Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1995 GMC Jimmy, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Service brakes, hydraulic234
- Visibility77
- Engine and engine cooling76
- Air bags35
- Power train31
- Fuel system, gasoline29
- Electrical system27
- Suspension19
- Structure16
- Vehicle speed control15
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 56 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 1995 GMC Jimmy failed the safety check 0.00% of the time — 100% less often than the average 1995 passenger car (1.29%). Median odometer at inspection: 158,923 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Recalls in Canada
5 Transport Canada recalls for the 1995 GMC Jimmy.
| 1999135 26 Jul 1999 | Brakes Certain four wheel drive vehicles may experience increased stopping distances during ABS stops while in the two-wheel drive mode. A switch can erroneously sign… |
| 1997152 8 Sept 1997 | Seats And Restraints On certain vehicles, the driver's and/or passenger's front outboard seat-belt webbing could separate during a frontal impact having at least the same dynamics a… |
| 1996178 12 Nov 1996 | Fuel System CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 301 - FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. IN CERTAIN TYPES OF VEHICLE CRASHES, THE PROPSHAFT MAY PENETRATE THE FUEL TANK, RES… |
| 1995070 19 Apr 1995 | Suspension CERTAIN 4WD VEHICLES COULD HAVE EITHER OR BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS UNDERTORQUED. THIS CAN RESULT IN IMPROPER SEATING OF THE TAPERED BALL JOINT STUD IN THE TAPERED… |
| 1994192 5 Dec 1994 | Brakes THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT BOLT STARTED IN THE WELD NUT BUT NOT TORQUED ("FINGER LOOSE"). WITH THE BOLT "FINGER LOOSE", IT IS POSSIBLE FOR TH… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 4-DOOR, 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. DURING DEVELOPMENT TESTING, THE PROP SHAFT CONTACTED THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS LEAKAGE WAS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PERMITTED BY FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."
FAN BLADE RIVET BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE FAN BLADE TO SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER.
THE UPPER BALL JOINT NUTS WERE UNDER-TORQUED RESULTING IN IMPROPER SEATING IN THE STEERING KNUCKLE.
THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT BOLT WAS STARTED IN THE WELD NUT, BUT WAS NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY CAUSING THE BOLT TO DISENGAGE FROM THE WELD NUT.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What GMC told its dealers about the 1995 GMC Jimmy: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 634999 | DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT |
| 634823 | TECHNICAL INFORMATION - SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE REAR PORTION OF THE ROOF HAS SOME RUST FORMING. *TT |
| 629470 | SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE REAR PORTION OF THE ROOF HAS SOME RUST FORMING. *TT |
| 628854 | SUBJECT REGARDING REAR ROOF PERFORATION. *TT |
| 628852 | CONCERNS THAT THE REAR PORTION OF THE ROOF HAS SOME RUST FORMING. *TT |
| 628512 | SUBJECT REGARDING REAR ROOF PERFORATION (INSTALL NEW REAR ROOF SECTION) INCLUDING 1995-1997 GMC BLAZER.*JG |
| 627489 | INFORMATION REGARDING REAR ROOF PERFORATION. *YH |
| 625141 | CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE SEAT RECLINER HANDLE IS STRIPPED. *JG |
| 615106 | PRODUCT RECALL CAMPAIGN INVOLVING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 608382 | SUBJECT REGARDING ABS 3-SENSOR EBC4 - SPECIAL POLICY. *TT |
| 602753 | CONDITIONS WITH FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT CV BOOT TORN OR CRACKED. *YC |
| 52578 | CAB FLOOR CRACKED AT FRONT SEAT ANCHOR REINFORCEMENT SPOT WELDS (REPLACE REINFORCEMENT AND WELD FLOOR CRACKS). *TW |
| 52571 | INTERMITTENT HESTIATIONS, LOW POWER, AND ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE IN COLD TEMPERATURES (REPLACE PCM). *TW |
| 52554 | TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM PUMP BODY (REPLACE BUSHING). *TW |
| 52350 | ENGINE HARD TO START (REPLACE FUEL PUMP PULSATOR). *TW |
| 52105 | TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM PUMP BODY (REPLACE BUSHING). *TW |
| 51321 | DTC 32 AND/OR POOR DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS (INSTALL NEW MEMCAL AND CLEAR ALL DTCS). *TW |
| 51275 | ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE IN MOBILE (TWO-WAY) RADIO (REPROGRAM VCM-A). *TW |
| 45866 | GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT CERTAIN 1995 S TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 2.2L (IN2) 4 CYLINDER ENGINES MAY HAVE PUSHROD THAT MAY BE IN HARD CONTACT WITH THE ANTI- ROTATION BRACKET SECURING THE ROLLER LIFTERS. IF THE PUSHROD IS IN HARD CONTACT, WITH THE LIFTER ANTI-ROTATION BRACKET, IT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEATED IN THE LIFTER WHICH MAY REDUCE PROPER OIL FLOW TO THE ROCHER ARMS AND AFFECT DURABILITY. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE ENGINES FOR PROPER OIL FLOW TO THE ROCKER ARMS AND IF FOUND RESTRICTED, REPLACE BOTH ANTI-ROTATION BRACKETS AND THE #1 AND #3 EXHAUST PUSHRODS AND R |
| 45864 | UNKNOWN |
| 45862 | FUEL TANK PLASTIC RESERVOIR ATTACHEMENT. *SD |
| 45859 | CERTAIN 1995 JIMMYS WITH GMSPO RUNNING BOARDS, THE REAR CAPS MAY NOT SUPPORT AN AN INDIVIDUAL'S WEIGHT IF THE VERY END-MOST 'BALLOON' PORTION IS STEPPED ON. FORCES GREATER THAN APPROXIMATELY 250 POUNDS COULD CAUSE THE END CAP TO DETACH FROM THE RUNNING BOARD AND THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE INSTALLATION OF THE RUNNING BOARD SEVERELY INHIBITS JACKING OF THE VEHICLE USING THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT JACK DIAMETER OF THE ARC THAT THE JACK HANDLE CAN TRAVEL IN. *SD |
| 45852 | HOOD HINGE RATTLE (INSTALL SPRING WASHER).*SD |
| 45807 | WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE CHATTER(REPLACE WIPER ARM AND BLADE). *SD |
| 45805 | INTERMITTENT STEERING COLUMN POP/CLICK NOISE WHEN TURNING (INSTALL NEW UPPER BEARING SPRING). *SD |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE
LOSS OF POWER ASSIST
LOSS OF POWER ASSIST BRAKING
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE
WINDSHIELD WIPER
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation