IllustrationAFTER RECALL CAMPAIGN 99046 WAS REPLACED, BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE ON WET SURFACE AND VEHICLE SKIDDED THROUGH INTERSECTION WITHOUT STOPPING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, AND MADE NO REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER STATED " THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY POSSIBLY CAN". *AK
1994 GMC Jimmy
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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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 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 reportsPRIOR TO RECALL (99V-193) NOTIFICATION VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR, CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS THAT WERE REQUIRED. *MJS
VALVES STARTED FAILING AT APPROXIMATELY 35K MILES. THE REAL PROBLEM IS YOU HAVE NO MORE THAN 20 MILES TO TRAVEL AFTER THE "SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON AND YOU WILL LOOSE THE POWER BRAKES. LAST FIX WAS ON 11/25/97 WITH ANOTHER EGR VALVE AND A NEW COMPUTER PROM PER GMC SERVICE BULLETIN #96067(A) DATED 6/1997. THE ONLY WAY TH…
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VALVES STARTED FAILING AT APPROXIMATELY 35K MILES. THE REAL PROBLEM IS YOU HAVE NO MORE THAN 20 MILES TO TRAVEL AFTER THE "SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON AND YOU WILL LOOSE THE POWER BRAKES. LAST FIX WAS ON 11/25/97 WITH ANOTHER EGR VALVE AND A NEW COMPUTER PROM PER GMC SERVICE BULLETIN #96067(A) DATED 6/1997. THE ONLY WAY THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THIS SERVICE BULLETIN IS IF THEY HAVE THEIR VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALER. SINCE THE WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 36K THE PUBLIC IS UNAWARE OF THE FIX AND THAT GM WILL WARRANTY THE PARTS TO 75K PER THE BULLETIN. EST COST $500.00. MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY BACK FROM NASHVILLE TN. 8/24, WHEN THE PART FAILED AGAIN ABOUT 20 MILES FROM HOME THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENS IS A LOSS OF SPEED EST TOP AT 45MPH WHICH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VERY SERIUOS PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR NOT TAKING ACTION IN 1997.
VEHICLE WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION. FUEL INJECTOR WAS NO GOOD. *AK THE FAILED FUEL INJECTOR WAS THE SEQUENTIAL CENTRAL PART FUEL INECTION UNIT. *YH
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED EVERY 18,000-20,000 BRAKES DRUMS AND SHOES TO BE REPLACED, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES SHOES AND DRUM HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS PREMATURELY WORE OUT, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN A 70,000 MILE PERIOD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. IT CRASHED INTO A POLICE VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE OIL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER NO OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE FAILED REQUIRING COMPLETE REBUILD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE BECOMES ENGAGED. WHEN ENGAGED IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLOWDOWN AND TRANSMSSION ROARS. CONSUMER FEELS IF THIS HAPPENS AT THE SAME TIME WITH USE OF ABS IT COULD CAUSE A COLLISION.*AK
POPPITS LEAKING FUEL ON CENTRAL PORT INJECTORS CAUSING FUEL TO RUN RICH WHICH CREATES CARBON BUILD UP IN EGR VALVE. THIS CAUSES BRAKES TO MALFUCTION BECAUSE OF VACUUM. VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED OR CLEANED 4 TIMES. GMC HAS BEEN ALERTED AND I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FOR COST OF REPAIRS, EST. $800. WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS VALID THEY …
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POPPITS LEAKING FUEL ON CENTRAL PORT INJECTORS CAUSING FUEL TO RUN RICH WHICH CREATES CARBON BUILD UP IN EGR VALVE. THIS CAUSES BRAKES TO MALFUCTION BECAUSE OF VACUUM. VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED OR CLEANED 4 TIMES. GMC HAS BEEN ALERTED AND I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FOR COST OF REPAIRS, EST. $800. WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS VALID THEY REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, I FEEL THEY PROLONGED THE PROBLEM AT THE EXPENSE OF MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND MONEY. THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS IN MY PATH. GMC SHOULD ADDRESS THE REAL PROBLEM AND MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFE! PLEASE RESPOND IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT, I NEED HELP. I AM A DISLOCATED WORKER AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO TRADE OR FIX MY PROBLEM!
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
There is no summary currently available