1996 GMC Jimmy complaints

I WAS CHARGED WITH THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS NOT ISSUED A SUMMONS. I BELIEVE THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE BRAKES.

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND MINOR INJURIES DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR COMPLETE STOP WHEN A LOUD HIGH PITCH SOUND CAME FROM THE VEHICLE, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR; VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ON BOTH OCCASIONS. FIRST TIME, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE REPAIR SHOP. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN FULL UP POSITION. WHEN I PULLED OFF ROAD I COULD HERE HUMMING FROM UNDER DASH EVEN WHEN WIPERS IN OFF POSITION. STOPPED WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. RESTARTED ENGINE WIPERS STILL NOT OPERABLE STILL HUMMING AND SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL. WHEN WASHER LEVER PUSHED WIPERS WENT DOWN. TURNED BACK ON WORKED NORMAL FOR NOW DEALER CANT LOOK AT TILL NEXT WK. *AKY

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECAL 98V043 FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

LEFT REAR DOOR PANEL REPLACED, WRONG PANEL INSTALLED AT FACTORY. MJS

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, RECALL DENIED DUE TO UNIT BEING IN REAR NOT FRONT. (98V-150) MJS

THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AS VEHICLE WAS MOVING, EVENTUALLY SHEARED OFF . THE BALL JOINT BROKE AWAY FROM THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED, OIL CHANGE/LUBE ETC. ALL RECEIPTS RETAINED. PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE, AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND THERE ARE NO "HARD" MILES ON IT. *AK

VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER LEAKED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.

THIS IS THE SECOND JIMMY I DRIVE (TOO LOYAL FOR MY OWN GOOD.) THE FIRST ONE A 1995. ALSO HAD A BOOSTER FAILURE AT AROUND 40,000+ MILES (LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST ON THAT OCCASION TO A FULL STOP WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO ANYONE. THIS ONE A 1996 HAS FAILED, LIKE CLOCKWORK, AT 45,000 MILES. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES ON OFF-RAMP. ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT. BRAKES PADS, ROTORS AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, THEY CLAIM PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY "STUPID DRIVERS" .

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR-BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT THE SPEED OF 35 MPH. COLLISION INVOLVED THE FRONT END OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRIKING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE CONSUMER. OTHER DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT. DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERABLE TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER CAN SEE NO REASON WHY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED IN THE INCIDENT. AFTER REVIEW OF THE NHTSA'S COMPLAINT DATA BASE, CONSUMER NOTES 10 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME FAILURE. CONSUMER IS EXTREMELY GLAD THAT SHE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. HAD SHE NOT BEEN WEARING A SEAT BELT, THE COLLISION WAS SUCH THAT SHE MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD SINCE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER FAILED.

BRAKES FADING CAUSING DRIVER TO USE EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

ABS BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY VIBRATE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. BRAKES WEAR OUT. RIGHT WHEEL SEEMS LOOSE. DEALER CONTACTED AND ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CONSUMER REPLACED UNIT, HOWEVER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSED DEALER DID NOT PREVIOUSLY REPLACE DEFECTIVE UNIT.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE PADS WEAR OUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT PADS ON THE DISC BRAKES OUTSIDE HAVE NO SENSOR, AND ON THE INSIDE HAVE A SENSOR. THE BRACKET WORE INTO THE ROTORS, DAMAGING THE ROTORS. *AK

ENGINE OIL COOLING LINES LEAKING. FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS LIKE IT ALL NEWER CARS. *AK

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

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

METAL CHAFING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER HAS REPLACED INJECTOR /FUEL PUMP/OXYGEN SENSOR, AND PURGE VALVE, DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES THROTTLE STUCK AT 80-85 MPH UPHILL, VEHICLE STARTED TO FLY AT THE TOP OF THE HILL. STATE TROOPER HAS ON RECORD, CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THROTTLE LINKAGE STUCK AND GAS PADDLE STUCK TO FLOOR. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOT PROBLEM WITH THE VECHILE. REGARD ODI IS #515346

WHILE DRIVING FOR A HALF AN HOUR OR MORE THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONES, CAUSING ERRATIC READINGS. THE OCCUPANT CAN'T TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE IS GOING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20MHP BRAKES GAVE OUT. WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES MADE A GRINDING SOUND. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER COASTING ABOUT 30 FEET. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.

3 OF THE 5 LUGS:NUTS FAILED SUDDENLY, CAUSING SERIOUS VIBRATION. *AK

ENGINE BURNS IN EXCESS OF TWO QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. NO LEAKS FOUND.

FUEL TANK DOES NOT PRESSURIZE PROPERLY. SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ON.

BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR. QCAW

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPER TO BE INOPERATIVE. WHILE IN USE THE WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING ,BUT IF PLACED THE WIPERS IN "HIGH" POSITION THE WIPERS WOULD BE FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT A REASON. HAPPENED THREE TIMES. ALSO ENGINE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH. *AK

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURES. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR DUE TO AIR FOUND IN BRAKES.

WHILE TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER CONSUMER WOULD PUT ON WINDSHIELD THAT WOULD NOT WORK WITHOUT BEING ON HIGH SPEED. PLEASE PRIVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MPH THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A ELECTRONIC BRAKING MODULE WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH ALMOST RESULTED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC BRAKING MODULE AND THE VALVE ASSEMBLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES WIPERS WILL BE ON AND THEN STOP, SOMETIMES THEY WILL RESTART AGAIN, ON ONE OCCASION, DURING A HEAVY RAINFALL, THE WIPERS WERE ON AND THEN STOPPED WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE PULSE WIPER BOARD. *SLC

FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED.

THE COMPRESSOR AND CONVERTER COIL BURNED OUT WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER . *AK

UPON APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (QCAW)

DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD MAKE A CONSTANT RATTLING & A BANGING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. DOOR SHAKES BADLY. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED LOOSE LOCK ROD & DOOR PANEL. REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NOW HINGES SQUEAL & DOOR DOES NOT SHUT PROPERLY. *AK

EA9-4038; BRAKES WOULD MAKE NOISE, AND ON ICE OR WATER THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE, THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. STATES THAT THE BRAKES ARE OF VEHICLE DESIGN. *AK

THE REAR BUSHINGS AND THE SCREWS HAVE RUSTED OUT. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AND THE BUSHINGS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH ON A RAINY DAY ON INCLINE WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, HEARD LOUD NOISE. BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PASS THROUGH INTERSECTION, AND LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. PRIOR TO THIS, DEALER HAD REPLACED ROTORS AND SHOES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS COMING OFF A RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULSATE, AND FELT AS THOUGH VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. HEARD NOISE AND WHEEL ROTATING. VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL FORWARD FOR AT LEAST 20 FEET, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAREND VEHICLE IN FRONT.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WHENEVER DRIVING IN RAINY OR SNOWY WEATHER & HAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, THEY PERIODICALLY STOP FOR NO REASON. HAD CALLED THE DEALER & THE MECHANIC SAID THAT REPAIR COULD NOT BE DONE AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR , CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE AHEAD STOPPED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES HARD, VEHICLE REQUIRED EXDENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND REAR ENDED VEHICLE AHEAD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES HARD WHEN VEHICLE AHEAD STOPPED SUDDENLY, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. *AK

BRAKE CALIPERS ARE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF PADS AND ROTORS, REPLACED CALIPERS HOWEVER CONTINUE TO WEAR UNEVENLY.