1996 GMC JIMMY Complaints

FAULTY BRAKES CAUSED CONSUMER VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS FAILURE IS RELATED TO A RECALLED TRANSFER CASE SELECTOR SWITCH WHICH MAY SEND AN INCORRECT SIGNAL TO THE ABS MODULE THUS RESULTING IN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. NLM

ABS PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE ASSEMBLEY FAILED. ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHICH INDICATED THAT BRAKES WERE ABOUT TO FAIL.*AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS ON RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE (99I-006), HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER DENIED IT. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH NASHVILLE AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH TRAFFIC STOPPED SUDDENLY. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, HOPING TO BE ABLE TO MANUVER TO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID COLLIDING IN TO THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF MY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP. LUCKLY I DID NOT HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THAT POINT AND MY BRAKING HAS NOT BEEN SAME SENSE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SOLDER JOINTS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150000. *AK THE CURCUIT BOARD CONTAINING THE WIPERS MALFUNCTIONES DUE TO THE SOLDER JOINTS SHUTING DOWN THE WIPERS WITHOUT WARRNING. AFTER THAT SOMETIMES THEY WORKED SOMETIMES THEY DID NOT. *YH

HAD JUST PLACED VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL. INADVERTENTLY PUSHED SHIFT TOO FAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO ROAR & NOT LEAVE CRUISE CONTROL. APPLIED BRAKES QUICKLY & VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID. ABS DID NOT WORK. HIT AN EMBANKMENT & ROLLED OVER. ENGINE WAS DISCONNECTED.*AK

INTERMITTENLTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

WHEN TOWING MY 3000LB TRAVEL TRAILER THE ENGINE WILL MAKE PRE-IGNITION NOISES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR DAYS AFTERWARD, THEN GO OFF. COOLANT WAS CHANGED WHEN I PURCHASED IT USED BECAUSE IT WAS BLACK. WITHIN 25,000 MILES IT'S BLACK AGAIN.

WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAUSED DRIVER'S VISIBILITY TO BE POOR. STOPPED VEHICLE & GOT OUT & JIGGLED WIRES & WIPERS. THEY FAILED TO START AGAIN. ALSO, HIT WIPER MOTOR BEFORE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RESTARTED.*AK

EA 99 022/UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT: FRONT LEFT WHEEL COLLAPSED WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE OFF THE SOCKET. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY & MAKE GRINDING NOISES. BRAKE PADS WOULD BE SPONGY & WOULD BE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY. BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED SERVICE TIMES. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 8 DIFFERENT TIMES & NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ARE KELSEY HAYES. *AK