1991 GMC Jimmy problems
The 1991 GMC Jimmy has 139 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (63%) concerns brakes. After that come seat belts (14%) and electrical system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 139 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 63% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 22 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the GMC Jimmy with enough data (54 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
When applying the brakes the pedal went to the floor, and vehicle rear ended another vehicle at 3 miles per hour. Dealer has not seen.
While driving tried to make a sudden stop. Pressed the brake pedal to the floorboard vehicle continued to still travel, consumer hit a wall.
Failure of the ABS system, when applying force to the brakes that hav ebeen exposed to moisture, the brakes sense the slippage and won't engage, allowing vehicle to continue to move ahead without stopping, pedal goes to the floor, resulting in a crash/injury.