Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
8 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
188,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1996 to 2001 model years. Data updated: . 3 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 8 complaints (25.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
2
25.0%
Engine operation
1
12.5%
Steering behavior
1
12.5%
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.
Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 1 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.
I HAVE NOTICED MANY NONWORKING 3RD BRAKE LIGHT (HIGH MOUNTED LED STRIPS) ON LATE 90S CHEVY BLAZERS AND GMC SUVS. I HAVE A 1997 GMC JIMMY THAT HAS THIS FAILURE. I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT(S) RELATING TO THIS PART FAILURE. *TR
I BOUGHT NEW EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NEVER HELD THE CAR WHEN ADJUSTED O HOLD CAR, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. ALSO I LIVE ON A HILL, IF I PARK FACING DOWN HILL WITH A 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS OR LESS, CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL I FIGHT IT ( STEERING AND BRAKE WITH MOTOR OFF) TO COST TO A FLAT SPOT TO START. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC S/T JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL, AN UNKNOWN SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
8 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
37.5%Usable mileage3 / 8 records
100.0%Valid incident date8 / 8 records
100.0%Valid filing date8 / 8 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates8 / 8 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
Component
1996
1997
1998
2000
2001
Air Bags
1100.0%ODI 10744007
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, AN ONCOMING CAR FAILED TO YEILD OR STOP AND A THREE CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND IS TOTALED.
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, AN ONCOMING CAR FAILED TO YEILD OR STOP AND A THREE CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND IS TOTALED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC S/T JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL, AN UNKNOWN SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.
MY 1998 GMC JIMMY HAS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IT HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS LEFT ME STRANDED BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM THINKING I'M STEALING MY OWN CAR. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB
THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER TO GO. SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE IS SUFFOCATING AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR. I HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, THE MAF(THAT IS THE CODE THAT IS BEING THROWN FROM THE CHECK LIGHT) SPARK PLUGS. ALSO CYLINDER 5 IS MISFIRING.
I HAVE NOTICED MANY NONWORKING 3RD BRAKE LIGHT (HIGH MOUNTED LED STRIPS) ON LATE 90S CHEVY BLAZERS AND GMC SUVS. I HAVE A 1997 GMC JIMMY THAT HAS THIS FAILURE. I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT(S) RELATING TO THIS PART FAILURE. *TR
I BOUGHT NEW EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NEVER HELD THE CAR WHEN ADJUSTED O HOLD CAR, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. ALSO I LIVE ON A HILL, IF I PARK FACING DOWN HILL WITH A 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS OR LESS, CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL I FIGHT IT ( STEERING AND BRAKE WITH MOTOR OFF) TO COST TO A FLAT SPOT TO START. *TR
THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER TO GO. SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE IS SUFFOCATING AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR. I HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, THE MAF(THAT IS THE CODE THAT IS BEING THROWN FROM THE CHECK LIGHT) SPARK PLUGS. ALSO CYLINDER 5 IS MISFIRING.
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
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Electrical System
Too few reports for a range
181,000 mi
1 (sparse)
ODI 10855357 · 181,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC S/T JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL, AN UNKNOWN SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.
MY 1998 GMC JIMMY HAS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IT HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS LEFT ME STRANDED BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM THINKING I'M STEALING MY OWN CAR. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB
THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER TO GO. SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE IS SUFFOCATING AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR. I HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, THE MAF(THAT IS THE CODE THAT IS BEING THROWN FROM THE CHECK LIGHT) SPARK PLUGS. ALSO CYLINDER 5 IS MISFIRING.
THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER TO GO. SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE IS SUFFOCATING AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR. I HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, THE MAF(THAT IS THE CODE THAT IS BEING THROWN FROM THE CHECK LIGHT) SPARK PLUGS. ALSO CYLINDER 5 IS MISFIRING.
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
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
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)
0
None
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.
2000: 0 complaints · 2001: 1 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2000
0
0
0
2001
0
1
1
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2000
2
0
0
2001
2
0
0
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.
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, AN ONCOMING CAR FAILED TO YEILD OR STOP AND A THREE CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND IS TOTALED.
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, AN ONCOMING CAR FAILED TO YEILD OR STOP AND A THREE CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND IS TOTALED.
THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER TO GO. SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE IS SUFFOCATING AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR. I HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, THE MAF(THAT IS THE CODE THAT IS BEING THROWN FROM THE CHECK LIGHT) SPARK PLUGS. ALSO CYLINDER 5 IS MISFIRING.
THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER TO GO. SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE IS SUFFOCATING AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR. I HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, THE MAF(THAT IS THE CODE THAT IS BEING THROWN FROM THE CHECK LIGHT) SPARK PLUGS. ALSO CYLINDER 5 IS MISFIRING.
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.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Stalling or loss of power
1 mentions · 12.5% of complaints
Median mileage: 181,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10855357 · 181,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC S/T JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL, AN UNKNOWN SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.