Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →
SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE, TWO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CHRONIC. #1 THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT FULLY OPEN NOR CLOSE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. #2 THE BLINKER SOUND COMES ON FOR NO REASON AND STAYS ON FOR RANDOM LENGTHS OF TIME. TAPPING ON THE BRAKE WILL TURN OFF THE BLINKER NOISE FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT IT COMES BACK ON OFTEN. YES, I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSES MULTIPLE TIMES.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL.*AK
1998 GMC JIMMY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN THE RAIN. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, THEY STOP WORKING THEN SOMETIMES THEY START UP AGAIN. IT IS SO BAD I DON'T TRUST THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN. IT IS TERRIFYING TO LOSE THEM IN PARKWAY/TURNPIKE DRIVING OF 65 MPH. THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. WHY WAS THE RECALL STOPPED IN 1997 & THE PROBLEM NEVER CORRECTED?*AK
I HAVE A 1998 GMC S-15 JIMMY. I'VE HAD A PERIODIC PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T COME ON AT ALL WHEN I NEED THEM; AT OTHER TIMES THEY'RE WORKING AND STOP WORKING WHILE I'M DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN PLACES WAITING FOR THEM TO START WORKING AGAIN. AT OTHER TIMES I'VE HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITHOUT WIPERS UNTIL I COULD FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. I SEE FROM INTERNET FORUMS THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IN FACT, GM RECALLED 1994-1997 MODELS TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARD. HOWEVER, THE 1998 MODEL HAS THE SAME PARTS AND THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THE DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THEM, NOR WILL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. I'M HAVING THIS REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE, BUT THAT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES BEFORE A PERSON HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT REPAIRED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE SHREDDED.*MR TIRE SHREDDED ITSELF AFTER IT WAS DIRVEN APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES. *LA
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE ENGAGED. IN SOME CASES WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL RESTART WITHIN SECONDS. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IT REDUCED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH.*AK
ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY WINDSHIELD WIPER KEEPS FAILING. IT'S ALMOST 100% GUARANTEED TO FAIL DURING ANY RAIN. IT ALSO FAILS WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS I DO ONLY HIGHWAY DRIVING EVERY DAY. I KNOW THAT PREVIOUS YEARS HAD THE RECALL, YET THE 1998 HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR FIX. I REALIZED THIS WAS A PROBLEM DURING THE FIRST RAIN AFTER I PURCHASED MY VECHICLE 2 1/2 YEARS AGO. I HOPE GM IS WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SOON. I AM SINCERLY CONSIDERING CONVERTING TO ANOTHER MAKER.*AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 GMC JIMMY ARE SPORADICALLY NOT WORKING. WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON THEY WILL WIPE HALF MY WINDSHIELD THEN STOP THEN I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY WIPER BLADES AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO WIPE TO THE FULL EXTENT OF MY WINDSHIELD WHICH IS WHERE THEY WILL STOP AGAIN AND MUST REPEAT THIS PROCESS SEVERAL TIMES TO GET A COMPLETE WIPE. MY WIPERS TOO WILL FAIL TO STOP WIPING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TURNED THE SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION. IT HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE AS TIME AS WORN ON. