85 of the
3,778 complaints filed about the GMC Jimmy
are about the body and structure —
2% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1995.
Driver and Passenger door will not stay shut while driving, I almost fall out the passenger door while my boyfriend was driving the car from Fett's city motor in omaha nebraska when we bought it the door wouldnt shut we have to lift the doors and slim them shut and lock them and that doesnt even work. My Little 15 year old baby brother and his girlfriend was riding with me while driving down [XXX] and the both doors flew open and i didnt have anywhere to pull over to shut the doors my little brother fall out and his girlfriend. I put down $500 on [XXX] and when we bought the car Fette's motors knew the Driver and Passenger doors wasn't shutting the correct way and they still let me buy the car and that is a health hazard and dangerous. Fett's Motor shouldnt be allowed to sell cars or at least sell cars that isn't a a dangerous zone or safety hazard. My 15 year old baby brother had to go to the ER because he and his girlfriend fall out the passenger door and driver door. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #11610371 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC JIMMY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION, THE INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT THE MAIN FRAME FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-462-8782 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. CASE NUMBER: [XXX] WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #11032881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS HAPPENS A LOT. I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF MY SISTER'S DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THERE WAS A CRUNCHING FEELING UNDER MY FOOT ALONG WITH A WEIRD SOUND LIKE, "DOING" AT THE END. I COULD NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH AND RAN INTO HER BROTHER IN LAWS HITCH ON HIS TRUCK WITH MY RIGHT REAR CORNER BUMPER COVER. (IF THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED? MAYBE FASCIA?) IT DIDN'T HURT HIS TRUCK AT ALL, BUT IT SURE BUSTED UP THAT CORNER PIECE REAL GOOD ON MY JIMMY. IT'S BEEN SCARY A FEW TIMES SINCE! I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES BLED, AND NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED, AND IT'S STILL DOING IT! ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT IS ON MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN IT'S OFF IS WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. SO I GET A LITTLE PANICKY WHEN THAT LIGHT GOES OFF, ALTHOUGH I'M PRETTY SURE IT SHOULDN'T BE ON TO BEGIN WITH? I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO ABOUT THIS EXCEPT TO CONTACT SOMEONE ABOUT IT. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THIS ABS ISSUES IS FROM A PROBLEM WITH A SENSOR SOMETHING OR OTHER GETS CORRODED AND HAS BEEN RECALLED. IS THIS TRUE? P.S. I HAVE NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN IT'S RAINY, SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S SNOWY, AND USUALLY WHEN YOU FIRST GET IN THE VEHICLE TO GO SOMEWHERE, IF THAT HELPS.
NHTSA complaint #10681830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
NHTSA complaint #10621744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LATCH, FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,342 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
NHTSA complaint #10573083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EVER SINCE I GOT MY JIMMY MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED UNLESS I SLAM IT. NOW THE INSIDE PANEL IS TORE OFF DUE TO THE SLAMMING. EVERYONE I MEET AFTER THIS HAS THE SAME ISSUE BUT GMC REFUSE TO RECLL THIS PROBLEM!!!
NHTSA complaint #10448997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT MY WORK PLACE PARKING LOT AND BACKED ON TO MY SPARE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND SOMEONE BEHIND ME RUN INTO IT. I HAVE OWNED BLAZERS AND JIMMY'S FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. CHECKING OUT THIS WEBSITE I NOW KNOW THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I WILL TELL EVERYONE THAT I KNOW WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES ABOUT THIS DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10364086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SLOWLY THE DOOR HAS BEEN GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO CLOSE. THEN THE DOOR PANEL STARTED POPPING OFF EVERYTIME YOU CLOSE THE DOOR AND NOW THE DOOR WONT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. WAS TOLD JIMMYS ARE WELL KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR HINGES...
