IllustrationWHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. *AK
1994 GMC Jimmy
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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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 reportsWE HAVE A 1994 GMC JIMMY IN WHICH THE ABS BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY ALL THE TIME AND NOW ARE NOT WORKING ANY OF THE TIME WE TRY THEM IN THE TWO-WHEEL OR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. WE HEARD ABOUT A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE, BUT WHEN WE CALLED GMC THEY SAID IT WAS NOT FOR THE JIMMY. WE FOUND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING…
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WE HAVE A 1994 GMC JIMMY IN WHICH THE ABS BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY ALL THE TIME AND NOW ARE NOT WORKING ANY OF THE TIME WE TRY THEM IN THE TWO-WHEEL OR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. WE HEARD ABOUT A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE, BUT WHEN WE CALLED GMC THEY SAID IT WAS NOT FOR THE JIMMY. WE FOUND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING BAD BRAKES ON THE INTERNET THAT INCLUDES THE 1994 JIMMY. WHO DO WE BELIEVE AND WHAT DO WE DO? THANK-YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR RESPONSE.
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MY SON WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON HIS WAY HOME FROM SEATTLE. HE WENT TO MAKE A STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP HIM. HE SAYS THAT HE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND 2 HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AT THE TIME HE WAS AWARE HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, HE TRIED TO SWING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BUT DIDN'…
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MY SON WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON HIS WAY HOME FROM SEATTLE. HE WENT TO MAKE A STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP HIM. HE SAYS THAT HE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND 2 HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AT THE TIME HE WAS AWARE HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, HE TRIED TO SWING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BUT DIDN'T HAVE TIME. HE SAYS HE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR BUT AT TIME OF INPACT WITH THE VEHICLE, HE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THESE BRAKES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT BUT TOLD THAT IS THE WAY THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE. THE VEHICLE SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY UNDRIVEABLE.*AK
CAR SEAT WILL NOT PROPERLY INSTALL IN THE REAR FACING POSITION IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE JIMMY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SAFETY BELT PATH IS TOO NARROW.
A PIECE OF HOSE DROPPED ,CAUSING THROTTLE TO STICK. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAILING, REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE DID NOT RECTIFY FAILURES. MJS
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES THE BRAKES OVERHEATED. IF CONSUMER STOPPED MORE THEN TWO OR THREE TIMES BRAKES WOULD OVERHEAT. AT ONE TIME BRAKES GOT SO HOT THAT THE HUBS OVERHEATED. DEALERSHIP PUT IN A NEW EGR VALVE, A GASKET, MODULE AN E PROM AND A MAIN COMPUTER. *AK
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
ABS-BRAKES GO TO FLOOR WHEN STOPPING. STOPPING DISTANCE GREATLY REDUCED. ALSO, MASTER CYLINDER WAS SAID TO BE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, HAD SAME PROBLEM. THEN THEY BLED BRAKES AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. THIS HELPED ALITTLE AS FAR AS STOPPING DISTANCE, BUT BRAKE PEDAL STILL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN MAKING A FAST STOP A…
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ABS-BRAKES GO TO FLOOR WHEN STOPPING. STOPPING DISTANCE GREATLY REDUCED. ALSO, MASTER CYLINDER WAS SAID TO BE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, HAD SAME PROBLEM. THEN THEY BLED BRAKES AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. THIS HELPED ALITTLE AS FAR AS STOPPING DISTANCE, BUT BRAKE PEDAL STILL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN MAKING A FAST STOP AT MOST ANY SPEED. FOOT CAN HIT BOTH BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. *AK
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