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1994 GMC Jimmy

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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.

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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

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

9 reports
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108 miles · Jul 16, 2004
Vehicle Speed Control

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'S BEEN 4 MONTHS AND 3 MOTORS LATER MY TRUCK STILL DON'T RUN THE WAY IT SHOULD. EVERYTIME I TRY TO TAKE IT IN THEY GIVE ME SOME EXCUSE WHY THEY CAN'T LOOK AT IT. NOW THAT MY MUFFLER FELL OFF I CAN'T TAKE MY TRU…

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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'S BEEN 4 MONTHS AND 3 MOTORS LATER MY TRUCK STILL DON'T RUN THE WAY IT SHOULD. EVERYTIME I TRY TO TAKE IT IN THEY GIVE ME SOME EXCUSE WHY THEY CAN'T LOOK AT IT. NOW THAT MY MUFFLER FELL OFF I CAN'T TAKE MY TRUCK BACK IN. YET IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE 30 DAYS FOR MY WARRENTY TO EXPIRE ON THIS MOTOR. I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER MUFFLER. IN THE MEANTIME I'V HAD TO TAKE BECK 2 OF THERE LOANER CARS CAUSE THEY WERE BROKE. I'VE HAD TO KEEP MAKING PAYMENTS FOR A TRUCK THAT I COULD'T DRIVE. I DIDN'T PAY FOR THE MOTOR IN THE TRUCK TIL I GOT IT BACK THEY PUT THAT TO A CREDIT COMPANY. I STILL PAID MY MONTHLY TRUCK PAYMENTS OF $270.00 IN THE MEANTIME. I FEEL THIS ISN'T FAIR. THEY SHOULD OF LOOKED AT MY TRUCK WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE IT BACK FOR 3 TIMES NOW INSTEAD OF SHOVING ME OUT THE DOOR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10081198

Mileage unknown · May 7, 2001
Vehicle Speed Control

TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 7 AT 55 MPH, COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAN NEAR LEESBURG, VA WHEN THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. HAD TO BURN OUT THE BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THROTTLE BODY INGESTED AIR FILTER INTAKE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #745016

Mileage unknown · Apr 8, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingVehicle Speed Control

VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE ON A HILL. THE THROTTLE BECAME JAMMED IN A FULL OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC . THE DRIVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL RESULTING IN THE ENGINE OVER REVING. THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCK WHICH WAS LATE…

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VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE ON A HILL. THE THROTTLE BECAME JAMMED IN A FULL OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC . THE DRIVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL RESULTING IN THE ENGINE OVER REVING. THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCK WHICH WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED CONNECTOR BEARING. UPON INVESTIGATION AS TO CAUSE OF THE JAMMED THROTTLE VALVE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A HEAT SENSOR (IN THE RUBBER BOOT BETWEEN THE AIR FILTER AND THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD) HAD DROPPED ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE INSUCH A WAY AS TO CAUSE THE THROTTLE VALVE CAM TO JAM IN A FULL OPEN POSITION. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE ENGINE BEING RUINED AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $2700 PLUS TAX.*AK

NHTSA ODI #743719

Mileage unknown · Aug 19, 1999
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash

8/17/99 CAR THROTTLE STUCK AND I PUT ON BRAKES SKIDDING 30 FEET UNTIL I PULLED KEYS AND SLAMMED SHIFT INTO PARK. THE DEALER ( SERVICE MANAGER DON ) DISCLAIMS ANY SERVICE BULLITINS TO THIS PROBLEM. OUR FAMILY IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCESS. I ASKED FOR A SERVICE REP AND …

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8/17/99 CAR THROTTLE STUCK AND I PUT ON BRAKES SKIDDING 30 FEET UNTIL I PULLED KEYS AND SLAMMED SHIFT INTO PARK. THE DEALER ( SERVICE MANAGER DON ) DISCLAIMS ANY SERVICE BULLITINS TO THIS PROBLEM. OUR FAMILY IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCESS. I ASKED FOR A SERVICE REP AND WAS REFUSED.

NHTSA ODI #710216

Mileage unknown · Jun 17, 1999
Vehicle Speed Control

A PIECE OF HOSE DROPPED ,CAUSING THROTTLE TO STICK. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #840371

Mileage unknown · May 4, 1999
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed Control

THE DESIGN OF THE GAS & BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. WHENEVER ONE IS DEPRESSED, SO IS THE OTHER. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO NOT STOP, BUT TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #837405

Mileage unknown · May 24, 1996
Vehicle Speed Control

GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. *DH

NHTSA ODI #504891

Mileage unknown · Sep 18, 1995
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed Control

VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT OVERRIDE. TT

NHTSA ODI #972136

Mileage unknown · Jan 7, 1995
Vehicle Speed ControlVisibility

PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S WINDOW. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #479496

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.

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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

There is no summary currently available