Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Tires & wheels 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.
8
Latest Nov 4, 2010
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 274 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.
1
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 tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. 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. 8 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 tire or wheel
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structureTires & wheels
Filed Nov 4, 2010
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT MY WORK PLACE PARKING LOT AND BACKED ON TO MY SPARE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND SOMEONE BEHIND ME RUN INTO IT. I HAVE OWNED BLAZERS AND JIMMY'S FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. CHECKING OUT THIS WEBSITE I NOW KNOW THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I WILL TELL EVERYONE THAT I KNOW WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR
NHTSA ID
10364086
Incident
Nov 4, 2010
Mileage
153,225 mi
Tires & wheelsTransmission
Filed Jul 4, 2006
Fire reported2 injuries reported
WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE I HAD MY 1997 GMC JIMMY IN CRUISE CONTROL. I TAPED TO BRAKE TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER RESUMING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE BEGAN PICKING UP SPEED MUCH TO FAST. I AGAIN TAPPED THE BRAKE AND SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I THEN HEARD WHAT SEEMED LIKE A FLAT TIRE, I BEGAN PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD. AS I LOOKED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR I COULD SEE FLAMES COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE I SAID TO MY MOTHER THE PASSENGER "THE VEHICLE IS ON FIRE GET OUT" AFTER SHE OPENED THE DOOR THE FLAMES TORNADOED AND CAME INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND STARTED EVERYTHING ON FIRE. I THEN PULLED MY MOTHER OVER THE CONSOLE AND DRAGGED HER AWAY TO SAFETY, THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *NM
NHTSA ID
10161405
Incident
Jun 16, 2006
Mileage
78,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 1, 2005
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNED A 1997 GMC JIMMY. HEARD A LOUD CRASHING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR HE SAW SOMETHING BOUNCING IN A FIELD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE WAS GONE. THE CABLE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE BROKE. THIS OCCURRED LAST NIGHT, AND HE HAS NOT YET HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO OCCURRED ON CONSUMER'S SON' VEHICLE, 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10130788
Incident
Jul 31, 2005
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 19, 2002
WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. DT
NHTSA ID
768619
Incident
Oct 17, 2002
SuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Oct 9, 2001
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO ROTATED AND ALIGNED WHICH WERE ONLY LESS THAT A YEAR OLD, NO TIRE INFO GIVEN.*JB
NHTSA ID
563617
Incident
Jul 15, 2001
BrakesSuspensionTires & wheels
Filed May 1, 2001
THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED TWICE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO QUICKLY, THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE ADJUSTED. NLM
NHTSA ID
561004
Incident
May 7, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 21, 2000
TRANSFER WILL NOT ENGAGE/DISENGAGE ALL OF THE TIME. TWO GM DEALERSHIPS HAVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND NEITHER CAN FIND THE CAUSE, SUGGESTED THAT I START REPLACING PARTS AND HOPE I GET THE RIGHT ONE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED ON SNOW SLICKENED ROADS, THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NOT ENGAGE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE RENDERING THE VEHICLE RWD ONLY . SECOND INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN ROAD IN LOW RANGE WHEN I GOT TO HARD PAVED ROAD THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE.
NHTSA ID
732092
Incident
Dec 30, 1999
BrakesOther / unspecifiedSeat belts+3 more
Filed Mar 23, 2000
SDT4WEQTW
NHTSA ID
999999
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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