1997 GMC JIMMY Complaints

THE 1997 GMC JIMMY JUST SHUTS OFF. THIS OCCURS AT NO SPECIAL TIMES AND WITH NO IDENTIFIABLE CIRCUMSTANCES PRECEDING THE SHUTDOWN. THE ENGINE AND ALL CONTROL SYSTEMS SIMPLY STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THERE IS NO RYHME NOR REASON FOR THE FAILURE. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN A SINGLE EVENING AND THEN GONE MONTHS BEFORE RECURRING. COMPUTER DIAGNOSES, NO CODES FOUND BY MECHANIC. SINCE IT HAS ALWAYS FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE BECOMES A REAL CONCERN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAN EASILY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE JIMMY ALWAYS RESTARTS EASILY AFTER TEN SECONDS OR SO. OF COURSE AT 70-75 MILES PER HOURS THAT CAN SEEM LIKE A VERY LONG TIME INDEED. *LA

IGNITION SWITCH HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN PAST 4 YEARS (10/2000 & 8/2003). WHEN IT FAILS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND/OR STALLS. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM TECHNICIANS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO POOR DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND MFG QUALITY.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK ON MY 1997 GMC JIMMY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN A RAINSTORM. SHE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY INTO SOMEONES DRIVEWAY AND PULL ON THE WIPER ARMS TO GET THEM TO START WORKING. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOT GOTTEN DRIVER SEAT BELT RECALL PERFORMED. *PH CONSUMER SUBMITTED CHANGE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION. *NM

THE PAINT OF THE CAR IS CHIPPING, THE ELECTICAL IS NOT WORKING (BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS), THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING (MOTOR), AND THE FUSES KEEP BREAKING, AND THE SEAT BEAL BUCKLES ARE NOT WORKING AS WELL.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING POORLY. EACH TIME CONSUMER'S HUSBAND PUT IN A FUSE IT BLEW OUT. CONSUMER HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER/MECHANIC BECAUSE IT COST TOO MUCH. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WENT TO THE WEB AND FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. CONSUMER FELT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ON WEB ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

MY 1997 GMC JIMMY IS ON ITS THIRD MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. I REPLACED IT ONCE IN NOVEMBER 2001, AND AGAIN LAST WEEK. MY JIMMY ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS OR DRIVING LIGHTS. VEHICLE ALSO HAS BEEN IN TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER WRECK. VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A DEALER AND COULD NOT BE FIXED.

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE 'ON' THEY COMPETE WITH THE RUNNING LIGHTS. SIMPLY, THE LIGHTS FLASH BETWEEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT SWITCH 3 TIMES AND WHEN IT GETS 'HOT', THIS HAPPENS AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB