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1996 Gmc JIMMY problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

407 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

99,750 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1996 model year. Data updated: . 30 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip is the most frequently named component, appearing in 127 of 407 complaints (31.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior17041.8%
Electrical and battery issues174.2%
Transmission and shifting143.4%
Steering behavior133.2%
Engine operation61.5%
Fuel system concerns61.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
127
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
35
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
27
Suspension:Front:Control Arm
17
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
16
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components
14
Air Bags:Frontal
13
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Radiator Assembly
12
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip127
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor35
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer27
Suspension:Front:Control Arm17
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline16
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components14
Air Bags:Frontal13
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Radiator Assembly12

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 127; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor: 35; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer: 27; Suspension:Front:Control Arm: 17; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 16; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components: 14; Air Bags:Frontal: 13; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Radiator Assembly: 12

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
3
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
3
75,000 to 99,999
7
100,000 to 149,999
13
150,000 and above
2
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0003
25,000 to 49,9992
50,000 to 74,9993
75,000 to 99,9997
100,000 to 149,99913
150,000 and above2

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 3; 75,000 to 99,999: 7; 100,000 to 149,999: 13; 150,000 and above: 2

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (13). 377 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995
2
1996
30
1997
57
1998
50
1999
56
2000
71
2001
48
2002
34
2003
36
2004
8
2005
9
2006
2
2007
1
2008
1
2012
1
2014
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19952
199630
199757
199850
199956
200071
200148
200234
200336
20048
20059
20062
20071
20081
20121
20141

1995: 2; 1996: 30; 1997: 57; 1998: 50; 1999: 56; 2000: 71; 2001: 48; 2002: 34; 2003: 36; 2004: 8; 2005: 9; 2006: 2; 2007: 1; 2008: 1; 2012: 1; 2014: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 170 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 17 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 14 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10006130 · 2003-01-31 (January 31, 2003)

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY LOCKED UP. *AK *JB

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Owner report 10019296 · 2003-05-26 (May 26, 2003)

MY 1996 GMC JIMMY HAS HAD BALL JOINT PROBLEMS (UPPER AND LOWER REPLACED AT 40K, 79K), ABS PROBLEMS (RECALLED TO CHANGE S/W, FAILED AT 80K) AND WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS (INTERMITTENT FAILURES AT 80K). ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE HAD RECALLS, BUT WHEN I CONTACT GMC THEY TELL ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED (VIN [XXX]). WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS IF MY CAR IS FAILING WITH THE EXACT PROBLEMS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, THEN THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD THEN GM IS WILLING TO ADMIT. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM …

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10019296 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10027173 · 2003-07-14 (July 14, 2003)

THE WIRING ON THE AIR BAG MODULE HAD CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE 4WD. CANNOT SHIFT FROM 2WD HIGH TO 4WD LOW OR VICE VERSA. VEHICLE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ACCELERATOR NEEDS TO BE PRESSED VERY HARD TO GET TO 35MPH. HAD INFORMED DEALERSHIP OF PROBLEM. HAD INFORMED THE MECHANIC OF THE 4WD PROBLEM, AND THAT THE RECALL REMEDY HAD FAILED. MECHANIC CLAIMED PROBLEM LIKE THAT WHEN VEHICLE FIRST BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL. MECHANIC INDICATED REPAIRS ON HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE WERE NOT DONE. RECALL ON WIPERS AND BALL JOINTS WERE NOT DONE. RECALL REPAIR ON AIR BAG …

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Owner report 10037318 · 2003-09-05 (September 5, 2003)

SECOND FAILURE OF BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ON 1996 GMC JIMMY 4WD - ACTUAL MILAGE 38,910. THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE NEW. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES - NO BETTER."A ROLLING NON-BRAKING NIGHTMARE TO DRIVE !! SECOND ALTERNATOR, 4TH BATTERY, RUST IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION,DRIVER'S POWER-WINDOW MOTOR @ 30,000 MILES HIS VEHICLE NEVER BEEN USED "OFF-ROAD.*AK IT IS DRIVEN BY AN OLDER WOMAN TO AND FROM WORK, SHOPPING, & PLEASURE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 38,910 miles reported. Look up ODI 10037318 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10033964 · 2003-09-23 (September 23, 2003)

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALLS 01I018000 LOWER BALL JOINT; RECALL 03V159000 WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AND TRANSMISSION. RECALL NUMBER UNKNOWN. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT DUE TO A CRACKING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE SNOW, THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO USE THE 4WD BECAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT, A LOUD CRACKING NOISE HAD COME FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10033964 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 506358 · 1996-07-10 (July 10, 1996)

WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER. *SD

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Owner report 10033175 · 2003-08-20 (August 20, 2003)

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKES YOU CAN HEAR THE AIR PUSHING THROUGH THEN THEY GET VERY HARD. ALSO, IF I AM STOP AT A LIGHT THE TRUCK STALLS OR IS VERY SLOW TO GO WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS. MY MECHANIC STATES THE THE REPAIR WOULD BE TO A BREAK BOOSTER IN THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM ($315.00 FOR THE BOOSTER) AND THE STALLING IS CAUSED BY THE BREAKING SYSTEM CAUSING A VACUMN IN THE ENGINE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10033175 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 520172 · 1997-07-20 (July 20, 1997)

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

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Owner report 541518 · 1998-09-17 (September 17, 1998)

FUEL TANK DOES NOT PRESSURIZE PROPERLY. SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ON.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 541518 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 603304 · 1997-01-22 (January 22, 1997)

FUEL INJECTOR STICKS, CAUSING MISFIRE.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 603304 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

407 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

7.4%Usable mileage30 / 407 records
80.3%Valid incident date327 / 407 records
100.0%Valid filing date407 / 407 records
80.3%Ordered incident and filing dates327 / 407 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120032004
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
545.5%
ODI 500722

POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS BRAKES. TT

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7261.0%
ODI 486226

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AW

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7561.5%
ODI 10100724 · 87,000 mi

WE WERE GIVEN A 1992 GMC JIMMY BY MY FATHER, AND ALONG WITH THE CAR CAME ALL THE CORRESPONDING PAPERWORK. INCLUDED IN THE PAPERWORK WAS A "SAFETY RECALL NOTICE" FROM GMC DATED MAY 2000, RECALL # G99041-S. THIS LETTER DESCRIBES AN ABS BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN ABNORMAL STOPPING DISTANCES AND THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR, I ASKED MY FATHER IF THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND HE STATED "THAT WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THE RECALL SO THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED". SINCE WE'VE TAKEN OWNERSHIP O…

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15069.4%
ODI 10047119

BRAKES FAILED ON 4 OCCASIONS. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ABRUPTLY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHICH HAD A RECALL ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T OWN THE VEHICLE DURING THAT TIME. I CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE IT FIXED AND WASN'T SURE IF HE EVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I NOTIFIED GMC AND WAS TOLD BY THAT MY VIN WAS NOT FOUND . AM I STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM? I FOUND OUT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00 TO FIX! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *LA

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23570.4%
ODI 10006285

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

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18537.1%
ODI 10026679

WHENEVER THE ABS ARE APPLIED, ON A WET ROAD, THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE, AND THEN GRABBED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE ON THE WET ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS OF THE BRAKE BANDS, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT RESOLVED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SCC *JB

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12731.2%
ODI 10024771

THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK

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3813.9%
ODI 10019860

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING, AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. *JB

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156.3%
ODI 10134895 · 34,500 mi

GMC JIMMY 1998 CARS REACHED 34000 MILES ANTI- LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. AT LOW SPEED SOMETIMES (5-10 MPH) ANTI-LOCK COMES ON AND TRUCK TAKE A WHILE TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM IS SAME AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000 GM RECALL NO. 05068 AND SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE 1998 GMC JIMMY ALSO. SPOKE TO GMC AND WAS TOLD THIS CAR IS COVERED FOR THIS RECALL. *JB

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64.4%
ODI 10029915

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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157.1%
ODI 10031180

FRONT SUSPENSION ON GMC JIMMY.WHEEL BEARINGS,UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS,SPO DRIVE SHAFT ALL WITHIN 1 MONTHS TIME, AND STILL NOT RIGHT CONTINUAL REPAIRS SINCE PUCHASE IN 2001...CRUISE CONTROL,MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH,BRAKE ROTORS,ABS PROBLEMS....NICKEL AND DIMED ME TO DEATH. *AK

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22.0%
ODI 10143099 · 60,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP ONCE FOR INSPECTION. ALTHOUGH AN ABS PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.*AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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10.3%
ODI 704705

THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WASHERS DON'T WORK, WIPERS DON'T PARK PROPERLY, FIRST FAILURE COVERED BY WARRANTY. SYMPTOMS IDENTICAL THIS TIME AS FIRST. *AK

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367.2%
ODI 10007236

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENT. *JB THERE WAS A BUZZING SOUND. *SCC

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276.6%
ODI 10004250 · 87,000 mi

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL #98 V 150 001. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING DATE IS OUTSIDE OF THE DATE RECALLED. PH SCC

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196.9%
ODI 10015773

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY.*JB

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3012.6%
ODI 10016911

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS OCCASIONALLY GO FROM INTERMITTENT TO LOW SPEED, OR FROM LOW SPEED TO STOP, OR CANNOT BE SHUTOFF IN RAINY WET WEATHER. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME, WHEN FRONT WIPERS ARE USED IN RAINY CONDITIONS. *NLM

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00.0%

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20.9%
ODI 10008446 · 31,500 mi

WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE FALLS MUCH (MORE THAN ~5 DEGREES F) BELOW FREEZING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. IT APPEARS THAT THEY TEND TO KEEP A CURVED SHAPE FROM RESETTING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN NOT IN USE AND DO NOT CLEAR THE AREA DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THIS EFFECT WORSENS AS THE TEMPERATURE FALLS. A NEW SET OF WIPER BLADES (WINTER BLADES, MADE FOR LOW TEMPERATURE) FAILED TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. THE MOST SEVERE HAPPENED ON MARCH 4, 2003 THE PRECEDING CAR SPRAYED A…

