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1994 GMC Jimmy

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1994-06-20 94V114000 TRAILER HITCHES 740 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2016-03-13 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Yes 3 I WAS IN A ACCIDENT WITH MY 1994 GMC JIMMY . IT JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE AND I AM HERE TO SAY THAT …
2014-08-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DIGITAL DASH WENT OUT CANT SEE GAUGES NEITHER SPEED. *TR
2010-04-03 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 94 S15 JIMMY IS NOT SWITCHING OUT OF 3RD GEAR ONLY GETS UP TO 40-45 MPH. I'VE TRIED MANURAL GEAR SWITCHING NO LUCK. WAS…
2005-06-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS DIDN'T ACTIVATE WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A P PROBLEM. *JB D…
2004-10-08 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 I WAS BRAKING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THERE BRAKES. I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES HARDER AND THE ABS K…
2004-07-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL No 0 EGR VALVE CONTINUALLY FAILS (OPENS) , THE ENGINE LOOSES VACUME AND BRAKES FAIL TO FUNCTION. SINCE 1999 THE EGR HAS BEEN…
2004-02-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 I RECENTLY PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM RPM AND A YEAR LATER MY MOTOR HAD BLOWN THEY CHARGED ME $1,100.00 FOR A NEW ONE. IT…
2003-08-29 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 1994/GMC/JIMMY,S1500,4.3 /6/ MY FRONT DRVER SEAT ROCKS WHEN I HAVE TO BRAKE SUDDENLY. WHEN IT RAINS BRAKES LOCK UP, SLI…
2003-08-09 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 WHEN APPLYING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES THEY WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER N…
2003-08-09 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD. LOST ALL ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAK…
2003-06-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS SYSYTEM IS FAILING CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
2002-12-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
2002-07-08 TIRES No 0 TIRE SEPARATED GOING DOWNHILL ,CAUSING DAMAGE TO FENDER/ DOOR AND BODY OF VEHICLE. TIRE DID CONTINUE TO HOLD AIR, ENAB…
2002-06-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DURING NORMAL BRAKING, INTERMITTENTLYABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING. VEH…
2002-02-11 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER MOTORIST SUDDENLY STOPPED AS A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEGAN TO CHANGE, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED…
2001-12-07 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 CONSUMER STATED THE MATERIAL THAT IS USED TO MAKE FUEL LINES TO REGULATOR AND INJECTORS, WHEN UNDER EXTREME HEAT THEY G…
2001-11-11 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, HOWEVER THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK A…
2001-08-25 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 RECALL 99I00600 REPAIRS WERE DONE. BRAKES WERE MODIFIED WITHOUT PERMISSION. ABS BRAKES WILL NOT WORK ON VEHICLE IN 4 …
2001-07-05 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES SEATBELTS DID NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED, SEATBELTS WERE NOT TIGHT ENOUGH …
2001-07-05 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Yes 1 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN HE WAS REAR-ENDED AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS NOT WORKING, CONSUMER W…
2001-06-07 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 CONSUMER REARENDED A LANDSCAPING TRAILOR STANDING STILL TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS ENOUGH TIME T…
2001-05-24 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) No 0 EGR VALVE CONTROLS ALL VACUUM SYSTEMS ALSO. SO WHEN THE PART FAILS YOU LOSE ALL BRAKES AND POWER. YOU WILL SUDDENLY FIN…
2001-05-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) No 0 INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT EGR VAL…
2001-05-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 RECALL 99I006000/ ABS BRAKES. PROBLEMS STATED IN RECALL ARE THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS IN VEHICLE. EXTENDED STOPPING DIS…
2001-05-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) No 0 EGR VALVE HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES, VALVE FAILS ON ACCELERATION. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTH…
2001-04-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V193000 FOR ABS FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING SERVICE, SAYING THAT VEHICLE WA…
2001-04-03 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE ON A HILL. THE THROTTLE BECAME JAMMED IN A FULL OPEN POSITION CAUSING…
2001-02-27 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 1994 WITH ABOUT 14000 MILES, I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES ATLEAST ONCE A YEAR. ONCE I HAD TO REPLA…
2001-02-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH, BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD, AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK *JB
2001-02-17 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WENT OUT. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND INFORM…
2001-02-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 CONSUMER HAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER . *AK
2001-01-16 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 4- WHEEL DRIVE MODULE HAS GONE OUT. ALSO, OVER PAST YEARS CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FUELINJECTOR SYSTEM/ EGR VALVE/ BR…
2000-12-04 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 A CRACK IN VEHICLE FRAME. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
2000-12-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 HAD RECEIVED RECALL 99V193000 FOR ABS BRAKES LAST YEAR. HAD BRAKES REPAIRED. NOT ABS BRAKES WHICH WILL NOT WORK IN …
2000-11-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2000-10-25 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE No 0 THE CONSUMER STARTED NOTICING AN ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE IN THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER SAW ANTIFREEZE AN…
2000-10-16 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V193000. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. AFTER MAKING APPOINTMENT, NO PARTS FOR THE ELECTRIC BRAKE T…
2000-09-19 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 AFTER RECALL CAMPAIGN 99046 WAS REPLACED, BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE ON WET SURFACE AND VEHICLE SKIDDED THROUGH INTERSECTION…
2000-09-17 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 7 AT 55 MPH, COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAN NEAR LEESBURG, VA WHEN THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. HAD TO BUR…
2000-09-03 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THIS V…
2000-08-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM No 0 VALVES STARTED FAILING AT APPROXIMATELY 35K MILES. THE REAL PROBLEM IS YOU HAVE NO MORE THAN 20 MILES TO TRAVEL AFTER …
2000-07-26 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY, APROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION TOWARDS A STOP, AND APPLIED BRAKES. P…
2000-07-20 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION. FUEL INJECTOR WAS NO GOOD. *AK THE FAILED FUEL INJECTOR WAS THE SEQUENTIAL CENTR…
2000-07-14 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. IT CRASHED INTO A POLICE VEHIC…
2000-07-14 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE OIL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER NO OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE FAILED REQUIRING COMPLETE REBUILD. *AK
2000-07-02 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE BECOMES ENGAGED. WHEN ENGAGED IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLOWDOWN AND TRAN…
2000-07-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY STOP BRAKES GRAB THEN RELEASE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS RECA…
2000-06-29 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES & REARENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE DUE TO A LACK OF BRAKES. THERE …
2000-05-08 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NLM
2000-05-02 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ON A SHORT TRIP "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" LIT UP.I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTE FE (50 MILE…