GMC Jimmy
Owners filed 2,670 complaints across 14 model years of the GMC Jimmy. The 1995 drew the most (499).
Model years14
Complaints2,670
Recalls50
Fires51
Deaths7
Which GMC Jimmy years should you avoid?
Going by 2,670 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the GMC Jimmy years to avoid are 1993, 1995 and 1991.
- 19932.5× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (9 fires, 42 crashes, 2 deaths).
- 1995499 complaints, 2.3× a typical Jimmy year, most often about the brakes.
- 19912.2× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (6 fires, 16 crashes, 1 death).
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every GMC Jimmy model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2001 | 100 | 3 | — | 11 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000 | 211 | 4 | 4 | 15 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1999 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 15 | Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing | Routine | |
| 1998 | 238 | 2 | 3 | 18 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Above average | |
| 1997 | 274 | 5 | 5 | 23 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 407 | 8 | 9 | 54 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995Avoid | 499 | 8 | 7 | 75 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | High concern | |
| 1994 | 334 | 4 | 4 | 57 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993Avoid | 216 | 5 | 9 | 42 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 122 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1991Avoid | 118 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1990 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.