1997 GMC Jimmy complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DEALER SAID AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN AN ACCIDENT.

97 JIMMY. ELECTRICAL IGNITION FAILURE. 5X AT LEAST. DRIVING ALONG AND , FOR NO REASON, ALL POWER CUTS OUT COMPLETELY. DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD, STOP, AND VEHICLE USUALLY STARTS AGAIN EITHER RIGHT AWAY, OR IN A COUPLE MINUTES. [XXX] DANGEROUS. 2 DIFFERENT GMC DEALERS DON'T HAVE A CLUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

REDDISH LIQUID LEAKING FROM UNDER ENGINE AND ENGINE APPEARED TO BE OVERHEATING, TEMPERATURE NEEDLE GOING ALL THE WAY UP, THEN DOWN, BAD SMELL. MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES BEFORE DUE TO DEX-COOL USED WHICH GUNKS UP THE COOLING SYSTEM. WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE DAMAGE FROM THIS STUFF. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM THE PEOPLE FROM GMC WHO APPARANTLY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS.

1997 GMC JIMMY - STEELING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW RATE OF SPEED AS APPROACHING A CURVE IN ROAD. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE IN THE STEERING AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED OFF ROAD AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND NO HAZARD LIGHTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

THE DEALER KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECTS TO THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSED TO FIX THEM AFTER RECEIVING 3 SEPARATE ESTIMATES. 2 DAYS AFTER I REPEATEDLY WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THESE SAFETY HAZARDS THE DEALER CONTINUED TO REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS AND I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COMPLIANCE BOARD HAS A CURRENT CASE AGAINST THE DEALER AND HE HAS ONLY AGREED TO TAKE HIS VEHICLE BACK. THE DEALER HAS REQUESTED THE DAMAGE FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT NOT BE FIXED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DAMAGE PRIOR TO THE SALE WAS SO EXTENSIVE FROM WATER OR FLOOD DAMAGE THAT THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY RUINED. IT WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS. MY FEAR IS THAT THE NEXT UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER WILL BE DECEIVED BY THIS DEALER AND THIS VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE THE NEXT PERSON WILL NOT BE AS LUCKY. I SHOULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE, WHICH MAY ALSO INDICATE THAT THEIR IS ALSO SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THERE MAY NOT EVEN BE AN AIR BAG IN THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT STATES THERE IS ONE. THIS DEALER WILL GET THIS VEHICLE BACK AND I AM SURE THAT INSTEAD OF SELLING IT AS A SALVAGE VEHICLE HE WILL AGAIN SLAP A PRICE TAG ON IT AND RE-SELL IT IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT FIXING IT. DT

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, CONSUMER STATES' IF YOU PULL HIGHBEAM SWITCH TOWARDS YOU, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. BUT IF YOU PUSH SWITCH IN THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING INTERMITTENLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. DT

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT OPERATE.PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED DURING A RAIN STORM. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC TRUCKS.ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY TRUCK.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT UNTIL THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE BLEW OUT. REPLACED FUSE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO AND I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO JONES CHEVROLET IN SUMTER, SC. THEY SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THIS TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TIM'S AUTO PRO IN DALZELL, SC TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. TIM FOUND THAT THE WIRING FROM THE FUSE BLOCK UP UNDER AND BEHIND THE DASH HAD SHORTED OUT DUE TO THE WAY IT WAS INSTALLED ORIGINALLY AT THE FACTORY. PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CHAFFED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND THE WIRING MELTED TOGETHER KEEPING OUR BRAKE LIGHTS ON. HE REMOVED THE DASH AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS TO GET TO THE HARNESS AND REPAIRED IT SO OUR BRAKES WORK AND THERE ARE NO SHORTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT GMC SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE THE HARNESS WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT. IF BY SOME CHANCE THE WIRING HAD CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASH WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER GMC JIMMY DOWN THE ROAD THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS OR LOSS OF LIFE. PLEASE CHECK FOR ME WITH GMC AND SEE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON OTHER GMC JIMMY OR BLAZER PRODUCTS.

VEHICLE UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE BECAUSE WATER GOT INTO TRANSMISSION WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WIPE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST YEAR.*AK

CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP, BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE VEHICLE HAD A BALL JOINT FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. THE BALL JOINTS WERE ON RECALL BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, 01I018. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *YH

COOLANT HAS FAILED AND IS GELLING UP IN ENGINE. GM HAS STATED THE COOLLANT SHOULD LAST 5 YEARS OR 100000 MILES. THE COOLANT SYSTEM NOW NEEDS AN ACID FLUSHH AND REPAIR PARTS WHICH WILL COST $440. GM STATES THIS IS M=NOT A FLAW , BUT THE DEALER STATES THAT IT IS ONLY OCCURRING IN THE JIMMY AND CHEVY S-10 VEHICLES. THEY HAVE RECEIVED A SEREVICE BULLETIN ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. HOWEVER DEALER REFUSED FOR THE LAST 44 DAYS TO PERFORM REPAIRS UNLESS CONSUMER SIGNS A WAIVER RELEASING GM OF ANY LIABILITIES AND PREVENTING THE AFFECTED PARTIES FROM DISCUSSING THE MATTER WITH ANYONE. CONSUMER STATES SHE WILL NOT SIGN THE FORM DUE TO THE GAG ORDER CLAUSE FROM THE AGREEMENT. CONSUMER IS AWARE THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN NOTICE 01V200000 INVOLVING REPLACEMENT OF THE BALL JOINTS. *TT *JG

PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTICE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 01V200000, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER IS SEEKING FURTHER REIMBURSEMENT. *YD

CONSUMER STATES PRIOR TO RECALL 01V2 THE BRAKES NEEDED REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS THE ROTORS AND 1 FRONT WHEEL BEARING PLUS AN ALIGNMENT. DEALER STATES THESE REPAIR ITEMS WERE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FAULTY UPPER BALL JOINTS. *YD

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. ALSO, THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. THEY COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WE, AS THE PURCHASERS, DID NOT KNOW THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE UNTIL WE WENT TO PUT GAS AND WERE STRANDED WITH A DRY TANK AND THE FUEL GUAGE READING HALF FULL. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS $1,000. THE DEFECT WAS PRESENT AT THE MOMENT WE DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS COMPENET AND ITS TENDANCY TO EASILY FAIL. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS BEACUSE IF I RUN OUT OF GAS, THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN, SOMEONE COULD HIT MY VEHICLE CAUSING INJURY TO BOTH PARTIES, ONE OF WHICH WOULD BE MY TWO YEAR OLD SON. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND IT HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY FOR ALL 5 DAYS!*AK

AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. GM IS RECALLING LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS ON 1997 GMC JIMMYS, BUT THEY CLAIM THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID 01-I-018-000 MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01049, THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 25-30MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID INTO A PARKING LOT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE UPPER BALL JOINT. GM HAS TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, GM WILL NOT FIX THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE CONSUMER SIGNS A GAG ORDER AND REFRAINS FROM NOTIFYING ANYONE REGARDING THE DANGERS INVOLVED. *YD

MY CAR BEGAN LEAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. MY LOCAL DEALER SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR IN TO BE INSPECTED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A BADLY LEAKING OIL COOLING LINE. THEY SAID THE PARTS FOR THIS REPAIR ARE ON A 7-10 DAY BACK ORDER BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM IN VEHICLES OF MY CLASS, BUT GMC HAS NOT RECALLED OR SENT OUT A SERVICE NOTICE. I AM REALLY GLAD THAT I NOTICED THE LEAK WHEN I DID. I WAS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY FROM LEAVING ON A TRIP. I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR ME TO BE IN, HAD THE OIL LINE BLOWN. I HAD NOTICED APPROXIMATELY 12 DRIPS OF OIL ON MY GARAGE FLOOR WHERE I PARK THE CAR, OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS. THAT WASN'T MUCH OIL COMPARED THE THE GRAPEFRUIT SIZED PUDDLES NOW LEAKING FROM MY CAR. I THINK THAT GMC IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD SEND A SERVICE NOTICE TO THEIR PATRONS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO INDICATED NEW BALL JOINTS WERE NEEDED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED DEALER WILL NOT FIX AS OF YET, THE MANUFACTURER IS INVESTIGATING, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE YEAR OF VEHICLE BUT WAS INFORMED AT THE TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE, CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE 1/4 INCH OF PLAY IN THE BALL JOINTS WAS STANDARD. *JB THE BALL JOINT FAILED. THIS DEFECT IS CAUSED DUE TO CORROSION. GENERAL MOTORS HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE UNLESS CONSUMER AGREES TO SIGN A GAG ORDER AND REFRAIN FROM NOTIFYING ANYONE REGARDING THE DANGERS INVOLVED. *JG THE RECALL NUMBER IS 01I018. *SLC

WITHOUT WARNING MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO USE COMMUNICATION COMPONENTS. *JG *AK

ENGINE CRANKS FINE BUT FAILS TO START. ONCE STARTED IT WILL CONTINUE TO START UNTIL IT SITS FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE. DEALER FOUND NO CODES STORED. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR 7 MONTHS.*AK

PLEASE BE SURE AND CROSS-REFERENCE GMC JIMMY WITH CHEVY BLAZER!! THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED. I'VE HAD RELATED TROUBLE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND SYSTEM WITH NO FURTHER INFO FROM THE DEALER. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURED, I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. GOOD THING IT WAS A SIDE STREET AND NOT THE HIGHWAY. THIS TIME, IT WAS STOPPED AND FAILED TO START AGAIN. THIS SITUATION IS NOT ONLY RIDICULOUS BUT ALSO DANGEROUS. *AK

RECALL O1I018000 ON FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS. CONFIRMED INFORMATION WITH MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLY WITH RECALL. MECHANIC INSPECTED VEHICLE AND INSISTED THAT VEHICLE DID COMPLY WITH DESCRIPTION OF RECALL.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL APART WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO BE FIXED AND WAS TOLD ABOUT RECALL 01 I 018 000 THAT DEALS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM CONCERNING UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK LEFT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS MISSING. REPLACED INNER CV BOOT. *YH

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN IDILING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND HAS REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK THE HEATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO HEATING CORE FAILURE. THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING WARM AIR. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE LEANS TO THE LEFT DUE TO TORSION BAR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING. TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. BACK WINDOW HAD AIR LEAK. THE REAR WIPER STICKS DUE TO WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. FRONT END MAKES CLUNKING NOISE DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. THERE WAS CLUNK NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR DUE TO REAR D-SHAFT AND U-JOINT FAILURES. THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE THROTTLE STICKS. THE SERPENTINE BELT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UPPER BALL JOINT DISENGAGED, CAUSING FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO FALL OUTWARD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH ONCE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER CORE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES BUT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. *AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, IT ALSO STALLS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE COOLING LINE TO FILTER AND COOLING LINE TO RADIATOR ARE LEAKING, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED SMOKE IN THE ROAD AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WERE FLAMES ENGULFING THE ENGINE, CONSUMER THEN CLOSED THE HOOD AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT (10-89-383). *YD

WHILE DRIVING UPPER/ LOWER BALL JOINTS CAME OFF, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UPPER BALL JOINT CAME OUT, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS AND WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR OVERDRIVE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAME THICK. *AK *TT CONSUMER STATES NOW SHE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR LOSING COOLANT. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAD NO DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS UNTIL AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE IDLER ARM TO PASS INSPECTION, CONSUMER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 39,532 WOULD NEED SUCH PARTS, CONSUMER WAS LATER INFORMED THAT GMC WOULD REPLACE THE PARTS AT NO CHARGE DUE TO THEIR GOODWILL PROGRAM, HOWEVER CONSUMER STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR CHARGE, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED BY A FRIEND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR UPPER BALL JOINTS, BUT WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED GMC SHE WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB

BALL JOINT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON RAMP TO GET ON HIGHWAY, REPLACE TWO UPPER AND TWO LOWER BALL JOINTS ANTI LOCK SENSOR SHIELD, AND WEAKENED WALL INSIDE TIRE, RESULTING IN LOST OF STEERING.

UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND THE WHEEL WAS CUT THROUGH CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND THE FRONT END HAD BEEN CHECKED A FEW MONTHS EARLIER BY A COMPETENT MECHANIC WHEN NEW SHOCKS WERE INSTALLED. TWO WEEKS LATER A FRIEND ALERTED ME TO "GM PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN" # 01048. THIS WAS AN ALERT TO UPPER BALL JOINTS SEPARATING WITHOUT WARNING ON SOME '96-'97 JIMMYS, BRAVADAS AND BLAZERS. I INQUIRED AT MY DEALER TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE QUALIFIED AND WAS TOLD "NO, THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON YOUR VIN.". I CALLED THE GMC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-GMC-8782 AND SPOKE WITH "LISA" WHO ASSIGNED ME REFERENCE NUMBER 056 42 894. GM CONFIRMED THEY "CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME, AS THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON YOUR TRUCK." "IT WAS BUILT AT A DIFFERENT PLANT AND A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER PROVIDED THE BALL JOINTS THAN THE ONES IN THE RECALL." SOUNDS LIKE A LOAD OF CRAP TO ME. IF I SOUND OVERLY ANGERED BY A BALL JOINT FAILURE IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT GRIEF WITH THIS VEHICLE AND AM TIRED OF BEING A VICTIM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PULLED UNDER WARRANTY AT 28000 MILES, YET I HAD TO HAVE IT PULLED AGAIN AT MY EXPENSE ($1474) AT 52500MILES. TWO OF THE FOUR O2 SENSORS HAVE FAILED, THE RADIATOR WAS FULL OF THE INFAMOUS "MISSISIPPI MUD" DEX-COOL SLUDGE, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH, THE SERPENTINE TENSIONER FELL APART AT 37K MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 58K, THE WIPERS FREQUENTLY WON'T TURN ON UNLESS YOU HIT THE MIST LEV

WHILE DRIVING THE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SEVICE STATION AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER ON SEPTEMBER 5,2001 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE FAILURE HE EXPERIENCED, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE SERVICE STATION CONFIRMED THAT THEY DID NOT USE GM PARTS.*JB

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN LEAVING SIGNAL LIGHT, TURNING OR CHANGING DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. ALSO HAS OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CANNOT MAKE IT HAPPEN, IT JUST HAPPENS WHENEVER IT WANTS TO HAPPEN. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED; 816911, 863413, 825902, 730158, JUST TO LIST A FEW. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. IN ONE INSTANCE, IF I HAD NOT BEEN AWARE OF THE POSSIBLITY OF THIS OCCURING I WOULD HAVE PANICED AN D BEEN BROADSIDED! AS IT WAS, I WAS ABLE TO STEER HARD RIGHT AND PARALELL THE TRAFFIC THAT WOULD HAVE HIT ME IF I HAD STOPPED!