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2001 GMC Jimmy

Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2008-05-21 08V231000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH 5,862 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2024-07-26 STRUCTURE:BODY No 2 Driver and Passenger door will not stay shut while driving, I almost fall out the passenger door while my boyfriend was…
2022-11-14 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2001 GMC Jimmy. The contact stated that while at a complete stop with the brake pedal depressed, the…
2015-11-30 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED FRONT BRAKES TO FAIL ON 11/30/2015 NO …
2015-11-14 WHEELS No 0 MICHELIN TIRES XC LT4 P235 70S 15 PURCHASED 12/18/2010 THRU SEARS AND NOW HAVE 19,490 MILES USE AS OF 11/14/2015. PROB…
2015-07-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF RECALLS FOR THE 2001 GMC JIMMY, MAINLY RECALL #01073A & B STATING EXT. LIGHTING BRAKE SWITC…
2014-10-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY SON ASKED ME IF I COULD TELL WHAT WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND INSIDE THE 2001 GMC JIMMY. WHEN CHECKING FOR TURN SIG…
2014-06-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, I PULLED …
2014-03-04 STEERING Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEE…
2014-03-01 ENGINE No 0 HELLO I HAVE BUY THIS CAR IN A DEALER ''GOVAL AUTO SALES'' IN POMPANO AND WE HAVE MANY PROBLEM WITH SAFE. THE ENGINE MA…
2013-12-20 AIR BAGS Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTA…
2012-11-18 STEERING Yes 0 ON HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY RAIN, VEHICLE LEFT ROADWAY ALONG SLIGHT CURVE BY FAILING TO TURN FRONT WHEELS AND HYDROPLANED S…
2012-10-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ABS BRAKE SENSOR NOT WORKING. FROM ONLINE SEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WI…
2011-05-11 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS …
2011-03-02 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, ABNORMAL BANG. THE…
2010-06-20 AIR BAGS No 0 FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGES UNSAFE DESIGN REPLACE THEM 38 TIMES NO KIDDING. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON NOT BLINKING STE…
2010-03-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC JIMMY. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERA…
2009-10-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 2001 GMC ENVOY - GAS TANK NECK LEAKING AT GROMMET. GM DOES NOT OFFER A FIX. THE COST OF REPLACING TANK WITH LABOR IS AN…
2009-10-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 2001 GMC JIMMY RECALL NO.01073 STOP/HAZARD LAMPS THIS WAS REPLACED ON MY JIMMY BEFORE I OWNED IT . I T WENT BAD AGAI…
2009-07-06 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 3 THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T GO OFF. *TR
2009-06-02 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE S…
2008-11-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR WOULD …
2008-02-03 PARKING BRAKE No 0 ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AT ESTIMATED 1200.00 AND THE PEDAL BRAKE CONTROL AND MECHANISM AT 160.00 NOT INCLUDING …
2007-05-02 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE STOPPING NORMALLY AT LESS THEN 5 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SO HARD IT WAS HARD TO S…
2007-01-29 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 THE GAS GAUGE WILL FREQUENTLY JUMP DOWN TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COME ON. CONSTANTLY JUMPING BACK AND FORTH, EVEN W…
2007-01-27 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS No 0 NHTSA CAMPAIGN #01V364000 ADDRESSED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE RECEIVED THE SERVICE SPE…
2006-10-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN…
2006-08-11 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BEGAN TO SAG WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE DOOR HINGE N…
2006-08-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 I PURCHASED A 2001 GMC JIMMY. PROBLEM IS IGNITION LOCK. KEY STAYS IN LOCK, HAVE TO FIDDLE WITH IGNITION MOVE CAR…
2006-07-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATED. *JB
2006-05-08 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE No 0 MADE TRIP TO WORK FROM ATLANTA METRO NORTH I-285 SOUTH BELOW AIRPORT (37 MILES). SOME ROAD DEBRIS MUST HAVE PUNCTURED A…
2006-04-01 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM No 0 FUEL GAUGE FUNCTIONS ERRATICALLY. MARKS FULL TANK OF GAS AND SOMEWHERE IN THE MID-FULL POINT THE GAUGE WILL READ WHAT E…
2006-02-25 SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING No 0 I HAVE A 2001 GMC JIMMY WITH 37,000 MAINLY DRIVEN IN THE WINTER. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. WITHIN THE PAST MO…
2006-01-20 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHEN I GOT TO WORK ON TUESDAY MORNING, WENT TO PARK CAR IN SPACE, PUT IN REVERSE, CLUNK, NO REVERSE, CAN'T GET OUT OF F…
2005-12-20 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH No 0 DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V364000 CONCERNING …
2005-08-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR No 0 ROUGH BRAKING THAT BECAME WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE CONTROL WAS QUESTIONABLE. GMC DEALER ADVISED THAT ROTORS ON …
2005-07-15 POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS No 0 ABS AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS REAL BAD THEY S…
2005-05-25 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 DT: CONTACT STATES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END COLLISION. CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH…
2005-05-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH Yes 0 DT: 2001 GMC JIMMY, FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO BE REAR E…
2005-03-31 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS No 0 THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH DEVELOPED AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTED IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMP…
2005-03-01 SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING No 0 THE BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A CHECK U…
2005-02-01 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR No 0 WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER BROUGHT VEHICLE T…
2005-01-25 SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB No 0 CAR HAS 27140 MILES AND THERE WAS A GROWLING IN THE LEFT FRONT AXLE THE FAILURE WAS LF HUB ASSEMBLY IF THIS HAD FAILED…
2005-01-25 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR No 0 THIS VEHICLE AT 11,000 MILES ONE YEAR AGO WENT FOR STATE INSPECTION AND THE ROTORS WERE SO RUSTED THAT THEY COULD NOT B…
2005-01-15 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM No 0 REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL (I.E. FULL) THE GAS GAUGE WILL FREQUENTLY JUMP DOWN TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COME ON. TH…
2004-11-05 SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING No 0 SEVERE VIBRATION ABOVE 20MPH. CAUSE WAS PREMATURE FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS AT 54,000 MILES. REPLACED WHEEL HUBS AT OW…
2004-11-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE: I WAS STUPID ENOUGH TO BUY THE LEMON IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE FAILURE (S) OCCUR ON A REGULAR …
2004-10-20 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM No 0 FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMTY AND FULL WHILE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL,CAN'T DEPEND ON FUEL GAGE FOR TURE INFORMATION.*AK
2004-09-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED HER VEHICLE IN 2001 AND HAS ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER HAD TO REPL…
2004-09-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2001 GMC JIMMY. BATTERY - WAS LEAKING & RUNNING DOWN ENGINE COMPARTMENT - (UNDER WARRANTY) DEALE…
2004-04-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING APP…