1995 GMC Jimmy complaints

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REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT KEEPS GETTING TIGHTER , IT DOESN'T LOCK. *AK

VEHICLE PLAGUED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF FAULTY COMPONENTS FIRST FAILING WITHIN THE 36,000 MILE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY PERIOD: 070396 (SEE 033199)-LEAKING CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR REPLACED @ DEALER; SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS NOTED 091897, 042098, 112198, 022399. 091897 (SEE 030998): SMOKE & FLAMES FROM DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER HOOD-CONNECTION @ JUNCTION BOX REPAIRED @ DEALER. SLOW START ALSO NOTED (SEE 033199). 030998 (SEE 091897): WIRES UNDER HOOD SMOKED-IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT & REPLACED @ INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. ALSO NOTED WIPERS NOT WORKING (SEE 112198). 042098: PINION SEAL LEAKING/REPLACED @ INDEPENDENT FACILITY/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON-ROUGH START (SEE 033199). 060198: HEAT/SMOKE @ DASH & ALARM MALFUNCTIONING-SHORT IN DRIVER SIDE SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORT SWITCH WIRING REPAIRED @ INDEPENDENT FACILITY. 112198 (SEE 030998): WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED @ INDEPENDENT FACILITY/HARD STARTING ALSO NOTED (SEE 033199). 022399: EGR VALVE REPLACED @ DEALER BUT 0699-CODE 32 ON COMPUTER @ INDEPENDENT FACILITY (EGR VALVE); DEALER ADVISED CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR LEAKING (SEE 070396) . 033199: CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR REPLACED AGAIN, @ INDEPENDENT FACILITY (ORIGINALLY REPLACED 070396, REPORTED FAULTY 091897, 042098, 112198, 022399). 070499: ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED @ 65 MPH, RESULTING IN TRIPPED ROLLOVER & 3 INJURIES-VEHICLE TOTALLED; WHEELS LOCKED, SKIDDED 300' ON STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD (WET/DRY). INJURIES INCLUDED SEVERE LACERATIONS FROM BROKEN GLASS, CONTUSIONS, SEAT BELT BURN @ NECK (SEAT BE

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RAN INTO A BOAT. *AK

WAS AT STOP LIGHT AND EGR VALVE BECAME STUCK DUE TO CARBON BUILDUP. ALSO, VACUUM PRESURE TO MASTER CYLINDER WAS NOT SLOWING BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE NO BRAKE PRESSURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE CHECK VALVE FAILED, CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, BRAKES WERE HARD. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. *AK

ENGINE FAILED RESULTING IN FIRE. NLM

ORIGINAL ENGINE FAILED AT 104,616 MILES (APPROX 1000 MILES FROM HOME), TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD REPLACEMENT ENGINE WOULD BE INSTALLED WITHIN 2 DAYS. WAITED 24 DAYS FOR COMPLETION OF JOB (DURING THIS PERIOD WAS TOLD THE NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, AND TO COME RETREIVE THE CAR. UPON ARRIVAL, CAR WAS NOT DONE). ON JULY 2 RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP CAR, THE CAR MADE IT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES BEFORE IT STARTED WITH LOUD KNOCKING NOISES AND A SEVERE DECREASE IN POWER. CAR IS NOW AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP (900 MILES FROM HOME) WHO STATES "YOU NEED A NEW ENGINE." *AK

FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 42,000 MILES WHICH MAY CAUSE THE WHEEL TO FALL AND CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REAR HIGH MOUNTED LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER HAS TO PAY $95 TO HAVE ENTIRE HIGH MOUNTED LIGHT REPLACED. BULBS CANNOT BE REPLACED DUE DESIGN OF THE HIGH MOUNTED LIGHT. *AK CONSUMER STATED CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE LENS REVEALED MOISTURE INSIDE OF THE LENS, IT APPEARED THAT THE SEAL FAILED IN THE PAST YEAR.*SB

I HAVE HAD FORD AND MONROE DEALERS LOOK AT THE BRAKES, THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM. SOME TIMES THE BRAKES LOCK UP, SOME TIMES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. TWICE THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE TURNED CHERRY RED. GMC DEALER, TULLY GMC IN NASHUA NH, AND CHEVY DEALER, TALARICO IN MILFORD NH, REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEMS. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEED WORK JUST 4,000 MILES AFTER BEING DONE ALREADY. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS, AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT!! *AK

POSSIBLE EGR VALVE FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO SURGE AND TO SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS AS PER RECALL G98066. NLM

VEHICLE SHUDDERS/VIBRATES ON TAKE OFF AND SLOW DOWN. HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ADVISED DEALER, BUT AM TOLD UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAVE HAD TRANSMISSIONS SERVICED, BALL JOINTS GREASED, NOTHING HELPS. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ON EVERY TAKE OFF OR SLOW DOWN, BUT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, IT IS A VERY ODD FEELING. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELARATES TO HIGH SPPED ON IT'S OWN CAN NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING,FEELS LIKE ACCELARATION FROM CRUSIE CONTROL.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAIN. *MJS

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE RECALLS 98V150000/98V150001 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

COLD SOLDER JOINT IN CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. CAMPAIGN # 98V150000.

VEHICLE SLID OUT OF CONTROL WHEN PASSED BY A TRUCK, RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG AND FAILURE OF SEAT BELTS, INJURY RESULTED FROM FAILURES.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

DUE TO A BAD SENSOR ON THE CRANKSHAFT, WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN THE RAIN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED OUT AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TO FAIL PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND WIPER ASSEMBLLEY FAILED PRIOR TO THE RECALL (98V-150). YH

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WITH FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT CAUSED HEAD, HAND AND FACIAL INJURY TO CONSUMER.

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES'T STOP. OWNER REAR ENDED A VEHICLE WHEN ABS MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH VEHICLE DIES OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. WHEN CONSUMER GETS INTO THE VEHICLE AND SHUTS THE DOOR, SHE CAN HEAR ALL TYPES OF NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP NINE TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALARM SYSTEM/ WINDOWS/HEAD LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

ATTEMPTED TO TRANSPORT A NEW, PACKAGED, ALUMINUM SCREENED DOOR (WT. APPROX. 20 LBS.). DOOR FIRMLY SECURED TO RACK ALONG VEHICLE'S LONGITUDINAL ROOF LINE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE THE ENTIRE RACK WITH DOOR ATTACHED BROKE LOOSE FROM VEHICLE AND

DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, AND REAR HATCH WINDOW LOCK WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

KNOCK DETECTED IN ENGINE. BEARING FAILURE - ENGINE REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED. ENGINE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, AS CONFIRMED BY INSPECTION OF INTERNALS. PROBABLE CAUSE SAID TO BE INADEQUATE OIL SUPPLY TO FRONT END OF ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRRIOR IS LOOSE INSIDE THE CASE. WHEN CONSUMER LOOKS INTO IT, IT GIVES A REFLECTION OF MORE THAN ONE OBJECT FROM SHAKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE WALL AT 40MPH, HEAD-ON, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID THE SEAT BELT TIGHTEN. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG. *AK

FRONT RIGHT BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK, WITHIN 5 DAYS TOOK VEHICLE TO FRANCHISE BRAKE REPAIR SHOP (FIRESTONE) AND THEN TO GMC DEALER FOR BRAKE SERVICE/INSPECTION. RESULT: PREMATURE WEAR OF PASSENGER-SIDE BRAKE PADS/GOUGED ROTOR BEYOND REPAIR. DRIVER-SIDE ROTOR DAMAGED BUT SERVICEABLE. ADDITIONALLY, FIRESTONE'S OPINION IS PASSENGER-SIDE CALIPERS MAY BE DAMAGED, AND THAT BOTH ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK

REAR WIPER MOTOR FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILIY.

ELECTRICAL WIRING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS/MIRRORS/ALARM SYSTEM AND DOME LIGHTS TO COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY, MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. BEEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE FAN FOR THE HEATING & VENTIALATION WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CONDITION IS INCONVENIENT AT MOST TIMES, BUT DANGEROUS WHEN THE FRONT DEFROSTER IS NEEDED. ON 1/14/99 WHILE DRIVEING THROUGH FREEZEING RAIN, THE FRONT DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE IMPAIRED VISIBLITY. HITTING ROAD BUMPS WILL TURN THE FAN OFF.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE: WIPER MODULE AND MOTOR REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PULSE CONTROL MODULE WAS RECALL PART AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE REIMBURSED.

THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE PASSENGER SEAT TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V150000. CALLED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRES. DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. OWNER IS UPSET. *AK

BRAKING IN COLD WEATHER (<20DEGREES) AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 600FT, APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR STOP WITH LITTLE BRAKING ACTION. ENGINE ALSO SURGED AS PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED ABS UNIT (MAJOR ASSEMBLY "MODULATOR") BECAUSE OF OTHER ABS FAILURES. AFTER REPLACING UNIT THE TRUCK AGAIN RESPONDED THE SAME WAY UNDER THE SAME WEATHER CONDITIONS. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO COLD BRAKING EQUIPMENT. POTENTIAL CRASH HAZARD HIGH DO TO SURGING OF ENGINE.

VEHICLE NEVER REPAIRED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. AFTERWARDS DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR.

CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT TO FUNCTION INTERMITTANTLY.

RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL, HOWEVER NO REPAIR MADE ON REAR WIPER WHICH MALFUNCTIONED ALSO.

ROTORS AND PADS FAILED.

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS HAVE ARISEN SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED AT 34000 MILES, THE O2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT 35000 MILES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED BEFORE THE RECALL, PRESENTLY THE CAR CAN ONLY INTERMITTANTLY BE SWITCHED BETWEEN 4 HI, 4 LO AND 2 HI, THE AIR CONDIITONER WENT OUT AT 35000 MILES, THE SEAT WAS OFF TRACK RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE, THE HYDRAULIC ARMS FOR THE REAR GLASS GET STUCK IN THE UP POSITION IF LEFT OPEN FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 42000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD A HIGH NUMBER OF NUISANCE PROBLEMS.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES ARE HARD, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALMOST LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKE POWER. ALSO, TRANSMISSION RUNNING VERY ROUGH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR SERVICE, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETE-RMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT FROM SIDE STREET & WAS BROADSIDED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. DRIVER SUFFERED TRAUMA TO THE ARMS. *AK

RECALL 98V-150.000; THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED ,CAUSING THE WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN VISUAL DIFFCULTIES AND AN ACCIDENT. RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN SEPT 1998. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND FUEL IS BELOW HALF A TANK, THE VEHICLE STALLS CAUSING LACK OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL. THIS HAS OCCURED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (MORE THAN 10 TIMES) NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DURING THE MOST RECENT.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR UNTIL THE ENGINE RPM'S ARE VERY HIGH. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT, IT WILL SHIFT VERY HARD, AND CLUNK INTO 2ND. THIS HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH FOR APPROX. 1HOUR.