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22.0%
ODI 10042970

PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GMC JIMMY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INCLUDING IGNITION SWITCH, WHEEL BEARINGS, CLANKING NOISE, ROARING NOISE, WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WINDSHIELD WIPER HOSE FAILURE, BATTERY, A/C, AND SO ON. CURRENTLY, MY VEHICLE CLANKS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND MY A/C DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. DEALERSHIP CONSISTENTLY SAYS "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG" HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2+ YEARS AND I KNOW MY CAR. *LA

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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41.2%
ODI 10033984 · 88,000 mi

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *PH *JB

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295.8%
ODI 10168470

BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS HAVE FALLEN OFF BEFORE 90K MILES. THIS WAS DUE TO THE PLASTIC DETERIORATING AT THE JUNCTION WHERE THE MIRROR "FOLDS AWAY." REPLACED EGR VALVE SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST THREE WERE UNDER WARRANTY, THE REST HAVE BEEN ON ME. IN ADDITION, MOST MAJOR FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, OR REPAIRED. THE IDLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ROUGH, AND IT WILL ON OCCASION, SMOKE AND OMIT STRONG ODORS OF UNBURNED FUEL. WIPERS FAILED AT 20K MILES. I RESOLDERED THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DRIVERS SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN A LOC…

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358.6%
ODI 10019582

WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

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124.4%
ODI 10043683

MY 1997 GMC JIMMY'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER DID NOT WORK PROPERLY DURING A RAINY DAY IN HAWAII. IT WOULD SOMETIMES WORK AND OTHER TIMES NOT WORK. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK WHEN I WANTED THEM TO WORK.*AK

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2510.5%
ODI 10012231

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DECLINED TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE WIPER MOTOR OCCURRED DURING A SEVERE RAINSTORM. THE TURN SIGNAL MODULE/SWITCH FAILED, AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SEAT BELT PROBLEM. SCC *JB

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00.0%

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20.9%
ODI 10050469

WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. A MONTH LATER , THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WIPER STOPPED. *AK

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11.0%
ODI 10109510

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
00.0%

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52.3%
ODI 489101

TRANSMISSION DEFECT REPAIRED. *SKD

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41.2%
ODI 10323993

94 S15 JIMMY IS NOT SWITCHING OUT OF 3RD GEAR ONLY GETS UP TO 40-45 MPH. I'VE TRIED MANURAL GEAR SWITCHING NO LUCK. WAS TOLD IT COULD BE GEAR OIL LOW. IM GONNA CHANGE TRANNY FILTER AND FLUIDS AND HOPFULLY SOME LUCK . IF ANY INFO ON THIS PLZ REPLY. JUST BOUGHT TRUCK AND WAS TOLD IT JUST STOPPED CHANGING GEARS. DROVE IT HOM DRIVES FINE BUT NO LUCK WITH IT CHANGING GEARS. *TR

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132.6%
ODI 10010501 · 7,000 mi

1995 GMC JIMMY SLS 4 DOOR 4WD VORTEC 4.3 L V6. WE HAVE HAD THIS THING FOR 7 YEARS AND NOTHING I HAVE EVER OWNED HAS TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT BEING A "SHADETREE" MECHANIC! THE LIST IS AS FOLLOWS, BREAK BOOSTER REPLACED 2 TIMES. EGR VALVE REPLACED 3 TIMES. FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AT LEAST 12 TIMES (THEY FAIL EVERY 1500 TO 1800 MILES!) BACK HATCH WONT OPEN. BOTH SET OF WIPERS, FRONT AND BACK DO NOT WORK( SAFETY ISSUE!) ENGINE OVERHEATS. WATER PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES. THERMOSTAT REPLACED 3 TIMES. LIGHTS FLICKER AS IF THE ALTENATOR IS GOING BAD,(RESULTI…

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102.5%
ODI 10033964

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALLS 01I018000 LOWER BALL JOINT; RECALL 03V159000 WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AND TRANSMISSION. RECALL NUMBER UNKNOWN. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT DUE TO A CRACKING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE SNOW, THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO USE THE 4WD BECAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT, A LOUD CRACKING NOISE HAD COME FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN…

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228.0%
ODI 10032609 · 97,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AGAIN...SHIFT WITH GAS PEDAL...LET OFF ON GAS & LET RPMS DROP TO ALLOW TRANS TO SHIFT. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY NO LONGER SERVICE TRANSMISSIONS, TOO MUCH HASSLE - WILL SELL ME A NEW ONE FOR $2500 PLUS LABOR @ ANOTHER $900 TO $1200...LIMITED TO ONLY 6 MONTHS OF COVERAGE! I KNOW OF AT LEAST 10 OTHER BLAZAER AND JIMMY OWNERS AT FORT BLISS THAT HAVE HAD SAME TRAMSMISSION PROBLEMS. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE OPENED TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION. I CAN BE REACHED ANYTIME AT [phone removed] TO FURTHER CLARIFY MY CONCERNS...…

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177.1%
ODI 10014708 · 60,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. *JB ....*AK

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85.8%
ODI 10059496

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LOST REVERSE, 1ST AND 3RD GEAR. *LA THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. *JB

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136.2%
ODI 10005761 · 38,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2000 GMC JIMMY WITH 34000 MILES ON IT AND AT 38000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE SUN SHELL GRANADED AS THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT GMC DEALERSHIP PUT IT. NOW WITH 83000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION DID THE SAME THING. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SUN SHELLS? IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. ALL OF MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES AND I HAVE ALL MY MAINTANENCE RECORDS TO PROVE THAT I DO SCHEDULED MAINTANENCE ON MY VEHICLE. I ALSO DO NOT ABUSE MY VEHICLE AND DO NOT TOW ANYTHING. I'LL GO BROKE IF THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION EV…

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77.0%
ODI 10030837 · 47,000 mi

2001 GMC JIMMY SLE 47K MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALREADY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM TOLD THAT THEIR IS A SEAL THAT IS LEAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE ACCELARATION IN FIRST GEAR WHEN COLD.*AK

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00.0%

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
00.0%

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21.7%
ODI 515874

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

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10.8%
ODI 8021096

CONSUMER STATES THE "CPI" UNIT WHICH IS INSIDE THE ENGINE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY, GASOLINE AND OIL SPREAD ALL OVER THE ENGINE, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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41.9%
ODI 513396

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

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92.7%
ODI 725577

ENGINE OIL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER NO OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE FAILED REQUIRING COMPLETE REBUILD. *AK

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183.6%
ODI 506480

VEHICLE FIRE. *SD

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163.9%
ODI 503944

ENGINE SURGED, CAUSIING ACCIDENT. *DSH

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103.6%
ODI 558658

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO ANTI FREEZE LEAKING ONTO THE OIL SHAFT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR ENGINE REPAIR WORK THAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE. *CJ

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93.8%
ODI 10104094 · 129,485 mi

NOTED ISSUES WITH MY 98 JIMMY (PURCHASED 12/97)THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR WHICH I BELIEVE WERE DEFECTIVE PARTS: 1) 10/00 MILEAGE=57248 REPLACED FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO DASH BOARD LIGHTS NOT WORKING 2) NOT REPAIRED TO DATE: WIPERS HAVE HAD OCCASIONS THEY DID NOT WORK. I USUALLY CAN GET THEM WORKING BY TURNING THEM ON/OFF A FEW TIMES. INTERMITTENT MODE TAKES A LONG TIME(3-10 SECONDS) TO START RUNNING IN BEST SCENARIO. 3) BOTH FRONT RECLINING SEAT LEVERS BROKE OFF(BRITTLE METAL ROD)WITHIN FIRST 3 YEARS OF USAGE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED D…

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42.9%
ODI 708695

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING & WILL NOT RESTART. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. HAS REPLACED ECM & ATTACHED A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER IN ORDER TO HOPEFULLY LOCATE THE SOURCE OF TROUBLE. I HAVE BEEN IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON BUSY ROADWAYS WHEN THE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURS. I AM GIVEN NO WARNING, NOR AM I ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED 4 TIMES & I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. *AK

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52.4%
ODI 729195

TRUCK SHUTS DOWN FOR NO REASON AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Air Bags:Frontal
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

265.2%
ODI 10033436 · 105,000 mi

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 45 MPH. VEHICLE WAS DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER'S CHEST AND ARMS. GMC HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

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133.2%
ODI 10103761 · 100,000 mi

WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE STANDING VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE BURNS TO BOTH OF HER ARMS. *AK

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93.3%
ODI 10024320

WHEN HIT AT 35MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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114.6%
ODI 10241611 · 134,000 mi

FRONTAL ACCIDENT TO MY 1998 JIMMY AT 35 MPH. EXTENSIVE FRONT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO AIR BAG CODES EVERYTHING WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. BOTH POLICE OFFICERS AGREED THAT WITH THE TYPE OF ACCIDENT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. BECAUSE OF NO DEPLOYMENT I WAS INJURED AND HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF MY INJURIES. *TR

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42.9%
ODI 8008334

WHILE DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

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31.4%
ODI 10099405 · 53,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS COLLIDED INTO THE REAR BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE . UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. *AK

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55.0%
ODI 10017773 · 39,000 mi

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

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

20.4%
ODI 551385

THE FRONT WHEEL OF VEHICLE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT THAT RUPTURED. NLM

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112.7%
ODI 10009209 · 53,918 mi

