Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-03-09 | 98V053000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 72 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AFTER GETTING AN OIL CHANGE I WAS INFORMED OF A LEAK IN MY OIL PAN, AS I GOT HOME THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED THAT MY CA… |
| 2011-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A GMC JIMMY THAT IS EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE DASHBOARD FAILURES. WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY, … |
| 2011-07-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE… |
| 2010-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS ACTIVATES AT OR BELOW 5MPH ON DRY ROADS/PAVEMENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE. OCCURS OFTEN WHILE ATTEMPTING T… |
| 2009-05-21 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE FRONT AND RE… |
| 2009-03-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING A 1998GMC JIMMY FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OK TO WALTERS, OK. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING PERF… |
| 2008-08-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | FRONTAL ACCIDENT TO MY 1998 JIMMY AT 35 MPH. EXTENSIVE FRONT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO AIR… |
| 2008-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVE AN 1998 GMC JIMMY WITH AROUND 172,000 MILES ON IT (I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF MILES). HAD THE LOCAL GM DEALER WORK … |
| 2007-12-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH DOWN A STEEP, WET ROAD, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE… |
| 2006-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | KEY GETS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AND I CAN'T REMOVE IT, THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES DO NOT WORK AND TRANSMISSION DOESN'T … |
| 2006-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT REAR BRAKELINE CRACKED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THEY WOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHI… |
| 2006-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE FELL OFF DUE TO A RUSTY … |
| 2006-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CONTINUALLY MISFIRES. THERE IS A TSB BULLETIN #00-06-04-003B. DEPOSIT BUILDUP ON POPPED VALVE BALL &/OR SEAT… |
| 2006-01-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR ISL STUCK ACCELERATING. *AK |
| 2005-12-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DRIVING IN HEAVY RAINS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY WIPERS JUST STOPPED. I HAD TO BREAK HEAVY AND GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE… |
| 2005-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THIS MAY NOT BE A HUGE COMPLAINT OR IMPORTANT. NONETHELESS, I OWN A 1998 GMC JIMMY. I READ THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HA… |
| 2005-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT I'M AFFRAID I WILL. THE RECALL OUT THERE RIGHT NOW HAVING TO DO WITH THE ABS … |
| 2005-09-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS T… |
| 2005-08-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | GMC JIMMY 1998 CARS REACHED 34000 MILES ANTI- LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. AT LOW SPEED SOMETIMES (5-10 MPH) ANTI-LOCK C… |
| 2005-08-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE MOTOR FAILED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD BEEN WORKING INTERM… |
| 2005-08-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED ABS BRAKES WERE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 05V379000. WHILE DRIVING … |
| 2005-07-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED AND STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ON THEIR OWN. IT HAPPENED DURING A MAJOR RA… |
| 2005-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I HAVE A GMC JIMMY AND THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH KEEPS GOING ON IT. FOR TWO YEARS NOW THIS IS THE THRID ONE I HAD TO REPLAC… |
| 2005-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | THE ABS LIGHT IS ON IN MY 1998 GMC JIMMY. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT A RECALL ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT MY TRUCK ISN'T Q… |
| 2005-05-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT; THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE WIPER MODULE MAKES THE WIPERS FREEZE UP AND QUIT WO… |
| 2005-03-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 1998 GMC JIMMY WITH NO WARRANTY FROM FORT WAYNE NISSAN/INFINITI ON JANUARY 4, 2005 FOR MY 17 YEAR OL… |
| 2005-01-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. DEALER WAS AWARE THIS WAS AN … |
| 2005-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN MEXICO LAST NOV 18TH 2004 -JAN 1ST 2005 I WAS DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS AND HIGH USAGE OF BRAKES ON POOR … |
| 2005-01-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE, ELECTRIC WINDOW CONTROL FAILURE OFF AND ON. *NM |
| 2004-12-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATES THE WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL(GM RECALL # 03023) WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE YEAR IS… |
| 2004-12-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | NOTED ISSUES WITH MY 98 JIMMY (PURCHASED 12/97)THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR WHICH I BELIEVE WERE DEFECTIVE PARTS: 1) 10/… |
| 2004-12-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE FRONT WINDS… |
| 2004-11-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO UP UNDER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERI… |
| 2004-11-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING. THEY WILL QUIT FOR A WHILE THEN START BACK WORKING. *AK |
| 2004-10-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | 03 V 159 000/GM WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR: THE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. THE DEALER WAS NO… |
| 2004-09-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS | No | 0 | THE BLINKER SOUND COMES ON FOR NO REASON AND STAYS ON FOR RANDOM LENGTHS OF TIME. TAPPING ON THE BRAKE WILL TURN OFF TH… |
| 2004-08-25 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF LINE AND OFF THE TRACK WHILE ENGAGED. THIS FAIL… |
| 2004-08-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL.*AK |
| 2004-07-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | 1998 GMC JIMMY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN THE RAIN. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, … |
| 2004-07-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 GMC S-15 JIMMY. I'VE HAD A PERIODIC PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T… |
| 2004-07-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES HUNG RANDOMLY DURING A DOWN POUR. THE CONTROL WHEEL ON THE LE… |
| 2004-06-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY WINDSHIELD WIPER KEEPS FAILING. IT'S ALMOST 100% GUARANTEED TO FAIL DURING ANY RAIN. IT ALSO FA… |
| 2004-06-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE SHREDDED.*MR TIRE SHREDDED ITSELF AFTER IT WAS DIRVEN APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES. *LA |
| 2004-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD IN THE RAIN. WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS… |
| 2004-05-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB |
| 2004-05-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS W/MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SINCE LAST YEAR. THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATING AND THEN … |
| 2004-05-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH WHERE THE DOOR LATCH MOUNTED ON THE DOOR JAM HAS A HOLE. THE HOLE WAS O… |
| 2004-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE FAULTY. SOMETIMES READS FULL WHEN YOU HAVE LESS THAN 1/2 TANK OF GAS. TOOK TO DEALER AND WILL COST MORE TH… |
| 2004-04-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 GMC JIMMY ARE SPORADICALLY NOT WORKING. WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON THEY WILL WIPE HALF MY… |
| 2004-03-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25-35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID N… |