Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats reportsComplaints 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.
11
Latest Jan 3, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 407 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 GMC Jimmy submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Jan 3, 2005
(1)NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. (2) DOME LIGHT QUIT WORKING WHEN DOORS ARE OPEN. POWER MIRRORS QUIT WORKING. POWER SEATS QUIT WORKING. I CHECKED THE FUSE (A 20 AMP) AND IT WAS BURNED OUT. WHEN I REPLACE THE FUSE IT IMMEDIATELY BLOWS THE FUSE, I'VE TRIED MULTIPLE 20 AMP FUSES AND ALL HAVE INSTANTLY BLOWN WHEN I TRY TO REPLACE IT. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A RELATED PROBLEM BUT THE REAR HATCH WILL ALSO NOT OPEN BY PRESSING EITHER THE BUTTON ON THE DASH OR THE BUTTON ON THE TAILGATE. (3) HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO REPAIR THE LAUNDRY LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK
NHTSA ID
10105661
Incident
Dec 5, 2004
Mileage
129,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 30, 2004
Fire reported
MY JIMMY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE FUSE BOX SYSTEM. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I AM SADDENED TO THINK THAT THIS HAPPENED. JUST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS 10 YEARS OLD, DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT SHOULD CATCH ON FIRE. I HAD BEEN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND LOST IT ALL.*AK
NHTSA ID
10100741
Incident
Nov 23, 2004
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 10, 2003
Fire reported
WHILE IDLING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH.*AK
NHTSA ID
10042765
Incident
Sep 21, 2003
Mileage
100,400 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 29, 2003
Fire reported
WIRING HARNESS THAT LEADS TO THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE.
NHTSA ID
10040903
Incident
Sep 24, 2003
Mileage
175,000 mi
BrakesElectricalEngine+5 more
Filed Jan 30, 2002
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE IS ON ITS 3RD TRANMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK AND HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST FORMING ON THE TRANMISSION FLUID STICK, ALSO THE REAR AXLE SEALS WER REPLACED.*JB
NHTSA ID
564181
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 25, 2001
Fire reported
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
747372
Incident
Jun 25, 2001
Interior & seatsPowertrain (other)
Filed Feb 13, 2000
SPEEDOMETER STICKS WHEN DRIVING WITH LIGHTS ON FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. DASH GETS VERY HOT UNLESS DASH LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO LOWEST SETTING. WHEN DASH LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO THE LOWEST SETTING, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGINS TO WORK NORMALLY.
NHTSA ID
718708
Incident
Feb 12, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 22, 2000
THE WIRING HARESS UNDER THE DASH TO THE POWER SEAT HAD BURNED TOGETHER THEREFOR SHORTING OUT THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR WHICH CAUSED INTERMITTENT STALLING. NLM
NHTSA ID
550553
Incident
Aug 19, 1999
AirbagsBrakesInterior & seats
Filed Jan 8, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported
REAR ENDED BY TRUCK WHICH PROPELLED VEHICLE INTO BACK OF CAMPER. THUS A REAR END COLLISION, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A FRONT END COLLISION. BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BE VIOLENTLY SLAMMED INTO THE BACK SEAT AREA. THE DRIVER (ONLY)AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, JUST PRIOR TO BEING REAR ENDED BY THE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WHICH WEIGHED 77,000 POUNDS AND WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH. THE TRUCK DRIVER ADMITTED TO THE POLICE THAT HE NEVER SLOED DOWN OR APPLIED HIS BRAKES. *AK
NHTSA ID
717085
Incident
Oct 5, 1999
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Sep 18, 1997
THE REAR LEFT SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE BELT BUCKLE. WHEN PRESSING THE RED RELEASE BUTTON, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE. *AK
NHTSA ID
816451
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 3, 1997
WHEN DRIVING THE REAR HATCH COMES OPEN . *AK
NHTSA ID
808509
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.
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