1995 GMC Jimmy complaints

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

3 OF THE 5 LUGS: BOLTS FAILED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THEY WERE COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF. WE ONLY NOTICED BECAUSE THE HUB CAP WOULDN'T STAY ON SQUARELY, SO WE REMOVED IT AND FOUND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN BRAKES APPLIED THEY PULSATED AND RPMS ROSE TO 5,000. ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. INTERMITTENTLY, PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENED WHEN VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN AND MILEAGE OF VEHICLE.*AK

ABS MOTOR PUMP VALVE DEFECTIVE, VEHICLE HARD TO STOP IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK

AT 50,000 MILES VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXPEREINCING OIL LEAKAGES FROM OIL LINES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

TRAVELING I-71N, 6:30 A.M. TOUCHED GAS PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. ACCELERATOR DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND STUCK. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. BRAKED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO 50 MPH. THREW VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP GAINING SPEED, MOTOR CONTINUED TO RACE EXESSIVELY. VEHICLE TOWED TO SANTA FE AUTOMOTIVE, PARMA, OHIO. GM DIRECTED THAT THEY WANTED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GM DEALER DON BROOKLYN CHEVROLET , 4941 PEARL RD., CLEVELAND,OH (216) 741-1500. MECHANIC STATED "APPEARS THAT A PART INTERNAL TO THE ENGINE FELL OFF." "CAN'T TELL WHAT FELL OFF OR WHY THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT TAKING THE ENGINE APART." GM REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE AND WILL NOT PAY FOR THE COST OF THE TOW, THE INSPECTION ($140) OR TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. GM DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT WITH NO INVESTIGATION. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO RON'S AUTO REPAIR, 4512 BROADVIEW ROAD, CLEVELAND, OH (216) 741-9787 WHERE USED ENGINE WILL BE PUT IN ON 11/28. GM WILL PUT IN A REBUILT ENGINE IN (36 MONTH WARRANTY) FOR $5,800. VERY CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT PROBLEM MAY REOCCUR. *AK

DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM; WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRADUAL OR SUDDEN STOP ON WET AND DRY CONDITIONS A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER HAD DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS LOOK FOR RECALLS RELATING TO ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A BAD BRAKE PROBLEM.YD

PONTIAC - GMC NOTICE G98066 STATES A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE LINEAR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (LEGR) VALVE. IT CLEARLY STATES THE FAILURE EXCEPT FOR THE LOSS OF BRAKES. WHEN THE VALVE STICKS OPEN VACUUM IS LOST WHICH CAUSES SUDDEN LOSS OF THE POWER BRAKES. THIS HAS OCCURED 3 TIMES. THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VALUE WHICH IS THE RESULT BUT NOT THE CAUSE. I WOULD LIKE TWO THINGS: 1) A NEW NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS ABOUT THE BREAK LOSS AND 2) A CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM ( WHICH I.'M TOLD REQUIRES THE INTAKE MANAFOLD TO BE REMOVED & CLEANED. *AK

THE MAIN COMPUTER HAS FAILED TWICE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE POOR AND IDLE ROUGHLY. NLM

VEHICLE RAN ROUGH AND STALLED. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN SITTING STILL. PROBLEM HAS BEEN SINCE 1996. EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND CLEANED ONCE. MANUFACTURER SENT A WARRANTY LETTER OUT FOR SERVICE REGARDING THE EGR VALVE, HOWEVER CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL. *AK *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CAUSING EXCESSIVE GAS USAGE, HIGH ACCELERATION, GUNNING EFFECT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DOING 40MPH IN TRAFFIC, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENDLY. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. SHE HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PRBLEM.*AK

A RECALL FOR THE LINEAR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE. CONSUMER HAS EXPIERENCED ROUGH IDLE/ ENGINE SURGE, AND LOSS OF BRAKES. WHEN LOSING POWER THERE ARE NO BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 1996, THE EGR VALVE HAS FAILED FIVE SEPARATE TIMES (WAS REPLACED ONLY ONCE UNDER WARRANTY) AND WE'VE JUST RECENTLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT WHEN THE EGR VALVE FAILS AS WE HAVE NO WARNING AND LOSE ALL BRAKE FUNCTION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY WHEN THEY WANT TO. *AK