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT TIMES AND COMPLETELY TURN MY JIMMY OFF TO GET THE BLADES TO STOP. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, THE BLADES WILL ALSO FAIL TO STOP WHEN I CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD WITH THE WASHER FLUID. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT GM DID A RECALL ON 1994-1997 JIMMYS FOR THIS ISSUE, I HAVE ALSO READ THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 1998 JIMMYS. I BELIEVE THAT GM NEED TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE 1998 JIMMYS AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I FOUND MYSELF STUCK BETWEEN AN 18 WHEELER AND A CEMENT BUMPER RIGHT AFTER IT HAD RAINED AND MY WIPERS FAILED TO WORK WHICH CAUSED MY VISION TO BE EXTREMELY IMPAIRED AND I WAS TRYING TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK SO THAT I COULD SEE AND NEAR SLAMMED INTO THE CEMENT BUMPER. WHILE THIS DIDN'T RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE. I AM REQUESTING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUES AS I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER RELATED PROBLEM, AND SINCE THEIR
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25-35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY INSURANCE COMPANY TO CALL NHTSA.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON INTERMITENT WIPE THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY JUST KEEP WIPING AS IF THEY WERE ON LOW/NO INTERMITENT. WHEN I TRY TO TURN THEM OFF, THEY JUST KEEP ON GOING FOR A GOOD 10 WIPES, OR SOMETIMES EVEN MORE. VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PART WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BEFORE HE TOOK OWNERSHIP. *JB
WINDSHIELD WASHER MOTOR
I HAVE 86,000 MILES ON MY 1998 JIMMY AND DROPPED MY GRANDDAUGHTER OFF AT THE MY OTHER DAUGHTERS PLACE, THE KEY TURNED OFF NO PROBLEM. I DROVE TO WORK AND COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO THE ACC OR OFF POSITION AND COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. I CHECKED THE WEBSITE AND NOTICED THAT THIS HAPPENED TO A COUPLE OF OTHER OWNERS WHO ENDED UP PAYING OVER $700.00 FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING THE IGNITION MODULE AND REPROGRAMMING. THIS HAPPENED AT A TIME WHEN I AM GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE, MY OTHER DAUGHTER IS IN THE HOSPITAL AND MY FATHER IS HAVING HEART PROBLEMS, SO IT REALLY IS INCONVENIENT AND WITH ALL THAT IS GOING ON, HAS CHANGED MY ATTITUDE REGARDING GMC'S. I USED TO SWEAR BY THEM, NOW I AM THINKING OF LOOKING AT OTHER DEALERS. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET BLOW ON THIS MODEL, WHEN THEY REPAIRED IT, THEY DROPPED A BOLT DOWN INSIDE THE PISTON, WHICH THEY DID NOT CATCH UNTIL IT CRACKED THE PISTON, WHICH DELAYED ME GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK. THEY MISDIAGNOSED A CONTROL MODULE THAT WOULD SOUND LIKE THE SIGNAL KEPT TURNING ON BY ITSELF, THEY REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS STATING THAT GOODYEAR INSTALLED THEM WRONG, BECAUSE THEY KEPT SQUEAKING. I PAID $200.00 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND THEY STILL SQUEAK. THIS WAS DONE AT JIM LUPIENT IN ST. LOUIS PARK. THE TECHNICIAN AFTER REPAIRING THE ENGINE FORGOT TO TIGHTEN THE AIR INTAKE CLAMP DOWN AND IT VIBRATED AGAINST THE AIR-CONDITIONING HOSE, WHICH CUT A HOLD IN THE HOSE AND DRAINED ALL THE FREON. WHEN THEY REPAIRED THE HOSE, THEY DID NOT EVACUATE THE LINES
EVERYTIME I START MY VEHICLE, ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A BAD WIRING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAVE TROUBLE CRANKING MOST TIMES AND THE COMPRESSOR HAS DIED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP IN A FATAL ACCIDENT.
