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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
255 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Jul 24, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET,ON WET ROAD ANDAPPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ,COMMENCED TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE CONTINUE ON THROUGH LIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC E WAS COMING. THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING BEFORE VEHICLE CAME TOA COMPLETE STOP. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIO…
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WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET,ON WET ROAD ANDAPPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ,COMMENCED TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE CONTINUE ON THROUGH LIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC E WAS COMING. THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING BEFORE VEHICLE CAME TOA COMPLETE STOP. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THIS CONDITION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #843264
Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. *AK
NHTSA ODI #843135
Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WE HAVE A 1994 GMC JIMMY IN WHICH THE ABS BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY ALL THE TIME AND NOW ARE NOT WORKING ANY OF THE TIME WE TRY THEM IN THE TWO-WHEEL OR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. WE HEARD ABOUT A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE, BUT WHEN WE CALLED GMC THEY SAID IT WAS NOT FOR THE JIMMY. WE FOUND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING…
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WE HAVE A 1994 GMC JIMMY IN WHICH THE ABS BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY ALL THE TIME AND NOW ARE NOT WORKING ANY OF THE TIME WE TRY THEM IN THE TWO-WHEEL OR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. WE HEARD ABOUT A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE, BUT WHEN WE CALLED GMC THEY SAID IT WAS NOT FOR THE JIMMY. WE FOUND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING BAD BRAKES ON THE INTERNET THAT INCLUDES THE 1994 JIMMY. WHO DO WE BELIEVE AND WHAT DO WE DO? THANK-YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR RESPONSE.
NHTSA ODI #709067
Mileage unknown · Jul 22, 1999
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury
MY SON WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON HIS WAY HOME FROM SEATTLE. HE WENT TO MAKE A STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP HIM. HE SAYS THAT HE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND 2 HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AT THE TIME HE WAS AWARE HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, HE TRIED TO SWING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BUT DIDN'…
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MY SON WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON HIS WAY HOME FROM SEATTLE. HE WENT TO MAKE A STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP HIM. HE SAYS THAT HE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND 2 HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AT THE TIME HE WAS AWARE HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, HE TRIED TO SWING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BUT DIDN'T HAVE TIME. HE SAYS HE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR BUT AT TIME OF INPACT WITH THE VEHICLE, HE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THESE BRAKES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT BUT TOLD THAT IS THE WAY THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE. THE VEHICLE SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY UNDRIVEABLE.*AK
NHTSA ODI #708995
Mileage unknown · May 12, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAILING, REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE DID NOT RECTIFY FAILURES. MJS
NHTSA ODI #545489
Mileage unknown · May 4, 1999
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES THE BRAKES OVERHEATED. IF CONSUMER STOPPED MORE THEN TWO OR THREE TIMES BRAKES WOULD OVERHEAT. AT ONE TIME BRAKES GOT SO HOT THAT THE HUBS OVERHEATED. DEALERSHIP PUT IN A NEW EGR VALVE, A GASKET, MODULE AN E PROM AND A MAIN COMPUTER. *AK
NHTSA ODI #837420
Mileage unknown · May 4, 1999
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed Control
THE DESIGN OF THE GAS & BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. WHENEVER ONE IS DEPRESSED, SO IS THE OTHER. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO NOT STOP, BUT TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #837405
Mileage unknown · Apr 21, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ABS-BRAKES GO TO FLOOR WHEN STOPPING. STOPPING DISTANCE GREATLY REDUCED. ALSO, MASTER CYLINDER WAS SAID TO BE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, HAD SAME PROBLEM. THEN THEY BLED BRAKES AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. THIS HELPED ALITTLE AS FAR AS STOPPING DISTANCE, BUT BRAKE PEDAL STILL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN MAKING A FAST STOP A…
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ABS-BRAKES GO TO FLOOR WHEN STOPPING. STOPPING DISTANCE GREATLY REDUCED. ALSO, MASTER CYLINDER WAS SAID TO BE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, HAD SAME PROBLEM. THEN THEY BLED BRAKES AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. THIS HELPED ALITTLE AS FAR AS STOPPING DISTANCE, BUT BRAKE PEDAL STILL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN MAKING A FAST STOP AT MOST ANY SPEED. FOOT CAN HIT BOTH BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. *AK
NHTSA ODI #705853
Mileage unknown · Feb 27, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKES HAVE FAILED SO MANY TIMES THAT WE CAN'T EVEN LIST THEM ALL. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO WITH IT AND ADVISED US TO TRADE IT. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. WE WILL NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNLESS IT …
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BRAKES HAVE FAILED SO MANY TIMES THAT WE CAN'T EVEN LIST THEM ALL. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO WITH IT AND ADVISED US TO TRADE IT. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. WE WILL NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNLESS IT IS FIXED. WE HAVE ALSO TRIED TO GET HELP FROM GMC AND THEIR SAFETY LINE. THE FILE # IS 98232981.
NHTSA ODI #703827
Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 1998
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
EA94038; ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; WHEN COMING UP TO A STOP DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. DRIVER CRASHED INTO A STOP LIGHT. NO ONE WAS INJURIED. THE VEHICLE IS BEING HELD AT THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE WENT OUT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #828147
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