1997 GMC Jimmy complaints

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE...UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS A SPUR OF THE MOMENT PURCHASE. ALTHOUGH USED, WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES, I THOUGHT I WOULD BE OK SINCE IT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TILL 72,000. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARM, ALTERNATOR, BELT TENSIONER, IGNITION SWITCH, 4WD SENSORS, GAS GAUGE SENSOR, LEFT REAR AXLE SHAFT AND BOTH REAR AXLE BEARINGS. AT LEAST THESE WERE ALL COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE RENTAL CARS FOR ALL THE TIME THE TRUCK SPENT IN THE SHOP. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 90,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THE RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINTS DOES NOT PERTAIN TO MY TRUCK (THE VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED), THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK IS RUSTED (I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL), MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS SEVERELY (ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS), AND I'VE ALREADY REPLACED (OUT OF POCKET COST OF $1700) A COMPLETE REAR END. I OWE MORE THAN THIS VEHICLE IS WORTH...BUT WILL NEED TO GET RID OF IT SOON BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY SON AROUND IN IT. MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECALL 01V20000 REPAIRS DONE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2001 DEALER ONLY REPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM, CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE LOWER CONTROL ARM.*AK GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE INFOMRED CONSUMER SHE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED DUE TO AGE AND MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. *SLC

MY GAS GUAGE IS NOT WORKING. THE MECHANICS AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR IS NOT WORKING. MY JIMMY ONLY HAS LESS THAN 45,000 WHEN THIS SENSOR WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE PART RUNS AROUND $500.00 AND TO GET IT INSTALLED IT WAS GOING TO COST AROUND $735.00. THIS FAULTY SENSOR COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON A FREEWAY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY TANK. I HAVE A COUSIN THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS GMC TRUCK. I BELIEVE THAT GMC BETTER LOOK AT THIS SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK AND SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO RECALL AND CORRECT VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE REPORT THIS TO GMC AND POST TO SEE IF ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU.*AK

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS CALLAPSED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CORROSION. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER A REMEDY OR OWNER NOTIFICATION HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TURNING AT 15-20 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE DROPPED. TOWED TO DEALER, UPPER BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

ACCIDENT ON ABS FAILURE ABOUT $2800. $850 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR ABS REPAIR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY DONT. MENTIONED WINDSHIELD WIPER NOT WORKING TO THE TECH AT DEALER. HE SAID "WE HAVE QUITE A FEW WIPER PROBLEMS ON THAT MODEL, I EXPECT A RECALL SOON." PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING READ A NOISE AND LOST POWER STEERING. THEN, STARTED DRIVING SLOWLY. TENSIONER BROKE AND PART OF BELT ALSO BROKE.*AK *SLC

MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I WAS INFORMED TODAY A SENSOR WAS NEEDED AT A COST OF $536.70 FOR ONE PART. THE TOTAL COST FOR INSTALLATION WILL BE $762.00 + TAX. I ONLY HAVE 46,815 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT FOR A PART. WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON MY JIMMY, THIS GAS GUAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO SOON. CURIOUS TO KNOW IF OTHER GMC PRODUCTS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW OF ONE OTHER GMC VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS REPAIRED, BUT AM UNEMPLOYED AT THE PRESENT TIME AND CANNOT AFFORD ALMOST A $1,000. REPAIR BILL. LAST YEAR I PUT ALMOST A $1,000 IN TIRES AND A TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BREAK REPLACEMENTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN MOSTLY LONG DISTANCE HIGHWAY MILES WITH NO STOPPING. I STILL HAVE SOUNDS IN MY STEERING AND A LOUD CLUNCKING SOUND AT TIMES. PLEASE RESPOND TO INFORM ME IF OTHER GMC'S ARE HAVING GAS GUAGE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. *AK

PLEASE MAKE GM TAKE CARE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I AM NOT ALONE IN MY COMPLAINT. CODE 1870. WHEN WILL THIS END WHEN MY 5 YEAR OLD AND I ARE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR HOURS? I WANT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I WILL NOT GIVE IN ON THIS. GM MUST PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON WET PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES FAIL TO RELEASE, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION.*AK

DRIVER'S DOOR METAL BEHIND STRICKER HAS COLLAPSED, CONSEQUENTLY DOOR WILL NO LONGER SHUT. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WHEN TURNING THEM OFF,WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK AFTER THEY WERE TURNED OFF. WHEN TURNED BACK ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED TWICE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO QUICKLY, THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE ADJUSTED. NLM

I WAS DRIVING ON GA400 HWY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY GOT FASTER AND FASTER AS IF I WERE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE FASTER THE SPEED, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP ME. WHEN I MASHED THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD NOT GO DOWN BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS WIDE OPEN AT THIS POINT. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL UNTIL I COULD GET OFF AT AN EXIT. I OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT PULL OVER ON THE HWY BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS PUTTING ALL OF MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM FLIPPING AS I MADE THE SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT TO EXIT. OTHER CARS GOT OUT OF MY WAY AS I SWERVED THROUGH TRAFFIC. I FINALLY PULLED INTO A PIZZA HUT RESTAURANT AND RAMMED INTO A PARKING SPEED HUMP AS I WAS PUSHING IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND STANDING ON THE REGULAR BRAKE. THE SPEED HUMP STOPPED ME. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO NEWTON CHEVROLET IN CHATTANOOGA FOR REPAIR. A PIECE OF THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUALLY BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO THE MANIFOLD. THE PIECE WORKED ITS WAY DOWN INTO THE HEAD AND MESSED UP THE VALVES. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AFTER I GOT THE REPAIR BILL FOR $1900.00. I WAS TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE THROTTLE BOTTLE BREAKING APART, THAT THERE WERE NO BODILY OR PROPERTY DAMAGES. THE WEEK OF THE INCIDENT WAS SPRING BREAK FOR THE ATLANTA SCHOOL SYSTEM SO THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHTER THAN USUAL. IF NOT FOR THIS, I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CAR PILE UP BECAUSE OF THE BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC IN ATLANTA. I GUESS AT LEAST THAT WOULD HAVE ST

TRANSMISSION HAS A HISTORY OF "SHIFTING HARD" BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND, ESPECIALLY WHEN WARM. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, MECHANIC NOTICED A "RUSTED TRANS DIP STICK". THOUGH PROTESTED BY GM AS A DEFECT, EXTENDED WARENTY COVERED. I HAD TO GO ELSEWHERE FOR TRANS FLUSH, DEALER DID NOT HAVE EQUIPMENT. PROBLEM PERSISTS THROUGH 2000. TRASMISSION OVERHEATED ON HWY CAUSING OVERFLOW AND SLIPAGE. DEALER FOUND "RUST IN RADIATOR" AND "DEBRISE IN TRANS". HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR/FLUSH ENGINE AND TRANS. AT MY EXPENSE 1/2001. NOW, WITH WARMER WEATHER, TRANS. OIL IS "VARNISHED" AND SHIFT HARD BETWEEN 1 & 2ND AGAIN JUST 5000 MILES LATER. ENGINE LITE ON. FOUND MULTIBLE SIMULAR COMPLAINTS AT HTTP://WWW.THECOMPLAINTSTATION.COM/G/GM_TOC.HTM. GM IS NOT RECOGNIZING WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN EXPENSIVE, CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND ASSOCIATED COOLING COMPONENTS. I AM NOT PREPARED TO SPEND ANOTHER $1-$2K ON A $30K THAT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR WHEN GM KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SENT LETTERS TO GM DIRECTORS AND GOT NO INTELLECT OR SYMPATHY ASSIGNED TO MY CASE. PLEASE READ THE WEB SITE, THERE ARE MANY CASES OF 1995-1997 JIMMY/S10/BLAZERS WITH THE EXACT SYMPTOMS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH A VEHICLE CAME OUT IN FRONT SUDDENLY , CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY , CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES RELEASE, RESULTING IN EXENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

B PILLAR METAL SUPPORTING DOOR HATCH HAS FATIGUED AND BROKEN. DOOR HINGE WELD IS CRACKED.. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES WHEN ON A ICY SURFACE, POWER STEERING LOCKS UP UNTIL YOU COME TO A FULL STOP. ALSO AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30 MPH INTO SLATE MOUNTAIN. WHEN CHANGING A TIRE, JACK SLIPPED OUT OF THE LOCKED POSITION AND DROPPED THE VEHICLE.

I HAD COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE KNOCK SINCE PURCHASE NEW, DEALER COMMENT COULD NOT DUPLICATE, FINALLY TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THE COULD HEAR KNOCK, DEALER INSTALLED NEW CRANKSHAFT, VEHICLE STILL HAS KNOCK IN ENGINE, ALSO HAD TO HAVE RADIATOR CLEANED AND COOLANT JUG REPLACED DUE TO RUSTY CONTAMINATION, ABS CAUSES SKIDS AT SLOW SPEEDS ON WET PAVEMENT

TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD AND SLOW, AND WAS HARD TO PULL. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM. THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY AND SLIPPAGE IN TRANSMISSION.*AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE ACCORDIG TO THE CONSUMER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ADMIT IT. *YH

TRANSMISSION SLIPS R-3-4, HARD SHIFTING 1-2, SOFT SHIFTING 3-4, LEAKS. DEALER IS UNRESPONSIVE AT THIS TIME!!*AKK

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO ANTI FREEZE LEAKING ONTO THE OIL SHAFT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR ENGINE REPAIR WORK THAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE. *CJ

VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN THIS COMPLAINT APPEARS TO HAVE A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT, I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM AT 28,000 MILES WHERE THEY "REPAIRED" THE TRANSMISSION WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IN BOTH CASES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE, THE 4X4 WOULD NOT WORK, AND CERTAIN GEARS FAILED. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I WOULD SUPPORT THIS NOTION BY THE COUNTLESS TRANMISSION COMPLAINTS (FOR THE EXACT SAME YEAR AND MAKE OR OTHER VEHICLES THAT MOST LIKELY USE THE SAME TRANSMISSION IE THE BLAZER) NOTED ON THE TOD COMPLAINT WEB SITE FOR GENERAL MOTORS, WHICH IS WHERE I FOUND A LINK TO THIS SITE.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS INTO, BUT NOT FULLY, 4WD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE. THERE IS A VERY NOTICABLE NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED. THE ONLY WAY TO ELIMINATE THE NOISE IS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO 4WD AND THEN BACK INTO 2WD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE HAVE NOT DONE ANY RESEARCH. ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2000 THE SYMPTOM REAPPEARED AFTER BACKING MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY DOES EXIST AND SCHEDULED ME TO BRING IN THE TRUCK ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2000. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN THE MANAGER WHO HAD TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE JUST ONE WEEK AGO DID NOT SEEM TO RECALL THE CONDITION AND SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE WHOLE THING IS BEING HANDLED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. I WOULD THINK THAT GMC SHOULD HAVE SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THIS IN THEIR DATABASE. AT THIS POINT I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THE PROPER DIAGNOSTIC METHODS ARE BEING TAKEN TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND REMEDY IT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN AND I AM LOOKING TO YOU FOR ANY GUIDANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE. *AK

MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, LOSING STEERING AND BRAKES AND ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY LEAKED FROM THE POSITIVE CABLE, RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE MOUNT CABLE TO THE STARTER, EATING THROUGH THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 3 OTHER FRIENDS OF MINE AS WELL WITH THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING. MY BROTHER IN LAW IS A CERTIFED ASE MASTER MECHANIC FOR GE CAPITAL FLEET AND THEY HAVE HAD OVER 28 OF THE SAME REPORTED PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES REPORTED WITH THE SAME CONDITION. WITH BATTERY ACID BLOWING ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I'M WONDERING IF OTHER COMPNENTS HAVE BEEN COMPRIMISED, ESPICALLY THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

