Page 4 of 9 · complaints 151–200 of 407

1996 GMC Jimmy complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 7, 2000OH

ABS PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE ASSEMBLEY FAILED. ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHICH INDICATED THAT BRAKES WERE ABOUT TO FAIL.*AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS ON RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE (99I-006), HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER DENIED IT. *YH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 31, 2000VA

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 28, 2000VA

WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH NASHVILLE AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH TRAFFIC STOPPED SUDDENLY. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, HOPING TO BE ABLE TO MANUVER TO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID COLLIDING IN TO THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF MY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP. LUCKLY I DID NOT HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THAT POINT AND MY BRAKING HAS NOT BEEN SAME SENSE. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 27, 2000OH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Oct 17, 2000PA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SOLDER JOINTS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150000. *AK THE CURCUIT BOARD CONTAINING THE WIPERS MALFUNCTIONES DUE TO THE SOLDER JOINTS SHUTING DOWN THE WIPERS WITHOUT WARRNING. AFTER THAT SOMETIMES THEY WORKED SOMETIMES THEY DID NOT. *YH

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash
Filed Oct 4, 2000CA

HAD JUST PLACED VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL. INADVERTENTLY PUSHED SHIFT TOO FAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO ROAR & NOT LEAVE CRUISE CONTROL. APPLIED BRAKES QUICKLY & VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID. ABS DID NOT WORK. HIT AN EMBANKMENT & ROLLED OVER. ENGINE WAS DISCONNECTED.*AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Sep 19, 2000CA

INTERMITTENLTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 18, 2000IL

WHEN TOWING MY 3000LB TRAVEL TRAILER THE ENGINE WILL MAKE PRE-IGNITION NOISES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR DAYS AFTERWARD, THEN GO OFF. COOLANT WAS CHANGED WHEN I PURCHASED IT USED BECAUSE IT WAS BLACK. WITHIN 25,000 MILES IT'S BLACK AGAIN.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Sep 13, 2000WI

WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAUSED DRIVER'S VISIBILITY TO BE POOR. STOPPED VEHICLE & GOT OUT & JIGGLED WIRES & WIPERS. THEY FAILED TO START AGAIN. ALSO, HIT WIPER MOTOR BEFORE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RESTARTED.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Filed Sep 9, 2000WA

EA 99 022/UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT: FRONT LEFT WHEEL COLLAPSED WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE OFF THE SOCKET. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 8, 2000OR

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY & MAKE GRINDING NOISES. BRAKE PADS WOULD BE SPONGY & WOULD BE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY. BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED SERVICE TIMES. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 8 DIFFERENT TIMES & NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ARE KELSEY HAYES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 30, 2000PA

WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE PERCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 30, 2000CA

PULLEY MOUNT BROKE COMPLETELY OFF AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE REPAIRS. *AK THE CAST ALUMINIUM ARM AND PULLEY ASSEMBLY BREAKING CAUSED POWER STEERING AND WATER PUMP FALURES. *YH

Service Brakes, Air › AntilockCrash
Filed Aug 16, 2000NM

ON 5/27/98, I WAS IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES MY VEHICLE SLID THREE CAR LENGTHS (LEAVING SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT) AND STOPPED WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SLIDING WAS INTENSE AND THE SMOKE SO THICK THAT I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I FELT AT THE TIME THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED, AND I MENTIONED THIS TO THE POLICE OFFICER AT THE SCENE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER FOR COLLISION REPAIRS, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS CLAIM IS BECAUSE I AM A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER WHO HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. UP TO THIS POINT IN TIME I HAD A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. THE POLICE RECORD INDICATES THAT I TOLD THE POLICE OFFICER THAT I WAS "UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME". THIS ACCIDENT HAS TARNISHED MY PERFECT DRIVING RECORD AND AS A RESULT OF THIS MY INSURANCE RATES HAVE INCREASED. AS A SIDE NOTE, I HAVE HAD THE DEALER FIX THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH (UNDER WARRANTY) ON TWO OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE.

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Filed Aug 15, 2000NY

AS I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN THERE WAS A CLUNK AND THE TRUCK VEERED TO THE RIGHT. I SLOWED AND REGAINED CONTROL AND PULLED ON TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD JUST MISSING THE GAURD RAILS. THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COLLAPSED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE UPPER BALL JOINT HAD SNAPPED. REPLACED BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS AS THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE DRIVER SIDE ONE WAS WORN.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 8, 2000OK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE PROBLEM. INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO GO EVEN AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. RECEIVED A MANUFACURER'S RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY RECOURSE AFTER THE FACT. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED DURING EMERGENCY STOP. *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 7, 2000OH

RECALL 99V193000/ABS. RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AFTER AN ACCIDENT. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH APPLIED BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING IN FRONT, AS APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED ON, EVEN AFTER PUMPING BRAKES THREE TIMES. VEHICLE CONTINUED UNTIL HITTING OTHER VEHICLE'S REAR BUMPER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Aug 5, 2000OH

