1996 GMC Jimmy complaints

WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT, DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT POPPED OUT. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER IS NOT HAPPY WITH MANUFACTURES RECALL REGARDING ABS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN AND PRESENT SINCE 1994 AND NO SOLUTION AS OF FEBRUARY 14,2000 (99V-193). YH

SPEEDOMETER STICKS WHEN DRIVING WITH LIGHTS ON FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. DASH GETS VERY HOT UNLESS DASH LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO LOWEST SETTING. WHEN DASH LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO THE LOWEST SETTING, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGINS TO WORK NORMALLY.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED. BUT WHEN DRIVING OVER A FROZEN SPOT OR GRAVEL, VEHICLE WON'T STOP IMMEDIATELY, INSTEAD WILL EXTEND THE STOPPING DISTANCE. SINCE THE INITIAL REPORT, THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED AND IS NOW FUNCTIONING MUCH BETTER. *AK *ML

HEATER CORE FAILURE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO STOP CONSUMER HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP. WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND CONSUMER FELT ABS WAS TRYING TO KICK IN, AND THEN PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. GMC SERVICE DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX ALL RECALLS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THERE WERE NO RECALLS TO BE DONE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. RECALL 99V193000. *AK

ON SLICK SURFACE BRAKES FAIL TO GRAB. BRAKE PEDAL MOVES IN AND OUT AND MAKES A SOUND LIKE A BOUNCING SPRING.*AK

THE WIRING HARESS UNDER THE DASH TO THE POWER SEAT HAD BURNED TOGETHER THEREFOR SHORTING OUT THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR WHICH CAUSED INTERMITTENT STALLING. NLM

ABS CONTINUALLY FAILING, DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE, REPAIRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. BRAKES GRIND ON ROUGH SURFACES IE GRAVEL BRAKES MAKE A SOUND WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I'M DRIVING MY TWO CHILDREN AROUND AND NO ONE WILL FIX, OR REPLACE, OR GIVE MY MONEY BACK ON THIS CAR. VERY UNSATISFIED WITH DEALER AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND CAR. *AK

REAR ENDED BY TRUCK WHICH PROPELLED VEHICLE INTO BACK OF CAMPER. THUS A REAR END COLLISION, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A FRONT END COLLISION. BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BE VIOLENTLY SLAMMED INTO THE BACK SEAT AREA. THE DRIVER (ONLY)AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, JUST PRIOR TO BEING REAR ENDED BY THE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WHICH WEIGHED 77,000 POUNDS AND WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH. THE TRUCK DRIVER ADMITTED TO THE POLICE THAT HE NEVER SLOED DOWN OR APPLIED HIS BRAKES. *AK

RECALL # 98V150001 GM/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING; THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT THE WSINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. WIPER MODULE WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME .DEALER SAYS WHOLE UNIT IS BAD NEEDS REPLACING. *AK

ON 12-21-99 AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESSWAY IN WESTERN NY, THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY 1996 GMC JIMMY. THANKFULLY I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PREPARE TO EXIT FROM THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT AT THIS TIME. AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION, I ESTIMATED MY SPEED TO BE 45 MPH. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST REPAIR GARAGE AND ON 12-22-99 THE HEAD MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS (UPPER AND LOWER) WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE. THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS WERE $499.60. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 3+ YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 38,985 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WERE TWO OTHER DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS ON GMC BALL JOINTS ON THE 96 GMC JIMMY. I FILED THIS REPORT BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THESE DEFECTS IN THE BALL JOINTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTEN WIPER PROBLEM. SO FAR HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE WIPER FAILURE PROBLEM WOULD CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN A SNOW STORM ON 12/26/99. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALER & WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD WAS CRACKED. DEALERSHIP & MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL (#98V150000 & #98V150001) DUE TO BEING OUT OF MANUFACTURER'S DATE. OWNER FEELS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE SINCE EXPERIENCING THE SAME WINDSHIELD PROBLEM AS MENTIONE DIN THE RECALL. *AK

HAVE HAD MANY SMALLER PROBLEMS, TOOK IN FOR ALTERNATOR THEY REPLACE BATTERY COST TO ME $70 MONTH OR SO LATER NEED NEW ALTERNATOR . AND HAD GAUGES CHECKED GAS GAUGE NOT READING TRUE, NEXT WEEK OR SO WINDOW WIPERS START ACTING UP AND STOPPING MID- WINDOW AND WIPER FLUID WONT SPRAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, PEDAL WAS VERY HARD AND CONSUMER HAD TO USE TWO FEET. ANTI-SKID SYSTEM ACTIVATED, AND THEN BRAKES RELEASED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THER IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE CIRCUT BOARD THAT EFFECTS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER IS NOT RESPONDING TO CONSUMER TO HAVE HER VEHICLE FIXED.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL STIFFENS, AND THE VEHICLE REACTS HESITANTLY ON SLOWING DOWN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAYS IT IS NORMAL. *AK

