1997 GMC JIMMY Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE BALL JOINTS AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THERE WERE NHTSA RECALLS 01I018000 AND 01V200000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS DUE TO VIN. IN ADDITION, THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL. THE LEFT DOOR BROKE OFF WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE MALE JOINT OF THE DOOR BROKE WHEN SHUTTING THE DOOR. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN JUNE. A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND I STRUCK THE REAR OF THAT VEHICLE. THE ROAD WAS WET FROM RAIN. MY BRAKES, ALL FOUR WHEELS, LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO THAT VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. PROPERTY DAMAGE PROBABLY $4,000. TOTAL BRAKE LOCKUP. HAD ANTI LOCK BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP AND AVOID CRASH. *JB

Mileage: 181,000

DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND THROTTLE FOR A 1997 GM JIMMY, VIN [XXX]. *BF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE REPLACED WHICH INCLUDE THE BRAKE PAD SENSOR, BRAKE PADS, ELECTRICAL WIRING. ON THE DAY OF DELIVERY THE VEHICLE'S LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE LOSS OF FOUR MAJOR BOLT WHICH HELD THE ASSEMBLY TO THE CHASSIS. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY 1997 GMC JIMMY TWICE IN 25,000 MILES. MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW ALSO HAVE GM PRODUCTS (TRAILBLAZER AND TRUCK) AND HAVE HAD PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND FREEZE-UP.*AK

A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURES OTHER- INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLANT LEAK DUE TO USE OF PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE (LOSS OF PEDAL/LEAL). REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER SHORT TIME LATER SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER REPORTED FAILURE OF ANTI LOCK COMPUTER AT COST OF $1200.00. REPAIR REFUSED AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS HAD THEM RECHECK MASTER AND THEY REPLACED THE UNIT. NO PROBLEM SEVERAL MONTHS LATER.

WHEN TRYING TO STOP ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. *AK

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING, AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. *JB

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

ACCIDENT ON ABS FAILURE ABOUT $2800. $850 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR ABS REPAIR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY DONT. MENTIONED WINDSHIELD WIPER NOT WORKING TO THE TECH AT DEALER. HE SAID "WE HAVE QUITE A FEW WIPER PROBLEMS ON THAT MODEL, I EXPECT A RECALL SOON." PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON WET PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES FAIL TO RELEASE, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION.*AK

THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED TWICE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO QUICKLY, THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE ADJUSTED. NLM

INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES RELEASE, RESULTING IN EXENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHILE STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HIT A WET SPOT AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, CONSUMER PUSHED BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. NLM

EA94-038, UNDER ANY BRAKING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND POOR BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS PROBLEMS: DURING NORMAL BRAKING VEHICLE DID NOT STOP PROPERLY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THIS HAPPENED ON DRY OR WET PAVEMENT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GMC. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE TRUCK FOR THIS REASON. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE LIST ANY OTHER CONCERNS. *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND WAS HEARING A SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK ROTORS WERE CRACKED AND WERE REPLACED. *YH

VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED ALL FRONT BRAKES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. MECHANICS HAS NOT FOUND A REMEDY FOR DEFECT. AFTER PADS WERE CHANGED VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT STOP. BUT, DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED ALL FRONT BRAKES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. MECHANICS HAS NOT FOUND A REMEDY FOR DEFECT. AFTER PADS WERE CHANGED VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT STOP. BUT, DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. SOMETIMES WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES REAL QUICKLY THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, AND THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT'S BACKING UP. DEALER HAS DONE EVERYTHING THAT COULD TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ABS WOULD ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSE FRONT WHEEL TO GRAB, AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS I WAS COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION. THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE PEDAL WAS THROWN TO THE FLOORBOARD THE FRONT TIRES THEN LOCKED UP AND I SKIDDED INTO THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. CONTACTED GMC AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT MUCH I COULD DO EXCEPT GET A NEW SYSTEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THERE WILL BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES PEDAL IS HARD, BRAKES MAKE A STREAKING NOISE, AND WHEELS LOCK UP. ALSO, ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED UNDER ANY TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, CONSUMER CAN HEAR THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM ACTIVATE, BUT BRAKES RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE WILL KEEP ROLLING WITHOUT BRAKING SPEED. BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DRUER WENT TRHROUGH INTERSECTION AFTER BEING UNABLE TO STOP, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. *AK

FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. *MJS

FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. *MJS

FRONT BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. SOMETIMES BRAKES WILL NOT CATCH FOR THE FIRST FEW SECONDS. DEALER HAS CHANGED PADS, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. SOMETIMES BRAKES WILL NOT CATCH FOR THE FIRST FEW SECONDS. DEALER HAS CHANGED PADS, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, BOOSTER WENT OUT AND REPLACE DISCS AT 17,000 MILES

WHEN THE BRAKER ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON, INDICATING BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY, AND WHEN APPLIED, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MAJOR REPAIRS WERE MADE BY REPLACING ALL MAJOR PARTS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 20 MPH AND 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES FAILED. *YC

BRAKES FAILED.

WHEN FOOT PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, THEY DO NOT RESPOND LIKE THEY SHOULD. VEHICLE IS VERY SLOW IN STOPPING. WHEN PANIC STOP HAD OCCURRED, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY.*AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. IN ADDITION, IGNITION LOCKED UP/FUEL GAUGE AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

PE94038 ;ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE SENSOR DID NOT MAKE WARNING SOUND TO ALERT DRIVER TO CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM. THEREFORE, ONE OF THE BRAKE PADS STUCK TO THE BRAKE CYLINDER WHICH WORE THE CYLINDER DOWN. OWNER HAD PROBLEM CORRECTED AT BRAKE SHOP. OWNER ALSO NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK

PE94038 ;ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE SENSOR DID NOT MAKE WARNING SOUND TO ALERT DRIVER TO CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM. THEREFORE, ONE OF THE BRAKE PADS STUCK TO THE BRAKE CYLINDER WHICH WORE THE CYLINDER DOWN. OWNER HAD PROBLEM CORRECTED AT BRAKE SHOP. OWNER ALSO NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKE CALIPER LOCKS UP CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE PADS AND ROTORS.

ABS BRAKES FAILED.

HAD VEHICLE TOWED DUE TO LACK OF ABS BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO DO. HIT A TREE. DEALER BLED BRAKES FIRST & THEN MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

HAD VEHICLE TOWED DUE TO LACK OF ABS BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO DO. HIT A TREE. DEALER BLED BRAKES FIRST & THEN MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THE ABS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE SLID FOR 5.5 FEET ON HARD GRAVEL BEFORE HITTING A SET OF STAIRS WHERE IT STOPPED.

GOING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE CREATED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WRONG WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE WORN OUT PREMATURELY.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FREQUENTLY SKID AND LOCK UP, ON ONE OCCASION A COLLISION OCCURRED.

BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING ON WET OR SLIPPERY ROADS,OR HITTING A GRAVEL OR A POTHOLE AT LOW SPEED, THE ABS KICKED IN. PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK

BRAKES ENGAGE TOO SLOWLY AND BRAKING ACTION DELAYED.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL AFTER MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL AFTER MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.

WARPD FRONT BRAKE ROTORS.

WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE OWNER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE. *AK

BRAKES MAKE EXCESSIVE GRINDING, SQUEALING NOISE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 20000 MILES.