1998 GMC Jimmy Airbags Problems

FRONTAL ACCIDENT TO MY 1998 JIMMY AT 35 MPH. EXTENSIVE FRONT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO AIR BAG CODES EVERYTHING WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. BOTH POLICE OFFICERS AGREED THAT WITH THE TYPE OF ACCIDENT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. BECAUSE OF NO DEPLOYMENT I WAS INJURED AND HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF MY INJURIES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10241611

Incident

Aug 9, 2008

Mileage

134,000 mi

DT: THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THIS WAS OVER A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS AND LATER STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. CONSUMER DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AFTER ACCELERATION FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT THIRTY SECONDS, AND THEN IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE ABS WAS DELAYED WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. THE BRAKES LOCKED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE SLID. THE BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS, THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT CONTINUOUSLY, AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED A YEAR AGO BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN JANUARY 2004 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IT STRUCK A PARKED CAR AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS WAS FRONT IMPACT. THE CONSUMER HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE. *AK.

NHTSA ID

10134865

Incident

Jan 6, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25-35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY INSURANCE COMPANY TO CALL NHTSA.*AK

NHTSA ID

10063418

Incident

Mar 17, 2004

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 1998 GMC JIMMY. I T-BONED A LITTLE VOLKSWAGEN GOING APPX. 35 MPH. NEITHER MY DRIVER SIDE OR MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AFTER 15 MPH. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2002, AND I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR ANY THING. I FELT THAT THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. INSTEAD I ENDED UP SMACKING MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018609

Incident

May 11, 2003

1998 GMC JIMMY WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 6:35 A.M. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2003. THE VEHICLE IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, CAUSING IT TO ROLL TWICE AND EVENTUALLY REST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

NHTSA ID

10005598

Incident

Feb 7, 2003

Mileage

99,000 mi

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH IN RAINING CONDITIONS, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON TO FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. OWNER'S MANUEL STATED THAT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT SPEED OF 18MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID

874653

Incident

Nov 6, 2000

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IT T-BONED A 1988 DODGE, DAKOTA AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK AFTER COLLISION, THERE WAS AN ENGINE FIRE. *YH

NHTSA ID

872554

Incident

Sep 29, 2000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD TRAVELING 40MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING TOWARDS CONSUMER WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, BLINDED CONSUMER'S VISION . CONSUMER, IN RETURN, HIT A VEHICLE ON A SIDE STREET THAT WAS COMING OUT INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

860121

Incident

Apr 10, 2000

WHILE DRIVING BEHIND A HUGE TANKER TRUCK CONSUMER STARTED TO PASS THE TRUCK AND LOST CONTROL. IT WAS SNOWING, AND VEHICLE WENT OVER AN ENBANKMENT, AND SLAMMED INTO CONCRETE HARD ENOUGHT TO BEND THE FRAME. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

858708

Incident

Mar 2, 2000

WAS DRIVING 30MPH WHEN AN OBJECT APPEARED IN THE ROAD. AVOIDED OBJECT, BUT HIT TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT WITH THE POLE, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER WERE BELTED. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL & BROKE NOSE IN TWO PLACES. PASSENGER HIT HANDLE ABOVE AIR BAG & LOST SOME FRONT TEETH. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

857348

Incident

Jan 11, 2000

DRIVERS SEAT SLID FORWARD FORCING MY KNEE INTO THE DASH. I SUSTAINED A CUT TO MY LEFT EYELID, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HITTING THE STEARING COLUMN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THOUGH I HIT THE REAR OF ANOTHER SUV, A BLAZER. SEAT BELT DID NOT SEEM TO HOLD ME IN PLACE OR RESTRAIN ME.*AK

NHTSA ID

714984

Incident

Nov 15, 1999

THE STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. WHEN I TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE ROAD, THE STEERING DID NOT RESPOND WELL. THE STEERING WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO DO A 180 AND GO OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED 4 OR 5 TIMES. ALSO THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

706757

Incident

May 19, 1999

WHILE DRIVING 35 -40 MPH VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

NHTSA ID

837689

Incident

Nov 11, 1998

I WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON (RIGHT OF VEHICLE CENTER) BY A DRUNKEN DRIVER. MY SPEED WAS APPROX 30MPH AND HIS WAS APPROX 50MPH. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION SHEARED OFF THE FRONT AXLE AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND ROLLED MY VEHICLE ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

NHTSA ID

705141

Incident

Mar 15, 1999

AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYED IN FRONT END CRASH @ 45 MPH. ON STRAIGHT ROAD, DURING FLASH HAIL STORM. REMOVED FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN. THIS CAUSED REAR END TO START SLIDING LEFT. RECOVERED, BUT THEN STARTED SLIDING RIGHT. NO ROOM TO RECOVER AND CRASHED. *AK

NHTSA ID

703424

Incident

Jan 26, 1999