IllustrationWHILE DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
1999 GMC Jimmy
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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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 STATES THAT PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE CAUSING SEAT TO SURGE FORWARD. NLM
SOMETHING KEEPS DRAINING THE BATTERY IN VEHICLE. HAS BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
WIRES FOR LUMBAR SEAT WENT OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND WIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
BRAKE LIGHTS BECOME INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE OR FORWARD THE THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED TO BREAK THE THROTTLE LOOSE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED OUT OR CONTROL, IT IS SAFER TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND BREAK THE THROTTLE LOOSE. *YH
MY SON WAS ALMOST HIT BY MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT KEEPS POPPING OUT OF GEAR IN PARK. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, AND THE MECHANICS THAT IT WENT TO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
SHAFT TO THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT (FRONT) BROKE OFF RENDERING THE BACK OF THE SEAT UNADJUSTABLE AND OUT OF THE COMFORT AND SAFETY ZONE.
FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN WHEELS ARE TURN TO THE LEFT. HAD MECHANIC CHECK, SAID WHEEL BEARING IS GOING OUT. FOUND THAT MANUFACTURING COMPANY HAD HUNDRED OF THEM BACK ORDER.*AK
THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AFTER WE COMPLAINED A SECOND TIME ABOUT THE INABILITY TO FILL THE TANK TO CAPACITY WITHOUT SMELLING FUMES IN THE GARAGE (OVERSIZED 2 CAR GARAGE WITH 12 FOOT CEILINGS). AFTER THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED, WE EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER FUMES, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THIS CAR FOR THE USE OF A NEW DRIVER AND…
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THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AFTER WE COMPLAINED A SECOND TIME ABOUT THE INABILITY TO FILL THE TANK TO CAPACITY WITHOUT SMELLING FUMES IN THE GARAGE (OVERSIZED 2 CAR GARAGE WITH 12 FOOT CEILINGS). AFTER THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED, WE EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER FUMES, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THIS CAR FOR THE USE OF A NEW DRIVER AND ARE UNCERTAIN WHETHER (1) THE REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE WELL; (2) THERE ARE OTHER JIMMY SUVS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. OUR BELIEF IS THAT A REPAIRED CAR IS OFTEN SAFER THAN ONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.