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. *AK
DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROLLER BOARD, 1998 GMC JIMMY. THIS ITEM WAS RECALLED ON ALL SIMILAR SUV'S FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND ENDED IN 1997. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THOSE NOTED IN THE RECALL FOR THE PREVIOUS MODELS. INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. OFTEN THE WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE AT ALL. WIGGLING THE SOCKET CONNECTOR ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL RESTORE FUNCTION FOR SHORT DURATIONS (1 TO 2 DAYS AT MOST).*AK
WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON INTERMITENT WIPE THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY JUST KEEP WIPING AS IF THEY WERE ON LOW/NO INTERMITENT. WHEN I TRY TO TURN THEM OFF, THEY JUST KEEP ON GOINGFOR A GOOD 10 WIPES, OR SOMETIMES EVEN MORE. VEHICLE HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES WHEN ITS DRY OUT. NEVER WORK WHEN RAINING OR DAMP. RECALL STOPS AT 1997 FOR GMC JIMMY, BUT I HAVE A 1998 AND HAVE PROBLEMS. RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE 1998 AND ANY OTHER YEARS THAT HAVE PROBLEMS. YOU WOULD THINK THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO. IT SEEMS AS THEY ALMOST DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY. *LA
1998 GMC JIMMY HAS FAULTY WIPERS, AND THROUGH SOME RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. GMC SHOULD HAVE RECALLED MORE THAN JUST THE 1997 MODEL. *LA
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DRIVER STATED THAT THE MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *PH
MY WINSHIELD WIPER/WASHER FAILS WITHOUT NOTICE. I TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR REPAIR SHOP AND WAS REFERRED TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER ACCOUNT RECALL CODE #3023 FROM GM. WHEN THE DEALER RAN THE COMPUTER CHECK IT WAS FOUND THAT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTEE FOR THIS RECALL EVEN IF IT WAS ON A DIFFERENT DATA BASE. NOW THEY WANT $65 FOR THE RELAY AND $55 TO INSTALL IT. THIS SOUNDS LIKE BULL TO ME. ONCE AGAIN GM PUTS OUT DEFECTIVE PARTS AND WHEN THEY GET CAUGHT THEY WANT THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT.AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP DURING HEAVY RAINS. *LA
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE BATTERY AND TRIP METER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH THREE TIMES. *AK
I HAVE A 1998 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTROL PANEL LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR CONSTANTLY FAILS, SO THAT I AM UNABLE TO OPERATE THE WINDOW. THE ENTIRE UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING, AFTER ONLY A MONTH. I CANNOT KEEP REPLACING THE UNIT AT A COST OF $270.00 EACH TIME. THE UNIT WILL WORK ONE DAY AND NOT THE NEXT UNTIL FINALLY IT FAILS ALL TOGETHER. I WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *LA
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT TRUCK IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 98V150000. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD BE REPAIRED BUT AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
MY 1998 GMC JIMMY HAS A DEFECT WHERE THE KEY GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. I HAD THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT 18 MONTHS AGO AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FLOOR SHIFTER, IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL. THIS IS DANGEROUS KEYS LEFT IN THE IGNITION CAN LEAD TO SOMEONE TAKING THE CAR WITHOUT PERMISSION ESPECIALLY A CHILD. *JB
THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION WHICH MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE ANTI-THEFT PROBLEMS. THE ONLY WAY THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED IS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. *AK
CONTINOUS PRE-EXISTING VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND 3-4 OR MORE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM OF OFF AND ON OCCURRENCE OF VEHICLE NOT CRANKING UP/STARTING WHEN TURNING IGNITION KEY. I FEAR VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAN RESULT IN A HARMFUL OR FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPORATICALLY WILL NOT OPERATE. IF IT SHOULD RAIN, THE WIPER MAY OR MAY NOT OPERATE. A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR VEHICLES UP TO 1997. HOWEVER, I HAVE A 1998 WITH AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM.
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *PH THIS WAS THE SAME UNIT WIPER MOTOR AS THE 96' CHEVY ASTRO THAT WAS RECALLED. *SCC *JB
SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN: TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES ARE FAULTY. THE NEEDLE FOR BOTH GAUGES ERRATICALLY GOES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THEN BACK TO LEFT AND STAYS AT 0. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY IT APPEARS AS IF THESE GAUGES NO LONGER FUNCTION AT ALL EXCEPT WITH A BRIEF ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN SURGE. THE VEHICLE HAS LOSSED NOTICEABLE POWER DURING ACCELERATION SINCE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE IGNITION KEY REMAINS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, ALSO SINCE THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED WHEN THE GAUGES CEASED TO FUNCTION. PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER VEHICLE PASSED 65,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO RANDOM FALIURE OF INSTRUMENT GAUGES AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER. RECALL RECOMMENDED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY IN HEAVY RAIN. *MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN HEAVY RAIN WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE WIPER BOARDS 97 MODELS WHICH WERE RECALLED. *SCC *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY WHENEVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE USED THEY WOULD STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT A BAD CIRCUIT BROAD AND FAULTY SOLDERING WERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 1997 VEHICLES BUT NOT THE 1998. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM
WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WITHOUT WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO CONSUMER'S VIEW DURING RAINY WEATHER. *AK
PASSENGER SEAT HANDLE BROKE ON MY 1998 GMC JIMMY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON GMC JIMMY/CHEVORLET BLAZERS. SEAT HANDLES SHOULD NOT BREAK; A RECALL IS IN ORDER. THERE ARE SAFETY ISSUES; IF THE SEAT FALLS IT CAN EFFECT THE DRIVER AND/OR CRUSH REAR PASSENGERS.
CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE FAILURE HAD BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. ISSUES INCLUDED LOSS OF CONTROL SPEED, AND INABILITY TO TURN WIPERS OFF AND ON. HAD TO REPLACE FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD, WHICH WAS RECALLED ON SIMILAR MAKE, MODELS AND YEARS THROUGH 1997. *PH *JB
WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK GM RECALLED THE 1994-1997 JIMMY'S, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.*PH *JB
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT VAN IS GIVING HER PROBLEMS. WHEN SHE DRIVES THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHE HEARS A LOUD NOISE. THEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, THE DASHBOARD WITH SAYS "SECURITY." ALSO, BRAKE FAILURE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD NO GREASE ON THEM, AND HAD A LOTS OF PLAY, IF SHE HIT A HOLE IN THE STREET, SHE COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ALIGNMENT AND THE BALL JOINTS. SHE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND HE WANTED TO SELL HER ANOTHER VAN, AND SHE HAS NO MONEY. PLEASE HELP.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WHILE DRIVING. 8/3/03 -- DRIVING IN RAIN AND LEFT WIPER STARTED GOING OFF TRACK TOWARD SIDE MIRROR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ,VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETLEY WITHOIUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH
CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN BULLETIN #990602012D OCCURED WITH MY COOLANT SYSTEM ON THE INCIDENT DATE. I HAD THE WHOLE SYSTEM FLUSHED AND NEW COOLANT ADDED. ON 5/21/03, I HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AGAIN AND NEW DEX-COOL ADDED. AS OF TODAY'S DATE 7/14/03, I NOTICED WHILE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR CONDITIONING, WHICH MAY BE RELATED, THAT THE DEX-COOL IS ALMOST COMPLETLY EMPTIED OUT OF THE OVER-FLOW. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING SIGNIFICANTLY WRONG WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! A 5-YEAR ANTIFREEZE SHOULDN'T ONLY LAST 2 MONTHS. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 7/6/2003. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAINSTORM. THEY DO THIS QUITE OFTEN. I PULL OFF THE ROAD, OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND WIGGLE THE GRAY WIRE LEADING INTO THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR WHICH SEEMS TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN, ALL THE WHILE GETTING SOAKED. I PROCEED DOWN THE ROAD A FEW MILES AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. HOW COME THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR GMC JIMMY'S THROUGH 1997?
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OR STOPPING WHILE OPERATING OR MOMENTARY NOT WORKING AT ALL WHEN NEEDED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I AM UNABLE TO FIND ANY THING ON THIS RECALL CONCERNING THIS MAKE, MODEL & YEAR. NHTSA DATA BASE SHOWS NO RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
I HAVE A 1998, GMC JIMMY. IN THE SUMMER OF 2002 WE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR'S AC UNIT. IT WOULD GO OUT FOR A WHILE, THEN IT WOULD WORK FOR A DAY OR SO. THEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN, UNTIL FINALLY IT WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER. JUST RECENTLY WE TOOK IT TO TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE HOLES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM AND THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS OUT. *NLM
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