2001 GMC JIMMY
141 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 7 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 5 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 5 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 3 |
Recalls (3)
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 5,862 MY 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, MY 2000-2001 GMC JIMMY, AND MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHI
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED.
Recent Complaints
Driver and Passenger door will not stay shut while driving, I almost fall out the passenger door while my boyfriend was driving the car from Fett's city motor in omaha nebraska when we bought it the door wouldnt shut we have to lift the doors and slim them shut and lock them and that doesnt even work. My Little 15 year old baby brother and his girlfriend was riding with me while driving down [XXX] and the both doors flew open and i didnt have anywhere to pull over to shut the doors my little br
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 *JS
Mileage: 100,000
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 *JS
Mileage: 100,000
ON HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY RAIN, VEHICLE LEFT ROADWAY ALONG SLIGHT CURVE BY FAILING TO TURN FRONT WHEELS AND HYDROPLANED STRAIGHT OFF PAVEMENT. VEHICLE THEN LEFT THE GROUND FLYING DOWNHILL, SMASHED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER INTO AND THROUGH 10+ INCH TREE, SPUN 90 DEGREES CLOCKWISE BEFORE SIDE IMPACTING TWO 25+ INCH TREES AGAINST DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND REAR WHEEL, BEFORE COMING TO A STOP (ON STEEP HILL HELD BY THE TREES), TOTALING THE JIMMY. TOP OF VEHICLE HAD TO BE CUT OFF TO FREE DRIVER. POLICE
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO A GARAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS SCHEDULED TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000. *TR
Mileage: 149,000
THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T GO OFF. *TR
Mileage: 116,000
2001 GMC JIMMY DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *KB (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *JB
DT: 2001 GMC JIMMY, FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO BE REAR END, LATER THE CONSUMER FOUND THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN RECALLED. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INFORMED THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MANUFACTURER FIXED THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT REMEMBERISE THE CONSUMER FOR THE OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS. *AK *JB
Mileage: 40,000
DT: CONTACT STATES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END COLLISION. CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH.*AK
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM PH *JB
Mileage: 39,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. TO AVOID VEHICLE, CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, HIT AN ENBANKMENT, AND WENT INTO A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK *TT
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD-ON BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
GMC NEVER DONE A INVESTIGATION ON VEHICLE IN SITE ONLY BY PHONE.THIS WAS A FRONTAL ACCIDENT AN NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK