IllustrationCOMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES IF USED ON ROUGH OR BUMPY ROAD SURFACE. DECREASED STOPING DISTANCE ON SLICK OR WET ROAD SURFACES
1994 GMC Jimmy
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 255 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
57 crash reports4 fire reports20 injury reports
Service Brakes, Air complaints
7 reportsNO SUMMARY.
NO SUMMARY
LEFT AND RIGHT SPEED SENSORS FAILED AND RELUCTOR RINGS ON HUBS WORN CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME STUCK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL DRIVER PUSHED PEDAL VERY HARD.
ABS BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY FAIL IN WET CONDITIONS - EVEN MILDLY WET; BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING POWER AT ALL. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS MY WIFE NOT KNOWING HOW TO USE ABS CORRECTLY, BUT I DROVE VEHICLE ALL WEEK AND IT IS DEFINITELY NOT HER FAULT. WE REPLACED THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO TO NO AVAIL. WE…
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ABS BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY FAIL IN WET CONDITIONS - EVEN MILDLY WET; BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING POWER AT ALL. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS MY WIFE NOT KNOWING HOW TO USE ABS CORRECTLY, BUT I DROVE VEHICLE ALL WEEK AND IT IS DEFINITELY NOT HER FAULT. WE REPLACED THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO TO NO AVAIL. WE WILL BE REPORTING THIS TO OUR SENATOR SINCE GMC HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND HAS FAILED TO ACT. WE JUST BOUGHT IT IN MAR 1998 BUT WILL BE GETTING RID OF IT AS SOON AS WE CAN.
BRAKES:WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING A FAST STOP,START TO BRAKE AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP. PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN , BRAKES SEEM TO FREEZE UP.
FRONT PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.
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.
94V114000 · Trailer Hitches
Jun 20, 1994
THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHING BOLTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE. THIS CAN LEAD TO LOOSENING AND SUBSEQUENT BREAKAGE OF THE FASTENERS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE TRAILER WAS BEING PULLED, THE HITCH AND TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL TORQUE ALL EIGHT TRAILER HITCH BOLTS TO THE CORRECT TORQUE.
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
2EA94038 · 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.
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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.
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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