ACCELLERATOR STICKS AND ONLY A GMC DEALER HAD THE RIGHT STUFF TO FIX, THEY SAY IT GOES ON EVERY 30,000 MILES AND IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, ONCE YOU FIX IT YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AGAIN TO FIX IT.*AK

WHILE STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HIT A WET SPOT AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, CONSUMER PUSHED BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. NLM

THE MILEAGE REPORTED FOR EACH INCIDENT IS APPROXIMATE, THE FAILED COMPONENTS COULD HAVE EXISTED AT TIME OF VEHICLE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAD 33310 MILES. THAT'S WELL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS WEREN'T DISCOVERED UNTIL THE VEHICLE PASSED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. THE OPINION OF THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE ITEMS STATED THE REAR AXLE SEAL USUALLY LASTS FOR THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE HOWEVER, HE SAID GMC JIMMY'S ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE REAR AXLE SEAL BROKE WHICH CAUSED AXLE OIL TO LEAK ON THE REAR BRAKES WHICH CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE OR APPEAR AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, DEPENDING ON THE TRAVELING SPEED WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE TENDED TO PULL TO ONE SIDE BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK WAS IDENTIFIED WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO GET THE OIL CHANGED AT EXPRESS OIL CHANGE IN MARIETTA GA. WHEN THE MECHANIC PUT IN THE VIN # A SERVICE BULLETIN APPEARED INDICATING THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED MY TRANSMISSION DIP STICK AND IT WAS RUSTED JUST AS THE SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATED COULD HAPPEN. I CALLED A GMC DEALER ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT I COULD REPLACE THE PART AT MY EXPENSE APPROXIMATELY $375 - $ 500 PARTS & LABOR. THEN I WAS TOLD I COULD CALL THE GMC CUSTOMER SATISFACTION LINE FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE INDIVIDUAL AT THE GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE ALSO STATED THAT SINCE I HAD PURCHASED THE VE

TRANSFER WILL NOT ENGAGE/DISENGAGE ALL OF THE TIME. TWO GM DEALERSHIPS HAVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND NEITHER CAN FIND THE CAUSE, SUGGESTED THAT I START REPLACING PARTS AND HOPE I GET THE RIGHT ONE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED ON SNOW SLICKENED ROADS, THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NOT ENGAGE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE RENDERING THE VEHICLE RWD ONLY . SECOND INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN ROAD IN LOW RANGE WHEN I GOT TO HARD PAVED ROAD THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE.

EA94-038, UNDER ANY BRAKING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND POOR BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUITS (AS IF TURNED OFF). THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE CLIMBING LONG GRADES. ALTITUDE HAS BEEN 7000-10000 FEET. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE HAS RANGED FROM 65-85 DEGREES. EACH TIME AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE STARTS AFTER A BRIEF TIME AND CONTINUES NORMALLY. DEALER HAS DRIVEN THE CAR FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THREE TIMES THE ENGINE HAS QUIT WHILE IN HEAVY HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC WHICH CAUSES SOME CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COMPUTER CAUSED AS IT IS SO ABRUPT - NO STUTTER, STUMBLE OR COUGH.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON, DEALER REPLACED INFLATABLE RESTRAINT ARMING SENSOR AND DIAGNOCTIC RESV. MODULE.

WHEN BOTH BACK WINDOWS ARE DOWN AND DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY55-65 MPH VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND STEERING WHEEL WILL VIBRATE . THERE IS NO SOLUTION, BUT VIBRATION WILL STOP IF ALL THE WINDOWS ARE UP OR IF ALL ARE DOWN. ALSO, AT ONLY 48,000 MILES RUST IS DEVELOPING IN COOLING SYSTEM POSSIBLY DUE TO RADIATOR . DEALER CLAIMS RUST IS NORMAL,AND THAT THE CAUSE IS DUE TO ENGINE BLOCK. BUT, THE ENGINE BLOCK IS MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM WHICH DOES NOT RUST.*AK

ABS PROBLEMS: DURING NORMAL BRAKING VEHICLE DID NOT STOP PROPERLY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THIS HAPPENED ON DRY OR WET PAVEMENT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GMC. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE TRUCK FOR THIS REASON. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE LIST ANY OTHER CONCERNS. *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND WAS HEARING A SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK ROTORS WERE CRACKED AND WERE REPLACED. *YH

EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH STALLING ONLY AT HIGHER ALTITUDES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED ALL FRONT BRAKES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. MECHANICS HAS NOT FOUND A REMEDY FOR DEFECT. AFTER PADS WERE CHANGED VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT STOP. BUT, DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP INTERMITTENTLY/WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. SOMETIMES WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES REAL QUICKLY THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, AND THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT'S BACKING UP. DEALER HAS DONE EVERYTHING THAT COULD TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER CHARGED $68.00 FOR EVALUATION AND ADVISED THAT AN AIR BAG DERM MODULE IS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $450.00. THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG PROBABLY WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION AND EVEN INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT RULE OUT THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT A COLLISION TO TRIGGER DEPLOYMENT. GMC REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY DEFECT AT NO COST TO THE OWNER AND HAS ONLY OFFERED A 50/50 SPLIT. I FEEL THAT GMC SHOULD BE REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM AT 100% THEIR COST. YOUR WEB SITE SAYS THAT IF A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER MUST FIX IT AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ABS WOULD ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSE FRONT WHEEL TO GRAB, AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS GOING TO THE SUPERMAKET AND SHE HEARD A LOUD POP. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, AND LOOKED DOWN AT WHEELS, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS CAVED IN AT ABOUT 45 DEGREE ANGLE. SHE HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED BALL JOINTS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS I WAS COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION. THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE PEDAL WAS THROWN TO THE FLOORBOARD THE FRONT TIRES THEN LOCKED UP AND I SKIDDED INTO THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. CONTACTED GMC AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT MUCH I COULD DO EXCEPT GET A NEW SYSTEM.*AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL BECAME HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

I HAVE HAD MY JIMMY SERVICED PER THE OWNERS MANUAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND ONLY AT A GMC DEALERSHIP, MARTIN GMC IN LAKE CHARLES LA. IN JANUARY OF 1999 THE COOLING SYSTEM STARTED GETTING A HEAVY BUILD-UP OF RUST DEPOSITS IN THE COOLANT RESERVOIR AND RADIATOR. I BROUGHT IT IN TO MARTIN GMC ON 1/21/99 (30,253 MILES) AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A BREAK DOWN OF THE DEX-COOL COOLANT IN THE SYSTEM AND THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND WOULD CAUSE NO PROBLEMS LATER. I BROUGHT MY JIMMY TO AND INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT SAME DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS BADLY RUSTED AND IT NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED AND REFILLED. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO MARTIN GMC AND WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT THIS RUST WAS NORMAL AND WOULD CAUSE NO PROBLEMS. AFTER THIS THE JIMMY WAS SERVICED BY MARTIN GMC 3 MORE TIMES IN 1999.ON 5/2/00 (43,773 MILES)I BROUGHT THE JIMMY IN AND HAD IT SERVICED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION LEVEL COULDNT BE CHECKED BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE DIPSTICK OUT OF THE DIP STICK TUBE. THE RUBBER/PLASTIC GASKET ON THE DIPSTICK HAD HEATED AND SEALED TO THE METAL DIP STICK TUBE. SOON AFTER THIS, WHILE DRIVING THE JIMMY, I STARTED HEARING LOUD WATER FLOWING SOUNDS INSIDE UNDER THE FRONT DASH. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO MARTIN GMC 5/31/00 TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS CLOGGED WITH RUST AND NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THEY SAID THAT THEY BELIEVED THE WRONG TYPE OF COOLANT WAS PUT IN THE SYSTEM CAUSING THIS. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD MADE THEM AWARE OF THE RUST