1998 GMC Jimmy complaints

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER QUITS INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE YOU CAN'T SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS DIRTY (WE LIVE ON BACK ROADS)*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY GOES UP TO 1997 VEHICLES. *TT

IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 1998 GMC JIMMY HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED EACH YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT - THE DEALER REPAIR SHEET SHOWS THAT THEY REPLACED IT AT AROUND 30K MILES. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH NO ADDITIONAL INCOME AND NO "EXTRA" VEHICLE I NEED ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE AT BOTH ENGINE OIL COOLER/FILTER LINES. *AK

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 1998 GMC JIMMY. VIN [XXX] IN A HEAVY RAIN WHEN SUDDENLY THE WIPERS CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH CAUSING A NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY CONDITION. I'VE CHECKED NHTSA FOR COMPLAINTS AND FIND MANY REPORTS FOR THIS SITUATION. MY MECHANIC CALLED A GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD. I CONTACTED A GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL EXTENDED ONLY OUT TO 1997 VEHICLES. MY COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO ONE SUBMITTED TO THIS FORUM UNDER ODI ID NUMBER 10016222. THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD THAT GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADDRESS AND REMEDY WITHOUT LIMITATION AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

1992 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP AND 1998 GMC JIMMY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSE APPEAR TO BE A FAULTY CONNECTOR AT WIPER MOTOR HOUSING. UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY SEAT THE CONNECTOR. WHEN INOPERATIVE, A "BUZZING" SOUND CONTINUES TO BE HEARD AS IF ELECTRICAL POWER IS CONTINUING TO BE APPLIED TO THE MOTOR. THE SOUND CONTINUES EVEN AFTER THE WIPER SELECTOR SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. CONSIDER THIS A DRIVING HAZARD AND POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL HAZARD.

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 1998 GMC JIMMY. I T-BONED A LITTLE VOLKSWAGEN GOING APPX. 35 MPH. NEITHER MY DRIVER SIDE OR MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AFTER 15 MPH. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2002, AND I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR ANY THING. I FELT THAT THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. INSTEAD I ENDED UP SMACKING MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

I OWN A 1998 GMC JIMMY, VIN NO. [XXX]. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME, OCCASIONALLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE FEW TIMES THEY DO WORK, WILL STOP IN MID-CYCLE BLOCKING VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. GMC HAS RECALLED ALL JIMMYS FROM 1993-1997 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT INCLUDED THE 1998 IN THE SAME RECALL. I CHECKED THE CERTIFICATE ON MY DOOR - MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 02/1998. THIS PROBLEM IS CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY DAUGHTER AND I WHILE IN THE CAR. I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHERE IT RAINS DAILY DURING THE SUMMER. I CALLED GMC ON 5/12/03 TO CHECK INTO THE RECALL ON THE 1993-1997 JIMMY'S. I SPOKE TO TWO CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES. THE SECOND ONE, [XXX], NOTED MY CONCERN, BUT STATED "YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL" I REPLIED "WELL, WHO DO I CALL WHEN THIS ISSUE CAUSES A CAR ACCIDENT WITH ME & MY DAUGHTER?" HER RESPONSE WAS "CALL GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE" - SHE WAS VERY RUDE AND DID NOT HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME IT RAINS. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID - THE FLUID WILL SPRAY BUT THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS OCCASIONALLY GO FROM INTERMITTENT TO LOW SPEED, OR FROM LOW SPEED TO STOP, OR CANNOT BE SHUTOFF IN RAINY WET WEATHER. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME, WHEN FRONT WIPERS ARE USED IN RAINY CONDITIONS. *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SLIPPING-FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD-WHEN IT GETS WARM. IT BEGAN AT 50000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT-WITH GM PARTS AT 85000 MILES. IT HAS BEGUN TO SLIP AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND FROM REVIEWING A SITE CALLED COMPLAINT STATION THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DECLINED TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE WIPER MOTOR OCCURRED DURING A SEVERE RAINSTORM. THE TURN SIGNAL MODULE/SWITCH FAILED, AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SEAT BELT PROBLEM. SCC *JB

THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. *JB ....*AK

THE ROTOR RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY.*JB *TS

PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND WENT TO HAVE THE FRONT ALLIGNED, AND THEY ADVISED THEY COULD NOT ALIGN DUE TO THE NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE VEHILE HAD AROUND 64000 MILES AND I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT DID NOT NNED THE REPAIR ONLY ALLIGNMENT.PRIOR TO ALLIGNMENT THE VEHICLE ALWAYS DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RAOD IF THE STEERING WAS RELEASED, IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE A STRUGLE FROM DRIFTING OR PULLING EVEN WITH BOTH HANDS OF WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER ALIGNMENT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO , BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. NOW I AM WONDERING IF THE FRONT END BALL JOINTS AND ARMS ARE WORN. THIS IS A 1998 GMC JIMMY 4WD 2 DOOR SPORT UTILITY IT NOW HAS 77,000 MILES HAS THERE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS?

