1998 GMC JIMMY Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL.*AK

I HAVE A 1998 GMC S-15 JIMMY. I'VE HAD A PERIODIC PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T COME ON AT ALL WHEN I NEED THEM; AT OTHER TIMES THEY'RE WORKING AND STOP WORKING WHILE I'M DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN PLACES WAITING FOR THEM TO START WORKING AGAIN. AT OTHER TIMES I'VE HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITHOUT WIPERS UNTIL I COULD FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. I SEE FROM INTERNET FORUMS THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IN FACT, GM RECALLED 1994-1997 MODELS TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARD. HOWEVER, THE 1998 MODEL HAS THE SAME PARTS AND THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THE DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THEM, NOR WILL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. I'M HAVING THIS REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE, BUT THAT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES BEFORE A PERSON HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT REPAIRED.*AK

1998 GMC JIMMY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN THE RAIN. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, THEY STOP WORKING THEN SOMETIMES THEY START UP AGAIN. IT IS SO BAD I DON'T TRUST THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN. IT IS TERRIFYING TO LOSE THEM IN PARKWAY/TURNPIKE DRIVING OF 65 MPH. THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. WHY WAS THE RECALL STOPPED IN 1997 & THE PROBLEM NEVER CORRECTED?*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE SHREDDED.*MR TIRE SHREDDED ITSELF AFTER IT WAS DIRVEN APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES. *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE ENGAGED. IN SOME CASES WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL RESTART WITHIN SECONDS. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IT REDUCED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH.*AK

ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY WINDSHIELD WIPER KEEPS FAILING. IT'S ALMOST 100% GUARANTEED TO FAIL DURING ANY RAIN. IT ALSO FAILS WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS I DO ONLY HIGHWAY DRIVING EVERY DAY. I KNOW THAT PREVIOUS YEARS HAD THE RECALL, YET THE 1998 HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR FIX. I REALIZED THIS WAS A PROBLEM DURING THE FIRST RAIN AFTER I PURCHASED MY VECHICLE 2 1/2 YEARS AGO. I HOPE GM IS WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SOON. I AM SINCERLY CONSIDERING CONVERTING TO ANOTHER MAKER.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 GMC JIMMY ARE SPORADICALLY NOT WORKING. WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON THEY WILL WIPE HALF MY WINDSHIELD THEN STOP THEN I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY WIPER BLADES AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO WIPE TO THE FULL EXTENT OF MY WINDSHIELD WHICH IS WHERE THEY WILL STOP AGAIN AND MUST REPEAT THIS PROCESS SEVERAL TIMES TO GET A COMPLETE WIPE. MY WIPERS TOO WILL FAIL TO STOP WIPING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TURNED THE SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION. IT HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE AS TIME AS WORN ON. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT TIMES AND COMPLETELY TURN MY JIMMY OFF TO GET THE BLADES TO STOP. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, THE BLADES WILL ALSO FAIL TO STOP WHEN I CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD WITH THE WASHER FLUID. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT GM DID A RECALL ON 1994-1997 JIMMYS FOR THIS ISSUE, I HAVE ALSO READ THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 1998 JIMMYS. I BELIEVE THAT GM NEED TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE 1998 JIMMYS AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I FOUND MYSELF STUCK BETWEEN AN 18 WHEELER AND A CEMENT BUMPER RIGHT AFTER IT HAD RAINED AND MY WIPERS FAILED TO WORK WHICH CAUSED MY VISION TO BE EXTREMELY IMPAIRED AND I WAS TRYING TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK SO THAT I COULD SEE AND NEAR SLAMMED INTO THE CEMENT BUMPER. WHILE THIS DIDN'T RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE. I AM REQUESTING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUES AS I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER RELATED PROBLEM, AND SINCE THEIR HAS ALSO BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE MODEL YEAR EARLIER. *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25-35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY INSURANCE COMPANY TO CALL NHTSA.*AK

WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON INTERMITENT WIPE THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY JUST KEEP WIPING AS IF THEY WERE ON LOW/NO INTERMITENT. WHEN I TRY TO TURN THEM OFF, THEY JUST KEEP ON GOING FOR A GOOD 10 WIPES, OR SOMETIMES EVEN MORE. VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. *AK