THERE WAS A RECALL OF 96 GMC JIMMY'S FOR INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM UPPER: BALL JOINTS. WE WERE ADVISED THAT OURS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT 53918 MILES ON JAN. 8 2002. THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH 2 FRONT TIRES THAT WERE WORN AND VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM. ALSO REPLACED WERE: THE BELT TENSIONER, OIL COOLER LINES, WATER AND BELT - AT 54,000 MILES. WE RECEIVED A 168.98 REIMBURSEMENT FROM PONTIAC GMC AS A "GOODWILL ADJUSTMENT"(HALF OF THE BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT CHA…

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2910.6%
ODI 10018430 · 103,699 mi

EXPERIENCED LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION (FAILURE) WHILE MOVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, DAMAGE, DISABLEMENT. FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO THAT DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL # 01V200000, AND, ALSO GM BULLETIN 01048A. HOWEVER, VEHICLE VIN # IS NOT WITHIN THE BREAKPOINTS SPECIFIED BY 01048A BULLETIN AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECT. *NLM

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52.1%
ODI 10033645

CONSUMER STATES THAT VAN IS GIVING HER PROBLEMS. WHEN SHE DRIVES THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHE HEARS A LOUD NOISE. THEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, THE DASHBOARD WITH SAYS "SECURITY." ALSO, BRAKE FAILURE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD NO GREASE ON THEM, AND HAD A LOTS OF PLAY, IF SHE HIT A HOLE IN THE STREET, SHE COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ALIGNMENT AND THE BALL JOINTS. SHE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND HE WANTED TO SELL HER ANOTHER VAN, AND SHE HAS NO MONEY. PLEASE HELP.*AK

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53.6%
ODI 10008048 · 42,000 mi

FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS BREAKAGE CAUSING FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF AND IMPROPER ALIGMENT-STEERING, BATTERY PROBLEMS, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BREAKAGE.

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94.3%
ODI 10024906

CONSUMER STATES THAT RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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11.0%
ODI 10170904 · 85,169 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP OR WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL # 01I018000 OR # 01V2000000, FOR THE SUSPENSION: FRONT CONTROL ARM, UPPER BALL JOINT DUE TO THE VIN. BOTH BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND ONE OF THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WAS FRACTURED.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

43.4%
ODI 514286

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

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21.6%
ODI 562174

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD CAUSING CRASH, CONSUMER STATED BRAKES HAD BEEN WORKED ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *SLC

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62.8%
ODI 489150

BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SLIDE THROUGH INTERSECTION. *AK

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113.3%
ODI 482865

NOISY BRAKES. *AW

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163.2%
ODI 488110

BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

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143.4%
ODI 512565

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

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31.1%
ODI 542720

BRAKES FAILED.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

11.0%
ODI 10042970

PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GMC JIMMY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INCLUDING IGNITION SWITCH, WHEEL BEARINGS, CLANKING NOISE, ROARING NOISE, WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WINDSHIELD WIPER HOSE FAILURE, BATTERY, A/C, AND SO ON. CURRENTLY, MY VEHICLE CLANKS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND MY A/C DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. DEALERSHIP CONSISTENTLY SAYS "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG" HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2+ YEARS AND I KNOW MY CAR. *LA

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:MotorToo few reports for a range100,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10075903 · 100,000 mi

NHTSA RECALL# 03V 159 000 WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER.VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL NOTICED WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE DENYING CONSUMER THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED. *AK

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Visibility:Windshield Wiper/WasherToo few reports for a range49,500 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10004250 · 87,000 mi

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL #98 V 150 001. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING DATE IS OUTSIDE OF THE DATE RECALLED. PH SCC

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ODI 10018255 · 12,000 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYTIME IT RAINS. THE FRONT WIPERS EITHER WON'T WORK AT ALL WHEN IT RAINS OR WILL STOP IN MID SWEEP WHEN IT RAINS. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN IT'S WET. *SCC

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Suspension:Front:Control ArmToo few reports for a range80,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10019296 · 80,000 mi

MY 1996 GMC JIMMY HAS HAD BALL JOINT PROBLEMS (UPPER AND LOWER REPLACED AT 40K, 79K), ABS PROBLEMS (RECALLED TO CHANGE S/W, FAILED AT 80K) AND WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS (INTERMITTENT FAILURES AT 80K). ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE HAD RECALLS, BUT WHEN I CONTACT GMC THEY TELL ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED (VIN [XXX]). WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS IF MY CAR IS FAILING WITH THE EXACT PROBLEMS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, THEN THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD THEN GM IS WILLING TO ADMIT. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM …

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Air Bags:FrontalToo few reports for a range100,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10103761 · 100,000 mi

WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE STANDING VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE BURNS TO BOTH OF HER ARMS. *AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Radiator AssemblyToo few reports for a range99,500 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10173812 · 99,500 mi

RADIATOR SLUDGE/CORROSION. FLUSHED RADIATOR AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT. SLUDGE REAPPEARED AND CORRODED THERMOSTAT AGAIN. REPLACED RADIATOR AND OVER FLOW TANK PLUS ALL HOSES. SLUDGE AND CORROSION REAPPEARING AGAIN. *JB

