1996 GMC Jimmy complaints

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A "FLOATING" SENSATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, AND REPLACED VARIOUS COMPONENTS, INCLUDING STEERING BOX/ BALL JOINTS/ IDLER ARM, AND TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF BALLJOINTS I WILL BE PUTTING IN. ITS CRAZY !*AK

I JUST NEED TO CONTACT SOMEBODY ON GETTING NEW MIRRORS REPLACED FOR THE JIMMY, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING. I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED, THEY ARE UNSAFE AND COULD RESULT IN A ACCIDENT. THE MIRRORS (NOT THE UNIT) VIBRATES ON BOTH SIDES. *AK

BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER HAVE FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED. *TT

FAILURE OF BRAKE BOOSTER MAKE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP WAS CONCERNED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER SAID HE HAS SEEN ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES COME IN WITH THIS FAILURE.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH ON A SIDE STREET, FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE BELT BROKE, AND TIRE TURNED INWARD AND WOULDN'T MOVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, THE TIRE PITCHED INTO THE VEHICLE LEAVING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE, THE OTHER 3 BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO REPLACED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT WEAR. *TT

WHILE DRIVING LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE IS SHIFTING HARD INTO GEARS, AND CONSUMER CAN FEEL THE TIRES GRAB ON PAVEMENT. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON DEPENDING ON WEATHER, IF IT'S COOL VEHICLE IS OKAY. PROBLEM STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO.*AK

TIRE EXPLODED WHILE THE JIMMIE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, 15 MINUTES AFTER A 3 MILE TRIP. AN 8 INCH TEAR RESULTED BETWEEN THE BEAD AND SIDEWALL. FRAYED TIRE CORD WAS SEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TEAR. TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED TO 32 LBS. TIRE WAS ON DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE OF JIMMIE. EXPLOSION WAS HEARD BY 3 PERSONS FROM BEHIND THE BUILDING WHO INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. 4 TIRES HAD BEEN PURCHASED TOGETHER IN JUNE 1999 AND HAD <20,000 MILES OF SERVICE. NO OFF ROAD OR ROUGH SERVICE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY THE TIRES. DEALER AND UNIROYAL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER'S POSITION IS THAT TIRE CANNOT BE DEFECTIVE SINCE IT HELD AIR FOR 2 YEARS. UNIROYAL'S APPEAL POSITION IS TO VISIT A SECOND UNIROYAL DEALERSHIP. MY POSITION IS THAT TIRES WHICH EXPLOSIVELY DECOMPRESS ARE, BY DEFINITION, DEFECTIVE. IS THERE AN INDEPENDENT BODY TO HAVE THIS TIRE EVALUATED FOR DEFECTS? CAN TIRES EXPLOSIVELY DECOMPRESS WITHOUT BEING CONSIDERED DEFECTIVE BY EITHER DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION?*AK (DOT NUMBER: P1096FD7 TIRESIZE: P235/70R15)

STEERING LOOSE & VERY NOISEY WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS, FRONT SUSPENSION WAS VERY NOISEY. BOTH UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS VERY LOOSE, REPLACED IMMEDIATELY OR I COULD POTENTIONALLY LOOSE A WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. HAD ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS REPLACED ALONG WITH LOOSE IDLER ARM.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SOLDER JOINTS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN. *AK

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS VERY NOISY AND CLUNKING. DEALER REPORTED VERY LOOSE AND DANGEROUS. REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. *AK

THE THROTTLE STICKS IN THE IDLE POSTITION AND REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO OVERCOME. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BINDING APPEARS TO BE IN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER OPENED RADIATOR CAP AND NOTICED THICK MUDDY RUSTY LIQUID INSIDE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT A DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

