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1997 GMC Jimmy wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 46 complaints for the 1997 GMC Jimmy, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
46 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
68,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 1997 GMC Jimmy Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 68,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 68,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 31% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Accident on ABS failure about $2800. $850 out of my pocket for ABS repair. Windshield wipers work sometimes and sometimes they dont. Mentioned windshield wiper not working to the tech at dealer. He said "we have quite a few wiper problems on that model, I expect a recall soon." please let me know if there is anything I can do. Thank you.

October 2000 Crash

Windshield wipers function intermittently at best; have been this way for almost two years now, but have been getting steadily less reliable. Wipers failed recently on I-35s in waco, tx during rain shower; anyone who's driven this stretch of road doesn't have to be told how dangerous a situation that was. Windshield washers are only partially effective (passenger side nozzle is almost totally inoperative); this has been the case for approximately 8 years now.

Reported at 68,500 miles, February 2008

Other problems reported for the 1997 GMC Jimmy

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Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all GMC models