FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CERTAIN R&B, INC. CENTRAL MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION (CMFI) FUEL RETURN LINES, MODELS HELP 55163, NAPA BALKAMP 700-3270, AND THE CONNECTION 2560001, SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE FUEL RETURN LINE HAS A MECHANICAL BLEED VALVE WHICH WAS NOT INSTALLED AT THE PROPER TORQUE.
Remedy: R&B, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND AT THE CUSTOMERS REQUEST, EITHER REPLACE THE FUEL LINE OR OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT R&B, INC. AT 215-712-5330.
7,800 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
61,944 vehicles affected
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, OR MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH 3-SENSOR ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) EBC4 UNITS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE COMPUTER PROGRAM WHICH OPERATES THE ABS UNIT ON SOME VEHICLES, OR REPLACE THE COMPUTER ON OTHERS TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS ON THESE SURFACES.
2,400,000 vehicles affected
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
1,125,749 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SIGNIFICANT WEAR CAN DEVELOP ON THE LOW AND REVERSE CLUTCH PREVENTING THE PARK PAWL FROM ENGAGING. THIS CAN PREVENT A "NO PARK" CONDITION TO OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, CAUSING UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT OPERATOR ACTION. (THE "NO PARK" CONDITION WILL NOT OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS OFF.)
Remedy: DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR CONTAMINATION WHICH WILL INDICATE IF THE LOW OR REVERSE CLUTCH IS WORN. IF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOWS CONTAMINATION, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED.
72,664 vehicles affected
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,426.
VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING AFTER WARMING UP. I'VE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, COIL PACK, MODULE UNDER DISTRIBUTOR. *TR
VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING AFTER WARMING UP. I'VE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, COIL PACK, MODULE UNDER DISTRIBUTOR. *TR
FAILURE OF 15 AMP. FUSE. CAUSE SHORTED BARE WIRES IN FUEL TANK. ATTACHED TO FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP AND WIRING REPLACED. *JB
FAILURE OF 15 AMP. FUSE. CAUSE SHORTED BARE WIRES IN FUEL TANK. ATTACHED TO FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP AND WIRING REPLACED. *JB
1993 GMC JIMMY HAD LEVEL 4 CORROSION WITH PERFORATION IN THE BONDING. *TS (12/05/05) WINDSHIELD ISSUE. *SC
DT: WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE IT FELT AS THOUGH THEY DIDN'T WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR CENTER, AND WAS TOLD TO UNHOOK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BECAUSE IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO FIX THEM , AND THAT WAS WHAT MOST PEOPLE DID. *AK
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FUEL INJECTION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM STARTING THE VEHICLE. TO OBTAIN SPEED CONSUMER HAD TO COMPLETELY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. *AK
FUEL INJECTION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM STARTING THE VEHICLE. TO OBTAIN SPEED CONSUMER HAD TO COMPLETELY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. *AK
BRAKES FAILED ON 4 OCCASIONS. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ABRUPTLY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHICH HAD A RECALL ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T OWN THE VEHICLE DURING THAT TIME. I CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE IT FIXED AND WASN'T SURE IF HE EVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I NOTIFIED GMC AND WAS TOLD BY THAT MY VIN WAS NOT FOUND . AM I STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM? I FOUND OUT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00 TO FIX! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *LA
WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING. THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAY FLAMES COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND A NEW ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED. *PH *NLM
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I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I HAVE TO CHANGE THE EGR VALVE EVERY SIX MONTHS, AND I ONLY RECEIVE A ONE MONTH WARRANTY ON IT WHEN PURCHASED? WE ARE NOT SURE IF OUR ABS HAS EVER BEEN SERVICED SINCE THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE CAN GET INFORMATION ABOUT IT, AND IF IT HAS NOT, IS IT TOO LATE TO BE SERVICED WITHOUT US PAYING FOR IT? *JB
