IllustrationEA94-038; THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENT. REPLACED BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
1994 GMC Jimmy
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
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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 reportsDRIVING AT APPROX 25-35 MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES IN WET CONDITION, BRAKES LOCKED DID NOT STOP, A LMOST REARENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT, DELAER REPLACED PADS. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEN AND CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. *AK
EA94038; IN SUDDEN STOPS THE VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. REPLACE BRAKES 2 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP , PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STILL TRAVEL . CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK CONSUMER STATED AT FIRST BRAKES WOULD HOLD WHILE PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, HOWEVER THEY WOULD RELEASE AND THEN THA…
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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP , PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STILL TRAVEL . CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK CONSUMER STATED AT FIRST BRAKES WOULD HOLD WHILE PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, HOWEVER THEY WOULD RELEASE AND THEN THAT IS WHEN CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO REAPPLY BRAKES, SOMETIMES BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SUDDENLY GO FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. *SLC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST, RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS.
WHILE DRIVING IN WE TCONDITIONS, AT APPROX 45 MPH, WENT TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING BRAKES, NO REACTION, HEARD NOISE. HAD TO PUMP PEDAL BECAUSE PEDAL WENT OT FLOORBOARD. DEALER CANNOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ATOP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, INCREASING A RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. DELAER REPLACED BRAKING SYSTEM 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
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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