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1984 GMC Jimmy Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1984 GMC Jimmy, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Interior & seats240.0%
  • Driver assistance120.0%
  • Seat belts120.0%
  • Transmission120.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Interior & seats

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

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

NHTSA ID 863030 · filed Jun 5, 2000

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 · filed Apr 15, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Apr 30, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ID 509912 · filed Oct 15, 1996

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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

NHTSA ID 835403 · filed Mar 2, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .