1998 GMC Jimmy complaints

BOTH OF THESE LATCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. AFTER TALKING TO OTHER JIMMY OWNERS AND DEALERS, WE FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE RETURNING SEAT TO NORMAL UPRIGHT POSITION.*AK

STEERING PROBLEM; ALSO, CURRENT TOO MANY SYSTEMS OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

AFTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTUATED, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO RUN WHEN IT IS TURNED OFF. I FIND IT VERY DISTRACTING AND I WILL HAVE TO HIT OR JIGGLE THE ACTUATOR SWITCH TO GET THE WIPERS TO STOP. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY. SUV ACCELELERATE SLOWLY, RPMS REACH 3000 BEFORE VEHICLES MOVES. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF, INCLUDING THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR. OVER HEAD DASH LIGHT WON'T WORK. TOOK MY SUV TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A FRIDAY 11/09/01. ALL PROBLEMS WERE OCCURING AT THAT TIME AND THEY COULD SEE FOR THEMSELVES. I WAS INFORMED THE THE DIAGNOSISTIC TEST SHOWED 5 TRANS CODES. AND THAT WIRE TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOOSE AND THEY RECONNECTED THAT WIRE AND ALL CODES WERE NOW CLEAR. THE VERY NEXT DAY MY SUV BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM ON MONDAY 11/12/01. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE CAUSED BE A WIRE LEADING FROM MY IGNITION TO TRANSMISSION. AND THAT I MIGHT NEED AN IGNITION SWITCH. AND THAT TO DO THE WORK IT WOULD COST ME $400 TO $500. AND THAT THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEMS. THERE ARE TIME THAT I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I HAVE READ OVER 12 SIMULAR COMPLIANTS & INCIDENTS. GMC NEED TO REPAIR THESE MALFUNCTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURIED. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE MY SUV WON'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY. AND TO BE DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY HAVE YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS, THIS IS DISTRACTING AND UNSAFE. ALSO, MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD. S.O.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS PULSATING AND NOISE, DEALER DETERMINED ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY WERE DISINTEGRATED. COULD NOT BE TURNED, ALL 4 ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *AK *SLC

TRANS.MISSION ROORED WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT, THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT UNLESS YOU TOOK YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS, THEN COMPLEATLY FAILED, DRUM, CLUTCHES & BANDS HAD TO BE REBUILT. *AK

DEALER REPAIR CENTER STATES THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL CLUTCHES THAT WERE BURNT AND THAT A BROKEN BAND WAS FOUND AS WELL AS HAVING THE HOUSING SCALDED. SAID THAT AN AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION FILTER WAS FOUND IN THE UNIT AND THAT A SUBPAR FLUID WAS USED TO REFILL IT. THIS CAR WAS PICKED UP BRAND NEW OFF OF THE LOT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER SERVICED BY ANYONE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT. ALL REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE HAVE BEEN DONE AT THIS SAME DEALER AS WE HAD A WARRANTY ON THIS UNIT UNTIL 4 MONTHS AGO WHEN WE HIT 36,000 MILES.*AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING SEAL IS LEAKING. WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A TURN STEERING WILL NOT RESPOND. MAKES NOISE WHEN ALMOST DRY. DEALER HAS REPLACED RACK AND PINION SEAL 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, ALL PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE SPEEDOMOTER & TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO. *AK

THIS HAS BEE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEALERSHIP AND THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED GMC ABOUT THIS . IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME OUT.I WOULD LIKE TO SPEEK TO SOMEONE TO FIND OUT WHAT I CAN DO PLEASE CALL ME AT WORK [XXX] OR HOME [XXX] SO I COULD EXPLAIN ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

AUTO TRANSMISSION IN TWICE BEFORE FAILED,BATTERY LEAK DAMAGED ELEC SYS, REAR DEFOG STOPPED WORKING (GLASS HAD TO BE REPLACED), DEALER UNABLE TO STOP FRONT SUSPENSION POPPING NOISES, PASS SEAT RECLINER HANDLE KEEPS BREAKING OFF. *AK

THIS IS THE 3RD WHEEL BEARING REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE - 1 AT 59,657 AND 2 AT 71460 MILES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING FAILED CAUSING A HUMMING NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING, THE FAULTY BEARING ALSO DAMAGED THE WHEEL, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINT. DEALER HAS REPLACED BALL JOINTS , ALSO, PITMAN AND IDLER ARM FAILED. *AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT GAUGES FAILED TO WORK, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY FROM A DEAD STOP. *AK

CANNOT REMOVE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED IGNITION AND GEAR BOX. PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS. DEALER FOUND FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER RECENTLY HAD VEHICLE SERVICED CONCERNING COLLANT CORROSION, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE RESERVOIR FOR THE COLLANT WAS RUSTED AND INSTEAD OF AN ORANGE COLOR IT WAS A GREENISH COLOR, THEREFORE COOLANT HAD TO BE FLUSHED OUT AND NEW COOLANT ADDED. *JB

WHEEL HIT A BUMP AND FONT BRAKES AND BACK BRAKES RELEASED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH: GAUGES WENT TO ZERO, ALL IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON BUSY HIGHWAY, NARROWLY ESCAPED ACCIDENT WHEN GAUGES CAME BACK ON, IDIOT LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND ENGINE ACCELERATED NORMALLY. DID THIS AGAIN IN OUR DRIVEWAY TWICE THE NEXT WEEK. TOOK TO DEALER, MACK BROWN INC., IN BOONE, NC, NOT THE SELLING DEALER, CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. THEY KEPT IT SEVERAL DAYS AND CALLED TO SAY IT WAS FIXED. WHEN WENT TO PICK UP VEHICLE, I ASKED WHAT THEY HAD REPLACED, AND THEY ADMITTED THEY HAD DONE NOTHING, AND SAID THE DIAGNOSIS COMPUTER SHOWED SO MANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO REPLACE FIRST. I TOLD THEM TO KEEP IT UNTIL IT WAS FIXED, THAT I WASN'T PUTTING MY KIDS IN IT UNTIL IT WAS FIXED, AND GOT IN MY OLDER AND HIGHER MILEAGE MERCEDES WHICH HAS NEVER HAD A SINGLE PROBLEM, AND LEFT. THEY KEPT IT A COUPLE MORE DAYS AND DECIDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH THEY SAID HAD CAUSED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS IN MANY FULL SIZE GM PICKUPS THEY HAD SEEN, BUT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A JIMMY WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH IN BOTH MODELS WAS THE SAME PART, THOUGH. THE CAR HAS NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE. UNRELATED BRAKE PROBLEM, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SUDDENLY BE HARD, AS IF WITH NO POWER ASSIST. BACK TO MACK BROWN, INC., WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A CLOGGED PCV VALVE. PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. ALSO, FOR A YEAR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE ON EVEN THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE, DESPITE MACK BROWN, INC. AND TWO INDEPEND

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER'S WIFE WENT INSIDE OF VEHICLE TO ADJUST SEAT, LEVER RECLINER LEVEL SNAPPED, AND DRIVER'S SEAT WENT BACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK THE LEVER MECHANISM ARE CONSTRUCTED OF BRITTLE MATERIAL AND EASILY SNAP OFF. THE MANUFACTURER POINTED OUT THAT THE FAILURES ARE COMMON BUT NOT RECALLED. *YH

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. THIS CAUSED WHEELS TO BECOME LOOSE. VEHICLE MADE A LOUD TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO INDICATED BEARINGS COULD HAVE SHEARED OFF. *AK ABS BRAKE FAILED. ALSO, U-JOINT FAILED CAUSING GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

YOUR FORM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CORRECTLY FILL OUT THE INFORMATION FOR MY PROBLEMS. THE CAR CAN BE OFF OR RUNNING AT ANY SPEED FOR ME TO HAVE LOCK PROBLEMS. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY HAVE CONTINUED FOR OVER TWO YEARS IN SPITE OF THE DEALER HAVING REPEATEDLY TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. ALL MY DOOR AND REAR HATCH LOCKS HAVE FAILED HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN SPITE OF MY RETURNING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES. THE HATCH CAN POP OPEN IF I MERELY CLOSE ANOTHER DOOR. IT CAN POP OPEN IF I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FREQUENTLY WHEN I AM DRIVING THE LOCKS WILL POP BACK OPEN IF I TRY TO LOCK THEM.THE LOCKS FAIL MANY TIMES WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING IN SPITE OF MY HAVING TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THE DEALER HAVING TRIED TO FIX IT MANY TIMES. THE DEALER DOES NOT APPEAR CAPABLE OF FIXING THE LOCKS. SUPPOSEDLY THE REAR HATCH LOCK HAS BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT STILL POPS OPEN ON ITS OWN. *AK

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES FELT FUNNY, DEALER DIAGNOSED LEFT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED, HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, CONSUMER HAD 3 MORE BRAKE FAILURES, ONE RESULTING IN A MINOR ACCIDENT WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE, DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER. *SLC

TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIRS ON 01/30/01 WINDOWS FOGGING UP. GOT CALL FROM DEALER 02/01/01 CAR READY FOR PICKUP THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. RECEIPT SAID: PRESSURE TEST COOLANT SYSTEM-NO LEAKS DETECTED DEFROSTER SYSTEM OPERATING TO FACTORY SPECS. PICKED CAR UP 02/01/01 WINDOWS FOGGING UP AND BAD ODOR IN CAR. RETURNED CAR 02/02/01 WINDOWS FOGGING UP BAD ODOR. GOT CALL 02/05/01 CAR NEEDS HEATER COIL AND COOLANT FLUSH. MY CAR IS NOT VERY OLD BUT THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR PART TO GO BAD. (TRANSMISSION WAS FIRST) *AK

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAD THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT WHICH CAUSED ME TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES (SAME WITH THE WINDOWS AND REAR HATCH).*AK (TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75R15 )

FRONT SUSPENSION CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT, DEALER ADJUSTED CASTER WHICH IMPROVED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PULLING. NLM

FAILED WHEEL BEARING AND LOOSE PITTMAN ARM - BOTH WERE REPLACED

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH IN RAINING CONDITIONS, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON TO FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. OWNER'S MANUEL STATED THAT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT SPEED OF 18MPH. *AK

