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1998 GMC Jimmy

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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238Owner complaints

Model-year median: 12

2Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
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1995407
1996274
1997238
1998137
1999211
2000100
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Visibility
81Electrical System
33Power Train
30Service Brakes, Hydraulic
29Suspension
25
All reported categories
Engine And Engine Cooling
20Steering
16Air Bags
15Exterior Lighting
11Seats
11Unknown Or Other
9Equipment
6Vehicle Speed Control
6Structure
5Fuel System, Gasoline
4Tires
4Wheels
4Latches/locks/linkages
3Fuel System, Other
2Parking Brake
2Seat Belts
2Interior Lighting
1Service Brakes, Air
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

68 reports with mileage · 170 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility. Review the 81 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

18 crash reports3 fire reports12 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

20 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jan 4, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingExterior LightingVisibility

POWER WINDOWS LOCK UP/ SWITCH IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND UNABLE TO OPERATE WINDOWS. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS BURNT OUT AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAD A SHORT, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS CRACKING , HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, AND THE OIL COOLING LINE WAS LEAKING B…

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POWER WINDOWS LOCK UP/ SWITCH IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND UNABLE TO OPERATE WINDOWS. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS BURNT OUT AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAD A SHORT, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS CRACKING , HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, AND THE OIL COOLING LINE WAS LEAKING BADLY. *YD

NHTSA ODI #8001527

Mileage unknown · Jan 4, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingExterior LightingVisibility

UNABLE TO OPERATE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *AK THE WINDOWS ONLY GO DOWN FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR CONTROL BECAUSE THE WINDOW LOCK WAS SHORTED OUT. THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS BURNT OUT. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS CRACKING. THE OIL COOLING LINES WERE LEAKING BADLY. *YH

NHTSA ODI #8001525

Mileage unknown · Apr 18, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

CONSUMER RECENTLY HAD VEHICLE SERVICED CONCERNING COLLANT CORROSION, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE RESERVOIR FOR THE COLLANT WAS RUSTED AND INSTEAD OF AN ORANGE COLOR IT WAS A GREENISH COLOR, THEREFORE COOLANT HAD TO BE FLUSHED OUT AND NEW COOLANT ADDED. *JB

NHTSA ODI #560841

Mileage unknown · Mar 1, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #741751

Mileage unknown · Oct 9, 2000
Air BagsEngine And Engine CoolingCrashFireInjury

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IT T-BONED A 1988 DODGE, DAKOTA AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK AFTER COLLISION, THERE WAS AN ENGINE FIRE. *YH

NHTSA ODI #872554

Mileage unknown · Jul 7, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS OR TURNING. ALSO, IDLING CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO DEALER 4 TIMES, BUT DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #864944

Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

NHTSA ODI #552513

Mileage unknown · May 30, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train

THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER IS AN ITEM REQUIRING NO MAINTENANCE. WHEN IT FAILS THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DISABLED. THE TRANSMISSIN COOLING LINE FAILED WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CONNECTION POINT IS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SO WHEN IT FAILS TRANSMISSION OIL IS SPEWED ALL OVER THE HOT EXHAUST PIPES/CATA…

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THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER IS AN ITEM REQUIRING NO MAINTENANCE. WHEN IT FAILS THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DISABLED. THE TRANSMISSIN COOLING LINE FAILED WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CONNECTION POINT IS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SO WHEN IT FAILS TRANSMISSION OIL IS SPEWED ALL OVER THE HOT EXHAUST PIPES/CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

NHTSA ODI #723347

Mileage unknown · Feb 6, 2000
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment

TRUCK WOULD NOT RUN AT FULL POWER DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH LIGHTS WOULD ALSO FAIL ON THE DASH . KEY WOULD ALSO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION DO TO A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION . THE EXHAUST PROBLEM WAS THE BAFFELS WERE BUSTED INSIDE THE MUFFLER . WINDSHIELD HAD A VOID BETWEEN THE UPPER FRAME AND THE WINDSHIELD CAUSI…

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TRUCK WOULD NOT RUN AT FULL POWER DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH LIGHTS WOULD ALSO FAIL ON THE DASH . KEY WOULD ALSO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION DO TO A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION . THE EXHAUST PROBLEM WAS THE BAFFELS WERE BUSTED INSIDE THE MUFFLER . WINDSHIELD HAD A VOID BETWEEN THE UPPER FRAME AND THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING IT TO LEAK. BELT TENSIONER BROKE DURING A START UP . AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WENT OUT DURING MY TRAVEL HOME FROM WORK.AK

NHTSA ODI #718396

Mileage unknown · Aug 20, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING POWER FAILURE/STALLING & BUCKING, HOWEVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE ENGINE PROBLEM*YC

NHTSA ODI #548086

Official recalls

2

98V053000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm

Mar 9, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE OR ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE. ONE OR BOTH OF THE ATTACHING NUTS FOR THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM ARE UNDER TORQUED. THIS CAN ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND SUBSEQUENT BREAK RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM THE FRAME.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RETIGHTEN THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM NUTS TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION.

97V218000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings

Nov 24, 1997

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE REAR AXLE RIGHT-HAND BRAKE PIPE CAN OCCUR CAUSING A SLOW BRAKE FLUID LEAK RESULTING IN A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. IF THE BRAKE PIPE BREAKS, THE DRIVER WOULD EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN DROP IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THERE WOULD BE A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PIPE.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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