1998 GMC JIMMY Complaints

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

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

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.