1995 GMC Jimmy complaints

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN ELECTRIC SHORT. DEALER REPLACED NEW WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL NOT STOP, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER SAID:"A GM ENGINEER TOLD HER THAT THOSE BRAKES WERE NOT FOR THAT VEHICLE, AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME." THE CONSUMER SAID THE BRAKES WORKSSOMETIMES. " *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES & VEHICLE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD RELEASE THE BRAKES. TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT & NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. *AK *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE RAINING.

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE JULY 96. HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES WHICH LED TO CHANGING THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM. THEN CONSUMER LATER HAD PROBLMS. HE THEN CHANGED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER MASTER CYLINDER CHANGED THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON, AND STAYED ON EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE MODE. *AK

ABS BRAKE PROBLEM; ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS, DURING NORMAL BRAKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE . TWICE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, AGAIN ON 9/20/97. EXPERIENCED 2 BRAKE FAILURES SINCE THAT TIME. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK *SLC

BRAKES WARNING SYSTEM SQUEALS: NO PEDAL APPLICATION NEEDS TO BE APPLIED.. THREE SEPARATE ENCOUNTERED INSTANCES. DEALER'S CORRECTION: CUT ROTORS. *AK

WHEN BRAKES APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES START MAKING NOISE WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

ABS BRAKES/RADIATOR/GENERATOR FAILED.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL, STOP WHILE IN USE WITH NO WARNING. TOYOTA MANUFACTURER KOONS AND POPE AREA DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO REPAIRS CAN BE PERFORMED. CAUSE OF ERRATIC OPERATION STILL UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

EA94-038; UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP THE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD TO DEPRESS, PEDAL TRAVAELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE EGR VALVE. *AK DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES DUE TO THE EGR VALVE STICKING AND NO VACCUM TO BOOSTER. *SLC

EA94-038; UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON WET OR DRY SURFACE, THE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT, RESULTING IN THE PEDAL TRAVELING TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER , DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES, SHOES, PADS. *AK

DOOR LOCK FAILED.

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES, BUT OWNER UNCLEAR AT THE TIME COMPLAINT WAS INITIATED. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO PEDAL APPLICATION. HAS REPLACED (5) SETS OF BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE FOR ERRATIC PERFORMANCE. *AK *NLM

ABS LIGHT WENT ON, PUSHED PEDAL TO FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. HAD FEELING AS THOUGH IT WOULD NOT STOP. *AK

SEAT BELT IS VERY EASILY RELEASED. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD BUCKLE RELEASE TWICE WHILE DRIVING.

GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR.

PE97028; THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE, AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE WIPERS WILL BE BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WITH WIPERS. *AK

ALL FOUR INTERNAL DOOR PANELS ARE POPPING OUT. WORSE CASE GAP IS ABOUT 1 INCH. *AK

CONSUMER HAS EXPRIENCED WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE ON HIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S REPORTED DEFECT, DUE TO AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME BY NHTSA, WAS PRINTED IN THE NY TIMES., INVESTIGATION # PE-97-028. UNABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45-50 MPH, FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE VEHICLE BUCKED AND JERKED THEN ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF 70+ MPH. DRIVER RAN VEHICLE INTO A OPEN BAY AT GAS STATION TO STOP. THE VEHCLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED *AK. CONSUMER STATED DRIVER SIDE AIRG DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 25 MPH. ALSO PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK

CALIPER BOLTS FELL OUT.

HEADLIGHTS: DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT HIGH BEAMS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE, AND THERE ARE NO LOW BEAMS TO BACK THEM UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE SWITCH THAT NEEDS REPLACED COSTS OVER $300 AND GM FACTORY HAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. *SLC

THE BEARINGS ARE SHOT AT 55,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE UP TO PAR. *AK

BATTERY FAILED.

FRONT END FAILED, CAUSING BANGING NOISE PASS SIDE WORN TIRES.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

BRAKE PADS FAILED, CAUSING ROTOR FAILURE.

BACKING OUT DRIVEWAY; PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

WHEN WEATHER IS VERY COLD OR HUMID, ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY; THERE ARE NO BRAKES AFTER A FEW MINUTES; THEY WOULD STICK & HAVE NO CONTROL OVER BRAKING; TOOK TO DEALER TWICE, COULD NOT LOCATE OR FIX PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AKTHE REAR BRAKE ARE WET WITH DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR AXLE SEALS FAILED ALLOWING BRAKE SHOES TO GET WET, REAR BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE TO THE RIGHT OF THE CAR AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SLID SIDEWAYS UNTIL IT HIT CURD AND STOPPED AGAINST FENCE. *NLM

HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE FROM MOTOR TO OIL FILTER LINE BLEW OFF. ENGINE SEIZED. *AK

THROTTLE SENSOR FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. *AK

FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP.

VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. OWNER INDICATES THAT HE HAS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. ALSO, OUTER BRAKE PAD IS THICKER THAN INNER. AS A RESULT, THE WEAR DETECTOR CANNOT IDENTIFY BRAKE PROBLEM . *AK

ABS PROBLEMS, ON DAMP ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. BUSHINGS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND BRAKE PADS ONCE. *AK

WIFE DRIVING, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN, JIMMY HIT OTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER PUT IN NEW BRAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE TOTALLY LOST. STILL HAVING THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEMS. *AK

FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIES FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/ BRAKES FADE AWAY, EA94-038. *AK

APPLIED THE ABS TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE BRAKES DID NOT PICK UP, HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THEY PICKED UP. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

THE REAR DEFROSTER CABLE BECAME UNSOLDERED AND WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED. BRAKES REQUIRE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE AND MORE DISTANCE TO STOP VEHICLE.

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES.