1998 GMC JIMMY Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PART WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BEFORE HE TOOK OWNERSHIP. *JB

I HAVE 86,000 MILES ON MY 1998 JIMMY AND DROPPED MY GRANDDAUGHTER OFF AT THE MY OTHER DAUGHTERS PLACE, THE KEY TURNED OFF NO PROBLEM. I DROVE TO WORK AND COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO THE ACC OR OFF POSITION AND COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. I CHECKED THE WEBSITE AND NOTICED THAT THIS HAPPENED TO A COUPLE OF OTHER OWNERS WHO ENDED UP PAYING OVER $700.00 FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING THE IGNITION MODULE AND REPROGRAMMING. THIS HAPPENED AT A TIME WHEN I AM GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE, MY OTHER DAUGHTER IS IN THE HOSPITAL AND MY FATHER IS HAVING HEART PROBLEMS, SO IT REALLY IS INCONVENIENT AND WITH ALL THAT IS GOING ON, HAS CHANGED MY ATTITUDE REGARDING GMC'S. I USED TO SWEAR BY THEM, NOW I AM THINKING OF LOOKING AT OTHER DEALERS. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET BLOW ON THIS MODEL, WHEN THEY REPAIRED IT, THEY DROPPED A BOLT DOWN INSIDE THE PISTON, WHICH THEY DID NOT CATCH UNTIL IT CRACKED THE PISTON, WHICH DELAYED ME GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK. THEY MISDIAGNOSED A CONTROL MODULE THAT WOULD SOUND LIKE THE SIGNAL KEPT TURNING ON BY ITSELF, THEY REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS STATING THAT GOODYEAR INSTALLED THEM WRONG, BECAUSE THEY KEPT SQUEAKING. I PAID $200.00 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND THEY STILL SQUEAK. THIS WAS DONE AT JIM LUPIENT IN ST. LOUIS PARK. THE TECHNICIAN AFTER REPAIRING THE ENGINE FORGOT TO TIGHTEN THE AIR INTAKE CLAMP DOWN AND IT VIBRATED AGAINST THE AIR-CONDITIONING HOSE, WHICH CUT A HOLD IN THE HOSE AND DRAINED ALL THE FREON. WHEN THEY REPAIRED THE HOSE, THEY DID NOT EVACUATE THE LINES, SO THE AIR-CONDITIIONER SOUNDS LIKE IT GURGLES AT STARTUP OR WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS.*AK

EVERYTIME I START MY VEHICLE, ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A BAD WIRING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAVE TROUBLE CRANKING MOST TIMES AND THE COMPRESSOR HAS DIED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP IN A FATAL ACCIDENT.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. *AK

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROLLER BOARD, 1998 GMC JIMMY. THIS ITEM WAS RECALLED ON ALL SIMILAR SUV'S FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND ENDED IN 1997. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THOSE NOTED IN THE RECALL FOR THE PREVIOUS MODELS. INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. OFTEN THE WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE AT ALL. WIGGLING THE SOCKET CONNECTOR ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL RESTORE FUNCTION FOR SHORT DURATIONS (1 TO 2 DAYS AT MOST).*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 GOINGFOR A GOOD 10 WIPES, OR SOMETIMES EVEN MORE. VEHICLE HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES WHEN ITS DRY OUT. NEVER WORK WHEN RAINING OR DAMP. RECALL STOPS AT 1997 FOR GMC JIMMY, BUT I HAVE A 1998 AND HAVE PROBLEMS. RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE 1998 AND ANY OTHER YEARS THAT HAVE PROBLEMS. YOU WOULD THINK THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO. IT SEEMS AS THEY ALMOST DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY. *LA

1998 GMC JIMMY HAS FAULTY WIPERS, AND THROUGH SOME RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. GMC SHOULD HAVE RECALLED MORE THAN JUST THE 1997 MODEL. *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DRIVER STATED THAT THE MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *PH

MY WINSHIELD WIPER/WASHER FAILS WITHOUT NOTICE. I TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR REPAIR SHOP AND WAS REFERRED TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER ACCOUNT RECALL CODE #3023 FROM GM. WHEN THE DEALER RAN THE COMPUTER CHECK IT WAS FOUND THAT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTEE FOR THIS RECALL EVEN IF IT WAS ON A DIFFERENT DATA BASE. NOW THEY WANT $65 FOR THE RELAY AND $55 TO INSTALL IT. THIS SOUNDS LIKE BULL TO ME. ONCE AGAIN GM PUTS OUT DEFECTIVE PARTS AND WHEN THEY GET CAUGHT THEY WANT THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT.AK