# 1994 GMC JIMMY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `159745` · 1999-07-22 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** JIMMY
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
MY SON WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON HIS WAY HOME FROM SEATTLE. HE WENT TO MAKE A STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP HIM. HE SAYS THAT HE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND 2 HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AT THE TIME HE WAS AWARE HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, HE TRIED TO SWING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BUT DIDN'T HAVE TIME. HE SAYS HE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR BUT AT TIME OF INPACT WITH THE VEHICLE, HE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THESE BRAKES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT BUT TOLD THAT IS THE WAY THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE. THE VEHICLE SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY UNDRIVEABLE.*AK
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