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 22 reports

2003: 1 complaints · 2004: 2 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2003111
2004122
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2003100
2004110

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipVisibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:MotorVisibility:Windshield Wiper/WasherSuspension:Front:Control ArmEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineService Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation ComponentsAir Bags:FrontalEngine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Radiator Assembly
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip—
1
ODI 723489

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES BUT MORE THEN OFTEN DO NOT WORK. I CALLED GMC AS THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THEY TELL ME MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS A MONTH BEFORE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. WHY DO I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT PART OF THE RECALL? ON THE BRAKES- IT WAS RECALLED FOR THE ANTILOCK ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT AS PER THE RECALL FIX, THEY SAID IT WAS DONE AND A WEEK LATER, ON THE SAME ROAD IT FIRST HAPPENED TO ME, A LIGHT CHANGED, I HIT THE BRAKES (NOT HARD) AND ANTILOCK KIC…

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1
ODI 859456

RECALL 98V150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING & 99I006000/GMC ABS : RECEIVED TWO RECALLS NOTICES. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALLS BECAUSE OF A SALVAGED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK *YH

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00
1
ODI 818558

THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK GMC STATES THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT, HOWEVER DEALER, WHO IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS, STATED THAT BRAKES WERE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. *SLC

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3
ODI 717085

REAR ENDED BY TRUCK WHICH PROPELLED VEHICLE INTO BACK OF CAMPER. THUS A REAR END COLLISION, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A FRONT END COLLISION. BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BE VIOLENTLY SLAMMED INTO THE BACK SEAT AREA. THE DRIVER (ONLY)AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, JUST PRIOR TO BEING REAR ENDED BY THE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WHICH WEIGHED 77,000 POUNDS AND WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH. THE TRUCK DRIVER ADMITTED TO THE POLICE THAT HE NEVER SLOED DOWN OR APPLIED HI…

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ODI 809212

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION; IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

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ODI 867077

RECALL 99V193000/ABS. RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AFTER AN ACCIDENT. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH APPLIED BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING IN FRONT, AS APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED ON, EVEN AFTER PUMPING BRAKES THREE TIMES. VEHICLE CONTINUED UNTIL HITTING OTHER VEHICLE'S REAR BUMPER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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0
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
1
ODI 723489

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES BUT MORE THEN OFTEN DO NOT WORK. I CALLED GMC AS THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THEY TELL ME MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS A MONTH BEFORE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. WHY DO I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT PART OF THE RECALL? ON THE BRAKES- IT WAS RECALLED FOR THE ANTILOCK ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT AS PER THE RECALL FIX, THEY SAID IT WAS DONE AND A WEEK LATER, ON THE SAME ROAD IT FIRST HAPPENED TO ME, A LIGHT CHANGED, I HIT THE BRAKES (NOT HARD) AND ANTILOCK KIC…

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2
ODI 545392

TAILGATE TOP CENTER PLASTIC TRIM PANEL IS SPLIT, REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. MJS

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ODI 819776

WINDSHIELD WIPERS: WHEN DRIVING WIPERS WILL CUT OFF, HAVE TO TURN SWITCH OFF AND TURN BACK ON TO GET THEM TO START. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CAUSES VERY POOR VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IN HARD RAIN. TOOK TO DEALER WITH NO RESULTS. *AK MODULE AND PULSE WIPER CONTROL WAS REPLACED. *SLC

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0
1
ODI 827600

WHILE DRVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT A REASON. HAPPENED THREE TIMES. ALSO ENGINE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH. *AK

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000
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
1
ODI 859456

RECALL 98V150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING & 99I006000/GMC ABS : RECEIVED TWO RECALLS NOTICES. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALLS BECAUSE OF A SALVAGED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK *YH

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2
ODI 545392

TAILGATE TOP CENTER PLASTIC TRIM PANEL IS SPLIT, REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. MJS

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ODI 819776

WINDSHIELD WIPERS: WHEN DRIVING WIPERS WILL CUT OFF, HAVE TO TURN SWITCH OFF AND TURN BACK ON TO GET THEM TO START. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CAUSES VERY POOR VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IN HARD RAIN. TOOK TO DEALER WITH NO RESULTS. *AK MODULE AND PULSE WIPER CONTROL WAS REPLACED. *SLC

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1
ODI 737140

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH WHEN THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT PASSANGER TIRE BROKE, CAUSING ME TO GO THROUGH 3 LANES WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST FLIPPING MY CAR OVER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WHERE I HAVE ALMOST LOST MY LIFE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WIPERS WENT OUT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A THUNDERSTORM. THE WIPERS DIED OUT ON ME A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS WITH OVER 10 VISITS TO DEALERS FOR REPAIRS. THE BALL JOINT CRACKING CAUSED THE CV BOOT TO BE DAMAGED, THE STABI…

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1
ODI 785760

CONSUMER EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SKIPS, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, CONSUMER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE CONNECTOR AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS LOOSE, THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TT

