Air bag light came on and stays on. Dealer charged $68.00 for evaluation and advised that an air bag derm module is required to correct the defect at an additional cost of $450.00. The dealer indicates that the air bag probably would not deploy in a collision and even indicated that they could not rule out that the air bag might deploy while driving without a collision to trigger deployment. Gmc refuses to correct this safety defect at no cost to the owner and has only offered a 50/50 split. I feel that gmc should be replacing this defective system at 100% their cost. Your web site says that if a safety-related defect exists in a motor vehicle, the manufacturer must fix it at no cost to the owner.
1997 GMC Jimmy airbags complaints
Page 2 of 2: complaints 11 to 16 of 16, newest first, as owners wrote them.
Consumer was waiting at an intersection to make a left turn,controlled by a traffic light, when another vehicle coming from the left side, ran the red light and hit consumer vehicle slightly to the left at approximately 25-30 mp. Driver's air bag failed to deploy. Driver sustained injuries. Dealer notified.
Comsumer's wife was involved in an head-on collision with an impact of approximately 30-35 MPH. Driver's air bag did not deploy. Dealer notified and informed consumer that the air bag should have deployed. Manufacturer informed consumer that they saw nothing wrong, and they are closing the investigation.
Abs brakes failed, vehicle lost control, resulting in a head-on collision. Upon impact, driver's/passenger's air bags failed to deploy, resulting in injuries. In addition, ignition locked up/fuel gauge and alternator failed.
No deployment of air bag during collision, resulting in injuries.
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.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 1997 GMC Jimmy?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history