, 1995GA

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 13, 1995CA

RALLY CHEVROLET 94V093. DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS. TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Jan 7, 199500

FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES ON OUTER EDGES. *AK

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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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