IllustrationTHE BRAKES PULSATE FROM DELAMINATING RUST ON BOTH FRONT ROTORS, BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED (6-22-00)BUT THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED, THE SECOND TIME ALL ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED (11-6-00). NLM
1999 GMC Jimmy
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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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
What owners actually said
137 reportsCONSUMER INVOLVED IN COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE WAS HIT ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETIALS.*AK
AFTER CAR IS SITTING IN COLD WEATHER AND CONSUMER TRIES TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, IT IS REALLY HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. *AK
DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE BALL JOINTS WORE OUT SO FAST ...20,000 MILES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT WITH DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE OF $7300, BOTH OF THE AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT. *SLC
RENTAL VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH AND BRAKING FOR IMPACT. CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE NO WHERE ELSE TO GO. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
BOTH THE DRIVER & PASSENGER SEAT BELTS PREMATURELY LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS OCCURS WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR MAKING A TURN. THE SEATBELT LOCKS AND DOES NOT ALWAYS RELEASE IMMEDIATELY; AT TIMES STAYS LOCKED UNTIL IT IS MANUALLY REMOVED. THE BELT WILL ALSO UPON LOCKING ACTIVATE THE RATCHET MECHANISM TO CONTINUALLY TIGHTE…
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BOTH THE DRIVER & PASSENGER SEAT BELTS PREMATURELY LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS OCCURS WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR MAKING A TURN. THE SEATBELT LOCKS AND DOES NOT ALWAYS RELEASE IMMEDIATELY; AT TIMES STAYS LOCKED UNTIL IT IS MANUALLY REMOVED. THE BELT WILL ALSO UPON LOCKING ACTIVATE THE RATCHET MECHANISM TO CONTINUALLY TIGHTEN WITH EVERY MOVEMENT OF THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER. THIS IN ITSELF CAN CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE OF SEVERE RESTRICTION OF DRIVER MOVEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER WHO HAS REPLACED THE SEATBELT AND MECHANISM TWICE. GMC HAS ALSO BEEN CONTACTED BUT WE WERE TOLD TO USE A SEATBELT EXTENDER OF WHICH WE DID, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IF THE SEATBELT PREMATURELY LOCKS WHILE MOVING, WILL IT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. WE REQUESTED GMC TO SEND A FACTORY REP WHICH WAS PROMISED BUT NEVER ACTED UPON. WHEN GMC WAS CALLED AGAIN, WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE IT TO ARBRITRATION. CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THEIR ONLY OTHER SOLUTION WAS TO HELP ME MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DEALER RATHER THAN SEND SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT THE SEATBELT INERTIA MECHANISM. WE REALLY FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF NOT LOOKED INTO AND CORRECTED. AT TIMES TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM, WE DO NOT USE THE RESTRAINTS OUT OF FRUSTRATION!*AK
4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR SWITCHED TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW ON ITS OWN. 1ST TIME WAS
THERE ARE NO SAFETY SECURITY DEVICES TO LET CONSUMER KNOW IF INTERIOR DOORS ARE OPEN. HOWEVER, THERE IS A WARNING LIGHT IF HATCHBACK IS OPENED. SHE SAID THAT THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN, AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.