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1984 GMC Jimmy Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 5, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Oct 15, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1984 GMC Jimmy. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–5 of 5

Interior & seats
Filed Jun 5, 2000

LATCH DOES NOT LOCK SEAT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ID
863030
Incident
Jun 5, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 30, 1999
Crash reported

WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE SLOWLY, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. HAD FOOT ON BRAKES WHEN BACKING UP. HIT A COUPLE OF VEHICLES BEFORE TURNING IGNITION OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
837308
Incident
Feb 26, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 15, 1999

THE REAR SEATBELT WILL NOT LOCK DOWN. IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON SEATBELTS FOR A 1984 JIMMY 4 X 4 , I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON SEATBELTS OR HOW IT CAN BE FIXED. I AM SCARED FOR MY CHILDRENS SAFETY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ANY INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID
705654
Transmission
Filed Mar 2, 1999
Fire reported

FRONT OIL SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT, LEAKING OIL WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
835403
Seat belts
Filed Oct 15, 1996

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ID
509912
Incident
May 1, 1984

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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