1997 GMC Jimmy complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE, AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURES OTHER- INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLANT LEAK DUE TO USE OF PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE (LOSS OF PEDAL/LEAL). REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER SHORT TIME LATER SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER REPORTED FAILURE OF ANTI LOCK COMPUTER AT COST OF $1200.00. REPAIR REFUSED AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS HAD THEM RECHECK MASTER AND THEY REPLACED THE UNIT. NO PROBLEM SEVERAL MONTHS LATER.

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING HAD TO REPLACE BOTH ALONG WITH IDLER ARM PITMAN ARM & TIE ROD ENDS , HAD RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT POSSIBLE FAILURE ON THESE WHEN I CALLED GMC THEY REPORTED MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS POSSIBLE RECALL. COST OF 1500.00 ALSO FUEL PUMP FAILED COST OF 700.00 NOW DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS DEFECTED WILL NOT CLOSE , PROBEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOCKS ,WINDOWS, LIGHTS INTERIOR & EXTERIOR,WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY, FUEL GAUGE STICKS. *AK

RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE AT 45 MILES A HOUR

UPPER PORTION OF REAR HATCH, WHICH IS SPPORTED BY TWO SMALL 'SHOCKS' WHEN OPEN, WAS SHATTERED AND TWISTED WHEN APPARENTLY THE TWO SHOCKS DECIDED TO FULLY EXTEND EVEN THOUGH THE UPPER PORTION WAS STILL LOCKED TO THE REST OF THE REAR HATCH - GLASS SHATTERED ALL OVER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR.

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD, I WAS GOING SIXTY MILES PER HOUR AND VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT, GOING TWENTY MILES PER HOUR AND VEHICLE STALLS OUT. HAVE HAD IT HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER AND CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED UNLESS IT IS HAPPENING AT TIME OF DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS A DEFINATE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOWN ROAD AND VEHICLE JUST STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY, AND REPLACED THEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, RAIN/SNOW, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. *AK

MY 1997 GMC JIMMY'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER DID NOT WORK PROPERLY DURING A RAINY DAY IN HAWAII. IT WOULD SOMETIMES WORK AND OTHER TIMES NOT WORK. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK WHEN I WANTED THEM TO WORK.*AK

HEATER STARTED TO FAIL AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, NO HEAT AT ALL BY ABOUT 80,000 MILES. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE HEATER CORE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED; ALSO HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *LA

REAR WIPER MOTOR BECAME INTERMITANT AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES AND STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *LA

A YEAR AFTER RECALL O1I018000 REPAIRS FOR UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION WAS PERFORMED, THE DEFECT RECURRED.*AK

ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REVIEW MIRROR SWITCH SHORTED OUT ON MY 1997 GMC JIMMY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP AND GMC THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V093000). WHEN THE SWITCH SHORTED OUT IT CREATED A NOXIOUS BURNING SMELL THAT SHORTS CREATE AND THE SWITCH WAS HOT. THE FUSE ON THAT CIRCUIT ALSO BLEW. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL 1997 GMC JIMMYS - NOT JUST A FEW. *JB

WHEN TRYING TO STOP ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *NLM

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATS DUE TO CORROSION IN ENGINE THAT PLUGS UP THE RADIATOR HEATER CORD. *AK

BALL JOINTS HAVE REPEATEDLY WORN OUT - ONCE AT 40000 MILES AGAIN AT 100000 MILES. THIS IS AFTER RELIGIOUS LUBE JOBS, ETC. CALLED GMC AND MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BUILT AND REGISTERED IN MICHIGAN, WHERE JIMMY'S WERE RECALLED FOR CORROSION.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE UPPER BALL JOINT AS STATED IN RECALL 01 I 018 000, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK *SCC *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AGAIN...SHIFT WITH GAS PEDAL...LET OFF ON GAS & LET RPMS DROP TO ALLOW TRANS TO SHIFT. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY NO LONGER SERVICE TRANSMISSIONS, TOO MUCH HASSLE - WILL SELL ME A NEW ONE FOR $2500 PLUS LABOR @ ANOTHER $900 TO $1200...LIMITED TO ONLY 6 MONTHS OF COVERAGE! I KNOW OF AT LEAST 10 OTHER BLAZAER AND JIMMY OWNERS AT FORT BLISS THAT HAVE HAD SAME TRAMSMISSION PROBLEMS. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE OPENED TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION. I CAN BE REACHED ANYTIME AT 915-593-5144 TO FURTHER CLARIFY MY CONCERNS...CPT BURGESS. *AK

FUEL PUMP ON 97 GMC REPLACED AT COST OF OVER $600. THIS IS SECOND FUEL PUMP FOR GMC JIMMY THAT I REPLACED...FIRST AT CRAWFORD GMC IN EL PASO, TX AT COST OF OVER $400 BACK IN 1997. THE DESIGN FLAW OF THIS FUEL PUMP IS THAT IT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK AND THE GAS ACTS AS A "COOLING" FLUID FOR THE PUMP...GMC NOR CHEVY EVER MENTION THAT FUEL TANKS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT A MINIMUM OF 1/4 TANK OF GAS OR THE PUMP WILL OVER HEAT & EVENTUALLY FAIL...THIS ITEM SHOULD BE A RECALLED FOR POOR DESIGN, FAULTY ENGINEERING, AND POTENTIAL FOR "OVER-HEATING" INSIDE FUEL TANK! I CAN BE REACHED ANYTIME TO CLARIFY THIS MATTER AT 915-593-5144...CPT BURGESS. *AK

