Selling a junk GMC Jimmy
Any Jimmy sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the GMC Jimmy
NHTSA has 2,748 owner complaints on file for the GMC Jimmy, model years 1995 to 2004, the 158th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are brakes (623, 23%), visibility and wipers (317, 12%), engine and cooling (278, 10%). 276 complaints involved a crash, 36 a fire, and 0 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 75,000 miles. The 1995 model year has the most complaints (713). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is brakes, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
GMC Jimmy by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 713 | Brakes | 95 | 8 | 8 | 118,182 |
| 1996 | 605 | Brakes | 67 | 9 | 8 | 100,000 |
| 1997 | 421 | Suspension | 36 | 8 | 5 | 70,000 |
| 1998 | 355 | Visibility and wipers | 26 | 5 | 2 | 74,000 |
| 1999 | 202 | Suspension | 18 | 1 | 0 | 80,520 |
| 2000 | 307 | Suspension | 22 | 5 | 4 | 72,000 |
| 2001 | 141 | Lights | 12 | 0 | 3 | 63,853 |
| 2003 | 1 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2004 | 3 | Steering | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
GMC Jimmy recalls
NHTSA lists 21 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for brakes (5), suspension (4), visibility and wipers (3). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2000 model year, lights (campaign 08V231000, May 2008): GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 5,862 MY 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, MY 2000-2001 GMC JIMMY, AND MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULT…
- 1995 model year, fuel system (campaign 06E041000, May 2006): CERTAIN R&B, INC. CENTRAL MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION (CMFI) FUEL RETURN LINES, MODELS HELP 55163, NAPA BALKAMP 700-3270, AND THE CONNECTION 2560001, SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE …
- 2003 model year, equipment (campaign 04V132000, Mar 2004): CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
- 1996 model year, visibility and wipers (campaign 03V159000, Apr 2003): ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPE…
- 1997 model year, seat belts (campaign 03V117000, Mar 2003): CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH A DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY THAT CONTAINS AN ENERGY-ABSORBING LOOP. SUSTAINED LOADS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE AND DURATION ON THE BELT IN SEVERE CRASHES COULD FULLY D…
What a GMC Jimmy is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Jimmy on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk GMC Jimmy worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Jimmy gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a GMC Jimmy that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a GMC Jimmy?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these GMC Jimmy numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.