TREAD SEPERATION IN PHANTOM A/P TIRE THAT WAS MANAUFACTURED WITHIN TIME PERIOD OF NHTSA ACTION #PE02056. SUBSTANTIAL PHYSICAL INJURY TO 72 YEAR OLD DRIVER AND TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. RIMKUS CONSUTLING SERVICES EXPERT GARRET MITCHELL MADE THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS: 1.A DEFECT IN THE LEFT-REAR TIRE ON THE CHEVROLET CAUSED THE TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE CARCASS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH CONTAMINATION OR IMPROPER VULCANIZATION OF THE TIRE COMPONENTS DURING MANUFACTURING. 2. THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TIRE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDE WITH A SOLID OBJECT. "THERE WAS A PRESENCE OF POLISHING AND BLUING ON THE RUBBER CARCASS OF THE TIRE [WHICH INDICATED] OVERHEATING OF THE TIRE. . . . IF EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING IS OBSERVED AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE, FLEXING OF THE TIRE DUE TO OVERLOADING OR UNDER-INFLATION IS INDICATED. IN THIS CASE, HOWEVER, THE EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING IS LIMITED TO ONE AREA OF THE TIRE, SPECIFICALLY THE AREA WHERE THE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE CARCASS. THIS INDICATES LOCALIZED OVERHEATING DUE TO FRICTION BETWEEN ADJACENT TIRE COMPONENTS WAS TAKING PLACE IN THIS AREA. FURTHERMORE, THE REMAINING TREAD IN THIS AREA IS UNEVENLY WORN, INDICATING A DISCONTINUITY IN THE TIRE STRUCTURE AT THIS LOCATION. THESE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THE COMPONENTS OF THE TIRE WERE NOT PROPERLY BONDED TOGETHER IN THE AREA WHERE THE TREAD SEPARATION BEGAN."
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NHTSA RECALL 99 V 193 000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99041 CONCERNIG ABS, GMC CONSUMER CENTER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL WAS OVER.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TOO MUCH PRESSURE HAS TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THERE IS A NOISE EMMITING FROM THE ABS CONTROL BOX UNDER THE HOOD. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN HONORED. *JG
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND VEHICLE'S PLASTIC TOP CONNECTOR INSIDE OF GAS TANK CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
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WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND VEHICLE'S PLASTIC TOP CONNECTOR INSIDE OF GAS TANK CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
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WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE FRONT END DROPS TO THE GROUND.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN, AND DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE TROUBLE, AFTER PULLING OVER ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IT EXTINGUISHED ITSELF, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *TT
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WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE TROUBLE, AFTER PULLING OVER ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IT EXTINGUISHED ITSELF, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *TT
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RECALLS 99 I 006 000 / 99 V 193 000/GMC ABS: VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCE A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS GIVEN FOR REPAIRS. *AK MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN RECALL, HOWEVER UNLESS THERE IS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, THEY CAN NOT DO ANY WORK TO THE BRAKES. *SLC
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAD ONE ACCIDENT, WHICH FORTUNATELY HAD NO INJURIES, NOR DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE, BUT IT DID CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. I JUST DISCOVERED YOUR WEB SITE LAST EVENING AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGNS CONCERNING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. AM I STILL ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE REPAIRS AT NO COST? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REPAIR THE OTHER DAMAGE INCURRED TO MY TRUCK FROM THIS ACCIDENT?*AK
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THIS IS MY WIFES CAR AND THIS ABS DRAKE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED AT THE TIME OF RECALL,BUT I WAS DRIVING IT DEC. 9 2000 WHEN I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES .AT FRIST THE DRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN THE PEDAL PULSED AND THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BARKES AT ALL. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE PEOPLE FROM GMC TO PUT THERE WIFE AND KIDS IN THIS CAR AND LET THEM DRIVE IT FOR A WEEK OR TWO. *AK
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SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK TO KEEP YOU FROM MOVING FORWARD WHEN BRAKING HARD OR COLLISION. TWO VEHICLES ARE LIKE THIS,1987 S-10 PICKUP,AND 1993 S-15 JIMMY. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. CONSUMER CONDUCTED RECALL SEARCH, AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL, HOWEVER LATER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALLS 99V193000 AND 99I006000. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE REFUSING TO PERFORM ANY WORK ON ABS SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
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1) ENGINE- VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE FROM HWY SPEED, EVEN THOUGH OPERATOR WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL,THEN SHUT OFF ENGINE TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS WAS AFTER I WAS FORCED TO GO THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. 2) BRAKES- IN THE SAME SITUATION, THE BRAKES SUFFERED A COMPLETE FAILURE, WITH NO POWER-ASSIST, FORCING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. *AK
1) ENGINE- VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE FROM HWY SPEED, EVEN THOUGH OPERATOR WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL,THEN SHUT OFF ENGINE TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS WAS AFTER I WAS FORCED TO GO THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. 2) BRAKES- IN THE SAME SITUATION, THE BRAKES SUFFERED A COMPLETE FAILURE, WITH NO POWER-ASSIST, FORCING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. *AK
AT ANY TIME, WITH NO WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BECOME HARD AS A ROCK, AND WILL NOT DEPRESS, THEREFORE PROVIDING NO BRAKING TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND EACH TIME THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. ONE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE TO THE TRUCK ABS SYSTEM, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AS I APPROCHED A TOLL BOOTH AT 55MPH, WITH NO BRAKES. I RESERCHED YOUR SITE, AND FOUND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND NOT ONLY THIS YEARS PRODUCTION, CAUSING ACCIDENTS, AND INJURIES. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPENDABLE BEFORE GM FEELS IT IS WORTH FIXING?*AK
WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. CAUSING ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT. PREVIOUSLY MY HUSBAND REAR - ENDED A VEHICLE, AND I SLID THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT NARROWLY ESCAPING BEING HIT BY A DUMP TRUCK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS AND IN FOR RECALL. VEHICLE WAS SAID TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE, WRITTEN ON THE RECEIPT. APPROX. 4,000 IN DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND 4 WEEKS IN THE SHOP.*AK
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ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEFECT WAS CORRECTED, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN CONSUMER'S HUSBAND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A MONTH AFTER THIS INCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 99V193000, AND TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. ON MARCH 7, 2001, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. *AK THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON BEFORE THE BRAKE FAILUR. THE ABS MODULATOR WAS FIXED ON RECALL. THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL FOR ABS COMPUTER. *YH
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ABS BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ROLLOVER, ONE PERSON SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK *SLC
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CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO RECALL 99I006 AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE, CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
VEHICLE STARTED IDLING VERY ROUGHLY AFTER IT HAD WARMED UP OR WHEN TURNING A CORNER, IT WOULD ALMOST CUT OFF. CONSUMER COULD SMEEL FUMES, TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND IT WAS A FUEL INJECTOR LEAK. FUEL INJECTOR AND EGR VALVE, AND ENGINE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE OR CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE STARTED IDLING VERY ROUGHLY AFTER IT HAD WARMED UP OR WHEN TURNING A CORNER, IT WOULD ALMOST CUT OFF. CONSUMER COULD SMEEL FUMES, TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND IT WAS A FUEL INJECTOR LEAK. FUEL INJECTOR AND EGR VALVE, AND ENGINE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE OR CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE STARTED IDLING VERY ROUGHLY AFTER IT HAD WARMED UP OR WHEN TURNING A CORNER, IT WOULD ALMOST CUT OFF. CONSUMER COULD SMEEL FUMES, TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND IT WAS A FUEL INJECTOR LEAK. FUEL INJECTOR AND EGR VALVE, AND ENGINE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE OR CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. *AK