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1
ODI 785760

CONSUMER EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SKIPS, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, CONSUMER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE CONNECTOR AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS LOOSE, THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TT

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0
1
ODI 564181

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE IS ON ITS 3RD TRANMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK AND HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST FORMING ON THE TRANMISSION FLUID STICK, ALSO THE REAR AXLE SEALS WER REPLACED.*JB

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm00
1
ODI 737140

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH WHEN THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT PASSANGER TIRE BROKE, CAUSING ME TO GO THROUGH 3 LANES WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST FLIPPING MY CAR OVER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WHERE I HAVE ALMOST LOST MY LIFE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WIPERS WENT OUT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A THUNDERSTORM. THE WIPERS DIED OUT ON ME A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS WITH OVER 10 VISITS TO DEALERS FOR REPAIRS. THE BALL JOINT CRACKING CAUSED THE CV BOOT TO BE DAMAGED, THE STABI…

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline0
1
ODI 827600

WHILE DRVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT A REASON. HAPPENED THREE TIMES. ALSO ENGINE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH. *AK

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1
ODI 785760

CONSUMER EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SKIPS, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, CONSUMER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE CONNECTOR AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS LOOSE, THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TT

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0—
2
ODI 521048

LUGGAGE RACKS LOOSE.

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ODI 785760

CONSUMER EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SKIPS, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, CONSUMER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE CONNECTOR AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS LOOSE, THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TT

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ODI 514128

ENGINE SEALS FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components
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ODI 818558

THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK GMC STATES THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT, HOWEVER DEALER, WHO IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS, STATED THAT BRAKES WERE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. *SLC

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ODI 785760

CONSUMER EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SKIPS, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, CONSUMER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE CONNECTOR AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS LOOSE, THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TT

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ODI 521048

LUGGAGE RACKS LOOSE.

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ODI 785760

CONSUMER EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SKIPS, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, CONSUMER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE CONNECTOR AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS LOOSE, THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TT

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Air Bags:Frontal
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ODI 717085

REAR ENDED BY TRUCK WHICH PROPELLED VEHICLE INTO BACK OF CAMPER. THUS A REAR END COLLISION, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A FRONT END COLLISION. BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BE VIOLENTLY SLAMMED INTO THE BACK SEAT AREA. THE DRIVER (ONLY)AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, JUST PRIOR TO BEING REAR ENDED BY THE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WHICH WEIGHED 77,000 POUNDS AND WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH. THE TRUCK DRIVER ADMITTED TO THE POLICE THAT HE NEVER SLOED DOWN OR APPLIED HI…

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ODI 809212

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION; IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

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ODI 867077

RECALL 99V193000/ABS. RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AFTER AN ACCIDENT. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH APPLIED BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING IN FRONT, AS APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED ON, EVEN AFTER PUMPING BRAKES THREE TIMES. VEHICLE CONTINUED UNTIL HITTING OTHER VEHICLE'S REAR BUMPER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Radiator Assembly00
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ODI 564181

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE IS ON ITS 3RD TRANMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK AND HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST FORMING ON THE TRANMISSION FLUID STICK, ALSO THE REAR AXLE SEALS WER REPLACED.*JB

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ODI 514128

ENGINE SEALS FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

48 mentions · 11.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 100,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10043103 · 15,000 mi

SOFT BRAKE PEDAL ON 1996 JIMMY VIN [XXX]. HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE 1999 WHEN WE INHERITED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM . I'VE HAD THAT DONE . CHANGED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS ALSO LED BRAKES CHANGED OUT FLUID ETC. PEDAL STILL SOFT. CAN'T EVEN GET MY TOE UNDER PEDAL WHEN PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. THE CITY I WORK FOR HAS 1997 BLAZER THAT IS THE SAME WAY. I'M A POLICE OFFICER. MOST VEHICLES THAT I DRIVE INCLUDING CRUISERS HAVE BETTER TAKE UP THEN THESE 2 VEHICLES. MY JIMMY IS PAID FOR BUT IF I CAN'T FIND A RESO…

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ODI 10086218 · 114,856 mi

PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT ON TO ROAD. APPLIED BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A LIGHT. EVEN WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE 1996 GMC JIMMY BARELY CAME TO A STOP FROM A DISTANCE OF 6 CAR LENGTHS GOING 30 MPH. NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR-ENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME BUT THE CLOSET ENCOUNTER. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT I HAD THE FRONT ROTORS, DISK PADS, CALIPERS, FRONT FLEX LINES, BOOSTER, VACUMM HOSE AND CONNECTOR ON ENGINE TO BOOSTER, MASTER CYL., AND REAR BRAKE LININGS - REPLACED. SINCE THEN I HAD THE VACUMM CHECKED FROM THE E…

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ODI 10098460 · 100,000 mi

DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS A BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO ABS MALFUNCTION,CALLED THE GMC NUMBER AND THEY SAID THAT WHILE THEY HAVE THE PROBLEM ON RECORD ,IT CANT BE FIXED UNLESS I PAY OUT OF POKET EXPENSES DUE TO THERE POLICY LIMITS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM TOBE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UP TO 2002. *AK

