16 of the 141 complaints about the 2001 GMC Jimmy are about the braking system — 11% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 81,926 miles.
16
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SERVICE BRAKES
FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGES UNSAFE DESIGN REPLACE THEM 38 TIMES NO KIDDING. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON NOT BLINKING STEADY ON FOR 5 YEARS. ABS KICKS IN ON DRY ROAD WHEN TURNING SOMETIMES. AND YES ALL NEW HUBS ARE ON IT. OTHER THAN THESE THINGS THE CAR IS BULLET PROOF AND LOVE IT.
NHTSA complaint #11221377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 06/02/2017
NHTSA complaint #10969090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED FRONT BRAKES TO FAIL ON 11/30/2015 NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM THE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10808022 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF RECALLS FOR THE 2001 GMC JIMMY, MAINLY RECALL #01073A & B STATING EXT. LIGHTING BRAKE SWITCH/ NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. I'M TOLD THAT THE SERVICE WAS APPARENTLY COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE IN 2002, BUT ANOTHER RECALL CAME OUT IN 2008 STATING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM CANADA IS REFUSING TO DO THE NECESSARY RECALL ON MY TRUCK STATING THAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED AND THAT MY VEHICLE IS OVER A DECADE OLD, SO IT'S MY PROBLEM. I WON'T BE PURCHASING ANOTHER GMC IN THE FUTURE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING AND ITS THE SWITCH THAT NEEDS REPLACING. THANKS FOR NOTHING GM! YOU JUST LOST A LONG TERM CUSTOMER OVER A RECALL PART. DEC 2001 - RECALL #01V364000 MAY 2008 - RECALL #01V364 / 01073B
NHTSA complaint #10745115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ABS BRAKE SENSOR NOT WORKING. FROM ONLINE SEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 GMC JIMMY AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR THE PAST YEAR THAT THE ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL COME SOMETIMES BUT AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL BE OFF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SENSOR IS BAD AND IT WOULD COST OVER $700.00 TO FIX. SINCE THIS IS A BIG ISSUE I WISH YOU WOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND HAVE GM ISSUE A RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10479572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AT ESTIMATED 1200.00 AND THE PEDAL BRAKE CONTROL AND MECHANISM AT 160.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A 2001 AND HAVE LOTS OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10229262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AT ESTIMATED 1200.00 AND THE PEDAL BRAKE CONTROL AND MECHANISM AT 160.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A 2001 AND HAVE LOTS OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10229262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE STOPPING NORMALLY AT LESS THEN 5 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SO HARD IT WAS HARD TO STOP.
NHTSA complaint #10190222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP ONCE FOR INSPECTION. ALTHOUGH AN ABS PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.
NHTSA complaint #10143099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROUGH BRAKING THAT BECAME WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE CONTROL WAS QUESTIONABLE. GMC DEALER ADVISED THAT ROTORS ON ALL 4 WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. INSPECTION OF ROTORS INDICATED THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PAD CONTACT AREA ON THE ROTORS. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO THEN BE APPLIED OVER A WASHBOARD TYPE SURFACE WHICH ALMOST ELIMINATED FUNCTIONALITY. ALL PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON THIS GMC JIMMY VEHICLE WHICH ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES. DEALER RETAINED PARTS AND BILLED $725.
NHTSA complaint #10133990 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED HER VEHICLE IN 2001 AND HAS ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM BECAUSE THE BRAKES PADS WERE WORN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN ABOUT 3000 MILES FOR A RECHECK. IN SEPT. 2004 SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO FIRESTONE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT EVERYTHING WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN MARCH 2005.
NHTSA complaint #10120007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THIS VEHICLE AT 11,000 MILES ONE YEAR AGO WENT FOR STATE INSPECTION AND THE ROTORS WERE SO RUSTED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE REFACED SO THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER THE GENERAL VEHICLE 3 YR 30,000 MILE WARRANTY. THEN TODAY AT 27140 MILES DURING STATE INSPECTION THE ROTORS WERE ONCE AGAIN RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THEY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. FAILURE OF THESE ITEMS COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. EXPLANATION FROM DEALER WITHOUT ANY TESTING WAS THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE ROAD SALT. NONE OF MY OTHER GM VEHICLES ( 1991 JIMMY WITH 169,000 MILES,AND A 1996 GRAND AM WITH 159,000 MILES) EXHIBIT THIS SYMPTOM EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE USED ON THE ON THE SAME ROADS. THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SPECIFICATION FOR THE METAL IN THESE ROTORS. THIS IMPROPER SPECIFICATION MAY LEAD TO POSSIBLE CRACKING OF THESE ROTORS. I AM REQUESTING THE OLD PARTS FROM THE REPAIR SHOP SO THAT GM MAY INSPECT THEM. BEING A QUALITY ENGINEER I KNOW THAT GM WILL WANT THESE BACK TO PERFORM METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS ON THE ROTORS AND FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE RUST.
NHTSA complaint #10107908 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GMC JIMMY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INCLUDING IGNITION SWITCH, WHEEL BEARINGS, CLANKING NOISE, ROARING NOISE, WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WINDSHIELD WIPER HOSE FAILURE, BATTERY, A/C, AND SO ON. CURRENTLY, MY VEHICLE CLANKS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND MY A/C DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. DEALERSHIP CONSISTENTLY SAYS "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG" HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2+ YEARS AND I KNOW MY CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10042970 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
VEHICLE HAS NON-ENGAGING TRANSMISSION AS AT TIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS OUT IN 2ND AND THEN DROPS DOWN TO 1ST. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 3 OCCASIONS AS THERE WERE EMISSIONS PROBLEMS. FRONT END MAKES CONSTANT POPPING NOISE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN LUBED ON 3 OR MORE OCCASIONS AS WELL AS COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND LUBED. BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A RUPTURE IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
NHTSA complaint #767698 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
UPON APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL INTO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8017413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND BEING WARPED. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #8015768 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.