1996 GMC JIMMY Complaints

WHILE TAKING A TURN THE LEFT FRONT BALLJOINT SNAPPED OFF. MAKING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE. LEFT TIRE COLLASPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNMOVABLE. HAD TO FLATBED THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE. 2ND PROBLEM-THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AS IT IS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4TH TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP HAD DONE ALL THE SERVICE WORK SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE,AT 47,000 MILES THE ANTI-FREEZE HAD THE CONSISTENCY OF SYRUP AND WAS CLOGGING UP.AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING THE DEALER PULLED THE RADIATOR HAD IT FLUSHED AND REFILLED.APPROX. 30,000 MILES LATER THE SAME THING.THEY FLUSHED AND FILLED AGAIN.IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN IN LESS THEN A YEAR.THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.THEY INFORMED ME I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF.IT WAS NEVER CORRECTED TO BEGIN WITH. *AK

RECALL 98V150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING & 99I006000/GMC ABS : RECEIVED TWO RECALLS NOTICES. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALLS BECAUSE OF A SALVAGED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK *YH

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO CONSUMER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THEY EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES RESULTING IN COLLISION. *ET

MOTOR FOR THE REAR WINSHIELD WIPERS HAS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, ALSO, OXYGEN SENSOR HAS FAILED , TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK

WINDSHIED WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN HE HAS TO REACH OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW AND SHAKE THE WIPER BLADES TO MAKE THEM COME BACK ON. *AK *ML

WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT, DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT POPPED OUT. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER IS NOT HAPPY WITH MANUFACTURES RECALL REGARDING ABS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN AND PRESENT SINCE 1994 AND NO SOLUTION AS OF FEBRUARY 14,2000 (99V-193). YH

SPEEDOMETER STICKS WHEN DRIVING WITH LIGHTS ON FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. DASH GETS VERY HOT UNLESS DASH LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO LOWEST SETTING. WHEN DASH LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO THE LOWEST SETTING, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGINS TO WORK NORMALLY.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED. BUT WHEN DRIVING OVER A FROZEN SPOT OR GRAVEL, VEHICLE WON'T STOP IMMEDIATELY, INSTEAD WILL EXTEND THE STOPPING DISTANCE. SINCE THE INITIAL REPORT, THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED AND IS NOW FUNCTIONING MUCH BETTER. *AK *ML