CARB0N DIOXIDE SMELL WITHIN VEHICLE. ALSO REPLACED EGR AND TP SENSOR. *AK

I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, AND THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THE EGR VALVE SYSTEM ON THIS MOTOR, LEADS TO SENSELESS FREQUENT NEED TO BE REMOVED AND CLEANED DUE TO CARBON CHUNKS CAUSING THE VALVE TO STICK OPEN (ABOUT EVERY 500 MILES). WHEN THIS OCCURS (WITHOUT WARNING)THE BRAKE SYSTEM ALMOST COMPLETELY FAILS, (ALBEIT AT LOW SPEEDS), AND WE HAVE THE ADDED DANGER OF HAVING TO FREQUENTLY REPAIR THIS PROBLEM ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, (AMIDST TRAFFIC), OR BE SUBJECT TO MONTHLY TOWING AND REPAIR BILLS. THIS IS A REDICULOUS PROBLEM, AND I BELEIVE THAT A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE DEVISED BY GM, AND APPLIED TO ALL GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE VORTEC 4.3 V6 ENGINE, AND ELECTRONIC EGR VALVE.*AK

THIS COMPONENT CAUSES THE LOSS OF POWER STEARING, OVERHEATING, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT

VEHICLE HAS A FUEL BURNING SMELL. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON, AND THERE IS A CLANKING SOUND. DEALER REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKES AROUND 25000 MILES AND THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AT 45000 MILES. *YH

AT 60+ MPH MY HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE CRIMPED FITTING LET GO. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I LOST 5QTS. OF OIL ALL OVER MY FRONT BRAKES, MARKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO COME TO A STOP. THESE FITTINGS SHOULD NEVER FAIL, BUT LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT A PART THAT WEARS OUT FROM USE AND IF SO, 61,000 I THINK WOULD BE TO SOON? I HAVE OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS TRIED TO GET GMC TO RESPOND TO THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, TO NO AVAIL. I ALSO EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT AT 60 MPH I COULD HAVE LOST BOTH MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IF THE MOTOR HAD SEIZED DO TO LACK OF LOST OIL. NO RESPONSE. I ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE SHOP WHERE I HAVE MY WORK DONE HAS HAD 4-5 OF THESE FAILURES IN JUST THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND TOLD THEM TO CONTACT MY TECH. TO FIND OUT MORE, AGAIN NO RESPONSE. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS WHEN I LOST ALL MY OIL AT SUCH A RAPID RATE I NOW HAVE DONE SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE, WHICH I FEEL COULD STILL SEIZE. I FEEL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE AND ARE AVOIDING NOT ONLY THE DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE, BUT THE FACT THAT THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES AT MY SHOP. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ASAP WITH MORE DETAILED INFO. THEIR LACK OF CUSTOMER CONCERN, SAFETY, AND DAMAGE THAT THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED IS WHY I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT I CONTACT SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THIS ENGINE DAMAGE COULD COST ME A NEW ENGINE THRU NO FAULT OF MY OWN.*AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS KEEP FAILING ABOUT EVERY 1300 MILES WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS COMING ON AT 30,000 MILES. AT 77,000 MILES EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED. THEN, LESS THAN 25,000 MILES LATER EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH/ STALLING AT LIGHTS, EVENTUALLY NO BRAKES AND A HORRIBLE SMELL WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED. DEALER KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT RECTIFIED IT. *AK *JB

REPLACED ORIGINAL VEHICLE TIRES WITH ONES BOUGHT AT MILLS FLEET FARM IN OSHKOSH, WI. HAD THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, WITH LOW MILEAGAE PUT ON THEM. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC FOR A CHECK UP, AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRES ARE STARTING TO SEPARATE AT THE TREAD AND TIRE WALL. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT FIRESTONE HAS WITH ITS RECALL TIRES. I HAVE HAD OTHER TIRES LAST LONGER AND NEVER BEFORE SAW THIS HAPPEN TO A TIRE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD HAS COME ON, AND IS STAYING ON. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

UPPER BALL JOINT ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BROKE WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING UPPER WHEEL TO FALL OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE RIGHT FRONT END OF VEHICLE HAS HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY SINCE PURCHASE, COMPLAINTS WRE ADE TO DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE, CONSUMER BELIEVES BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE FROM THE START, MANUFACTURER NOT WILLING TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR BOARD VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT AS THE RESULT OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. *YH

