111 of the 3,778 complaints filed about the GMC Jimmy are about the airbag system — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1995.
111
Complaints
3%
Share of all complaints
93
Crashes
3
Fires
AIR BAGS
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.
AIR BAGS
I HAD A HEAD ON A ACCIDENT WHICH BENT THE BODY FRAME BUT AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT
NHTSA complaint #11176635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1988 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, AND WRIST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED CONTINUOUS MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
NHTSA complaint #10925435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I REPLACED MY FRONT PADS AND ROTORS. BEEN FINE FOR A WEEK TILL YESTERDAY I STOPPED AT A LIGHT BRAKES FELT SLIGHTLY SPONGY, NOT LONG AFTER MAYBE TEN MINUTES THREE CARS AHEAD OF ME HAD STOPPED AS I HIT THE BRAKE MY FOOT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I SMACKED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME DOING APPX. 35-40 MPH. IT WAS A FOUR CAR PILEUP I TOOK HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE MORE OR LESS TOTALED THE VEHICLE BUT THE AIRBAGS HAD FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUFFERING A CONCUSSION. THE SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK AS IT SHOULD HAVE EITHER THEREFORE CAUSING MY WHIPLASH TO BE SEVERE.
NHTSA complaint #10534698 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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
BAD 3 VEHICKLE AUTO ACCIDENT ON I-96 IN MICHIGAN. A WHITE CAR STOPPED OR STALLED IN CENTER LANE OF HIGHWAY AND WAS THEN HIT BY A GREEN CAR AND WE HIT THE GREEN CAR "HEAD ON" IN THE REAR.. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A DIRECT HEAD ON HIT AT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. MY TRUCK WAS A 1997 GMC JIMMY.
NHTSA complaint #10411812 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN CAR CRASH MY 1999 JIMMY WAS TOTAL THE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY SMASH IN TO THE GLOVE DEPARTMENT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT COME DEPLOY AND THE MAN WHERE IT WAS TOWED SAID SHOULD CHECK IT OUT AS HARD AS IT WAS HIT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.
NHTSA complaint #10334600 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL ACCIDENT TO MY 1998 JIMMY AT 35 MPH. EXTENSIVE FRONT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO AIR BAG CODES EVERYTHING WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. BOTH POLICE OFFICERS AGREED THAT WITH THE TYPE OF ACCIDENT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. BECAUSE OF NO DEPLOYMENT I WAS INJURED AND HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF MY INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #10241611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS ARMS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS SENT TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN AND THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.
NHTSA complaint #10202097 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DT: THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THIS WAS OVER A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS AND LATER STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. CONSUMER DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AFTER ACCELERATION FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT THIRTY SECONDS, AND THEN IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE ABS WAS DELAYED WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. THE BRAKES LOCKED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE SLID. THE BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS, THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT CONTINUOUSLY, AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED A YEAR AGO BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN JANUARY 2004 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IT STRUCK A PARKED CAR AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS WAS FRONT IMPACT. THE CONSUMER HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE. *AK.
NHTSA complaint #10134865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: CONTACT STATES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END COLLISION. CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #10122539 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
NHTSA complaint #10108527 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 TRUCK I HAVE IS 1997 GMC JIMMY 4X4 SLT MODEL I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2000 KNOWING IT WAS A PRE OWNED VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS THE VEHICLE WAS NICE BUT THE NEXT TWO YEARS I HAVE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES SO FAR WITH THIS VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED 1) IGNITION SWITCH THAT COSTED 700.OO 2) PULLEY 3) ALTERNATOR 4) HEATER CORE 5) COMPRESSOR FOR A/C IS GONE HAVENT REPLACED 6) FUEL PUMP IS GONE HAVENT REPLACED 7)WINSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO USUAL ON CLEAR DAYS BUT WHEN ITS STORMING THEY DONT WORK WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ME GETTING DRENCHED 8) TAILGATE DOENST WANT TO GO UP I HAVE HAD TWO YEARS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK AND STILL CONTINE TO DO SO I PURCHASED MY TRUCK WITH 21,252 MI AND I NOW HAVE 70,329 MI I NEED BALL JOINTS WHICH I HAVE NOT REPLACED IN MY OPINION THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNMED AND I BELIEVE EVER MADE.
NHTSA complaint #10102287 — 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:FRONTAL
HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS OR DRIVING LIGHTS. VEHICLE ALSO HAS BEEN IN TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER WRECK. VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A DEALER AND COULD NOT BE FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #10066198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25-35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY INSURANCE COMPANY TO CALL NHTSA.
NHTSA complaint #10063418 — 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.