Unintended acceleration: we had a 1995 gmc jimmy that twice had a "stuck" accelerator, speeding up way beyond the speed limit; once in gillette, wy returning from a trip east, and later that summer at home near la grande, oregon. I had to literally "stand" on the brake to bring it to a stop both times, then at my husband's direction, put it in neutral and turned off the engine. We were fortunate both times that it didn't cause an accident due to straight roads and little traffic, just scaring us both to death. We reported it to police the 2nd time. Gmc dealers in either location said they could find nothing wrong with the car, which we traded in 2004.
GMC Jimmy sudden acceleration problems
18 of the 2,668 owner complaints about the GMC Jimmy describe sudden unintended acceleration, most of them for the 1993 model year.
- owner complaints
- 18
- worst model year
- 1993
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20011
- 20001
- 19991
- 19971
- 19962
- 19953
- 19941
- 19936
- 19912
Often reported together
What owners say
While pulling out of a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated and took off in reverse and ran into a concrete parking ramp structure. The cause of the problem was undetermined and the insurance company had the vehicle towed.
Consumer stated while driving vehicle suddenly accelerated. At the same time was hit at passenger's side by another vehicle, and neither of the air bags deployed. Consumer lost the memory, and did not remember too much about the accident, how it happened.
When put in drive and gently giving acceleration with no warning, gas pedal will get stuck, causing vehicle to surge forward. Dealer notified.*ak
Consumer states that passenger seat will not lock into place causing seat to surge forward. Nlm
Vehicle suddenly accelerated when idiling. Dealer has been contacted, and has replaced fuel injectors. Please provide further details.*ak the heating system malfunctioned due to heating core failure. The A/C was not blowing warm air. There was a clicking noise from the engine area because the power steering pump was leaking fluid. The vehicle leans to the left due to torsion bar out of adjustment. Front left and right axle seals were leaking. Transmission was leaking. Back window had air leak. The rear wiper sticks due to wiper motor failure. Front end makes clunking noise due to ball joint failure. There was clunk noise when shifting into gear due to rear d-shaft and u-joint failures. The intake gasket was leaking and was replaced. The throttle sticks. The serpentine belt failed and was replaced.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while driver's foot was on the brakes. Driver had to press the brake pedal extremely hard in order to stop vehicle. There was no crash and no one was injured. The dealer is not aware of the problem. Also, brakes are noisy when applied on wet road conditions and skid.
While coming out of the garage vehicle sudden accelerated while occupant had foot on the brakes. Brakes did not operate, causing an accident.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration causing property damage, when vehicle crashed into carport wall.
While driving vehicle had a sudden acceleration, consumer had to step on the brake pedal to stop vehicle. Sometimes when that doesn't work, consumer has to shift transmission into neutral/step on the brakes, at the same time drive off the road, and shut engine off for a few minutes. Then vehicle will start as normal. Cause unknown. *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the GMC Jimmy sudden acceleration
Which GMC Jimmy years have sudden unintended acceleration problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1993 (6 complaints), 1995 (3 complaints) and 1991 (2 complaints).
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