# 1995 GMC JIMMY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `519795` · 2005-02-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** JIMMY
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- **Miles at failure:** 118,365
## Narrative
WHEN ORIGINALLY PURCHASED, THE CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION R/T BRAKES AND EMISSIONS. THE DEALERSHIP GOT THE VEHICLE TO PASS INSPECTION, BUT I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON 2-3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES FAILING TO STOP THE CAR PROPERLY ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE SPEEDING UP.  THEY REPLACED A PART THAT CAUSED THE SPEEDING UP, BUT CLAIMED THE BRAKES WERE OK.  AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK 3 MORE TIMES FOR THE INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILLURE/SLOW RESPONSE, NEARLY CAUSING SEVERAL MAJOR ACCIDENTS, ALONG WITH AN UNGODLY NOISE WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND LOCKED UP.  ABS LIGHT WENT ON AND A PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THEN THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM OF BRAKE FAILURE AND SPEEDING UP OCCURRED CAUSING ACCIDENT.  PERSONAL INJURIES OCCURRED.  THIS VEHICLE HAS NEARLY KILLED ME ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NEARLY SERIOUSLY HURT MY DAUGHTER ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.  IT WAS CLEARLY EQUIPMENT FAILURE.*AK
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