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1999 GMC Jimmy power train problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1999 GMC Jimmy17% of all complaints for this model year.

23
Power Train complaints
17%
share of all complaints
85,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When under one quarter (1/4) of a tank of fuel the vehicle would stall while decelerating (read: hard braking, braking before a turn) without warning, disabling all powered controls including power steering and power braking. Issue would occasionally resolve itself and then come back at random…

    filed Jul 16, 2014

  • I bought my 1999 gmc jimmy when I was 16, I loved it 4x4 but the transfer case locked up and the engine light came on causing the thing not to read how much gas I have and not allowing it to pass inspection. Yes its old but it shouldn't of made the e-vap system do that and the problem is when it…

    filed Jan 17, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician thatLight Duty Trucks equipped with automatic transmissions and 4 wheel drive may exhibit a condition of grinding/ratcheting type noise when shifting…

    PIP3366C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 9, 2018
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Power Train problems in other Jimmy years

YearReportsShare
2001 Jimmy1111%
2000 Jimmy2914%
1998 Jimmy3013%
1997 Jimmy3312%
1996 Jimmy287%
1995 Jimmy316%
1994 Jimmy113%
1993 Jimmy63%
1992 Jimmy11%
1991 Jimmy43%
Jimmy power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.