16 of the 605 complaints about the 1996 GMC Jimmy are about the airbag system — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 100,000 miles.
16
Complaints
15
Crashes
1
Fires
9
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE STANDING VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE BURNS TO BOTH OF HER ARMS.
NHTSA complaint #10103761 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
THE WIRING ON THE AIR BAG MODULE HAD CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE 4WD. CANNOT SHIFT FROM 2WD HIGH TO 4WD LOW OR VICE VERSA. VEHICLE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ACCELERATOR NEEDS TO BE PRESSED VERY HARD TO GET TO 35MPH. HAD INFORMED DEALERSHIP OF PROBLEM. HAD INFORMED THE MECHANIC OF THE 4WD PROBLEM, AND THAT THE RECALL REMEDY HAD FAILED. MECHANIC CLAIMED PROBLEM LIKE THAT WHEN VEHICLE FIRST BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL. MECHANIC INDICATED REPAIRS ON HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE WERE NOT DONE. RECALL ON WIPERS AND BALL JOINTS WERE NOT DONE. RECALL REPAIR ON AIR BAG MODULE WAS DONE BUT CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH 4WD. RECALLS 99I006000 AND 99V193000.
NHTSA complaint #10027173 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED .
NHTSA complaint #10026638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A SIDE COLLISON NONE OFTHE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.
NHTSA complaint #8012967 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL 99V193000/ABS. RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AFTER AN ACCIDENT. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH APPLIED BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING IN FRONT, AS APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED ON, EVEN AFTER PUMPING BRAKES THREE TIMES. VEHICLE CONTINUED UNTIL HITTING OTHER VEHICLE'S REAR BUMPER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #867077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
REAR ENDED BY TRUCK WHICH PROPELLED VEHICLE INTO BACK OF CAMPER. THUS A REAR END COLLISION, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A FRONT END COLLISION. BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BE VIOLENTLY SLAMMED INTO THE BACK SEAT AREA. THE DRIVER (ONLY)AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, JUST PRIOR TO BEING REAR ENDED BY THE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WHICH WEIGHED 77,000 POUNDS AND WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH. THE TRUCK DRIVER ADMITTED TO THE POLICE THAT HE NEVER SLOED DOWN OR APPLIED HIS BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #717085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS BROADSIDED & SPUN AROUND AND FRONT END HIT CEMENT TRUCK. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. HAD SOME INJURIES & BRUISES. NO EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. INADEQUATE BRAKES CONTRIBUTED TO THE SEVERITY OF THE COLLISION.
NHTSA complaint #845140 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR-BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT THE SPEED OF 35 MPH. COLLISION INVOLVED THE FRONT END OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRIKING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE CONSUMER. OTHER DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT. DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERABLE TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER CAN SEE NO REASON WHY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED IN THE INCIDENT. AFTER REVIEW OF THE NHTSA'S COMPLAINT DATA BASE, CONSUMER NOTES 10 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME FAILURE. CONSUMER IS EXTREMELY GLAD THAT SHE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. HAD SHE NOT BEEN WEARING A SEAT BELT, THE COLLISION WAS SUCH THAT SHE MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD SINCE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #704757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND VEHICLE HIT HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #821901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR PILE-UP. CONSUMER WAS THE FOURTH CAR IN THE PILE-UP, SHE WAS DRIVING APPROX. 55-60 MPH WHEN SHE SKIDDED ABOUT 25 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF CAR AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED . *AK CONSUMER STATED SEAT BELT SNAPPED AND SHE HIT STEERING WHEEL, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES DUE TO ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #815809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION; IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #809212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONT CRASH, AT APPROX. 60MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, MULTI-CAR CRASH, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #805397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL, WENT UP SIDEWALK, HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, THEN A STREET LAMP AND PUSHED IT INTO THE STREET, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA complaint #804952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #801753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK IN THE MIDST OF AN ACCIENT. PLEASE EXPLAIN.
NHTSA complaint #984942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #501905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.