1997 GMC JIMMY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO INDICATED NEW BALL JOINTS WERE NEEDED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED DEALER WILL NOT FIX AS OF YET, THE MANUFACTURER IS INVESTIGATING, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE YEAR OF VEHICLE BUT WAS INFORMED AT THE TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE, CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE 1/4 INCH OF PLAY IN THE BALL JOINTS WAS STANDARD. *JB THE BALL JOINT FAILED. THIS DEFECT IS CAUSED DUE TO CORROSION. GENERAL MOTORS HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE UNLESS CONSUMER AGREES TO SIGN A GAG ORDER AND REFRAIN FROM NOTIFYING ANYONE REGARDING THE DANGERS INVOLVED. *JG THE RECALL NUMBER IS 01I018. *SLC

WITHOUT WARNING MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO USE COMMUNICATION COMPONENTS. *JG *AK

ENGINE CRANKS FINE BUT FAILS TO START. ONCE STARTED IT WILL CONTINUE TO START UNTIL IT SITS FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE. DEALER FOUND NO CODES STORED. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR 7 MONTHS.*AK

PLEASE BE SURE AND CROSS-REFERENCE GMC JIMMY WITH CHEVY BLAZER!! THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED. I'VE HAD RELATED TROUBLE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND SYSTEM WITH NO FURTHER INFO FROM THE DEALER. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURED, I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. GOOD THING IT WAS A SIDE STREET AND NOT THE HIGHWAY. THIS TIME, IT WAS STOPPED AND FAILED TO START AGAIN. THIS SITUATION IS NOT ONLY RIDICULOUS BUT ALSO DANGEROUS. *AK

RECALL O1I018000 ON FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS. CONFIRMED INFORMATION WITH MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLY WITH RECALL. MECHANIC INSPECTED VEHICLE AND INSISTED THAT VEHICLE DID COMPLY WITH DESCRIPTION OF RECALL.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL APART WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO BE FIXED AND WAS TOLD ABOUT RECALL 01 I 018 000 THAT DEALS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM CONCERNING UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK LEFT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS MISSING. REPLACED INNER CV BOOT. *YH

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UPPER BALL JOINT DISENGAGED, CAUSING FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO FALL OUTWARD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN IDILING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND HAS REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK THE HEATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO HEATING CORE FAILURE. THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING WARM AIR. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE LEANS TO THE LEFT DUE TO TORSION BAR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING. TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. BACK WINDOW HAD AIR LEAK. THE REAR WIPER STICKS DUE TO WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. FRONT END MAKES CLUNKING NOISE DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. THERE WAS CLUNK NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR DUE TO REAR D-SHAFT AND U-JOINT FAILURES. THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE THROTTLE STICKS. THE SERPENTINE BELT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, IT ALSO STALLS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK