1997 GMC Jimmy Powertrain (other) Problems

TRANSMISSION FAILURE / REPLACED TRANSMISSION - UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE / REPLACED UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS - REAR WINDOW WIPER FAILURE / INOPERABLE AT THIS POINT - EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENTS WITH NO OLD PARTS AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE I CAN ONLY ATTRIBUTE TO SEVERELY POOR MANUFACTURING OF PRODUCTS, THERE WAS NO OPERATING MISUSE OR ABUSE. ALSO OTHER PARTS THAT HAVE FAILED AND HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED ARE THE: ALTERNATOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND COOLING SYSTEM FAILURES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10135766

Incident

Nov 15, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL APART WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO BE FIXED AND WAS TOLD ABOUT RECALL 01 I 018 000 THAT DEALS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM CONCERNING UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK LEFT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS MISSING. REPLACED INNER CV BOOT. *YH

NHTSA ID

8003367

Incident

Oct 11, 2000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN IDILING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND HAS REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK THE HEATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO HEATING CORE FAILURE. THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING WARM AIR. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE LEANS TO THE LEFT DUE TO TORSION BAR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING. TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. BACK WINDOW HAD AIR LEAK. THE REAR WIPER STICKS DUE TO WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. FRONT END MAKES CLUNKING NOISE DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. THERE WAS CLUNK NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR DUE TO REAR D-SHAFT AND U-JOINT FAILURES. THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE THROTTLE STICKS. THE SERPENTINE BELT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

NHTSA ID

8002671

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

752581

Incident

Oct 12, 1999

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE...UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS A SPUR OF THE MOMENT PURCHASE. ALTHOUGH USED, WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES, I THOUGHT I WOULD BE OK SINCE IT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TILL 72,000. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARM, ALTERNATOR, BELT TENSIONER, IGNITION SWITCH, 4WD SENSORS, GAS GAUGE SENSOR, LEFT REAR AXLE SHAFT AND BOTH REAR AXLE BEARINGS. AT LEAST THESE WERE ALL COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE RENTAL CARS FOR ALL THE TIME THE TRUCK SPENT IN THE SHOP. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 90,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THE RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINTS DOES NOT PERTAIN TO MY TRUCK (THE VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED), THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK IS RUSTED (I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL), MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS SEVERELY (ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS), AND I'VE ALREADY REPLACED (OUT OF POCKET COST OF $1700) A COMPLETE REAR END. I OWE MORE THAN THIS VEHICLE IS WORTH...BUT WILL NEED TO GET RID OF IT SOON BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY SON AROUND IN IT. MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT...

NHTSA ID

752579

Incident

Dec 11, 2000

THE MILEAGE REPORTED FOR EACH INCIDENT IS APPROXIMATE, THE FAILED COMPONENTS COULD HAVE EXISTED AT TIME OF VEHICLE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAD 33310 MILES. THAT'S WELL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS WEREN'T DISCOVERED UNTIL THE VEHICLE PASSED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. THE OPINION OF THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE ITEMS STATED THE REAR AXLE SEAL USUALLY LASTS FOR THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE HOWEVER, HE SAID GMC JIMMY'S ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE REAR AXLE SEAL BROKE WHICH CAUSED AXLE OIL TO LEAK ON THE REAR BRAKES WHICH CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE OR APPEAR AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, DEPENDING ON THE TRAVELING SPEED WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE TENDED TO PULL TO ONE SIDE BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK WAS IDENTIFIED WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO GET THE OIL CHANGED AT EXPRESS OIL CHANGE IN MARIETTA GA. WHEN THE MECHANIC PUT IN THE VIN # A SERVICE BULLETIN APPEARED INDICATING THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED MY TRANSMISSION DIP STICK AND IT WAS RUSTED JUST AS THE SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATED COULD HAPPEN. I CALLED A GMC DEALER ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT I COULD REPLACE THE PART AT MY EXPENSE APPROXIMATELY $375 - $ 500 PARTS & LABOR. THEN I WAS TOLD I COULD CALL THE GMC CUSTOMER SATISFACTION LINE FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE INDIVIDUAL AT THE GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE ALSO STATED THAT SINCE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, AND I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, OTHER THAN THE GMC EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN THAT GMC WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAULTY DIP STICK. HOWEVER, THE INDIVIDUAL INDICATED THAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY GMC WOULD INSPECT AND POSSIBLY REPAIR THE FAULTY PART FREE. MY COMPLAINT THE PART HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS FAULTY, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS? WHEN THE TSB WAS RELEASED THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN THE MILEAGE.*AK

NHTSA ID

732678

Incident

Jul 18, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

719783

Incident

Jan 26, 2000

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON INTERSTATE AND THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS FAILED, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EXPERIENCES CONTINUAL MALFUNCTIONS (EMERGENCY FLASHERS, BRAKE LIGHTS, WARNING BUZZER). *MJS

NHTSA ID

550152

Incident

Oct 31, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AXLE SEPARATED FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

846620

Incident

Jul 19, 1999

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK, AND DID NOT SHOW THE SPEED THAT VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY WHEN PASSING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE. *AK

NHTSA ID

838047

Incident

May 22, 1999

TORSION BAR SET HIGHER ON ONE SIDE, ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY.

NHTSA ID

604623