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1994 GMC Jimmy

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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334Owner complaints

Model-year median: 12

2Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
255Engine And Engine Cooling
28Power Train
11Seat Belts
11Fuel System, Gasoline
10
All reported categories
Vehicle Speed Control
9Electrical System
8Visibility
8Service Brakes, Air
7Suspension
5Unknown Or Other
5Seats
4Tires
4Latches/locks/linkages
3Steering
3Structure
3Parking Brake
2Child Seat
1Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Equipment
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel/propulsion System
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 12 of 334 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

255 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 27, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

USUALLY IN WET CONDITIONS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROX 25MPH OR LESS, APPROACHING AT STOP SIGN, APPLIES BRAKES/BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN , BRAKES MAKE NOISE UNDER HOOD. PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. CONSUMER FEELS ABS IS OVER SENSTIVE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK CONS…

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USUALLY IN WET CONDITIONS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROX 25MPH OR LESS, APPROACHING AT STOP SIGN, APPLIES BRAKES/BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN , BRAKES MAKE NOISE UNDER HOOD. PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. CONSUMER FEELS ABS IS OVER SENSTIVE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER NOTICES DEFECT IN RAIN OR SNOW AND THINKS THE ABS ENGAGE TOO EARLY UNDER LIGHT PEDAL PRESSURE. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #817713

Mileage unknown · Oct 27, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

CONSUMER STATES THAT IT TAKES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. OWNER STATES THAT WHITHIN TWO WEEKS BRAKES GO BACK TO RESISTING WHEN APPLIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #817656

Mileage unknown · Oct 24, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

COSUMER HAS CHANGED BRAKES TWICE WITHIN TWO MONTHS, FIRST TIME WAS AT 30,000 MILES. THERE IS NO SQUEALER ALARM FOR ABS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARD, THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ASSIST MANUAL BRAKES. THE PADS AND ROTORS WOULD BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #817606

Mileage unknown · Oct 24, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

EA94038; ABS SYSTEM FAILURE; WHEN IT IS WET OR PEBBLES ON THE ROAD, THE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE BRAKES GRAB AND LET GO, LIKE THERE ARE NO BRAKES AT ALL FOR MOMENT. AFTER REAPPLYING FOOT ON THE PEDAL AGAIN THE BRAKES WORK. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WITH SYSTEM. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ODI #817551

Mileage unknown · Oct 23, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

EXITING DRIVEWAY (IN REVERSE) APPLIED BRAKES; HYDRAULIC RETURN APPEARS TO BE NUMB. CONSEQUENCE: TEMPORARY LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #817481

Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN DRIVING THE UTILITY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD ON DRY PAVEMENT, AND SUDDENLY HAVING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JUST KEPT GOING AND HAD TO PUT ALOT OF PRSSURE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AJ\K

NHTSA ODI #817284

Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS , WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY RESISTED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #817273

Mileage unknown · Oct 20, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE OWNER HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED ON VEHICLE. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SLIDES BECAUSE THE BRAKES RESISTS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #817230

Mileage unknown · Oct 20, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

OCCASIONALLY ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SPEED UP. *AK

NHTSA ODI #525190

Mileage unknown · Oct 20, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS BRAKES FAILED, VERY SLOW AT STOPPING VEHICLE . *AK

NHTSA ODI #525185

Official recalls

2

99V193000 · 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

2

EA94038 · 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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