1998 GMC JIMMY Complaints

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.

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