1998 GMC JIMMY Complaints

DT: CONTACT STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED AND STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ON THEIR OWN. IT HAPPENED DURING A MAJOR RAIN STORM. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY SORT OF WARNING PRIOR TO THIS. WAS HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT.*AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS W/MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SINCE LAST YEAR. THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATING AND THEN SOMETIMES NOT TURN OFF AT ALL. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL OCCURING ON THE MODELS W/THE YEAR ENDING IN 1997. SO I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY DENIED THAT MY VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE THE YEAR IS 1YR LATER. NOW I WORK FOR A MAJOR COUNTERTOP KITCHEN APPLIANCE CO. AND I KNOW THAT THERE COULD BE A CUT OFF IN MONTHS NOT JUST YEARS. I AM VERY UPSET TO SEE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL STATES AND THE MANUFACTUER IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY DIRECTED ME TO A DEALER THAT WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOIS TEST AND THE REPAIR WHICH I AM UNWILLING TO DO. I BELIEVE THAT GMC NEEDS TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE RECALL AGAIN ON THE YEAR 1998 GMC JIMMYS

DT; THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE WIPER MODULE MAKES THE WIPERS FREEZE UP AND QUIT WORKING WHEN IT'S RAINING. GMC DID CONDUCT RECALLS ON OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM JUST NOT FOR HIS VIN.

1998 GMC S15 JIMMY TRUCK, DEFECTIVE ENCODER MOTOR. *BF ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING SNOW STORMS THE CONSUMER HAD TO RELY ON THE 2-WHEEL DRIVE TO NAVIGATE ON THE ROADS COVERED IN SNOW AND ICE WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF THE ADDED TRACTION OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE. ONCE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM 4-WHEEL DRIVE BACK TO 2-WHEEL DRIVE. THIS PAST WINTER, THE CONSUMER LOST TRACTION AND SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL COVER. *JB

I PURCHASED A USED 1998 GMC JIMMY WITH NO WARRANTY FROM FORT WAYNE NISSAN/INFINITI ON JANUARY 4, 2005 FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I HAD SURGURY ON MY RIGHT HAND AND COULD NOT DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS AFTERWARD. WHEN I DID DRIVE THE CAR,I TOLD HER IT NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND TO GET THE OIL CHANGED. OF COURSE, MOM (ME) ENDED UP TAKING IT INTO MONROE MUFFLER AND BRAKES, WHERE WE ALWAYS GET ARE CARS ROUTINE MAINTENENCE TAKEN CARE OF. THEY CALLED ME ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND ASKED WHO I BOUGHT THIS CAR OFF OF. I TOLD THEM. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE THEY SOLD ME THIS DEATH TRAP. 3 OF THE 4 BALLJOINTS HOLDING THE FRONT UP WHERE BROKEN AND THE PIN CRACKED. PLUS HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM. I CHECKED WITH GMC AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SAID THESE BALL JOINTS WERE WAY TO SMALL TO SUPPORT THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. I TOOK THE BALL JOINTS AND HAVE THENM NOW AS PROOF. MY DAUGHTER, SON OR I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR WORSE-WHICH WAS VERY POSSIBLE PROBABILITY IN THE SHAPE THE UNDER BODY OF THAT CAR WAS IN. WE WERE VERY LUCK WE DID NOT HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE NISSAN COMPANY AND TALKED TO BRUCE BRIGHT. HE SOUNDED VERY CONCERNED AND WOULD CALL RIGHT BACK AFTER CHECKING INTO IT. HE NEVER CALLED AND IT HAS BEEN A WEEK. I CALLED TODAY AND LEFT A MESSAGE. STILL NO CALL. MY QUESTION AND COMPLAINT TO YOU, IS IT LEGAL FOR A CAR COMPANY(A MAJOR NAMED COMPANY) TO SELL A CAR THAT IS VERY UNSAFE TO A PERSON? I AM A WOMAN WHO DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT CARS, AND MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T. MY EX-HUSBAND CAME TO HELP, BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW EITHER. THAT IS THE REASON I DID NOT GO WITH SOME OFF THE WALL COMPANY. DO I HAVE ANY PROTECTION FROM THIS? THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. DEALER WAS AWARE THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THE WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL(GM RECALL # 03023) WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE YEAR IS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NOTED ISSUES WITH MY 98 JIMMY (PURCHASED 12/97)THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR WHICH I BELIEVE WERE DEFECTIVE PARTS: 1) 10/00 MILEAGE=57248 REPLACED FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO DASH BOARD LIGHTS NOT WORKING 2) NOT REPAIRED TO DATE: WIPERS HAVE HAD OCCASIONS THEY DID NOT WORK. I USUALLY CAN GET THEM WORKING BY TURNING THEM ON/OFF A FEW TIMES. INTERMITTENT MODE TAKES A LONG TIME(3-10 SECONDS) TO START RUNNING IN BEST SCENARIO. 3) BOTH FRONT RECLINING SEAT LEVERS BROKE OFF(BRITTLE METAL ROD)WITHIN FIRST 3 YEARS OF USAGE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED DUE TO COST OF REPLACING COMPLETE SEAT ASSEMBLIES IS ONLY FIX. 4) 12/04 MILEAGE=129,518 THROTTLE CHOKE PLATE ASSEMBLY DISINTEGRATED PARTIALLY AND JAMMED THROTTLE OPEN. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS COULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING. AFTER BROKEN PIECE WORKED ITS WAY PAST THE VALVES I NEEDED $1900 IN CYLINDER HEAD REPAIRS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED AND A ROARING NOISE WAS HEARD. CONSUMER, STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT WHEEL BEARING. CONSUMER REPLACED THREE SETS OF FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WITHIN 70,000 MILES OF WEAR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO UP UNDER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. OWNER HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK