1,334 of the 3,778 complaints filed about the GMC Jimmy are about the braking system — 35% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1994.
1,334
Complaints
35%
Share of all complaints
227
Crashes
1
Fires
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,426.
NHTSA complaint #10723512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
THERE ARE 8 DIFFERENT SERIOUS SAFETY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED OF.
NHTSA complaint #10700678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
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.
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR CYLINDERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10632478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
NHTSA complaint #10588059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
LIVING NEAR A SALT MINE OHIO USES SALT LIKE CRAZY I'M FORTUNATE THAT I DO ALL THE WORK MYSELF ROTTEN BRAKE LINES FUEL LINES THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SNOW BELT ROT MY JIMMY IS MECHANICALLY SOUND WITH 190000 MILES DRIVE IT ALMOST 200 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL ROT TO PIECES BEFORE IT DIES AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS NEED TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO GET RIDE OF ICE ON ROADS IN OHIO OR DIFFERENT ALLOYS TO MAKE LINES WITH. A LOT OF MECHANICS IN THE SOUTH WON'T OR DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK ON CORRODED PARTS OR SOME EVEN CHARGE A HIGHER RATE.
NHTSA complaint #10556786 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
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.
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND THE RED BRAKES WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RETURNED TO THE HOUSE AND CANCELLED HER SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. LATER, AFTER I ARRIVED HOME I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF LEAKING ABOVE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I JACKED UP THE CAR, REMOVED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND A RUBBER SHIELD BETWEEN THE FRAME RAIL AND BODY. MORE EVIDENCE OF A LEAK WAS PRESENT. I STARTED THE CAR, PUMPED THE BRAKES TWICE, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND REINSPECTED THE AREA. THE METAL BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL HAD A LEAK WHERE IT 90S TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE AXLE.
NHTSA complaint #10513498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
THE REAR BRAKE LINE KEEPS GIVING OUT EVEN AFTER REPLACING IT AND, THERE IS LOSS OF THE REAR BRAKES. THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF FIX THAT A GMC DEALER CAN PROVIDE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10500073 — 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.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT 94,445 MILES: NOTICED A SMALL LEAKAGE ON GARAGE FLOOR, FORWARD OF LEFT REAR TIRE--WITHIN 10 MILES NOTED SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. TAKEN TO REPAIR FACILITY THE FOLLOWING MORNING...THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ON DRIVER'S SIDE WERE FOUND CORRODED AND CRACKED WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID LOSS- IRONICALLY AS THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE BAY--THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF REAR BRAKES-- ONLY THEN--IN THE BAY, DID THE "BRAKE" SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON! (GOOD REASON TO CALL THEM ' IDIOT' LIGHTS).
NHTSA complaint #10451980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE FAILED AND NOW NOTICED ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED ABOUT 2 FEET FROM THE ABS WHERE THEY MEET AT TO ROUTE DOWN TO THE FRAME RAILS.
NHTSA complaint #10435226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UPON INSPECTION OF 2000 GMC JIMMY 4DR / 4WD BRAKE LINE DRIVERS SIDE OVER FRAME NEXT TO FUEL TANK HELD DOWN BY A CLIP LEADING TO REAR BRAKES RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION AROUND THE CLIP AREA THAT HOLDS THE LINE TO FRAME CAUSING TOTAL LOSS REAR BRAKES AND PROPER BRAKING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE RETURNING HOME TO PARK VEHICLE AT OUR RESIDENCE,.. LUCKILY AT TIME OF INCIDENT WE WERE ON OUR OWN RURAL PROPERTY IN DRIVEWAY WHICH IS (APPROXIMATELY 2/10 MILE LONG) AND NOT THE BUSY MAIN HIGHWAY WHICH WAS TRAVELED AT 55 MPH. THE TERRAIN WAS USED IN OUR DRIVEWAY TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. THANKFULLY NO INJURY'S TO OCCUPANTS (INCLUDING A 3 YEAR OLD CHILD) OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OCCURRED WITH THIS INCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10434873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
DRUM IN HAT STYLE PARKING BRAKE 'WORE OUT' AFTER ONLY ABOUT 18 MONTHS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INCREMENTALLY DURING THE PERIOD AS THE PEDAL GRADUALLY HAD TO BE DEPRESSED FURTHER AND FURTHER TO BE EFFECTIVE. DEALER REPLACED ONLY SHOES UNDER WARRANTY. ONE YEAR LATER, AFTER THE SAME GRADUAL DECLINE IN PERFORMANCE MENTIONED ABOVE, THE PARKING BRAKE LOST FUNCTIONALITY AGAIN. DEALER CLAIMED NEGLECT ON OUR PART BY LEAVING THE BRAKE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE GRADUAL NATURE OF THE FAILURE COULD BE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY. A CABLE ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE WHICH DID RESTORE PARTIAL FUNCTIONALITY. YET EVEN THOUGH WE EMPLOYED JUDICIOUS USE OF THE BRAKE FROM THEN ON, THE REPAIR LASTED ONLY A FEW YEARS. WE HAVE HAD NO FUNCTIONALITY FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW BELIEVING THAT SOME FLAW IN THE DESIGN MADE THEM NON-REPAIRABLE. RECENTLY IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THIS BRAKE SYSTEM (DRUM IN HAT MANUFACTURED BY TRW) HAS HAD SIMILAR ISSUES IN OTHER GMC PRODUCTS IN WHICH IT HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED (NHTSA ITEM #1006115, SERVICE BULLETIN #020526001B FOR EXAMPLE). ALSO WE DISCOVERED THAT AN ACTUAL RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED (NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN #05V161000) APPARENTLY FOR THE SAME TRW BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE GMC SIERRA (MODEL YEARS 1999 THRU 2005). APPARENTLY IT HAS BEEN THEORIZED THAT THESE BRAKES ARE FAILING BECAUSE THE SHOES ARE NOT BEING ADEQUATELY DISENGAGED FROM THE DRUM DUE TO SOME DEFECT IN THE RETURN MECHANISM. WE FEEL THAT THE GRADUAL NATURE OF THE FAILURE, THE SERVICE BULLETINS WHICH TARGET INADEQUATE RETURN SPRING TENSION, THE VARIETY OF GMC MODELS INVOLVED AND FINALLY OUR OWN (NOT PROVABLE) BELIEF THAT THE CAUSE OF THESE REPEATED FAILURES IS NOT FROM DRIVING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET WARRANT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. NOW THAT THERE IS A PROPER FIX AVAILABLE FOR THIS SEEMINGLY OBVIOUS DEFECT, I INTEND TO HAVE IT DONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10407366 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS ACTIVATES AT OR BELOW 5MPH ON DRY ROADS/PAVEMENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE. OCCURS OFTEN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS/LIGHTS OR PARKING AREAS POSING DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #10346976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1999 AND 2000 GMC JIMMY'S. CONSUMER STATES LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED/CRACKED WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE 2000 AND NUMEROUS GAS LINES LEAKING, CORROSION ON THE 1999 GMC JIMMY. *TGW
NHTSA complaint #10331744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.