2000 GMC Jimmy Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 4%of 211 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 99,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 GMC Jimmy, 4% of the 211 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 99,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“As I was driving along the air bag light came on. I have seen threads of smoke on 3 or 4 occasions coming from the steering column. The air bag light goes out after a minute and comes on again repeatedly.”
NHTSA complaint #10511284, filed 2013-05, 145,000 miles“While driving 30-35 MPH consumer's vehicle has collided into the rear bumper of another vehicle . Upon impact, neither frontal air bag deployed. No injury was reported.”
NHTSA complaint #10099405, filed 2004-11, 53,000 miles“On 9-6-00 I hit a concrete light pole base aprox 3ft high & 2ft across.with my 2000 gmcjimmy I was going aprox 35mph at the time the airbags did not go off . The inpact was dead ctr & stright on .the road was dry .I was wearing my seatbelt an not hurt there was $10,000+ damage to the truck I wold like to know if & why the airbags did not go off thankyou”
NHTSA complaint #734148, filed 2000-10“On january 5, 2004 I tried to stop my 2000 Gmc Jimmy (SUV), instead of stopping, the Jimmy picked up speed and resulted in a three car crash. Two of the cars (my Jimmy and a 1995 mercury) were totaled and the other car (a honda runner SUV)had damage totaling $11,000. Althought I was driving 35 MPH, when my car hit the car in front of it (the roasrunner), neither of the airbags in my Jimmy were deplyed. Luckily, no one was hurt in this accident. The mechanics at henderson chevy in las vegas informed me that the ABS system failed miserably. As for the airbags, they did not have a clue. …”
NHTSA complaint #10060435, filed 2004-03“I was in a 2000 Gmc Jimmy waiting for a wreck to be cleared when a medium size car hit us from behind doing about 55 miles a hour. Totally the Jimmy beyond repair. The air bags never came out to protect us from the impact. The Jimmy was never in a wreck prior to this so the air bags had never been used. They failed.”
NHTSA complaint #10067890, filed 2004-04Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 GMC Jimmy
39 complaintsBrakes
38 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
29 complaintsEngine cooling
25 complaintsFuel system
25 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsExterior lighting
16 complaintsBody and structure
13 complaintsEquipment
10 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsSeats
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 GMC Jimmy
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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