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1993 GMC Jimmy service brakes, hydraulic problems

164 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1993 GMC Jimmy76% of all complaints for this model year.

164
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
76%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
36 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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

    filed Jun 9, 2005

  • 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…

    filed Nov 18, 2003

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Subject regarding abs 3-sensor ebc4 - special policy. *tt

    240699 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 24, 1999
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Jimmy years

YearReportsShare
2001 Jimmy99%
2000 Jimmy3215%
1999 Jimmy139%
1998 Jimmy2912%
1997 Jimmy5119%
1996 Jimmy17242%
1995 Jimmy23447%
1994 Jimmy25576%
1992 Jimmy8670%
1991 Jimmy7866%
Jimmy service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.