1997 GMC JIMMY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SEVICE STATION AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER ON SEPTEMBER 5,2001 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE FAILURE HE EXPERIENCED, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE SERVICE STATION CONFIRMED THAT THEY DID NOT USE GM PARTS.*JB

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN LEAVING SIGNAL LIGHT, TURNING OR CHANGING DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. ALSO HAS OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CANNOT MAKE IT HAPPEN, IT JUST HAPPENS WHENEVER IT WANTS TO HAPPEN. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED; 816911, 863413, 825902, 730158, JUST TO LIST A FEW. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. IN ONE INSTANCE, IF I HAD NOT BEEN AWARE OF THE POSSIBLITY OF THIS OCCURING I WOULD HAVE PANICED AN D BEEN BROADSIDED! AS IT WAS, I WAS ABLE TO STEER HARD RIGHT AND PARALELL THE TRAFFIC THAT WOULD HAVE HIT ME IF I HAD STOPPED!

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE...UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS A SPUR OF THE MOMENT PURCHASE. ALTHOUGH USED, WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES, I THOUGHT I WOULD BE OK SINCE IT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TILL 72,000. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARM, ALTERNATOR, BELT TENSIONER, IGNITION SWITCH, 4WD SENSORS, GAS GAUGE SENSOR, LEFT REAR AXLE SHAFT AND BOTH REAR AXLE BEARINGS. AT LEAST THESE WERE ALL COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE RENTAL CARS FOR ALL THE TIME THE TRUCK SPENT IN THE SHOP. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 90,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THE RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINTS DOES NOT PERTAIN TO MY TRUCK (THE VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED), THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK IS RUSTED (I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL), MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS SEVERELY (ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS), AND I'VE ALREADY REPLACED (OUT OF POCKET COST OF $1700) A COMPLETE REAR END. I OWE MORE THAN THIS VEHICLE IS WORTH...BUT WILL NEED TO GET RID OF IT SOON BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY SON AROUND IN IT. MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT...

CONSUMER HAD RECALL 01V20000 REPAIRS DONE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2001 DEALER ONLY REPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM, CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE LOWER CONTROL ARM.*AK GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE INFOMRED CONSUMER SHE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED DUE TO AGE AND MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. *SLC

MY GAS GUAGE IS NOT WORKING. THE MECHANICS AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR IS NOT WORKING. MY JIMMY ONLY HAS LESS THAN 45,000 WHEN THIS SENSOR WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE PART RUNS AROUND $500.00 AND TO GET IT INSTALLED IT WAS GOING TO COST AROUND $735.00. THIS FAULTY SENSOR COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON A FREEWAY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY TANK. I HAVE A COUSIN THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS GMC TRUCK. I BELIEVE THAT GMC BETTER LOOK AT THIS SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK AND SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO RECALL AND CORRECT VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE REPORT THIS TO GMC AND POST TO SEE IF ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU.*AK

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS CALLAPSED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CORROSION. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER A REMEDY OR OWNER NOTIFICATION HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TURNING AT 15-20 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE DROPPED. TOWED TO DEALER, UPPER BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

ACCIDENT ON ABS FAILURE ABOUT $2800. $850 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR ABS REPAIR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY DONT. MENTIONED WINDSHIELD WIPER NOT WORKING TO THE TECH AT DEALER. HE SAID "WE HAVE QUITE A FEW WIPER PROBLEMS ON THAT MODEL, I EXPECT A RECALL SOON." PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING READ A NOISE AND LOST POWER STEERING. THEN, STARTED DRIVING SLOWLY. TENSIONER BROKE AND PART OF BELT ALSO BROKE.*AK *SLC