IllustrationWHEN UNDER ONE QUARTER (1/4) OF A TANK OF FUEL THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DECELERATING (READ: HARD BRAKING, BRAKING BEFORE A TURN) WITHOUT WARNING, DISABLING ALL POWERED CONTROLS INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. ISSUE WOULD OCCASIONALLY RESOLVE ITSELF AND THEN COME BACK AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR
1999 GMC Jimmy
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
40–25K
1125–50K
750–75K
1475–100K
11100–150K
4150K+
51 reports with mileage · 86 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Suspension. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
15 crash reports1 fire reports7 injury reports
Power Train complaints
23 reportsI BOUGHT MY 1999 GMC JIMMY WHEN I WAS 16, I LOVED IT 4X4 BUT THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING THE THING NOT TO READ HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE AND NOT ALLOWING IT TO PASS INSPECTION. YES ITS OLD BUT IT SHOULDN'T OF MADE THE E-VAP SYSTEM DO THAT AND THE PROBLEM IS WHEN IT DOSE DO THIS YOUR WASTING GAS L…
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I BOUGHT MY 1999 GMC JIMMY WHEN I WAS 16, I LOVED IT 4X4 BUT THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING THE THING NOT TO READ HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE AND NOT ALLOWING IT TO PASS INSPECTION. YES ITS OLD BUT IT SHOULDN'T OF MADE THE E-VAP SYSTEM DO THAT AND THE PROBLEM IS WHEN IT DOSE DO THIS YOUR WASTING GAS LIKE CRAZY CAUSING YOU TO RUN OUT OF GAS IN DANGER SPOTS WHILE DRIVING. RECALL THE 1999 GMC JIMMY FOR THE E-VAP SYSTEM. COST TO REPAIR BY OWNER USED $499.00 NEW $699.00 WITH OUT LABOR. *TR
1999 GMC JIMMY. TRANSMISSION ISSUES. NEW TRANNY NEEDS TO BE REBUILT BY 80,000 MILES. SEATS AND STRUCTURE OF HANDLES BREAK EASILY AND LAST FOR MAYBE 35,000, NEW HUBS REQUIRED BY 40,000, BAIL JOINTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING CREATING SERIOUS ROAD HAZARDS, ALTERNATOR FAILURE, UJOINT FAILURE. ALL PARTS REPLACED BETWEEN 35,000 AND 80,00…
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1999 GMC JIMMY. TRANSMISSION ISSUES. NEW TRANNY NEEDS TO BE REBUILT BY 80,000 MILES. SEATS AND STRUCTURE OF HANDLES BREAK EASILY AND LAST FOR MAYBE 35,000, NEW HUBS REQUIRED BY 40,000, BAIL JOINTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING CREATING SERIOUS ROAD HAZARDS, ALTERNATOR FAILURE, UJOINT FAILURE. ALL PARTS REPLACED BETWEEN 35,000 AND 80,000 TO THE TUNE OF $11,000 YET NO RECALLS DESPITE MECHANICS CLAIMING THESE ARE RECURRING PROBLEMS IN THESE VEHICLES. NEVER BUY A GMC AGAIN. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS OUT ON MY MODEL OF VEHICLE IN WHICH MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS BUT WHEN I RUN A CHECK ON THE YEAR VIN IT COMES BACK WITH NO RECALLS. HOW CAN I MAKE SURE THAT MY REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALLS. *JB
TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLANT LINES FROM TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR LEAKING AT THE TRANSMISSION CONNECTION STEAMING FLAMMABLE TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS. CONNECTIONS OF LINES AT THE TRANSMISSION LEAK DUE TO INADEQUATE ALLOWANCE FOR NORMAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND FIXED TRANSMISSION CONNECT…
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TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLANT LINES FROM TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR LEAKING AT THE TRANSMISSION CONNECTION STEAMING FLAMMABLE TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS. CONNECTIONS OF LINES AT THE TRANSMISSION LEAK DUE TO INADEQUATE ALLOWANCE FOR NORMAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND FIXED TRANSMISSION CONNECTION. *NM
TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLANT LINES FROM TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR LEAKING AT THE TRANMISSION CONNECTION STREAMING FLAMMABLE TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS. CONNECTIONS OF LINES AT THE TRANSMISSION LEAK DUE TO INADEQUATE ALLOWANCE FOR NORMAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION.
2/2003 FRONT END COLLAPSED ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING AT 65MPG DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. BRAKES AND STERRING WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO CRASH INTO A HILL TO STOP VEHICLE. BALL JOINTS AGAIN FAILING ON 7/2005.
2000 MILES AFTER THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE SPUN #6 ROD BEARING AND DESTROYED THE WHOLE ENGINE. GM IS AWARE OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. OFTEN LEADS TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. ALSO FOUND RUSTED DEXCOOL BLOCKING THE HOSE TO THE RADIATOR RESERVOIR, WHICH MA…
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2000 MILES AFTER THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE SPUN #6 ROD BEARING AND DESTROYED THE WHOLE ENGINE. GM IS AWARE OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. OFTEN LEADS TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. ALSO FOUND RUSTED DEXCOOL BLOCKING THE HOSE TO THE RADIATOR RESERVOIR, WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM.
THE 4L60E TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE RUNNING HOT DURING WARMER SUMMER WEATHER & WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS TOWING A TRAILER. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SEEMS TO BE SHIFTING ROUGH DURING WARMER SUMMER MONTHS TOO. THERE IS A SHUDDER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE DURING LOW SPEED TURNING. NOW THERE IS A NOISE CONSISTENT WITH A SPEED AROUND 55 MPH. *J…
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THE 4L60E TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE RUNNING HOT DURING WARMER SUMMER WEATHER & WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS TOWING A TRAILER. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SEEMS TO BE SHIFTING ROUGH DURING WARMER SUMMER MONTHS TOO. THERE IS A SHUDDER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE DURING LOW SPEED TURNING. NOW THERE IS A NOISE CONSISTENT WITH A SPEED AROUND 55 MPH. *JB
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
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