INSTURMENT PANEL NOT WORKING,ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING, KEYS STUCK IN IGNITION. PARTS FAILING THROUGHOUT THIS SUV

STEERING PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME, HAVE HAD CHECKED MANY TIMES, NO ANSWERS. CAN SOMEONE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM!*AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IT T-BONED A 1988 DODGE, DAKOTA AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK AFTER COLLISION, THERE WAS AN ENGINE FIRE. *YH

I PURCHASED 4 NEW LE MANS BRAND (MADE BY AND WARRANTED BY FIRESTONE) REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR MY 1998 GMC JIMMY. THES TIRES ARE OF THE SAME SIZE AND HAVE THE SAME DOT MANUFACTURING CODE STAMPED UPON THEM AS DO THE TIRES INVOLVED IN THE FIRESTONE/FORD RECALL. WHILE NO FALURE OF THESE 4 TIRES HAS OCCURRED HAS THE INVESTIGATORS AT NHTSA DETURMINED ALL OF THE DIFFERENT BRAND NAME TIRES MANUFACTURED BY FIRESTONE (AND THERE WILL BE MANY). I HAVE SEEN NO MEDIA INFORMATION DETAILING THE SPECIFIC DEFECT (WHAT MATERIAL OR MANUFACTURING PROCESS WENT WRONG) THAT ALLOWS THE TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE BODY. HOW CAN I BE ASSURED THAT MY VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY EQUIPPED WITH TIRES THAT ARE NOT DEFECTIVE?

ROTORS WERE RUSTED&PITTED

IDLER ARM FAILURE, VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT, HAVE SAVED THE DEFECTIVE PART IF IT IS NEEDED FOR ANY REASON

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS OR TURNING. ALSO, IDLING CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO DEALER 4 TIMES, BUT DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. *AK

ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES LOOSENED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OIL OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CONVERTOR. *YH

VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WHEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S COST. OWNER BELIEVES THAT WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE SOMETHING HAPPENED TO TRIGGER THE LIGHT. DEALER DENIES RESPONSIBLITY. *AK *ML

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER IS AN ITEM REQUIRING NO MAINTENANCE. WHEN IT FAILS THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DISABLED. THE TRANSMISSIN COOLING LINE FAILED WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CONNECTION POINT IS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SO WHEN IT FAILS TRANSMISSION OIL IS SPEWED ALL OVER THE HOT EXHAUST PIPES/CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD TRAVELING 40MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING TOWARDS CONSUMER WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, BLINDED CONSUMER'S VISION . CONSUMER, IN RETURN, HIT A VEHICLE ON A SIDE STREET THAT WAS COMING OUT INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BEHIND A HUGE TANKER TRUCK CONSUMER STARTED TO PASS THE TRUCK AND LOST CONTROL. IT WAS SNOWING, AND VEHICLE WENT OVER AN ENBANKMENT, AND SLAMMED INTO CONCRETE HARD ENOUGHT TO BEND THE FRAME. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WAS DRIVING 30MPH WHEN AN OBJECT APPEARED IN THE ROAD. AVOIDED OBJECT, BUT HIT TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT WITH THE POLE, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER WERE BELTED. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL & BROKE NOSE IN TWO PLACES. PASSENGER HIT HANDLE ABOVE AIR BAG & LOST SOME FRONT TEETH. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. *AK

TRUCK WOULD NOT RUN AT FULL POWER DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH LIGHTS WOULD ALSO FAIL ON THE DASH . KEY WOULD ALSO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION DO TO A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION . THE EXHAUST PROBLEM WAS THE BAFFELS WERE BUSTED INSIDE THE MUFFLER . WINDSHIELD HAD A VOID BETWEEN THE UPPER FRAME AND THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING IT TO LEAK. BELT TENSIONER BROKE DURING A START UP . AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WENT OUT DURING MY TRAVEL HOME FROM WORK.AK

FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. GAUGES WOULD FAIL,AND ALL DASH GAUGE LAMPS WOULD LIGHT UP. STOPPED AT DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT IF IT WASN'T FIXED AT ANY TIME IT COULD GO,AND I WOULD BE STUCK. WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION, IT WOULD FAIL TO START AND ALL THE GAUGES WOULD FAIL. THE PROBLEM IS WITH A BAD GROUND IN THE ELECTRICAL ASM BEHIND THE KEYLOCK AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $500 TO FIX. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A CALL BACK.I WAS TOLD THE PART WAS HARD TO COME BY BECAUSE THEY HAD TO PURGE INVENTORY OF THE OLD PART.IF THE NEW UPGRADED PART IS SO HARD TO GET I WOULD SUSPECT THAT THE PROBLEM IS LARGER THAN IS BEING LET ON.AT THIS POINT I HAVE A RENTAL, WAITING FOR THE CAR TO BE FIXED.THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE FORD RECALL WITH THE IGNITION SWITCHES THAT CAUSED FIRES ONLY THEY SAY THIS PROBLEM WON'T CAUSE A FIRE. BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF IT GOES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,OR ANY SPEED AT THAT MATTER?