1997 Gmc Jimmy: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 421 complaints
421
Total Complaints
70,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
36
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

60,123 25th Percentile
70,000 Median Mileage
98,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
38
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
29
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
22
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
19
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
12
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
9
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
9

Severity Assessment

36
Crashes
8
Fires
53
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING STEERING GEAR BOX BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING SEVERE DIFFICULTY IN MANEUVERING AND CONTROLABILITY. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. *AK"
"CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 55 MPH AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE FRONT END HAS OVER $9000 OF DAMAGE. *AK"
"BRAKES MAKE EXCESSIVE GRINDING, SQUEALING NOISE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 20000 MILES."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT 29 complaints
25th: 55,561 mi Median: 78,000 mi 75th: 95,000 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 22 complaints
25th: 65,159 mi Median: 69,000 mi 75th: 76,000 mi
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER 19 complaints
25th: 61,000 mi Median: 68,250 mi 75th: 68,875 mi
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR 12 complaints
Median: 50,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

MI: 48 IL: 37 PA: 31 CA: 31 FL: 26 TX: 22 NY: 18 MA: 18 WI: 16 OH: 15

Who Files Complaints?

31.6%
Original Owners
68.4%
Second+ Owners

Gmc Jimmy — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
199113916
199213411
199326344
199442465
199571395
199660567
199835526
199920218
200030722
200114112

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28