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

8 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 122,403 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10033175

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKES YOU CAN HEAR THE AIR PUSHING THROUGH THEN THEY GET VERY HARD. ALSO, IF I AM STOP AT A LIGHT THE TRUCK STALLS OR IS VERY SLOW TO GO WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS. MY MECHANIC STATES THE THE REPAIR WOULD BE TO A BREAK BOOSTER IN THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM ($315.00 FOR THE BOOSTER) AND THE STALLING IS CAUSED BY THE BREAKING SYSTEM CAUSING A VACUMN IN THE ENGINE.*AK

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ODI 10129745

DT: CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AT ALL TIMES. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING CAPABILITIES OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. MANUFACTURER SAID THE SAME THING. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS NHTSA 99V193000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 19990719 ON THIS COMPONENT, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEALER SUGGESTED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN AND PUTTING IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *AK

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ODI 10190780 · 104,805 mi

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 COMING FROM MY 1995, GMC JIMMY, 104000 MILES. I LOOKED AT MY GAUGES AND SAW THAT I HAD NO OIL PRESSURE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. FORTUNATELY I WAS RIGHT AT AN EXIT. I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND STOP AT A GAS STATION. ALL OF THESE EVENTS HAPPEN IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. WHEN I GO OUT I NOTICED ENGINE OIL ON THE OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE. I OPEN THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE OIL. NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. LOOK U…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Stalling or loss of power

7 mentions · 1.7% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10033175

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKES YOU CAN HEAR THE AIR PUSHING THROUGH THEN THEY GET VERY HARD. ALSO, IF I AM STOP AT A LIGHT THE TRUCK STALLS OR IS VERY SLOW TO GO WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS. MY MECHANIC STATES THE THE REPAIR WOULD BE TO A BREAK BOOSTER IN THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM ($315.00 FOR THE BOOSTER) AND THE STALLING IS CAUSED BY THE BREAKING SYSTEM CAUSING A VACUMN IN THE ENGINE.*AK

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ODI 520172

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

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ODI 550553

THE WIRING HARESS UNDER THE DASH TO THE POWER SEAT HAD BURNED TOGETHER THEREFOR SHORTING OUT THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR WHICH CAUSED INTERMITTENT STALLING. NLM

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

5 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 520172

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

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ODI 561887

DURING A REPAIR OF A MAIN SEAL LEAK, MECHANIC REMOVED THE TRANSFER CASE AND DID NOT PUT ALL THE PARTS BACK TOGETHER, A SHORT WHILE LATER, CONSUMER NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND AFTER EXAMINATION FOUND THAT AN UNSECURED FUEL LINE HAD VIBRATED AGAINST THE PROTRUDING EDGE OF A BODY SUPPORT BRACE CAUSING IT TO SEVER AND LEAK, DEALER FOUND 2 SUPPORT BRACKETS MISSING AND 2 LARGE STEEL RODS MISSING THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN PREVENTING THE TRANSFER FROM CRACKING DURING EXTREME 4-WHEEL CONDITIONS, IF MECHANIC WOULD HAVE PUT ALL PARTS TOGETHER THI…

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ODI 765499

FAN CLUTCH SEPARATED AT HUB. TWO BOLTS WERE SHEARED OFF AND TWO OTHERS HAD ALMOST COMPLETELY BACKED OUT. THE CLUTCH PULLEY HAD LOOSENED AND THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD COME OFF. COMPLETE LOSE OF POWER STEERING, COOLING, ALTERNATOR ETC. WITHOUT POWER STEER. *AK

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

3 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 602865

FUEL PRESSURE LINE CLIP BROKE TWICE, CAUSING GAS LEAK.

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ODI 742448

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT.*AK

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ODI 805310

FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ON OCT. 26, 1996. SINCE THEN, THE GAS LEAKS OUT WHEN FILLING UP TANK. TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS UNDER RECALL AND TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK FUEL PUMP REPLACED UNDER RECALL, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER REPAIRS, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK , DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS A LOOSE GAS CAP, AGAIN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO STATED THE FILLER TUBE WAS SPLIT, REPAIRS WERE MADE, ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE FILLER TUBE HAD SPLIT AGAIN CAUSING GASOLONE TO LE…

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 748837

THE THROTTLE STICKS IN THE IDLE POSTITION AND REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO OVERCOME. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BINDING APPEARS TO BE IN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY.

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ODI 895959

VEHICLE IS SHIFTING HARD INTO GEARS, AND CONSUMER CAN FEEL THE TIRES GRAB ON PAVEMENT. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON DEPENDING ON WEATHER, IF IT'S COOL VEHICLE IS OKAY. PROBLEM STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO.*AK

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ODI 899332

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD OVER FIRST GEAR, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES UP. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.2% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 514128

ENGINE SEALS FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b