STARTER FAILED TWICE. *AK
1995 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 1995 record →
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION (12:00) AT 15MPH (OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING 45 MPH). TT
WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE IT JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLS BACK. TT
UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH IMPACT SPEED 40-45 MPH. TRUCK ALSO ROLLED OVER. FORD MFG STATES AIR BAG SHOULDN'T HAVE DEPLOYED. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 30MPH,12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT
BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT AND CAUSE NO BRAKING AT ALL .PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKES HYDRAULIC LINKAGE PEDAL FAILED,CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL.(94V242000)
THE FRONT WHEEL A FRAME IS NOT WELDED TO THE MAIN FRAME . TT CONSUMER STATES WHILE BACKING OUT OF HIS GARAGE ONE MORNING, HE DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS ROCKING IN AND OUT, TIPPING 20 TO 30 IT SEEMED, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE A FRAME WAS ONLY TACK WELDED TO THE MAIN FRAME AND HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED, THERE WERE ALSO NON CONFORMING PARTS IN THIS AREA ALSO ALTHOUGH CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW THE DETAILS, AFTER 6 WEEKS OF TALKING TO MANUFACTURER THEY RE-PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.*JB
W/ABS BRAKES; REAR BRAKES FAIL TO ADJUST W/FRONT BRAKES ABSORBING FULL PRESSURE TO STOP. PEDAL DESCENDS TO FLOOR WITH AIR SOUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED PREMATURELY AND CAUSED THE REGULAR BRAKES NOT TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. RESULT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING MULTI-CAR COLLISION. TT
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED,BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AT APPROX. 35MPH, RESULT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING MULTI-CAR COLLISION. ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
THE DEFROSTER IN HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET SITUATIONS DO NOT WORK. TT WHICH CAUSES VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO ZERO, ICE BUILDS UP ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS UNTIL THEY DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.*JB
CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT DUE TO FACT ABS BRAKES FAILED-BRAKES BECAME SPONGY AND WOULD NOT STOP. TT
VEHICLE WAS AT STOP, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 5 MPH, WHEN APPLIED BRAKES THROTTLE WENT IN OPEN POSITION, DESIGN PROBLEM PEDAL TO THE BRAKES PEDAL IS TO LOW.
POOR PERFORMANCE OF BRAKES ON VEHICLE, WHEN BRAKING THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. TT
PROBLEM WITH ABS PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THEN RETURNING TO NORMAL. TT
BRAKE CALIPER FAILED. *TT
PASSENGER POWER ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *TT
MALFUNCTION WITH ABS BRAKE, DURING NORMAL STOPPING WITH ANY TYPE OF BUMP IN THE ROAD, EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
ABS SYSTEM IS AFFECTING BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKES WORK SOMETIMES, ALSO VIBRATE. TT
DIFFERENTIAL LET GO, MAKES VERY LOUD NOISE, NO PART, DEALER HAS TO ASSEMBLE PART. TT
CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. *AK
POWER WINDOW MOTOR SWITCH FAILURE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS/FAILS TO START WHEN TANK IS 1/4 FULL AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND/OR WHEN VEHICLE NEGOTIATES A RIGHT TURN. *AK
CAMSHAFT FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN VEHICLE IS LOW ON FUEL AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
THE BACK DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF SOME TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT UPON APPLYING BRAKES.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION. *SKD
DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *TW
LEFT SIDE OF THE INNER WHEEL HIT THE FRAME WHEN TURNING LEFT, RIGHT SIDE INNER WHEEL HIT THE TORSION BAR WHEN TURNING LEFT, RESULTING IN CAR JUMPING. TT
A SHORT IN THE REMOTE CONTROL MIRROR HAS CAUSED THE REAR HATCH NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY OR BUTTON ON THE DASH. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
VEHICLE TOO TALL FOR SHORT OCCUPANTS; NOT EQUIPPED WITH RUNNING BOARDS AND STEPS TO HOLD ON, CAUSED INJURY TO LEGS/TORE MUSCLE LEGIMENTS FROM HIP TO KNEE. TT
WHILE DRIVING REAR HATCH POPS OPEN, IN FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES, ONE TIME CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *SKD
WHEN TURNING, WHEELS RUB SIDE OF FRAMES. HADOCY GMC DEALERS SAY PERFORMS UNDER NORMAL CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
TWO NUTS MISSING FROM FRONT TORSION BARS.
FRAME HITS THE TIRE WHEN TURNING AND THE TRUCK HAS NO BRAKES. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
IN ACCIDENT AT 12:00 POSITION AT 15-20MPH WHEN CAR HIT A TREE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT HATCH LATCH FAILURE, LIFTGATE OPENS 10-55MPH, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT
VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND REAR DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE INTERMITTENTLY WITH HARD BRAKE WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
LEFT FRONT WHEEL RUBS ON THE FRAME AND THE LEFT SIDE RUBS ON THE STABILIZER BAR. TT
FRONT WHEELS RUB AGAINST SWAY BAR, SUBFRAME AND WHEEL WELD WHEN MAKING ANY TURN. TT
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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