Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 GMC Jimmy submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BAD 3 VEHICKLE AUTO ACCIDENT ON I-96 IN MICHIGAN. A WHITE CAR STOPPED OR STALLED IN CENTER LANE OF HIGHWAY AND WAS THEN HIT BY A GREEN CAR AND WE HIT THE GREEN CAR "HEAD ON" IN THE REAR.. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A DIRECT HEAD ON HIT AT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. MY TRUCK WAS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. *TT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS ARMS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS SENT TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN AND THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB *AK
THE TRUCK I HAVE IS 1997 GMC JIMMY 4X4 SLT MODEL I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2000 KNOWING IT WAS A PRE OWNED VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS THE VEHICLE WAS NICE BUT THE NEXT TWO YEARS I HAVE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES SO FAR WITH THIS VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED 1) IGNITION SWITCH THAT COSTED 700.OO 2) PULLEY 3) ALTERNATOR 4) HEATER CORE 5) COMPRESSOR FOR A/C IS GONE HAVENT REPLACED 6) FUEL PUMP IS GONE HAVENT REPLACED 7)WINSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO USUAL ON CLEAR DAYS BUT WHEN ITS STORMING THEY DONT WORK WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ME GETTING DRENCHED 8) TAILGATE DOENST WANT TO GO UP I HAVE HAD TWO YEARS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK AND STILL CONTINE TO DO SO I PURCHASED MY TRUCK WITH 21,252 MI AND I NOW HAVE 70,329 MI I NEED BALL JOINTS WHICH I HAVE NOT REPLACED IN MY OPINION THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNMED AND I BELIEVE EVER MADE. *AK
HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS OR DRIVING LIGHTS. VEHICLE ALSO HAS BEEN IN TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER WRECK. VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A DEALER AND COULD NOT BE FIXED.
WHEN HIT AT 35MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DEALER SAID AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN AN ACCIDENT.
AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH ONCE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH A VEHICLE CAME OUT IN FRONT SUDDENLY , CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY , CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK
AIRBAG LIGHT ON, DEALER REPLACED INFLATABLE RESTRAINT ARMING SENSOR AND DIAGNOCTIC RESV. MODULE.
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER CHARGED $68.00 FOR EVALUATION AND ADVISED THAT AN AIR BAG DERM MODULE IS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $450.00. THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG PROBABLY WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION AND EVEN INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT RULE OUT THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT A COLLISION TO TRIGGER DEPLOYMENT. GMC REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY DEFECT AT NO COST TO THE OWNER AND HAS ONLY OFFERED A 50/50 SPLIT. I FEEL THAT GMC SHOULD BE REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM AT 100% THEIR COST. YOUR WEB SITE SAYS THAT IF A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER MUST FIX IT AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.*AK
CONSUMER WAS WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN,CONTROLLED BY A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE, RAN THE RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER VEHICLE SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MP. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
COMSUMER'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG, AND THEY ARE CLOSING THE INVESTIGATION. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. IN ADDITION, IGNITION LOCKED UP/FUEL GAUGE AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 55 MPH AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE FRONT END HAS OVER $9000 OF DAMAGE. *AK
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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