RADIATOR ANTI FREEZE TORNS TO A BROWN SLUDGE THAT HAS TO BE CLEANED OUT OF THE RADIATOR CORE AT A COST OF $335.00 PER CLEANING. BASED ON THIS DEFECT I AM SERIOURLY THINKING OF PURCHASING ANOTHER MAKE OF VEHICLE IN 2001. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 3, 2000MO

ANTI-LOCK REPEATEDLY ENGAGES AND PULSATES BRAKES AT LOW SPEED STOPS. HAS CAUSED ONE COLLISION AND AT LEAST 15 OTHER CLOSE CALLS. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, ETC. AT SLOW ENOUGH SPEEDS THAT THE ANTI-LOCK SHOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER THIS OCCURS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON, THE BRAKES WORK FINE. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT GOES BACK OFF, IT IS THEN LIKELY TO REOCCUR AT ANY TIME. WARNING LIGHT HAS STAYED ON SINCE LAST OCCURANCE AND I FEEL SAFER AS LONG AS THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. I'M ALREADY PAYING FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT THROUGH HIGHER INSURANCE RATES AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE AN OBVIOUSLY FAULTY SYSTEM. I JUST RECEIVED MY 2ND ABS RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSES A DIFFERENT DEFECT IN THE SAME ABS SYSTEM. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 1, 2000OR

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.*AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jul 31, 2000TX

WHILE DRIVING WNDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME BACK ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V150001, AND COULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 31, 2000KY

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD DUE TO WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 25, 2000NC

WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKES MAKE A NOISE AND HAVE LOST VACUUM POWER AND GONE STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WHEN GOING DOWN AN INCLINE TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. A SLIGHT BUMP WHEN BRAKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A FEW SECONDS LATER, I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE OFTEN ON WET OR SLIPPERY SURFACES. ON 07/21/00 I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN ANOTHER CAR WAS PULLING IN FRONT OF ME. THE SURFACE WAS STILL WET AND SLIPPERY AND WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE A NOISE AND THEN ALL BRAKING ABILITY IS LOST, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE ABS RECALL THE END OF 1999 AND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I TRAVEL A LOT WITH MY FAMILY AND A BRAKING PROBLEM IS VERY SCARY!!! *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Jul 12, 2000OK

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE AND PULLED FROM THE SOCKET, ALL BALL JOINTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, ALL SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR. *MJS

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jul 8, 2000AR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING AND ONLY HUM. IF I SHAKE WIRING HARNESS AT MOTOR IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN. GMC SAYS THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1996 GMC JIMMY FOR WIPER PROBLEMS LIKE MINE, BUT MY AUTO WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. IT IS STRANGE TO ME THAT MY PROBLEMS IS IDENTICAL TO THE OTHERS, BUT NOT ONE TO RECALL. IS IT POSSIBLE THEY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE. IS MY FAMILY SAFETY NOT IMPORTANT AS THE OTHER 1996 GMC JIMMY OWNERS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 6, 2000NC

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK A RECALL APPLICABLE TO THIS VEHCLE WAS PARTIALLY COMPLETED. *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 5, 2000AZ

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PADS / SHOES ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR WITHIN EVERY 10,000 MILE OF WEAR. PADS AND SHOE NEEDS REPLACEMENT, AND ROTORS WOULD NEEDS TURNING OR REPLACEMENT. ALSO, NEEDS TO APPLIED HARD ON PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Jun 30, 2000NJ

RADIATOR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING COOLANT PROBLEMS. COOLANT USED BY THE DEALER WAS CAUSING SLUDGE. RADIATOR MUST BE SENT OUT TO HAVE IT CLEANED. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK *ML

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jun 26, 2000CT

I NOTICED HEATER WAS NOT HEATING TO FULL POTENTIAL. CHECKED COOLANT AND SAW THAT THE DEXTRON ORANGE COOLANT WAS A SLUDGE TYPE SUBSTANCE. I WENT TO A SHOP TO HAVE RADIATOR FLUSHED AND REPLENISHED WITH PROPER COOLANT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT INSIDE RADIATOR COULD NOT BE REPLACED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THAT IT HAD TURNED INTO SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT GOOD FOR THE ENGINE. THE ESTABLISHMENT SAID THEY HAD TURNED AWAY TWO OTHER CUSTOMERS DUE TO THE SAME REASON. DEXTRON ORANGE COULD ONLY BE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT AT 40000 MILES LEFT BEFORE REPLACEMENT IT SHOULD NOT LOOK THAT WAY. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER GMC JIMMY AND CHEVY BLAZER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REPEATING COMPLAINT AMONG THESE OWNERS IN MY REGION. I REQUEST YOU INVESTIGATE THE DEXTRON ORANGE COOLANT THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED EVERY 5 YEARS OR 100000 MILES.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed Jun 23, 2000OH

BRAKE BOOSTER WENT COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 16, 2000AL

WHILE TRAVELING AND AT ALL TIMES ABS INDICATOR LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 6, 2000WI

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED DURING A RAIN STORM, THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECALL ON THE 1995 BLAZERS AND JIMMYS, BUT NOT ON THE 1996 MODELS EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PART USED ON BOTH YEARS, ACCORDING TO A PARTS PERSON AT A GMC DEALER SHIP. FORTUNATELY NO ONE IN OUR FAMILY WAS INJURED. I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM FIXED AT MY EXPENSE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT GMC WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DEFECT. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS FOR THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT, AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED, BY RECALL, BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OCCUR. SINCERLY, RONALD L KELLER *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 2, 2000NJ