THE TIRE OF THE VEHICLE WAS WORN AND BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A SMALL GROVE OF TREES, THIS ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER QUESTIONS THE WEIGHT TO POWER DESIGN AND WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF THE BODY STYLE (THE TIRE MAKE/MODEL WAS NOT GIVEN). NLM

FLAW IN SLIP DIFFERENTIAL CAUSES RT REAR TIRES TO WEAR BEFORE OTHERS, POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO WRONG. THIS HAPPENED BUT NO ACCIDENT RESULTED IN OUR BLAZER ALSO. THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND CONTINUALLY DUE TO CLOGGING OF EGR VALVE. EGR VALVE WAS CLEANED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND REPLACED ON ONE OCCASION BY DEALER AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

FUEL INJECTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES, VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL, DROVE HESITENTLY. *AK

FUEL PUMP WAS BAD, CAUSING WIRES AROUND IT TO GET CHERRY RED, WHICH MAY HAVE STARTED A FIRE. *AK

AFTER ABS BRAKE RECALL WAS FIXED EXPERIENCED MAY PROBLEMS. BATTERY AND ALTENATOR FAILURE WITHIN A WEEK AND 4-WHEEL SWITCHES DO NOT WORK, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE.*AK

RECALL # 991006000 DOES NOT CORRECT SAFETY DEFECT; DEFECT STILL EXISTS AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE ON HIGHWAY OIL SUPPLY LINE BURSTED AND CAUSED MOTOR TO SEIZE. *AK

ON ATTEMPTING TO STOP, ABS BRAKES COME ON, ABS LETS GO, NO BRAKES. *AK

DRIVING 65MPH & STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, AND BRAKES TO FADED AWAY. ABS FAILED. DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. BRAKES WERE SPONGY. TAKEN TO DEALER & MODULE ASSEMBLY, PRESSURE MODULATOR PUMP & METER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM RESOLVED AT FIRESTONE RETAILER. *AK

EGRVALUE STICKS, MECHANIC BLEW OUT LINE , AND CLEANED, DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACED VALUE EVEN WITH COPY OF FORM-G98066 7 YEAR WARRANTY, REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF 924.06 FOR DEALER CHARGE 1ST SERVICE, 2ND SERVICE CHANGED FUEL FILTER 126.00 : OTHER MECHANIC SERVICE FOR SAME PROBLEM 150.00 DATED FROM AUGUST OF 2000- DECEMBER 2000. RESPONSE AND HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED..........I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK. *AK

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION RELATED FAILURES, IT EXPERIENCES A HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHES UP WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE VERY LOUD, CAR STARTS TO SHAKE, BRAKES HARD TO PUSH DOWN, VEHICLE DOESN'T SLOW DOWN, HAD CAR FIXED TWICE, PROBLEM IS STILL THERE

CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235 75R15 TIRES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION AND AIR LOSS, DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE CONSUMERS COMPLAINT. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE WELD FOR THE TORSION BAR MOUNT IS FRACTURED, MAKING IT POTENTIALLY UNSAFE FOR STEERING - SHOULD THE TORSION BAR DROP OUT AND INTERFERE WITH THE STEERING MECHANISM.

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 98V-150 DURING A BAD RAINSTORM AND CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM EVERYWHERE, ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND BURNED THE WIRING SYSTEM RESULTING IN FIRE. *ET

VEHICLE CAMPAIGN NOS. 96070 AND 99041 WERE SERVICED IN AUGUST, 2000. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS THE BRAKE FUSE BEGAN TO BLOW EVERY TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED MODERATE TO HARD. EASY BRAKE APPLICATION DOES NOT BLOW THE FUSE. THE BRAKES ARE ALL GOOD, FLUID IS FULL, ALL WIRING HAS BEEN INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE, WHEEL SENSORS ARE FUNCTIONING, AND NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE SINCE THE CAMPAIGN WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS UNRELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, BUT I DISAGREE. MECHANICALLY, EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT FINE AND IN ALL PROBABILITY I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH WAS MODIFIED DURING THE CAMPAIGN. THE PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST UNTIL RIGHT AFTER THE CAMPAIGN WAS PERFORMED. I DO NOT THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE IT STARTED AFTER THE CAMPAIGN WAS PERFORMED AND IN ALL PROBABILITY AS A RESULT OF IT. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ME TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU. *AK

CONSUMER REPLACED EGR VALVE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE AND IS AGAIN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SURGING AND SPUTTERING, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC