Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / JIMMY / 1991

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997077448 Incident Date: Feb, 14 1997
Consumer's City: LAKE JACKSON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: JIMMY Model Year: 1991
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GKCS13Z6M2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 04 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1991
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The brakes failed completely while driving to work when the vehicle was less than 6 months old. i recently read a comsumer reports article dated nov. 1997 that exactly describes the brake failure that resulted in an accident with significant damage to both vehicles. the failure occured suddenly woth no warning, however the next day the brakes check out fine. i suspect the problem is associated with the abs system computer.