BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
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 →
REAR WINDOW WOULD NOT LOCK--BOLTS HOLDING THE LOCK NEEDED TIGHTENING. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING. ENGINE OVERHEATS. TIRE BLOWOUT. FRONT BRAKES FAIL. ENGINE STALLS. OWNER WANTS TO BE REFUNDED FOR CAR.
DEFECTIVE O RING IN THE GAS TANK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL 6 TIMES.
LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM FAILED. *AK
AT ANY SPEED ON WET OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH WHEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE, AT APPROX. 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION BECAUSE HIS BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN PEDAL WAS PUSHED. HE ALSO NOTES THAT VEHICLE WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION DUE TO FAULTY ABS BRAKES. *AK
DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK
MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ABS BRAKES, WHEN MAKING A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE. *AK
FRONT RIGHT ROTOR BADLY GOUGED WITH ALMOST NO BRAKE PAD REMAINING.
VEHICLE'S FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WERE SCORED SEVERELY DUE TO A SEI.ZED CALIPER. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SUDDENLY THERE WAS LOSS OF BRAKE AND ENGINE POWER, APPLIED BRAKES WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT, PEDAL VERY STIFF; ALSO, EGR VALVE HAD PIECE OF CARBON STUCK INSIDE WHICH PROHIBITED BRAKE/ENGINE FROM PERFORMING, SPEED 65 MPH, NO ACCIDENT. *AK
TWICE PEDAL FAILED WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, REPLACE ROTOR AND REPLACE PADS 3 TIMES, ONE OF THE PADS WAS BROKEN IN PIECES.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAIL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED TWICE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILL THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS. *AK
DRIVERS POWER SEAT FAILED.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO, REPLACED FRONT BRAKES. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. *AK
WHILE GOING ABOUT (45) OR (50) MPH DRIVER LOST THE STEERING, BRAKES AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, /HAPPENED ON 10/26/95. ON 10/10/95, WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, HAPPENED AGAIN ON 10/14/96. *AK
REAR WINDOW OPENS WITHOUT WARNING DURING OPERATION AND WHILE STANDING STILL. *AK
AT LOW MILES THE FRONT PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER INOPERATIVE, DOES NOT CLEAR WINDSHIELD, IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.*AK
TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN ENGINE TEMPERATURE RISES TO A POINT MIDWAY ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION CONTINUALLY.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THE BRAKES ARE NOISY, AND THE PEDAL IS HARD. A COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED TWICE. THE FRONT BRAKES AND, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.
FRONT INNER TIE ROD BROKE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS POWER AND CONTROL. *AK
FAILURE ON FUEL TANK AND SENDING UNIT, WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW THE VEHICLE WILL STALL/HESITATE AND CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING.*AK
WHILE PARKED, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE. *SD
PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON THE PADS, REPLACED PADS ONCE. *AK *JB
FRONTIAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00, POSITION, SPEED 55MPH, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHEN APPLING BRAKES AT 40-45 MPH AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD, BRAKES RELEASE AND GRAB THE BRAKES AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
FAILURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WEAR OUT. *SD
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
EA94-038 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, FAILURE OF BRAKE MODULE, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, LOSS OF BRAKE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE GOES HIGH IDLE, AND OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
REAR TOP GLASS ON THE REAR DOOR POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A 45MPH FRONT END COLLISION, DEALER SAID COIL HAS A SHORT. *AK
WHEEL STEEL RIMS ARE BENT LATERALLY, QUOTED BY GMC DEALERS AFTER INSPECTING. FRONT WOBBLES EXTREMELY ALONG WITH POOR BALANCE. *AK CONSUMER ALL STATES THAT HE WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT THIS IS CAUSED FROM CURBING, NO SIGNS OF CURBING ON OUTER PARTS OF RIMS, RIMS ONLY BENT IN CENTER, THE MOST VEHICLE HAS BEEN OVER ARE SPEED BUMPS, DIPS AND GRAVEL DRIVEWAYS, THE WOBBLING IS FELT MORE AT HIGHER SPEEDS.*JB
ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *SD
TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. *SD
ABS MAKES NOISE WHEN A BUMP IS HIT, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, STEERING WHEEL MOVES SIDE TO SIDE. *DSH
VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS WHEN GAS TANK IS BELOW 1/4 FULL WHEN STOPPING OR MAKING A LEFT TURN. *DSH
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
ABS CONTROLLER FAILED. *AK
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