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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
50–25K
825–50K
2350–75K
1575–100K
15100–150K
2150K+
68 reports with mileage · 170 unknown
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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
What owners actually said
238 reports
Mileage unknown · Dec 8, 1999
Power Train
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAYS THAT SOME STICKY SUBSTANCE WAS SPILLED IN THE CONSOLE BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT ASSY TO LOCK UP. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS SPILLED IN THAT AREA WAS A COVERED CUP F…
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TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAYS THAT SOME STICKY SUBSTANCE WAS SPILLED IN THE CONSOLE BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT ASSY TO LOCK UP. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS SPILLED IN THAT AREA WAS A COVERED CUP FILLED WITH SWEET TEA THAT TIPPED OVER THE CUP HOLDER. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE LIQUID COULD'VE LEAKED UNDERNEATH THE CONSOLE AND CAUSE MY TRANSMISSION TO FREEZE UP. PEOPLE DRINK IN CARS ALL THE TIME, AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THIS IS A DEFAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONSOLE. BECAUSE IT LOCKED UP MY TRANSMISSION, MY VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND COULD HAVE PUT ME IN A SERIOUS RISK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD OR PARKED IN AN UNSAFE AREA. FORTUNATELY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT MY PARENTS HOUSE AND THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #715793
Mileage unknown · Nov 18, 1999
Air BagsSeat BeltsSeatsCrashInjury
DRIVERS SEAT SLID FORWARD FORCING MY KNEE INTO THE DASH. I SUSTAINED A CUT TO MY LEFT EYELID, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HITTING THE STEARING COLUMN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THOUGH I HIT THE REAR OF ANOTHER SUV, A BLAZER. SEAT BELT DID NOT SEEM TO HOLD ME IN PLACE OR RESTRAIN ME.*AK
NHTSA ODI #714984
Mileage unknown · Nov 3, 1999
Steering
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT, HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT 3 TIMES, THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM.THEY GIVE ME EXCUSES SUCH AS TIRES NEED ROTATED, THE STEERING IS SUPER SENSITIVE, OR IT DRIVES STRAIGHT FOR THEM.
NHTSA ODI #714275
Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 1999
Power TrainSteering
SUV PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN YOU LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO KEEP IT FROM GOING TO THE RIGHT
NHTSA ODI #711871
Mileage unknown · Sep 13, 1999
Parking BrakeService Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY BRAKES LOCKED UP WITHOUT APPLICATION. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #847579
Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 1999
Steering
STEERING ARM.
NHTSA ODI #609583
Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 1999
Visibility
WINDSHIELD MOLDING.
NHTSA ODI #609430
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
Mileage unknown · Jul 21, 1999
EquipmentPower Train
WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL IS TURNED TO THE HIGHEST SETTING, IT DOES NOT WORK. ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, OFTEN IT ROARS AFTER BEING STARTED UP UNTIL IT GETS TO 3RD GEAR, THEN IT STOPS. DON'T KNOW WHY.*AK
NHTSA ODI #708924
Mileage unknown · Jul 17, 1999
Power Train
TRANSMISSION MAKES LOUD ROARING NOISE USUALLY WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP (5-10 MPH) AND WON'T SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR - HAVE TO DECELERATE AND TRY AGAIN AND SOMETIMES TAKES 3-5 ATTEMPTS BEFORE WILL SHIFT - HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING RUSH HOUR. ALMOST IN ACCIDENT ON ONE OCCASION DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. OCC…
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TRANSMISSION MAKES LOUD ROARING NOISE USUALLY WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP (5-10 MPH) AND WON'T SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR - HAVE TO DECELERATE AND TRY AGAIN AND SOMETIMES TAKES 3-5 ATTEMPTS BEFORE WILL SHIFT - HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING RUSH HOUR. ALMOST IN ACCIDENT ON ONE OCCASION DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. OCCASIONALLY TRANSMISSION HAS ROARED WHEN TRAVELING 50 MPH AND HAD TO DECELERATE. NO TRANSMISSION LIGHT WARNING ME OF PROBLEM ILLUMINATES. HAD SERVICED TWICE AND STILL SAME PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIP FIXED OIL LEAK ON FIRST SERVICE (VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP) AND REPLACED PART 2ND SERVICE AND STILL IS A PROBLEM, LAST OCCURING ON 7/15/99, FOLLOWING 2ND SERVICE. I AM GOING TO REQUEST A 3RD SERVICE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT HAD A TRANSMISSION SERVICE/REPAIR MAN ON STAFF THE LAST 3 ATTEMPTS TO GET REPAIR. BOTH SERVICES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY ADAMS CHEVROLET/GMC IN RAYTOWN, MO BECAUSE DAVE CROSS HAS NOT HAD A TRANSMISSION MAN. HOWEVER, FOR THE 2ND SERVICE (JULY 1999), DAVE CROSS ACCEPTED THE JIMMY FOR SERVICE BUT HAD ADAMS DO THE SERVICE. DAVE CROSS SERVICE MGR (I BELIEVE IS MGR) TOLD ME WHEN I PICKED UP JIMMY FOLLOWING 2ND REPAIR THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECENT "BULLETIN" THAT REQUIRED A PIECE BE REPLACED WHICH THEY DID AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, SO I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE JIMMY IN AGAIN. ALSO, I REQUESTED TO SEE THE BULLETIN AND THE MGR REFUSED. HE SAID IT WAS NOT FOR CUSTOMER USE. *AK
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.
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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