REAR WINDOW LATCH MOTOR CYCLING, BUT WILL NOT RELEASE WINDOW. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 97 GMC JIMMY AND 97 CHEVY BLAZER. COST AT DEALERSHIP TO FIX IS OVER $450. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED! I CAN BE REACHED ANYTIME AT 915-593-5144 TO CLARIFY THIS ISSUE...CPT BURGESS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND WITHIN THREE MINUTES VEHICLE BLEW UP. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEWS. DEALER SORRY THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. *JB

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WHINDSHEILD WIPER MOTOR HAD FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND PITMAN ARM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS SEPARATING AND THE PITMAN ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HER VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *PH

CONSUMER WANTS INFORMATION ON SEAT BELT RECALL OR DEFECTS. NAR 07/02/2003. *MR *CB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT REGARDING THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AS STATED IN RECALL 01 I 018 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB PH *JB

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THIS WAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING A RAINSTORM. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF REAL BAD RAIN STORMS. ALSO, GAS GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK **NEW INFORMATION** CONSUMER CALLED BACK IN ON 08/05/03 AND ADVISED THAT DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE FOR RECALL REMEDY 01I018000/BALL JOINTS IN 07/03. AT THAT TIME, DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO CHECK WIPER PROBLEM BUT DID NOT. CONSUMER ALSO ADDED THAT VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE STEERING BOLTS ARE LOSE, AND IT IS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP AROUND, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN HIT AT 35MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 1 UPPER BALL JOINT AND TWO LOWER ONES , I WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH FOR THE RECALL LISTED ON YOUR SITE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OF MY OIL COOLING LINES THAT STARTED LEAKING BADLY, THIS IS PART OF THE TOWING PACKAGE OFFERED BY GMC. *NLM

SHORTLY AFTER ADJUSTING THE FRONT PASSENGER POWER SEAT CONTROL I NOTED A TRAIL OF SMOKE FROM BENEATH THE SEAT AND THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC. I IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE FUSE PANEL AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE MAIN FUSE. THE UPPER MAIN BUSS THAT CONTROLS THE POWER SEAT MOTORS, POWER DOORS, AND ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS SO HOT THAT I COULD NOT TOUCH IT WITHOUT BURNING MY FINGERS. I HAD TO USE A PEN KNIFE TO REMOVE IT. NO OTHER FUSES WERE AFFECTED. FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF THE FUSE MY TURN SIGNALS, EMERGENCY FLASHERS, AND REAR STOP LIGHTS ARE ALL INOPERATIVE. THESE ELEMENTS ARE ON A SEPARATE CIRCUIT FROM THE MAIN BUSS I REMOVED. I BELIEVE THAT HAD I NOT GOTTEN THE FUSE REMOVED WHEN I DID THE ELECTRICAL SHORT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS FIRE. *JB

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING, AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. *JB

EXPERIENCED LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION (FAILURE) WHILE MOVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, DAMAGE, DISABLEMENT. FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO THAT DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL # 01V200000, AND, ALSO GM BULLETIN 01048A. HOWEVER, VEHICLE VIN # IS NOT WITHIN THE BREAKPOINTS SPECIFIED BY 01048A BULLETIN AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECT. *NLM

FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ FULL OR HALF FULL EVEN THOUGH TANK WOULD BE EMPTY. I SET MY TRIP MILEAGE FOR MORE THAN A YEAR AND WOULD PUT MORE GAS IN ABOUT EVERY 300 MILES. DEALER CHARGED ME $400 TO REMOVE THE TANK AND REPLACE A SENSOR THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE TANK. HAD VAPOR LOCK PROBLEMS A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT. *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY.*JB

POWER ACCESSORY CIRCUIT BREAKER (20) GETS EXTREMELY HOT AFTER POWER WINDOWS AND POWER SEAT FAILS TO OPERATE. AT SAME TIME, WHEN HIT A BUMP IN ROAD, INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER. BURNED FINGERS TRYING TO REMOVE BREAKER BEFORE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED. DEALER GUESSED AND REPLACED DRIVER SEAT ELECTRIC SWITCH, BUT STILL GETS HOT AND FAILS.*JB

I LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 GMC JIMMY ON THE HIGHWAY. IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. WHEN WE GOT TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE STARTED. *NLM

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS. MR THE CONSUMER HEARD A SOUND COMING FROMT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AREA. THE RADIATOR, POWER STEERING PUMP, OIL COOLER LINES AND ENGINE ALL LEAKED. *JB

THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RISE AND FALL QUICKLY IN AN ERRATIC MANNER. UPON INSPECTION THE RADIATOR WAS FOUND TO BE FULL OF A THICK REDDISH SUBSTANCE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE RELATED TO THE DEX COOL COOLANT. HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE IS A TSB THAT INSTRUCTS THE MECHANIC TO FLUSH AND REPLACE THE FLUID. MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE OEM FOR NOT INFORMING ME OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM, THEN I WOULD HAVE HAD THE SERVICE PERFORMED BEFORE DAMAGING MY COOLANT SYSTEM. THE DAMAGE COST ME ABOUT $2000 IN REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, WATER PUMP AND SENSORS. *NLM

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER.*JB