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY TO THE RIGHT.*JB

1998 GMC JIMMY WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 6:35 A.M. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2003. THE VEHICLE IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, CAUSING IT TO ROLL TWICE AND EVENTUALLY REST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND START BACK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 3:00 AM. IN A BAD RAIN STORM THIS MORNING, AND NOT FOR THE FIRST TIME MY WIPERS JUST STOPPED. I ALMOST WRECKED AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE UNTIL THEY JUST STARTED UP AGAIN. I WAS VERY LATE FOR WORK. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO STOP. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME MODEL , MAKE AND YEAR CAR. HER WIPERS HAD BEEN STOPPING ON HER FOR TWO YEARS OFF AND ON. HERS FINALLY JUST QUIT COMPLETELY. EVEN AFTER ALL THE TIMES OF TAKING IT IN TO BE FIXED. ONE OF MY WORK ASSOCIATES HAS THE SAME TROUBLE WITH HIS GMC VAN.

WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A HIGH PITCH NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE GMC FUEL PUMPS WERE MAKING THAT PARTICULAR NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE BALL JOINT CAME OFF CAUSING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

FRONT WHEEL BEARING

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. A NEW FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE INSTALLED. CONSUMER IS DISSATISFIED WITH THIS FAILURE. *JG THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AS WELL. *CB *JB

1) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, THEN POPS BACK ON. ON TWO OCCASIONS, IT HAPPENS WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC LANES AND ALSO LOST POWER - ALMOST STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AFTER SUCH AN OCCURENCE 2) EXHAUST NOISE DURING ACCELLERATION. GETS MORE PRONOUNCED AS VEHICLE COMES TO NORMAL OPERATORING TEMPERATURE (3) DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINER LEVER BROKE OFF WITHOUT MUCH PRESSURE BEING APPLIED (4) AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WENT OUT DURING FAMILY VACATION. COMPRESSOR SQUEEKED FOR MONTHS BEFORE IT FINALLY QUIT (5) ALTERNATOR DIED.

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING.THEY WORK OFF AND ON.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING IN RAIN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

LAST WEEK TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND I COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION,ONCE ALL POWER WAS BACK KEY CAME LOOSE.I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MUFFLER SINCE 1ST MONTH SOUNDS LIKE A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST AND MAKES A LOUD PING SOUND ,DEALER JUST TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE MUFFLER.WHEN IN REVERSE AND BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY A LOUD CLUNK SOUND FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE.HAVE LOST POWER 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURN ANYTHING ON IN THE CAR I AM LOSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POWER .THIS INCLUDES BLINKERS,RADIO,A/C ,IF THEY ARE ALL ON MY VOLTS DROP TO ALMOST 11.*AK

I WAS KIND OF UPSET FOR A VEHICLE I BOUGHT USED WITH ONLY 19216 MILES AND NUMEROUS THINGS WENT WRONG FROM DAY I PURCHASED, ALREADY BROUGHT IN TO DEALER RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING FOR OTHER THINGS, BUT I HAD TO PURCHASE ALL 4 BRAKES AND ROTORS ALL THE WAY AROUND AND REPLACE THEM MYSELF SINCE IT WOULD HAVE COST ME BIG BUCKS. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ALL WENT BAD SO FAST.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, FRONT AND BACK, STOP WORKING WITH NO WARNING. THEY CAN BE ON AND STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER OR NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE TRIED THE DIFFERENT RELAY SPEEDS AND THEY STILL WON'T COME ON OR CONTINUE WORKING. IT IS A VERY SERIUOS DRIVING HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF IT IS RAINING HEAVY. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL EITHER THE RAIN STOPS OR THE WIPERS START WORKING AGAIN.*AK