4 YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT APPYLING BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DURING A REPAIR OF A MAIN SEAL LEAK, MECHANIC REMOVED THE TRANSFER CASE AND DID NOT PUT ALL THE PARTS BACK TOGETHER, A SHORT WHILE LATER, CONSUMER NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND AFTER EXAMINATION FOUND THAT AN UNSECURED FUEL LINE HAD VIBRATED AGAINST THE PROTRUDING EDGE OF A BODY SUPPORT BRACE CAUSING IT TO SEVER AND LEAK, DEALER FOUND 2 SUPPORT BRACKETS MISSING AND 2 LARGE STEEL RODS MISSING THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN PREVENTING THE TRANSFER FROM CRACKING DURING EXTREME 4-WHEEL CONDITIONS, IF MECHANIC WOULD HAVE PUT ALL PARTS TOGETHER THIS INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL CAR COSTS AND COSTS OF REPAIRS. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING LEAK. *SLC

SUSPENSION IT HARD/ ROUGH,AND IT SHAKES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES FAIL AT ALL SPEEDS, OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN STREETS ARE WET, ON 4-10-01, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, HOWEVER BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A BUS, CONSUMER STATES RECALLS 99I006 AND 99V193 HAVE BEEN COMPLETE, HOWEVER HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NEGELIGENCE DURING GMC FACTORY AUTHORIZED WARRANTY REPAIRS CAUSED SEVERAL PARTS NOT TO BE REPLACED. ABSENCE OF PARTS CAUSED SEVERING OF FUEL LINES. ATOMIZED FUEL SPRAYED ACROSS 2/3 OF UNDERCARRIAGE & WITHIN 6 INCHES TO 1 FOOT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE , NEARLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER ABS UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND NEW FRONT BRAKES. *JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RADIATOR WENT BAD AND FLUID WAS TURNING INTO SLUSH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER PUT TEXA COOLING INTO RADIATOR, BUT IT MADE SITUATION WORSE.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE STRESS FRACTURE ON FLOOR PAN BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES FROM DOWN CURVERTURE TO THEW DRIVE SHAFT HUMP. THIS VEHICLE IS BEING USED AS A POLICE CAR.*AK

CONSUMER STOPPED AT A RED A LIGHT, PULLED UP AND HEARD A BANG. CONSUMER THOUGHT TIRE BLEWOUT. PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY, AT THAT POINT VEHICLE WOULDN'T STEER. IT WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT WAS BROKEN. CONSUMER TO HAVE ALL THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING ON THE OTHER SIDE.*AK *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING WHEN ITS RAINING THEN QUIT AGAIN TILL FINALLY THEY QUIT COMPLETELY.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED RECALL 98V150001 DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD SAME DEFECT.*AK *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IN USE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPAIRED. PROBLEM REAPPEARED. FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR MOTOR.*AK

CONSUMER'S COMPLAINED REGARDING RANDOM OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA RECALL 98V150001, ALTHOUGH, IT WAS SHOWING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AIK

THE BALL JOINT BROKE ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. NLM

FUEL SMELL IS BEING RELEASED INTO CAB OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALL. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED FUEL LINE AT HIS EXPENSE. *SLC

NOISE WAS BEING EMITTED BY SUSPENSION SYSTEM. NOISE APPEARED AS A METAL TO METAL SOUND THAT CONSUMER FELT WAS VERY UNSAFE, IT FELT LIKE SUSPENSION WAS ABOUT READY TO FALL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

EXCESSIVE EFFORT NEEDED TO USE BRAKES. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR BRAKES, AND MANUFACTURER PERFORMED SERVICE ON VEHICLE; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TO INDIANAPOLIS ON JAN. 30,2001 FOR BUSINESS, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD QUIT WORKING PERIODICALLY. IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD AND THEY ONCE STOPPED WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ON TO INDIANAPOLIS, BUT STAYING IN THE RIGHT LANE OF INTERSTATE 74 ALL THE WAY SO AS TO BE ABLE TO HIT THE SHOULDER IF NECESSARY. I HAD TO HAVE THE WIPERS REPAIRED BEFORE RETURNING HOME, AND JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS ON 1996 GMC JIMMY. WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR WORK DONE TO REPLACE MOTOR SO THAT I COULD TRAVEL HOME SAFELY.*AK

