Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 GMC Jimmy.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL#03V117 REGARDING POSSIBLE SEATBELT FAILURE AND WE NOTIFIED OUR LOCAL GMC DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDE… |
| 2014-06-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED AFTER NUME… |
| 2014-02-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING F… |
| 2011-07-08 | EQUIPMENT | Yes | 4 | BAD 3 VEHICKLE AUTO ACCIDENT ON I-96 IN MICHIGAN. A WHITE CAR STOPPED OR STALLED IN CENTER LANE OF HIGHWAY AND WAS THEN… |
| 2010-11-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2009-09-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 GMC JIMMY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE ALWAYS ONLY WORKED WHEN THEY WANTED TO. NOW, THEY DO NOT WORK AT A… |
| 2008-05-14 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOW DEPENDABLY NON-FUNCTIONAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED THE MOST (LIKE WHEN IT'S RAINING). … |
| 2008-02-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY AT BEST; HAVE BEEN THIS WAY FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW, BUT HAVE BEEN GETTING S… |
| 2008-02-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE ACCURATELY AT LOW FUEL STATES. AS FUEL APPROACHES EMPTY (WITH 1/8 - 1/4 ACTUAL FUEL REMAI… |
| 2008-01-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEAD LIGHTS KEEP SHUTTING OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME THEN IT WILL SWITCH OVER TO THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIG… |
| 2007-05-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A F… |
| 2006-08-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND UPON T… |
| 2006-06-16 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 2 | WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE I HAD MY 1997 GMC JIMMY IN CRUISE CONTROL. I TAPED TO BRAKE TO TURN OFF T… |
| 2006-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | APPARENTLY THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A HAIL STORM, SUDDENL… |
| 2006-06-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | 97 GMC JIMMY UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY, REPAIRED AND INSPECTED OTHER UPPER BALL JOINT FOUND IT WAS BAD AND RE… |
| 2006-04-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS INS… |
| 2005-10-29 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE PLACED THE GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE REAR SEAT THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH. SHE WAS ABLE TO … |
| 2005-10-21 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS PASSENGER SID… |
| 2005-10-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHIC… |
| 2005-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | 1997 GMC JIMMY DEVELOPED A PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *MR *SC |
| 2005-07-31 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER OWNED A 1997 GMC JIMMY. HEARD A LOUD CRASHING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW M… |
| 2005-06-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | No | 0 | I OWN THIS 1997 GMC JIMMY THAT I PURCHASED FROM MY MOTHER IN DECEMBER 2004. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS, TH… |
| 2005-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN JUNE. A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND I STRUCK THE REAR OF THAT VEHICLE. THE ROAD W… |
| 2005-05-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: ON 5/24/05 CALLER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON LEVEL GROUND ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH… |
| 2005-02-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | OWNER WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL GOT ST… |
| 2004-12-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. IT HAD NO POWER OR LIGHTS, AND WAS UNABLE TO … |
| 2004-11-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE / REPLACED TRANSMISSION - UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE / REPLACED UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS -… |
| 2004-10-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORK, I KNOW OTHER GMC MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, CAN WE ADD THIS ONE?*AK |
| 2004-10-25 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | SITTING IN CAR WITH MOTOR OFF..LIGHTS OFF. BACK WINDOW EXPLODED. WINDOW SHOT UP OVER CAR AND BROKE INTO A MILLION PIE… |
| 2004-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, … |
| 2004-09-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY 1997 GMC JIMMY TWICE IN 25,000 MILES. MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW ALSO HAVE GM P… |
| 2004-08-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. I WAS IN A BAD RAINSTORM LAST NIGHT AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE WE… |
| 2004-08-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND THROTTLE FOR A 1997 GM JIMMY, VIN [XXX]. *BF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, B… |
| 2004-07-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | No | 0 | I OWN THIS 1997 GMC JIMMY THAT I PURCHASED NEW. IN JULY 2004 AT 51,500 MILES, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE, SIGNAL, … |
| 2004-07-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTICE G02054 FROM THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH TOLD HIM THAT THER… |
| 2004-07-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED MALFUNCTIONED SWITCH WAS CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHTS TO FAIL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOL… |
| 2004-06-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRI… |
| 2004-06-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK ON MY 1997 GMC JIMMY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN A RAINSTORM. SHE HAD… |
| 2004-05-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, NO LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS RESEARCHED PART TO REPAIR IS AT A COST OF $340.00 WITHOUT LABOR.....*AK |
| 2004-04-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING POORLY. EACH TIME CONSUMER'S HUSBAND PU… |
| 2004-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS OR DRIVING LIGHTS. VEHICLE ALSO HAS BEEN IN TWO FRONT EN… |
| 2004-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY 1997 GMC JIMMY IS ON ITS THIRD MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. I REPLACED IT ONCE IN NOVEMBER 2001, AND AGAIN LAST WEEK. MY … |
| 2004-03-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE, AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2004-01-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND THE … |
| 2003-12-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | Yes | 0 | RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE AT 45 MILES A HOUR |
| 2003-11-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | No | 0 | UPPER PORTION OF REAR HATCH, WHICH IS SPPORTED BY TWO SMALL 'SHOCKS' WHEN OPEN, WAS SHATTERED AND TWISTED WHEN APPARENT… |
| 2003-11-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING PREMAT… |
| 2003-10-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, RAIN/SNOW, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTE… |
| 2003-10-25 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | MY 1997 GMC JIMMY'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER DID NOT WORK PROPERLY DURING A RAINY DAY IN HAWAII. IT WOULD SOMETIMES… |
| 2003-09-30 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REVIEW MIRROR SWITCH SHORTED OUT ON MY 1997 GMC JIMMY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, I … |