I HAVE HAD TWO INSTANCES OF BATTERY FAILURE - ACDELCO 75-6YR, THE FIRST AT THE ABOVE DATE AND THE SECOND ON 08/05/2002. BOTH FAILURES WERE THE SAME - THE POSITIVE BATTERY POLE BROKE OUT OF THE BATTERY SPILLING THE ACID OUT OF THE BATTERY AND ONTO THE COMPONENTS BELOW THE BATTERY. THE ACID COULD SPILL ONTO CRITICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS BRAKE LINES, FLUID HOSES AND ELECTRICAL WIRES AS WELL AS EATING AWAY MOUNTS THAT SECURE THE BATTERY AND NEARBY COMPONENTS. THE TOW OPERATORS AND SERVICE WRITERS HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE OF THIS BATTERY, YET THE DEALER MENTIONED ABOVE HAS BEEN ARROGANTLY UNRESPONSIVE TO THIS KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO ACTUATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WITH NO DISCERNABLE PATTERN. FREQUENCY OF FAILURE IS INCREASING. WHEN THE WIPERS DO FAIL SOMETIMES THEY WILL ACTIVATE AFTER 15-20 ATTEMPTS TO TURN THEM ON. AT TIMES ONLY STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION SWITHCH AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL GET THE WIPERS TO ACTIVATE. TRANSMISSION FBEGAN FAILING WITH OCCASSIONAL BUT NOTICABLE LATE AND HARD SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR . ENGINE LIGHT CODE SCAN INDICATED A FAILURE OF THE VALVE BODY. REPLACEMENT OF THE VALVE BODY FIXED THE PROBLEM , BUT THE ADDTIONAL TORQUE PUT ON THE DRIVETRAIN FROM THE HARD SHIFTS MOST PROBABLY CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE REAR U-JOINT AS WELL.

HAD THIS JIMMY IN FOR THE SAME REPAIR 5 TIMES. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WAS OUT AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE IT REPLACED SINCE THE HEAD LIGHT WAS NOT A STANDARD BULB, PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. *YH

WHEN TURNING HAZARD WARNING SIGNAL SMOKE COMES FROM THE LENS. THERE IS NO SIGN OF A SHORTAGE IN EITHER BLINKER. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR JUST QUIT WORKING - I WILL POSSIBLY HAVE TO DRIVE HOME IN THE RAIN WITH NO WIPERS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED IT WAS DETERMINED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY INSPECTOR FOUND SALT WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION AND DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT COVERED. CONSUMER IS FILING A DISPUTE OF A CLAIM. *TT

WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS REPLACED SWAY BAR/ IDLE ARM AND HUBS ON FRONT END. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN BRAKING, PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, BRAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER.*JB

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATES, DRIVER?S WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN, ALL DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES WILL STOP WORKING, MUFFLER HAS HOLE IN IT AND MAKES LOUD NOISE, MUFFLER AND PIPE EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED, AND WHEN CRANK SOMETIMES BACKFIRES AND SHIFTS HARD, SERVO MAKING BANG SHIFT, INSTALLED SERVO AND 2 SYNOLIDS. *YD

VEHICLE IS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I DIDN'T BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. FIGURES...IT WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN MAY 2001. I DON'T THINK THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD NEED NEW BALL JOINTS AT 28,916 MILES. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BALL JOINTS ARE BEING REPLACED ON OTHER GM JIMMY'S THAT ARE OLDER THAN MINE. I ASLO, INCLUDED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS FROZEN IN PLACE. THIS EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT USED. HOW WOULD IT BE FROZEN IN PLACE????

SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THE OIL COOLER LINES HAVE STARTED TO HEAVILY LEAK AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.*AK

THE THROTTLE MECHANISM STICKS ON ALL STARTS FROM ZERO MPH WHEN YOU TRY TO START. OPERATES FREELY FROM THAT POINT. PROBLEM STARTS AGAIN WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AND NEED TO GET GOING AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE THROTTLE STICKS OPEN.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

UNABLE TO OPERATE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *AK THE WINDOWS ONLY GO DOWN FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR CONTROL BECAUSE THE WINDOW LOCK WAS SHORTED OUT. THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS BURNT OUT. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS CRACKING. THE OIL COOLING LINES WERE LEAKING BADLY. *YH

POWER WINDOWS LOCK UP/ SWITCH IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND UNABLE TO OPERATE WINDOWS. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS BURNT OUT AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAD A SHORT, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS CRACKING , HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, AND THE OIL COOLING LINE WAS LEAKING BADLY. *YD

POWER DOOR SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE; UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

POWER MIRROR SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING MIRRORS TO BECOME INOPERABLE, AND NOT MOVE TO DIFFERENT POSTIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TRANSMISSION OIL COOLING LINE IS LEAKING FROM METAL ATTACHEMENT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINT OF IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. *TT

98 GMC JIMMY WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. *AK