IllustrationRECALL NOTIFICATION 99041 SENT REGARDING THE ABS BRAKES, CONSUMER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY OBTAINING INFORMATION AND REPAIR. *MJS
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 reportsABS BRAKE MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLES BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STOP. NLM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NLM
ON A SHORT TRIP "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" LIT UP.I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTE FE (50 MILES)...REACHING ALBUQUERQUE, I TOOK THE EXIT AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING EXTREME PRESSURE, BUT HAD TO PULL OFF THE EXIT TO SHOULDER TO AVOID COLLISION, AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO C…
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ON A SHORT TRIP "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" LIT UP.I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTE FE (50 MILES)...REACHING ALBUQUERQUE, I TOOK THE EXIT AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING EXTREME PRESSURE, BUT HAD TO PULL OFF THE EXIT TO SHOULDER TO AVOID COLLISION, AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO COME TO A STOP. THE DEALER SAYS THE EGR VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE (THEY REPLACED IT YESTERDAY), BUT ADMITTED THAT SINCE THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME, I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE (IT HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE UP TO THAT POINT) HE WAS SURPRISED THE BRAKES HAD FAILED. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS....NO WARNING....TOTAL FAILURE. THERE IS A SPECIAL POLICY #96067 IN PLACE FOR THE EGR, BUT THE MAXIMUM MILAGE FOR COVERAGE IS 75,000. (ALTHOUGH FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS OF MODELS IT IS UP TO 100,000.) I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY BRAKE SYSTEM (ALTHOUGH I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING YET), BUT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE SAME ONE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL INFORMATION FOUND ON THE WEB; MY BRAKES WERE NOT SLOW TO RESPOND, THEY JUST WEREN'T WORKING! THANKS , COLLEEN CADWELL. *AK
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WAS HARD, AND WOULD NOT MOVE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED, BUT DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE BRAKES RESPONDED NORMALLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL BECAME HARD AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. IT FELT LIKE SHE WAS SKIDDING. GMC DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS IN LINE FOR A RECALL. *AK
TOTAL BRAKE LOSS, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO WARNING AND NO BRAKE LIGHT, DUE TO LOST OF BRAKE FLUID
BRAKES DID'T ENGAGE UNTIL COMPLETELY PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND IT STILL MOVES FORWARD. YH
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
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