NHTSA complaint #10313644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE FRONT DOORS DO NOT STAY OPEN WHEN ON AN INCLINE, SUCH AS MY DRIVEWAY. YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT CATCHES BEFORE YOU GET OUT, BUT THEN IF YOU DON'T GET OUT REAL SLOW IT WILL CLOSE ON YOU. THE CATCH IS NOT DEEP ENOUGH. I HAVE HAD MY LEG SLAMMED IN IT MANY TIMES. I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS A PLACE TO REPORT IT UNTIL I CAME ACROSS THIS SITE LOOKING FOR CHILD CAR SEAT SAFETY REPORTS. MY HUSBAND HAS LISTENED TO ME COMPLAIN ABOUT IT EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10244093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 1999 GMC JIMMY HAS BEEN GIVEN US PROBLEMS SHUTTING THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DOORS. IT LEAKED IN THE CAR WASH OR WHEN RAINING AS THE DOORS DID NOT PROPERLY CLOSE, AND NOW THEY DIDN'T CLOSE AT ALL. I MUST SPEND $300 , NOT IN MY BUDGET SO WILL GET BEHIND WITH BILLS, TO HAVE THE PINS AND HINGES REPLACED AS THEY WERE MADE WITH NYLON , BUT THE REPLACEMENTWAS MADE OF BRASS. I HAD TO PAY ALREADY TO HAVE THE DOOR FIXED TO CLOSE. I TELL MY SON TO FASTEN HIS SEATBELT AND STAY AWAY FROM THE DOOR AS EVEN IF IT LOCKED. I WAS AFRAID IT MIGHT OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #10185632 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS HAVE FALLEN OFF BEFORE 90K MILES. THIS WAS DUE TO THE PLASTIC DETERIORATING AT THE JUNCTION WHERE THE MIRROR "FOLDS AWAY." REPLACED EGR VALVE SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST THREE WERE UNDER WARRANTY, THE REST HAVE BEEN ON ME. IN ADDITION, MOST MAJOR FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, OR REPAIRED. THE IDLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ROUGH, AND IT WILL ON OCCASION, SMOKE AND OMIT STRONG ODORS OF UNBURNED FUEL. WIPERS FAILED AT 20K MILES. I RESOLDERED THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DRIVERS SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN A LOCKED POSITION, WHICH CAUSES ME SOME CONCERN. BY THE WAY, THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE CAR (BOUGHT IT NEW), THE SEAT WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND WAS PROMPTLY TOLD THAT "IT IS A NORMAL CONDITION." HMMM, AS A DESIGN ENGINEER I HAVE TO WONDER ABOUT THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS; AS ANY FORWARD OR REARWARD IMPACT WOULD ALLOW THE SEAT TO FLEX WHICH COULD MAKE A MINOR NON-INJURY ACCIDENT SOMETHING FAR WORSE. THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, ALTERNATOR TWICE, BATTERY FIVE. ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL PARTS THROUGH GM. I HAVE HAD ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND STILL THERE IS A PAINFUL CHATTER OF THE PEDAL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, WHICH IS OUTSIDE THE ABS PARAMETERS. WIND NOISE IS QUITE LOUD, AS THE FIT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, TERRIBLE. THE PLASTIC WHICH COVERS THE A/C WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS BROKEN AND FALLEN AWAY, PIECE BY PIECE, SOMETIMES LODGING ITSELF ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING SOME RATHER UNPLEASANT ODORS. OH, AND SINCE THERE IS NO LONGER ANY COVERING OVER THE A/C, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THE COLDNESS, WHICH WAS THE SAVING GRACE OF THIS VEHICLE, HAS BEEN REDUCED TO THAT OF A GLORIFIED FAN.
NHTSA complaint #10168470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BEGAN TO SAG WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE DOOR HINGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10165232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
GMC JIMMY, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DROP WHEN OPENED. WONT CLOSE CORRECTLY, HAVE TO SLAM THEM. PER A CSC REPRESENTATIVE AT GMC, THIS IS A KNOWN ONGOING PROBLEM, WITH NO RESOLUTION. I WANT THE HINGES ON BOTH DOORS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE AND MY SONS GMC SONOMA. BEFORE THE DOORS DON'T SHUT. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION BECAUSE I AM NOT AN LONG TIME RELIABLE CUSTOMER TO THE SPEEDWAY CHEVY DEALERSHIP THEY CALLED!
NHTSA complaint #10157077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE BALL JOINTS AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THERE WERE NHTSA RECALLS 01I018000 AND 01V200000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS DUE TO VIN. IN ADDITION, THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL. THE LEFT DOOR BROKE OFF WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE MALE JOINT OF THE DOOR BROKE WHEN SHUTTING THE DOOR. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #10141716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC ENVOY DIAMOND EDITION WHICH HE BOUGHT NEW WITH MAJOR GUARD PROTECTION. CURRENTLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT, AND TWO YEARS LEFT ON MY MAJOR GUARD INSURANCE. A SAFETY PROBLEM SURFACED. THE TOP HINGES ON THE TWO FRONT DOORS CRACKED , CAUSING DOORS TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT DOORS WERE SAGGING AND NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY WITH STRIKER PLATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. . HE LOOKED FOR TSB BULLETINS FOR 2000 JIMMY ENVOY. HE SAID THERE WERE NO BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON THE DOOR HINGES , BUT NOTICED THEY HAVE CHANGED FROM WELDED HINGES BACK TO BOLT ON HINGES, AND THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT COVERED BY GM OR MAJOR GUARD PROTECTION PLAN. FOR APPROXIMATELY $700-$800 THEY COULD CHANGE THE HINGES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10139433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DEFECTIVE DOOR HINGES ON THE 2000 GMC JIMMY.*MR THE DEFECTIVE HINGES CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE FRONT DOOR SAG AND ARE NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY TO THE STRIKER PLATE.
NHTSA complaint #10135631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: CALLED GM TO CHECK FOR A RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THATHOOD BOLTS THAT ATTACH HOOD HAVE WORKED LOOSE. THIS CREATES A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THESE STAY TIGHTENED ABOUT A MONTH TIME AND THEY WORK LOOSE AGAIN. THIS OCCURS ON BOTH SIDES. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE TIGHTENED. AGAIN THEY WORK LOOSE.
NHTSA complaint #10121925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2000 GMC JIMMY EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH START UP AS WELL AS WITH THE GAS GAUGE ON THE DASHBOARD. *MR THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AN EXTREMELY COLD MORNING IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING FROM EMPTY TO FULL. THE CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM REPLACE THE PCM MODULE (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) FREE OF CHARGE. THE ENGINEER SUGGESTED THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR IF THE WEATHER IS VERY COLD. *SC THE PASSENGER SIDE WEATHER STRIP FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #10121560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.