10 of the 307 complaints about the 2000 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 99,000 miles.
10
Complaints
8
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE SEEN THREADS OF SMOKE ON 3 OR 4 OCCASIONS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OUT AFTER A MINUTE AND COMES ON AGAIN REPEATEDLY.
NHTSA complaint #10511284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS COLLIDED INTO THE REAR BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE . UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED.
NHTSA complaint #10099405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A 2000 GMC JIMMY WAITING FOR A WRECK TO BE CLEARED WHEN A MEDIUM SIZE CAR HIT US FROM BEHIND DOING ABOUT 55 MILES A HOUR. TOTALLY THE JIMMY BEYOND REPAIR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT TO PROTECT US FROM THE IMPACT. THE JIMMY WAS NEVER IN A WRECK PRIOR TO THIS SO THE AIR BAGS HAD NEVER BEEN USED. THEY FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #10067890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
ON JANUARY 5, 2004 I TRIED TO STOP MY 2000 GMC JIMMY (SUV), INSTEAD OF STOPPING, THE JIMMY PICKED UP SPEED AND RESULTED IN A THREE CAR CRASH. TWO OF THE CARS (MY JIMMY AND A 1995 MERCURY) WERE TOTALED AND THE OTHER CAR (A HONDA RUNNER SUV)HAD DAMAGE TOTALING $11,000. ALTHOUGHT I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, WHEN MY CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT (THE ROASRUNNER), NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS IN MY JIMMY WERE DEPLYED. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE MECHANICS AT HENDERSON CHEVY IN LAS VEGAS INFORMED ME THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED MISERABLY. AS FOR THE AIRBAGS, THEY DID NOT HAVE A CLUE. I CONTACTED GMC AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT. THEIR INVESTIGATORS CAME TO THE DEALER AND AUTHORIZED SOME WORK ON THE JIMMY SO AS TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND THE REASONS FOR THE CRASH. AS OF THIS WRITING, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS FROM GMC. I HAVE TRIED, REPEATEDLY, TO CONTACT GMC BUT NO ONE WOULD RETURN MY CALLS. I ALSO DEMANDED THAT THE RESULTS OF THEIR INVESTIGATION BE SENT TO ME IN WRITING. THIS REQUEST WAS, ALSO, IGNORED.
NHTSA complaint #10060435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING, THERE WERE TREES LINING THE ROAD, CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE AN INTERSETION OR LIGHT, CONSUMER THEN TRAVELED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND CONSUMER WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #563083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING, THERE WERE TREES LINING THE ROAD, CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE AN INTERSETION OR LIGHT, CONSUMER THEN TRAVELED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND CONSUMER WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #563083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN HEAD-ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO FRONTAL COLLISIONS IN ONE ACCIDENT, THE FIRST COLLISION WAS AT 40 MPH AND THE SECOND WAS AT 5 MPH, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY BOTH TIMES, 2 CONSUMERS WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT, AN INSPECTOR STATE AIRBAGS NOT A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #893681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THEN, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, AND HE HIT A LIGHT POLE ,AND BOUNCED OFF THE POLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #893031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. DEALER CANT FIND CAUSE. *AK DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP ALL THE WAY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO IT WAS MISALIGNED. UNDERHOOD LIGHT BULB BROKEN, DEALER REPLACED BULB. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #881109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
ON 9-6-00 I HIT A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE BASE APROX 3FT HIGH & 2FT ACROSS.WITH MY 2000 GMCJIMMY I WAS GOING APROX 35MPH AT THE TIME THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF . THE INPACT WAS DEAD CTR & STRIGHT ON .THE ROAD WAS DRY .I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AN NOT HURT THERE WAS $10,000+ DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK I WOLD LIKE TO KNOW IF & WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF THANKYOU
NHTSA complaint #734148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.