WHILE LOCKING CHILDREN IN REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE BELT TO LOCK WAS DUE TO DEFECT BUT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE DECLINED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *YH

ABS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE. TAKEN TO 2 DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALERS SAID BRAKES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY FOR VEHICLE. *AK

WE HAD THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE HIGH REPAIRED 1 1/2 YEAR AGO, THEN IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE HIGH AGAIN. THEY FOUND ANOTHER PART WHEN OUT IN THE MOTOR CAUSING IT NOT TO GO INTO THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE HIGH. EACH TIME IT COSTS US $700 OR MORE FOR THE REPAIRS. WE ALSO HAD TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR, WHICH COSTS US $1600 TO REPAIR!*AK

A MALFUNCTION HAS OCCURRED WITHIN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM WHICH HAS CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE WHEN SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT SYSTEM WAS OPERATING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE VEHICLE WANDERS WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, STEERING BOX, TIRES AND SHOCKS BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST, DEALER HAS ALSO PERFORMED 6 ALIGNMENTS. NLM

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS ABOUT DOZEN TIMES. *AK

THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED, CAUSING THE ABS TO BE INOPERABLE. *SLC

HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO 2 SEPARATE DEALERS WITH NO SATISFACTION. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

SEALS IN TRANSFER CASE HAD GONE OUT. THIS CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. SEALS WERE NOT CORRODED OR RUSTY. HAD IT REPAIRED FIRST TIME. CURRENTLY, SECOND TIME MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. *AK

I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE ENTIRE 1996 GMC- JIMMY SERIES MADE NEED TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE THE OWNER HAS TO MANY REPAIRS TO BE DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICES ENGINE LIGHT COMES VERY OFTEN TO INDICATE REPAIRS ON THE TRUCK AND THEIR ARE TO BE PROBLEMS WITH THIS 1996 JIMMY. I SUGGEST A TOTAL RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE AND THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. IT HAS A VERY BAD BRAKING SYSTEM ABS.*AK

CONTROL ARM UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING TIRE TO BLOWOUT, AND WHEEL TO BREAK IN HALF, RESULTING IN VEHICLE LOSING CONTROL. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK *SLC

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH WHEN THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT PASSANGER TIRE BROKE, CAUSING ME TO GO THROUGH 3 LANES WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST FLIPPING MY CAR OVER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WHERE I HAVE ALMOST LOST MY LIFE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WIPERS WENT OUT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A THUNDERSTORM. THE WIPERS DIED OUT ON ME A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS WITH OVER 10 VISITS TO DEALERS FOR REPAIRS. THE BALL JOINT CRACKING CAUSED THE CV BOOT TO BE DAMAGED, THE STABILIZER LINES WERE DAMAGED, THE LINE COVER WAS DAMAGED, AND THE DEALER FOUND THAT ALL 4 BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERLY BAD - NOT BECAUSE FO DRIVING BUT MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CAR IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD HOW COULD SO MANY THINGS BE BAD ON A CAR THAT ISN'T EVEN 4 YEARS OLD. THE WARRANTLY CO. AND MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED TO OTHER COMPONENTS BECAUSE OF THE BROKEN BALL JOINT. THE ENGINE COOLER LINE IS ALSO BAD, INCLUDING THE CLAMP WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY BY OUTSIDE SOURCE. THE WIPERS HAVE SHUT DOWN MORE THAN ONCE AND IT TOOK OVER 10 VISITS TO GET THEM FIXED - INCLUDING PAYING OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $433.00. THE CAR HAS ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE MORE THAN 6 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. SORRY TO SAY - THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A DEATH TRAP FROM DAY ONE. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING IN RAIN AND TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON WIPERS WOULD WORK INTTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR SAME MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FAULTY BRAKES CAUSED CONSUMER VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS FAILURE IS RELATED TO A RECALLED TRANSFER CASE SELECTOR SWITCH WHICH MAY SEND AN INCORRECT SIGNAL TO THE ABS MODULE THUS RESULTING IN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. NLM