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES BUT MORE THEN OFTEN DO NOT WORK. I CALLED GMC AS THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THEY TELL ME MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS A MONTH BEFORE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. WHY DO I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT PART OF THE RECALL? ON THE BRAKES- IT WAS RECALLED FOR THE ANTILOCK ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT AS PER THE RECALL FIX, THEY SAID IT WAS DONE AND A WEEK LATER, ON THE SAME ROAD IT FIRST HAPPENED TO ME, A LIGHT CHANGED, I HIT THE BRAKES (NOT HARD) AND ANTILOCK KICKED IN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST CRASHED AS MY HEART WENT INTO MY STOMACH. LONG BEFORE THE RECALL, I HAD MY TRUCK INTO GMC MANY TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS AND EVEN WROTE LETTERS THAT DESCRIBE THE RECALL LONG BEFORE I KNOW THERE WAS ONE! GM SAYS MY TRUCK BRAKES ARE FIXED BUT THEY'RE NOT. THE WIPERS THEY WON'T COVER. OTHER THEN THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT THE ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND IS ROUGH AT LOW SPEEDS, I REALLY LIKE MY JIMMY!!*AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 31, 2000MO

RECALL 98V150001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 24, 2000PA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed May 23, 2000VA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO OFF AND ON. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 19, 2000NY

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ENUMERATED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 9332. VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING STOPS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. BUT SINCE THIS PARTICULAR VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 9332 , DEALER DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, AND REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. EFFECT OF THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE CONSUMER TO BE INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT W/O WARNING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 19, 2000NY

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ENUMERATED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 9332. VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING STOPS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER,BUT DEALER REFUSED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS SINCE THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECAL 9332 DUE TO VIN. THE EFFECT COULD CAUSE CONSUMER TO BE INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT W/O PRIOR WARNING. *AK EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS ON OCCASSION WHEN BRAKES ARE SLAMMED ON. *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 18, 2000ME

THE ABS SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED MANY TIMES. AT FIRST I DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO IT, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST LIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE. THEN IT STARTED TO LOOSE PRESSURE AND KEEP GOING FORWARD WHEN STOPPING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND PAID FOR A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. THEN IT STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE BBB AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD TOO MUCH MILAGE. WENT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER UNIT, NO CHARGE. THE IGNITION STARTED LOCKING AND THEY REPAIRED THAT FOR A FEE. IT TOO HAS GONE BACK TO LOCKING WHEN TRYING TO START. SAFETY IS A CONCERN, STILL. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Apr 26, 2000MA

RECALL 99V193000/ABS: WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ON TWO OCCASIONS, ON THE SAME DAY WITHIN 20 MINUTES APART, VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 18, 2000DC

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING BACKFIRING, HAVING TROUBLE STARTING IN COLD WEATHER, AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE, THE CONSUMER STATES SHE RECEIVED A RECALL ABOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM IN OCTOBER OF 99, HOWEVER THREW IT AWAY. (POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL) *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 17, 2000PA

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED BRAKES MAKE A HISSING SOUND, AND PEDAL GETS VERY HARD, PEDAL HAS TO BE RELEASED AND APPLIED AGAIN TO GET A RESPONSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Apr 13, 2000CT

WHILE TAKING A TURN THE LEFT FRONT BALLJOINT SNAPPED OFF. MAKING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE. LEFT TIRE COLLASPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNMOVABLE. HAD TO FLATBED THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE. 2ND PROBLEM-THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AS IT IS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4TH TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Apr 1, 2000PA

THE DEALERSHIP HAD DONE ALL THE SERVICE WORK SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE,AT 47,000 MILES THE ANTI-FREEZE HAD THE CONSISTENCY OF SYRUP AND WAS CLOGGING UP.AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING THE DEALER PULLED THE RADIATOR HAD IT FLUSHED AND REFILLED.APPROX. 30,000 MILES LATER THE SAME THING.THEY FLUSHED AND FILLED AGAIN.IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN IN LESS THEN A YEAR.THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.THEY INFORMED ME I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF.IT WAS NEVER CORRECTED TO BEGIN WITH. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 30, 2000NC

RECALL 98V150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING & 99I006000/GMC ABS : RECEIVED TWO RECALLS NOTICES. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALLS BECAUSE OF A SALVAGED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 29, 2000CA

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO CONSUMER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THEY EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES RESULTING IN COLLISION. *ET

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 26, 2000NY

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 23, 2000CD

THE ABS FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Mar 13, 2000NY

MOTOR FOR THE REAR WINSHIELD WIPERS HAS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, ALSO, OXYGEN SENSOR HAS FAILED , TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Mar 6, 2000LA

WINDSHIED WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN HE HAS TO REACH OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW AND SHAKE THE WIPER BLADES TO MAKE THEM COME BACK ON. *AK *ML

Reading these

NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Full record for the 1996 GMC Jimmy → · Every Jimmy year → · How the figures are calculated →