1998 GMC JIMMY Complaints

INSTURMENT PANEL NOT WORKING,ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING, KEYS STUCK IN IGNITION. PARTS FAILING THROUGHOUT THIS SUV

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IT T-BONED A 1988 DODGE, DAKOTA AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK AFTER COLLISION, THERE WAS AN ENGINE FIRE. *YH

I PURCHASED 4 NEW LE MANS BRAND (MADE BY AND WARRANTED BY FIRESTONE) REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR MY 1998 GMC JIMMY. THES TIRES ARE OF THE SAME SIZE AND HAVE THE SAME DOT MANUFACTURING CODE STAMPED UPON THEM AS DO THE TIRES INVOLVED IN THE FIRESTONE/FORD RECALL. WHILE NO FALURE OF THESE 4 TIRES HAS OCCURRED HAS THE INVESTIGATORS AT NHTSA DETURMINED ALL OF THE DIFFERENT BRAND NAME TIRES MANUFACTURED BY FIRESTONE (AND THERE WILL BE MANY). I HAVE SEEN NO MEDIA INFORMATION DETAILING THE SPECIFIC DEFECT (WHAT MATERIAL OR MANUFACTURING PROCESS WENT WRONG) THAT ALLOWS THE TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE BODY. HOW CAN I BE ASSURED THAT MY VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY EQUIPPED WITH TIRES THAT ARE NOT DEFECTIVE?

IDLER ARM FAILURE, VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT, HAVE SAVED THE DEFECTIVE PART IF IT IS NEEDED FOR ANY REASON

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS OR TURNING. ALSO, IDLING CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO DEALER 4 TIMES, BUT DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. *AK

ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES LOOSENED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OIL OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CONVERTOR. *YH

VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WHEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S COST. OWNER BELIEVES THAT WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE SOMETHING HAPPENED TO TRIGGER THE LIGHT. DEALER DENIES RESPONSIBLITY. *AK *ML

THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER IS AN ITEM REQUIRING NO MAINTENANCE. WHEN IT FAILS THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DISABLED. THE TRANSMISSIN COOLING LINE FAILED WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CONNECTION POINT IS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SO WHEN IT FAILS TRANSMISSION OIL IS SPEWED ALL OVER THE HOT EXHAUST PIPES/CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD TRAVELING 40MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING TOWARDS CONSUMER WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, BLINDED CONSUMER'S VISION . CONSUMER, IN RETURN, HIT A VEHICLE ON A SIDE STREET THAT WAS COMING OUT INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BEHIND A HUGE TANKER TRUCK CONSUMER STARTED TO PASS THE TRUCK AND LOST CONTROL. IT WAS SNOWING, AND VEHICLE WENT OVER AN ENBANKMENT, AND SLAMMED INTO CONCRETE HARD ENOUGHT TO BEND THE FRAME. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK