1997 GMC Jimmy electrical system problems
34 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1997 GMC Jimmy, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 8% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 10 injuries.
What owners wrote
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.
Dt: on 5/24/05 caller was driving at 40 MPH on level ground on the highway and the spare tire fell out from underneath the vehicle. The cable that holds the spare onto the vehicle broke and allowed spare to break away and fell onto the highway. The windshield wipers have caused many problems in the past as well. The wipers would start and stop unannounced and had to be repaired and the blinkers would come on and go off on their own. The consumer believed there was a general problem with the electrical system.
Other problems reported for the 1997 GMC Jimmy
- Suspension 62 complaints
- Brakes 61 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 46 complaints
- Engine 28 complaints
- Transmission 24 complaints
- Lighting 22 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Fuel system 21 complaints