Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-06-12 | 97V096001 |
SEAT BELTS | 586,058 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS CON… |
| 2012-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STOPPED AT LOCAL RESTAURANT, IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND WE WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHIC… |
| 2007-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. … |
| 2007-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-65 GOING TO WORK, 70 MPH. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICE A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMI… |
| 2006-10-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RADIATOR SLUDGE/CORROSION. FLUSHED RADIATOR AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT. SLUDGE REAPPEARED AND CORRODED THERMOSTAT AGAIN. R… |
| 2006-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ABS LED LIT ON DASHBOARD, BRAKES FAILED APPROACHING RED LIGHT. DEALERSHIP STATED BRAKES WERE FINE WH… |
| 2005-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AT ALL TIMES. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING CAPABILITIES OF TH… |
| 2005-03-01 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | THE MIRROR ON THE CONSUMER'S 1996 GMC JIMMY CRACKED IN THE PIVOT WHERE THE MIRROR ADJUSTED IN AND OUT. *NM *SC *JB |
| 2005-02-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE A 1996 GMC JIMMY AND ANY TIME THAT I APPLY BRAKES AND THER… |
| 2005-01-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | THE CENTER HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT, OR THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, HAS GONE OUT CAUSING ME TO BE REJECTED FOR AN INSPECTION STICK… |
| 2004-12-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | (1) THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION. (2) I CAME TO A DEAD END STREET AND HAD TO TURN… |
| 2004-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY BRAKES ON MY 1996 JIMMY HAVE LOCKED UP ON ME. INCREASING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS , HOWEVER … |
| 2004-12-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE STANDING VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A VEHICLE HEAD… |
| 2004-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | (1)NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. (2) DOME LIGHT QUIT WORKING WHEN DOORS ARE OPEN. POWER MIRRORS QUIT WORKING. POWER SEA… |
| 2004-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I AM WRITING IN REGARD TO MY 1996 GMC JIMMY. IT CAUGHT ON FIRE A FEW DAYS AGO, AND WAS T… |
| 2004-11-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | MY JIMMY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE FUSE BOX SYSTEM. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.… |
| 2004-11-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM (AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE) FOR THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE 1996 GMC JIMMY SUV. … |
| 2004-07-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT APPEARS TO BE SHATTERED. MAINTENANCE WAS ABOVE LEVEL REQUIRED BY BOOK AND SEEMS TO BE A CASTING… |
| 2004-07-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT ON TO ROAD. APPLIED BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A LIGHT. EVEN WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL … |
| 2004-06-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | Yes | 0 | DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS A BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO ABS MALFUNCTION,CALLED THE GMC NUMBER AND THEY SAID THAT WHILE T… |
| 2004-06-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | OVERHEATING AT 100,00 MILES. OPEN RADIATOR CAP TO FIND THICK, RUSTY ORANGE-COLORED SLUDGE. REPLACE LOWER HEATER HOSE W… |
| 2004-05-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL# 03V 159 000 WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER.VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER S… |
| 2003-10-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH NO LONGER WORKS. IT FAILED SUDDENLY. *LA |
| 2003-09-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS THAT LEADS TO THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. |
| 2003-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE IDLING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH.*AK |
| 2003-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE AREA - TOTAL LOSS. *LA |
| 2003-08-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A CLICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD, AND VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAI… |
| 2003-08-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SECOND FAILURE OF BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ON 1996 GMC JIMMY 4WD - ACTUAL MILAGE 38,910. THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE NE… |
| 2003-08-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES. *JB |
| 2003-07-31 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WERE CRACKING AND VIBRATING UP AND DOWN. PLEASE F… |
| 2003-07-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1996 GMC JIMMY BEGAN BLOWING COLD AIR LAST WINTER. WE HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED AND REFILLED WITH DEXCOOL. THE COMPAN… |
| 2003-07-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALLS 01I018000 LOWER BALL JOINT; RECALL 03V159000 … |
| 2003-07-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WE OWN A 1996 GMC JIMMY 4X4.THE CONNECTING ROD IN THE ENGINE BROKE CAUSING EXTREME DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MAKING IT INOPE… |
| 2003-07-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED . *AK |
| 2003-06-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK |
| 2003-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKES YOU CAN HEAR THE AIR PUSHING THROUGH THEN THEY G… |
| 2003-05-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | MY 1996 GMC JIMMY HAS HAD BALL JOINT PROBLEMS (UPPER AND LOWER REPLACED AT 40K, 79K), ABS PROBLEMS (RECALLED TO CHANGE … |
| 2003-05-09 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB |
| 2003-04-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SYMPTOMS OF NHTSA RECALL #98-V-150-001 (SOLDER JOINTS) BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE… |
| 2003-03-15 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | SPARE FULL SIZE TIRE FELL OFF FROM UNDER CAR-ONTO ROAD WHILE DRIVING.*AK |
| 2003-03-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | STRONG FUEL SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*JB |
| 2003-03-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS DAMAGED, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LEAN INWARD. *JB |
| 2003-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. ENGINE COOLANT HAS BROKEN DOWN AT 60,000 MILES 10/1/2001, 70,000 MILES 6/1/2… |
| 2003-01-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT PROBLEMS WITH 96 GMC JIMMY. SLUDGE IN SYSTEM. PLUGGED HEATER CORE. COOLANT EVAPORATION. |
| 2003-01-20 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL #98 V 150 001. THE VE… |
| 2003-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FAULTY HEATER CORE THAT IS PLUGGED BY DEXACOOL ANTIFREEZE |
| 2002-12-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMA… |
| 2002-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY LOCKED UP. *AK *JB |
| 2002-12-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PROBLEM STARTED UNDER 100,000 MILES. DT |