1996 GMC Jimmy

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY & MAKE GRINDING NOISES. BRAKE PADS WOULD BE SPONGY & WOULD BE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY. BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED SERVICE TIMES. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 8 DIFFERENT TIMES & NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ARE KELSEY HAYES. *AK

ON 5/27/98, I WAS IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES MY VEHICLE SLID THREE CAR LENGTHS (LEAVING SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT) AND STOPPED WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SLIDING WAS INTENSE AND THE SMOKE SO THICK THAT I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I FELT AT THE TIME THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED, AND I MENTIONED THIS TO THE POLICE OFFICER AT THE SCENE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER FOR COLLISION REPAIRS, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS CLAIM IS BECAUSE I AM A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER WHO HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. UP TO THIS POINT IN TIME I HAD A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. THE POLICE RECORD INDICATES THAT I TOLD THE POLICE OFFICER THAT I WAS "UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME". THIS ACCIDENT HAS TARNISHED MY PERFECT DRIVING RECORD AND AS A RESULT OF THIS MY INSURANCE RATES HAVE INCREASED. AS A SIDE NOTE, I HAVE HAD THE DEALER FIX THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH (UNDER WARRANTY) ON TWO OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE.

AS I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN THERE WAS A CLUNK AND THE TRUCK VEERED TO THE RIGHT. I SLOWED AND REGAINED CONTROL AND PULLED ON TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD JUST MISSING THE GAURD RAILS. THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COLLAPSED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE UPPER BALL JOINT HAD SNAPPED. REPLACED BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS AS THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE DRIVER SIDE ONE WAS WORN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE PROBLEM. INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO GO EVEN AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. RECEIVED A MANUFACURER'S RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY RECOURSE AFTER THE FACT. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED DURING EMERGENCY STOP. *YH

RECALL 99V193000/ABS. RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AFTER AN ACCIDENT. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH APPLIED BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING IN FRONT, AS APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED ON, EVEN AFTER PUMPING BRAKES THREE TIMES. VEHICLE CONTINUED UNTIL HITTING OTHER VEHICLE'S REAR BUMPER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ANTI-LOCK REPEATEDLY ENGAGES AND PULSATES BRAKES AT LOW SPEED STOPS. HAS CAUSED ONE COLLISION AND AT LEAST 15 OTHER CLOSE CALLS. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, ETC. AT SLOW ENOUGH SPEEDS THAT THE ANTI-LOCK SHOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER THIS OCCURS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON, THE BRAKES WORK FINE. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT GOES BACK OFF, IT IS THEN LIKELY TO REOCCUR AT ANY TIME. WARNING LIGHT HAS STAYED ON SINCE LAST OCCURANCE AND I FEEL SAFER AS LONG AS THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. I'M ALREADY PAYING FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT THROUGH HIGHER INSURANCE RATES AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE AN OBVIOUSLY FAULTY SYSTEM. I JUST RECEIVED MY 2ND ABS RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSES A DIFFERENT DEFECT IN THE SAME ABS SYSTEM. *AK