IllustrationWHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED INTERMITTENTLY,VEHICLE EXPERIECNES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
1993 GMC Jimmy
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 164 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
42 crash reports9 fire reports15 injury reports
What owners actually said
216 reportsVEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE, WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO CARPORT WALL. *YC
AT 65,000 MILES THE HEATER CORE AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE WHILE DRIVING.(OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT).
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL STALL/IDLE AND DIES OUT. THE ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH. CONSUMER HAD THE EGR VALVE REPLACED, AND THE DEALER STATE'S THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE EXHAUST EGR VALVE. *AK
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON WET PAVEMENT IN EMERGENCIES. WHEN ATTEMPTING A HARD STOP THE BRAKE PEDDLE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD WITH THE SOUND AND FEEL OF AIR ESCAPING FROM SOMEWHERE. THE BRAKE PEDDLE WOULD ALSO DROP ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHILE BRAKING IF YOU HIT BUMPY ROAD OR POT HOLES AND YOU WOULD HA…
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THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON WET PAVEMENT IN EMERGENCIES. WHEN ATTEMPTING A HARD STOP THE BRAKE PEDDLE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD WITH THE SOUND AND FEEL OF AIR ESCAPING FROM SOMEWHERE. THE BRAKE PEDDLE WOULD ALSO DROP ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHILE BRAKING IF YOU HIT BUMPY ROAD OR POT HOLES AND YOU WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL IF YOU DO NOT HAVE QUICK PRESENCE OF MIND TO RELEASE THE PEDDLE AND START AGAIN TO AVOID HITTING AN OBSTRUCTION.
ABS BRAKES FAILED/REPLACED. ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS/CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. QCAW
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE DEFOGGER ON THE VEHICLE HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH PANEL, TURNED OFF THE DEFOGGER, NO SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DASH. PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOPPING THE BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Official recalls
299V193000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip
Jul 19, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
94V093000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
May 16, 1994
SIGNIFICANT WEAR CAN DEVELOP ON THE LOW AND REVERSE CLUTCH PREVENTING THE PARK PAWL FROM ENGAGING. THIS CAN PREVENT A "NO PARK" CONDITION TO OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, CAUSING UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT OPERATOR ACTION. (THE "NO PARK" CONDITION WILL NOT OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS OFF.)
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: UNINTENTIONAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR CONTAMINATION WHICH WILL INDICATE IF THE LOW OR REVERSE CLUTCH IS WORN. IF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOWS CONTAMINATION, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
3EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
EA94029 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jul 29, 1994 · Closed Jul 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.
PE94046 · Abs Braking System Fails
Opened Jun 17, 1994 · Closed Oct 31, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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