RECALL ON ABS SYSTEM 99I-006,WHEN CONSUMER ASKED DEALERSHIP ABOUT REPAIR THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR/RECTIFY PROBLEMS. YH

BRAKES LOCKED AND THE DRIVER HAD TO HIT THE SIDE WALK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. YH

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT ON BRAKES BEFORE COMING TO THE INTERSECTION AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER LET THE PEDAL UP AGAIN AND TRIED TO PUT ON BRAKES , AND CAR STILL DID NOT STOP. WAS FORCED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. NOW PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE AND THEN STOP. *AK

DRIVING NORTH ON HY 101 NORTH OF BAY CITY , WEATHER CLEAR , ROAD DRY AT 2:30 PM , NEW TIRES. P/U TRUCK STOPPED DEAD IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO COMPLETLY STOP AND APPLIED MY BREAKS WITH FIRM STEADY PRESSURE BUT RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE P/U. NO DAMAGE TO HIM BUT HIS TRAILER HITCH AND STEEL BUMPER DAMAGED MY FRONT END. CONTACTED LOCAL GMC DEALER AND HE SAID THE GMC RECALL ON THE ABS DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY VEHICAL. I FEEL THAT MAYBE IT SHOULD.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR CAUSING NOISE WHICH RESULTS IN FAILURE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *YC

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES THERE IS AN AIR SOUND. THEN CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH DOWN HARDER. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROIMATELY. 50MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A TURN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. APPLIED ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. HAD A SLOW REACTION TIME. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER'S TO CHECK. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE UNIT WENT OUT. DEALER IS QUOTING $1400 TO FIX. THERE ARE SEVERAL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DEFECTS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL ITEM. THERE IS ONLY 56,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND I DON'T FEEL THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULD BE GOING OUT THAT EARLY.

WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

BRAKES/ABS FAILED ON GRAVEL AND WET PAVEMENT AT LOW MPH, DEALER SAYS COMMON NOTHING THEY CAN DO, CAUSED REAREND COLLISION

WE HAVE PAID INCREDABLE REPAIR COSTS FOR THIS LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD CAR!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VERY LITTLE BRAKING, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. SAME PROBLEM AS THE INVESTIGATION # PE99024. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE ABS DID NOT ALLOW MAXIMUM BRAKING TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

THE REAR AXEL WENT IN THIS JIMMY IT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS DIDN'T COMPLETELY FREEZE UP WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD IT COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WHEN OPERATING. THIS CONDITION CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED OF RECALL # 98V -150 000 GMC / WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 35MPH, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING, CAUSING A MINOR INJURY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

LOSS OF BRAKES, RELEASE PEDAL & PUMP UNTIL BRAKES RETURN, MASTER CYL REPLACED PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THEY WILL NOT WORK. BRAKES HAVE TO B PUMPED.DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE RECALL THAT WAS BEING ENFORCED DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION AND DEATH. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). MJS

CLUTCH CABLE BROKE. *AK

LEFT REAR AXLE SHEARED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HWY AT 65 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL 5 & 1/2 TIMES AND CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGERS, DPS STATED DEFECTIVE AXLE ON REPORT

THE STOPPING DISTANCE ON THIS VEHICLE IS DISRUPTED DUE TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. ON A BUMPY ROAD THE DISTANCE IS REALY THROWN OFF. *AK

WAS BROADSIDED & SPUN AROUND AND FRONT END HIT CEMENT TRUCK. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. HAD SOME INJURIES & BRUISES. NO EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. INADEQUATE BRAKES CONTRIBUTED TO THE SEVERITY OF THE COLLISION. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES. DRIVER HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO CRASH AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, BRAKES ARE NOISY WHEN APPLIED ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND SKID. *ML

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHEN TURNING A CORNER AT 15 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. ALSO, POWER BRAKE SYSTMEM WENT AND TRANSMISSION WENT FAILED. IN ADDITION, DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. *AK

TURNED ON WIPERS THEY DID NOT COME ON TRIED ALL POSITIONS -WASH, MIST ALL DELAY POSITIONS, LOW, HIGH. ONLY GOT LOAD HUMMING. PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS ON 7/19/99 WHEN WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED IN UPPOSITION IN RAIN.