IllustrationCONSUMERS HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NEW TRANSMISSION IS CONTINUING TO SLIP IN REAL HOT TEMPERATURES. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW THE CAUSE. *AK
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
What owners actually said
137 reportsCONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAYAND AS SHE WAS APPROACHING A GASOLINE STATION, SHE WENT TO PULL OUT OF THE GASOLINE PARKING LOT, AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN. PASSENGER SCREAMED. CONSUMER LOST HER PURSE, AND ALSO THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING THAT DOOR WAS OPEN. *AK
CSS WHICH WAS INSTALLED BY AN OFFICER IN THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT AND RESTRAINED BY REAR LAP SEATBELT. WHILE DRIVING MADE A SUDDEN STOP, AND CSS WHICH WAS RESTRAINT BY THE MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT RELEASED, CAUSING THE CSS TO FLY OUT AND HIT THE DRIVER'S HEADREST. CHILD SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE COOLANT KEEPS DISAPPEARING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON WITH EVERY FAILURE. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A STOP VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. CONSUMER HEARD A GRIDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IS INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION OF ABS SYSTEM. WHEN MAKING EMERGENCY STOPS, BRAKES GIVE WAY AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS MAINLY AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IN PAST RECALLS THAT DO NOT COVER MY YEAR. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE CONDITIONS,AND I HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH GEN…
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PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IS INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION OF ABS SYSTEM. WHEN MAKING EMERGENCY STOPS, BRAKES GIVE WAY AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS MAINLY AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IN PAST RECALLS THAT DO NOT COVER MY YEAR. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE CONDITIONS,AND I HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH GENERAL MOTORS #99213442. *AK
DATE GIVEN IS THE FIRST INCIDENT. ENGINE QUITS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. DEALER CANNOT FIND REASON. CONTACTED GM AND THEY JUST CALLED THE DEALER. I AM FEARFUL THAT IT WILL HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. DEALER …
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DATE GIVEN IS THE FIRST INCIDENT. ENGINE QUITS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. DEALER CANNOT FIND REASON. CONTACTED GM AND THEY JUST CALLED THE DEALER. I AM FEARFUL THAT IT WILL HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND THE REASON AND THEY CAN'T REPLACE PARTS THEY DON'T THINK ARE BROKEN. *AK
WHEN LIFTING MY TAILGATE UP, THE INNER SUPPORT LIFT CYLINDER CAME LOOSE AND THE COMPLETE GATE CAME CRASHING DOWN ON THE BACK OF MY NECK, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO MY VERTIBRATE. ALSO, SUSTAINED PINCHED NERVES IN MY NECK AND SHOULDERS./ THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR GMC MADE THE COMPLETE GATE LIFT UPWARD INSTEAD OF FOLDING DOWNWARD.…
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WHEN LIFTING MY TAILGATE UP, THE INNER SUPPORT LIFT CYLINDER CAME LOOSE AND THE COMPLETE GATE CAME CRASHING DOWN ON THE BACK OF MY NECK, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO MY VERTIBRATE. ALSO, SUSTAINED PINCHED NERVES IN MY NECK AND SHOULDERS./ THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR GMC MADE THE COMPLETE GATE LIFT UPWARD INSTEAD OF FOLDING DOWNWARD. *AK
THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OFF WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED OFF, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TURN BACK ON. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE TO ONCOMING DRIVERS AND ALSO PEOPLE AHEAD OF YOU IT APPEARS YOU ARE SIGNALLING THEM. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MANY …
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THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OFF WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED OFF, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TURN BACK ON. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE TO ONCOMING DRIVERS AND ALSO PEOPLE AHEAD OF YOU IT APPEARS YOU ARE SIGNALLING THEM. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MANY LANE CHANGES. HERE IN SEATTLE, THIS MAY PROVOKE AN ACT OF ROAD RAGE AS TO THE WRONG PERSON THIS LIGHT FLASHING COULD BE INTERPRETED AS A HOSTILE ACT.
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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