FUEL BEING INJECTED BACK INTO ENGINE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FUEL INJECTOR KIT MUST BE PURCHASED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE AND RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. NLM
RECALL 99I006000/ ABS BRAKES. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, ABS BRAKES CONTINUED TO OPERATE POORLY. INFACT, PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MANUFACTURER HAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE TO THE CONSUMER. HOWEVER, GMC STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP INTO CARPORT AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE NEAR FUEL TANK. FIRE WAS STARTED BY GAS LEAKING ON EXHAUST PIPE. OWNER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML
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ON DRY ROAD AT ANYTIME BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 40-50 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO MAKE A STOP, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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EGR VALVE FAILED 3 TIMES, CAUSING OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, AND COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN. *AK
WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT MY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT AN ACURA INTEGRA. LUCKILY I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO 15MPH BEFORE THE BRAKED FAILED. THIS MAKES THE 3 TIME I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA AND THE SECOND TIME TO GMC. IT ALSO MAKES ABOUT THE 8 TIME BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER BEEN HURT. I WISH THE RECALL ON MY CAR COULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MY NOTICE YET. *AK
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MY 93 JIMMY EXHIBITS BEHAVIOR AS IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 94V093 AND 99V193. FOR 94V093, THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STARTED AND A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM (CHECKED AT 70K MILES) AS A WORN LOW AND REVERSE CLUTCH. FOR 99V193, MY ABS SEEMS TO WORK ONLY WHEN IN 4WD. I CONTACTED GMC AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN?*AK
MY 93 JIMMY EXHIBITS BEHAVIOR AS IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 94V093 AND 99V193. FOR 94V093, THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STARTED AND A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM (CHECKED AT 70K MILES) AS A WORN LOW AND REVERSE CLUTCH. FOR 99V193, MY ABS SEEMS TO WORK ONLY WHEN IN 4WD. I CONTACTED GMC AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN?*AK
THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *AK *ML
IN THE MIDST OF BRAKING ON DAMP OR WET (BUT WITHOUT STANDING WATER) OR MUDDY ROAD SURFACE, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE BRAKES WILL CUT OUT FOR A MOMENT. IT FEELS LIKE YOU'VE HIT AN ICE PATCH. ONE TIME I WOUND UP STOPPING IN THE INTERSECTION RATHER THAN BEFORE IT (WITH NO RESULTING ACCIDENT). I HAVE HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HE CANNOT FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THE RIGHT ROAD CONDITIONS TO ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THIS SCARY SITUATION. PRIOR TO COMPLETING THIS FORM, I SAW THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 99V193000) WHICH SEEMS TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO I CALLED THE GMC NUMBER GIVEN BY NHTSA. GMC APPARENTLY DOES NOT CONSIDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 99V193000 A REAL RECALL YET, AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE I TALKED TO (AT LENGTH) RECOMMENDED I WAIT UNTIL THE RECALL WENT INTO EFFECT -- IF IT GOES INTO EFFECT -- BECAUSE OTHERWISE MY MONETARY OUTPUT COULD BE QUITE HIGH AND MOST LIKELY, MOSTLY UNREIMBURSABLE (EVEN IF MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE RECALL) SINCE AT THIS STAGE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL RECALL -- IF THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT THIS RECALL WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEN I GUESS I WILL JUST WAIT, BUT IT DOES NOT, I'D LIKE TO KNOW BECAUSE I WANT TO GET THE CAR FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS. (BY THE WAY, THE MILEAGE OF THE JIMMY IS AN ESTIMATE -- I DON'T HAVE THE CAR WITH ME RIGHT NOW.) *AK
WAS GOING 45MPH & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR STOP SIGN. PEDAL FELT HARD & STIFF. NEEDED BOTH FEET TO BRAKE. THE BRAKES BROKE LOSE & VEHICLE SKIDDED. MANAGED TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. WAS REPAIRED 10/10/97. EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM 2 MONTHS AGO. THE LEFT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. LEFT DEALERSHIP & APPLIED BRAKES (ABS) & THEY LOCKED UP. WENT BACK TO DEALER. RIGHT SENSOR WAS THEN REPLACED 8/20/99. RETRIEVED VEHICLE 8/26/99. NO PROBLEM SINCE. *AK