IllustrationABS (#EA 94 038): HAD APPLIED BRAKES & VEHICLE WOULD START TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. HAD NEARLY REARENDED OTHER VEHICLES 4 DIFFERENT TIMES DUE TO LACK OF STOPPING DISTANCE. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER & SO FAR NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK
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
What owners actually said
334 reportsBRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT, COMPLETE BRAKE REPAIR NECESSARY.
WHENEVER THE ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT FELT LIKE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP. THE PEDAL WAS HARD. THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS GREATER THAN USUAL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAD TALKED TO DEALER & WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL INTERMITTENTLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHCLE WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
02/16/98, PARKED VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR AND APPLIED PARKING BRAKE.ON O2/17/98, FIVE FURTHER APPLIED PARKING BRAKE AND PUT TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL TO WARM VEHICLE UP BEFORE DRIVING IT. SHE WENT INTO HOUSE AND 10 MINUTES LATER VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO HOUSE. *AK
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH LEFT REAR AXLE CAME OUT. DEALER SAID THE MOVEMENT IN THE AXLE CAUSED IT TO FALL OUT. *AK
BRAKES:WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING . THE BRAKES ARE WORSE IN WET WEATHER . FRONT PADS/ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. *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.
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.
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.
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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