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 1997 record →
HAD VEHICLE TOWED DUE TO LACK OF ABS BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO DO. HIT A TREE. DEALER BLED BRAKES FIRST & THEN MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE SURGE ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN STOP SIGN.
WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THE ABS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE SLID FOR 5.5 FEET ON HARD GRAVEL BEFORE HITTING A SET OF STAIRS WHERE IT STOPPED.
GOING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE CREATED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WRONG WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK
THE DOORS ARE WELDED TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO BOLTS ON THE DOORS. THERE IS CRACKING & BREAKING OF THE WELDS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE BODY FRAME. *AK
THERE ARE NO BOLTS ON GMC DOORS. THE WELDS THAT ATTACH DOORS TO BODY OF VEHICLE ARE CRACKING & BREAKING OFF.
THE DOORS THAT ARE WELDED TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME HAVE NO BOLTS ON THE DOOR. THE AREA WHERE THE DOORS ARE CONNECTED TO THE BODY FRAME IS CRACKING & BREAKING OFF THE GMC JIMMY. *AK
THE DOORS THAT ARE WELDED TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME IS CRACKING & BREAKING OFF FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKE WORN OUT PREMATURELY.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FREQUENTLY SKID AND LOCK UP, ON ONE OCCASION A COLLISION OCCURRED.
ALTERNATOR FAILED TWICE.
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING ON WET OR SLIPPERY ROADS,OR HITTING A GRAVEL OR A POTHOLE AT LOW SPEED, THE ABS KICKED IN. PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
BRAKES ENGAGE TOO SLOWLY AND BRAKING ACTION DELAYED.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL AFTER MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.
UNKNOWN
WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE OWNER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE. *AK
TORSION BAR SET HIGHER ON ONE SIDE, ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY.
VEHICLE DIES WHEN CONSUMER IS COMING TO OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. IT ALSO DIES WHEN HE IS NOT DRIVING AT A CERTAIN SPEED. *AK
MAKING A TURN AROUND A CORNER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF . ON AUGUST 28TH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM END OF THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER CHECKED THE WHEELS AND THERE WERE ONLY TWO LUGS: NUTS LEFT. *AK THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING . FIVE BROKEN STUDS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *YH
BRAKES MAKE EXCESSIVE GRINDING, SQUEALING NOISE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 20000 MILES.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 55 MPH AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE FRONT END HAS OVER $9000 OF DAMAGE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING STEERING GEAR BOX BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING SEVERE DIFFICULTY IN MANEUVERING AND CONTROLABILITY. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. *AK
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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