GMC suspension problems
Across all GMC models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,554 complaints involve suspension. The Jimmy accounts for the largest share (18%). The single worst model year is the 1997 Jimmy with 62 suspension complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,554 about suspension, all GMC models
- Most affected
- Jimmy 19% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 664 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 70 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which GMC models
Worst model years for suspension
- 1997 GMC Jimmy62 complaints
- 1996 GMC Jimmy57 complaints
- 2000 GMC Jimmy47 complaints
- 1999 GMC Sierra41 complaints
- 2002 GMC Envoy37 complaints
Suspension complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 20 |
| 1994 | 44 |
| 1995 | 73 |
| 1996 | 108 |
| 1997 | 114 |
| 1998 | 70 |
| 1999 | 132 |
| 2000 | 116 |
| 2001 | 57 |
| 2002 | 88 |
| 2003 | 63 |
| 2004 | 47 |
| 2005 | 39 |
| 2006 | 42 |
| 2007 | 49 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2011 | 29 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2014 | 37 |
| 2015 | 54 |
| 2016 | 43 |
| 2017 | 39 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 9 |
Among the 664 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.