IllustrationWHILE PARKED REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*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 reportsAFTER REACHING NORMAL TEMP., ENGINE WILL DIE AT RANDOM SPEEDS. AND REQUIRES COMPLETE POWERING DOWN BEFORE WILL RESTART. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED MANY ACCEDENTS.*AK
VEHICLE HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY LOSING POWER SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN TURN SIGNALS ARE ACTIVATED. THIS GOES FROM A SAFETY FEATURE TO AN UNSAFE FEATURE. WHY SHOULD THESE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN YOUR DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND TURN YOUR TURN SIGNAL ON? IT SEEMS TO ME, IT DEFEATS IT'S OWN PURPOSE. IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO ACCEPT, THAT THIS FEATURE WAS …
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DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN TURN SIGNALS ARE ACTIVATED. THIS GOES FROM A SAFETY FEATURE TO AN UNSAFE FEATURE. WHY SHOULD THESE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN YOUR DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND TURN YOUR TURN SIGNAL ON? IT SEEMS TO ME, IT DEFEATS IT'S OWN PURPOSE. IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO ACCEPT, THAT THIS FEATURE WAS APPROVED TO WORK IN THIS WAY.......THANK YOU! *AK
DURING YEARLY INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTICED BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BROKEN. CONSUMER FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THIS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT RIGHT PITMAN ARM WAS GONE WHEN HE WENT BACK FOR INSPECTION ON THE SECOND TIME, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
THE PERMANENTLY SEALED WHEEL BEARING "FROZE UP" CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SHEAR OFF. THIS WAS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ON MONDAY, APRIL 30,2001, I DROVE MY 1999 GMC JIMMY INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME. I STOPPED THE CAR WITH MY FOOT BRAKE TO LET MY HUSBAND GET OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO MAKE THE GARAGE DOOR GO UP SO HE COULD GET IN. HE DIDN'T DUCK FAR ENOUGH AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE BOTOM OF THE DOOR. IT…
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ON MONDAY, APRIL 30,2001, I DROVE MY 1999 GMC JIMMY INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME. I STOPPED THE CAR WITH MY FOOT BRAKE TO LET MY HUSBAND GET OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO MAKE THE GARAGE DOOR GO UP SO HE COULD GET IN. HE DIDN'T DUCK FAR ENOUGH AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE BOTOM OF THE DOOR. IT STUNNED HIM AND HE SPUN AROUND AND BACK TOWARDS THE CAR AND SLUMPED OVER THE HOOD OF THE CAR (HEAVILY ENOUGH TO MAKE A DENT). I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO HELP HIM. I PUT MY BACK AGAINST THE CAR AND PUSHED HIM UP. HE SEEMED OK SO I HELPED HIM INTO THE HOUSE. WHEN I WAS SURE HE WAS FINE, I WENT BACK OUT TO PUT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. IT WAS STILL WHERE I LEFT IT WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND THE DOOR OPEN. I PUT MY RIGHT FOOT UP ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AS I REACHED OUT FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO HOLD ONTO WHILE I MOVED THE REST OF MY BODY INTO THE CAR. HOWEVER, BEFORE I COULD DO THAT, THE CAR SEEMED TO JUMP INTO REVERSE. BECAUSE THE WHEELS WERE STILL POSITIONED IN THE SAME PLACE AS THEY WERE WHEN I MADE THE RIGHT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR CAME TOWARDS ME QUICKLY. I TRIED TO JUMP ON MY LEFT FOOT FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO AVOID THE CAR, BUT T WAS COMING QUICKLY IN MY DIRECTION AND KIND OF COLLECTED ME INSIDE THE DOOR AND FINALLY PUSHED ME DOWN ONTO MY BOTTOM AND RIGHT HIP. THEN MY HEAD SLAMMED ON THE BRICK PAVERS. THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING OVER ME AND CAUGHT MY FEET UNDER THE TIRE. BY NOW THE REAR TIRES HAD REACHED THE SLIGHT CULVERT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY. BETWEEN THAT AND THE SHOE THAT HAD MADE A PERFECT WEDGE UNDER THE TIRE, THE CAR STOPPED. MY SCREAMS BROUGHT HELP TO PULL ME FROM UNDER THE CAR WHERE I WAS WEDGED. I HAD A TRIMALLEOLAR FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ANKLE, A BADLY BRUISED AND SPRAINED RIGHT LEG, TWO BROKEN RIBS, A MISPLACED PELVIS, A HEMATOMA ON THE HEAD AND VARIOUS OTHER INJURIES WHICH ARE REQIRING ONGOING THERAPY.*AK
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTIMG TO STOP, THE CONSUMER PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THEY ENGAGED AND THE TRUCK FINALLY STOPPED. *YH
VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH WHEEL BEARINGS. ONCE BEFORE LEFT WAS REPLACED, AND RECENTLY RIGHT WAS REPLACED. THEY WOULD MAKE A GROWLING SCRAPPING NOISE WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKES. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AND MAKING NOISE WHICH INCREASED AS SPEED GOES UP. THE SHAFT SEALWAS REPLACED TWICE. *YH
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.