22 of the 421 complaints about the 1997 GMC Jimmy are about the lighting — 5% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 87,500 miles.
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Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEAD LIGHTS KEEP SHUTTING OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME THEN IT WILL SWITCH OVER TO THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS, THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE AT NIGHTTIME WITH THE LIGHTS ON, WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SO WE HAVE NOT BROUGHT IT IN.
NHTSA complaint #10253975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
I OWN THIS 1997 GMC JIMMY THAT I PURCHASED FROM MY MOTHER IN DECEMBER 2004. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS, THEY JUST QUIT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND AT THAT TIME NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS REASON. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AND ASSEMBLY. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR GMC AND CHEVROLET MINIVANS FOR THIS SAME REASON. IT IS MY FEELING THAT THE 1997 JIMMY SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OR A SEPARATE RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE MODELS USING THE SAME ASSEMBLY AS THE 1997 JIMMY.
NHTSA complaint #10129827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
I OWN THIS 1997 GMC JIMMY THAT I PURCHASED FROM MY MOTHER IN DECEMBER 2004. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS, THEY JUST QUIT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND AT THAT TIME NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS REASON. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AND ASSEMBLY. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR GMC AND CHEVROLET MINIVANS FOR THIS SAME REASON. IT IS MY FEELING THAT THE 1997 JIMMY SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OR A SEPARATE RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE MODELS USING THE SAME ASSEMBLY AS THE 1997 JIMMY.
NHTSA complaint #10129827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DT: ON 5/24/05 CALLER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON LEVEL GROUND ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE ONTO THE VEHICLE BROKE AND ALLOWED SPARE TO BREAK AWAY AND FELL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS IN THE PAST AS WELL. THE WIPERS WOULD START AND STOP UNANNOUNCED AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND THE BLINKERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CAR WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SMELL LIKE GAS AND FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT WORK. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10122079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
I OWN THIS 1997 GMC JIMMY THAT I PURCHASED NEW. IN JULY 2004 AT 51,500 MILES, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE, SIGNAL, HAZARD FLASHER LIGHTS, THEY JUST QUIT WORKING AND I HAD A NEAR COLLISION BECAUSE OF IT TWICE BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THEY WERE NOT WORKING. I CARRIED IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND AT THAT TIME NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS REASON. I PAID THEM $427.45 FOR A REPLACEMENT ASSY. INSTALLED. I AM RECENTLY AWARE OF A RECALL FOR GMC AND CHEVROLET MINIVANS FOR THIS SAME REASON. IT IS MY FEELING THAT THE 1997 JIMMY AND BLAZER SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OR A SEPARATE RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE MODELS USING THE SAME ASSEMBLY AS THE 1997 JIMMY.
NHTSA complaint #10115936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, NO LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS RESEARCHED PART TO REPAIR IS AT A COST OF $340.00 WITHOUT LABOR.....
NHTSA complaint #10089023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED MALFUNCTIONED SWITCH WAS CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHTS TO FAIL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10089821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING POORLY. EACH TIME CONSUMER'S HUSBAND PUT IN A FUSE IT BLEW OUT. CONSUMER HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER/MECHANIC BECAUSE IT COST TOO MUCH. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WENT TO THE WEB AND FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. CONSUMER FELT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ON WEB ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10067524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE PAINT OF THE CAR IS CHIPPING, THE ELECTICAL IS NOT WORKING (BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS), THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING (MOTOR), AND THE FUSES KEEP BREAKING, AND THE SEAT BEAL BUCKLES ARE NOT WORKING AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10067541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PAINT OF THE CAR IS CHIPPING, THE ELECTICAL IS NOT WORKING (BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS), THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING (MOTOR), AND THE FUSES KEEP BREAKING, AND THE SEAT BEAL BUCKLES ARE NOT WORKING AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10067541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE PAINT OF THE CAR IS CHIPPING, THE ELECTICAL IS NOT WORKING (BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS), THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING (MOTOR), AND THE FUSES KEEP BREAKING, AND THE SEAT BEAL BUCKLES ARE NOT WORKING AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10067541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PAINT OF THE CAR IS CHIPPING, THE ELECTICAL IS NOT WORKING (BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS), THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING (MOTOR), AND THE FUSES KEEP BREAKING, AND THE SEAT BEAL BUCKLES ARE NOT WORKING AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10067541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 1997 GMC JIMMY IS ON ITS THIRD MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. I REPLACED IT ONCE IN NOVEMBER 2001, AND AGAIN LAST WEEK. MY JIMMY ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #10066262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE 'ON' THEY COMPETE WITH THE RUNNING LIGHTS. SIMPLY, THE LIGHTS FLASH BETWEEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT SWITCH 3 TIMES AND WHEN IT GETS 'HOT', THIS HAPPENS AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10066008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING HAD TO REPLACE BOTH ALONG WITH IDLER ARM PITMAN ARM & TIE ROD ENDS , HAD RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT POSSIBLE FAILURE ON THESE WHEN I CALLED GMC THEY REPORTED MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS POSSIBLE RECALL. COST OF 1500.00 ALSO FUEL PUMP FAILED COST OF 700.00 NOW DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS DEFECTED WILL NOT CLOSE , PROBEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOCKS ,WINDOWS, LIGHTS INTERIOR & EXTERIOR,WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY, FUEL GAUGE STICKS.
NHTSA complaint #10052763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING HAD TO REPLACE BOTH ALONG WITH IDLER ARM PITMAN ARM & TIE ROD ENDS , HAD RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT POSSIBLE FAILURE ON THESE WHEN I CALLED GMC THEY REPORTED MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS POSSIBLE RECALL. COST OF 1500.00 ALSO FUEL PUMP FAILED COST OF 700.00 NOW DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS DEFECTED WILL NOT CLOSE , PROBEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOCKS ,WINDOWS, LIGHTS INTERIOR & EXTERIOR,WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY, FUEL GAUGE STICKS.
NHTSA complaint #10052763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND NO HAZARD LIGHTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
NHTSA complaint #10002246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT UNTIL THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE BLEW OUT. REPLACED FUSE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO AND I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO JONES CHEVROLET IN SUMTER, SC. THEY SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THIS TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TIM'S AUTO PRO IN DALZELL, SC TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. TIM FOUND THAT THE WIRING FROM THE FUSE BLOCK UP UNDER AND BEHIND THE DASH HAD SHORTED OUT DUE TO THE WAY IT WAS INSTALLED ORIGINALLY AT THE FACTORY. PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CHAFFED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND THE WIRING MELTED TOGETHER KEEPING OUR BRAKE LIGHTS ON. HE REMOVED THE DASH AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS TO GET TO THE HARNESS AND REPAIRED IT SO OUR BRAKES WORK AND THERE ARE NO SHORTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT GMC SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE THE HARNESS WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT. IF BY SOME CHANCE THE WIRING HAD CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASH WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER GMC JIMMY DOWN THE ROAD THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS OR LOSS OF LIFE. PLEASE CHECK FOR ME WITH GMC AND SEE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON OTHER GMC JIMMY OR BLAZER PRODUCTS.
NHTSA complaint #765981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
WITHOUT WARNING MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO USE COMMUNICATION COMPONENTS. *JG
NHTSA complaint #8005287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WITHOUT WARNING MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO USE COMMUNICATION COMPONENTS. *JG
NHTSA complaint #8005287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
HEADLAMP DIMMER SWITCH FAILED. MJS
NHTSA complaint #547339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
LAMP SWITCH FAILED CAUSING OVERHEAD MAP LIGHT TO STAY ON.
NHTSA complaint #604623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.