1997 GMC Jimmy Problems

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE BALL JOINTS AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THERE WERE NHTSA RECALLS 01I018000 AND 01V200000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS DUE TO VIN. IN ADDITION, THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL. THE LEFT DOOR BROKE OFF WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE MALE JOINT OF THE DOOR BROKE WHEN SHUTTING THE DOOR. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. *AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN JUNE. A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND I STRUCK THE REAR OF THAT VEHICLE. THE ROAD WAS WET FROM RAIN. MY BRAKES, ALL FOUR WHEELS, LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO THAT VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. PROPERTY DAMAGE PROBABLY $4,000. TOTAL BRAKE LOCKUP. HAD ANTI LOCK BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP AND AVOID CRASH. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

1997 GMC JIMMY BATTERY DRAIN. AFTER VEHICLE SITS FOR A COUPLE HOURS IT WILL NOT START. HAS NEW (NOT REBUILT) ALTERNATOR, STARTER, BATTERY. STILL WON'T START MOST OF THE TIME. BATTERY DRAINS COMPLETELY IF VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT. AS SOON AS I JUMP THE VEHICLE, IT STARTS IMMEDIATELY. NOTHING I DO WILL HELP.VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS FOR8YEARS AND I CAN'T FIX IT SO I DON'T EVEN PUT LICENSE IT ANYMORE. I CAN'T SELL IT BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS A BROKE DOWN CAR. IT STILL LOOKS AND DRIVES GREAT. I WOULD LIKE GM TO FIX IT. THERE ARE ALSO OTHER THINGS THAT APPEAR TO BE FACTORY DEFAULTS LIKE FRONT SUSPENSION AND MORE I WON'T GO INTO NOW. *TR

I OWN A 1997 GMC JIMMY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE ALWAYS ONLY WORKED WHEN THEY WANTED TO. NOW, THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THE SAME MODELS. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1996 MODELS. WHY NOT THE 1997 MODELS? THE EXACT SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO MY 1997. I NEVER KNEW OR WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS. I WANT THIS REPAIR FIXED AT NO COST TO ME. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOW DEPENDABLY NON-FUNCTIONAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED THE MOST (LIKE WHEN IT'S RAINING). THEY ARE INOPERABLE ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME, NOTHING SEEMS ABLE TO COAX THE WIPER SYSTEM BACK INTO OPERATION UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, AND THE VEHICLE'S OPERATOR IS SIMPLE LEFT SOAKING WET AND WHOLLY IRRITATED FOR HIS EFFORTS. IF THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCUR, THE DRIVER MUST NEGOTIATE TRAFFIC LIKE SOME JEDI KNIGHT USING "THE FORCE" BEFORE HE CAN EVEN GET SAFELY PULLED OVER. AND ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THAT'S NO SMALL TRICK! THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND GENERAL MOTORS' SEEMINGLY CAVALIER ATTITUDE ABOUT ADDRESSING IT IS UNACCEPTABLE! THEY HAVE ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR VEHICLES AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE 1997 MODELS; WHY WON'T THEY ISSUE THE SAME BADLY-NEEDED RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES? ARE THEY WAITING FOR THE INEVITABLE TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND SUBSEQUENT CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT...? WHAT WILL GET THESE PEOPLE TO OWN UP TO FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON THEIR VEHICLES AND CORRECT IT...? IF GM THINKS EXAMPLES OF THIS SORT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND VEHICLE RELIABILITY IS GOING TO MAKE PEOPLE FLOCK TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS TO BUY THEIR PRODUCTS, THEY'RE IN FOR A VERY RUDE AWAKENING...! BIG MYSTERY WHY THEY'RE LOSING MONEY...! *TR

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

THE TRUCK I HAVE IS 1997 GMC JIMMY 4X4 SLT MODEL I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2000 KNOWING IT WAS A PRE OWNED VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS THE VEHICLE WAS NICE BUT THE NEXT TWO YEARS I HAVE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES SO FAR WITH THIS VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED 1) IGNITION SWITCH THAT COSTED 700.OO 2) PULLEY 3) ALTERNATOR 4) HEATER CORE 5) COMPRESSOR FOR A/C IS GONE HAVENT REPLACED 6) FUEL PUMP IS GONE HAVENT REPLACED 7)WINSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO USUAL ON CLEAR DAYS BUT WHEN ITS STORMING THEY DONT WORK WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ME GETTING DRENCHED 8) TAILGATE DOENST WANT TO GO UP I HAVE HAD TWO YEARS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK AND STILL CONTINE TO DO SO I PURCHASED MY TRUCK WITH 21,252 MI AND I NOW HAVE 70,329 MI I NEED BALL JOINTS WHICH I HAVE NOT REPLACED IN MY OPINION THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNMED AND I BELIEVE EVER MADE. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

BAD 3 VEHICKLE AUTO ACCIDENT ON I-96 IN MICHIGAN. A WHITE CAR STOPPED OR STALLED IN CENTER LANE OF HIGHWAY AND WAS THEN HIT BY A GREEN CAR AND WE HIT THE GREEN CAR "HEAD ON" IN THE REAR.. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A DIRECT HEAD ON HIT AT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. MY TRUCK WAS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE I HAD MY 1997 GMC JIMMY IN CRUISE CONTROL. I TAPED TO BRAKE TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER RESUMING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE BEGAN PICKING UP SPEED MUCH TO FAST. I AGAIN TAPPED THE BRAKE AND SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I THEN HEARD WHAT SEEMED LIKE A FLAT TIRE, I BEGAN PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD. AS I LOOKED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR I COULD SEE FLAMES COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE I SAID TO MY MOTHER THE PASSENGER "THE VEHICLE IS ON FIRE GET OUT" AFTER SHE OPENED THE DOOR THE FLAMES TORNADOED AND CAME INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND STARTED EVERYTHING ON FIRE. I THEN PULLED MY MOTHER OVER THE CONSOLE AND DRAGGED HER AWAY TO SAFETY, THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *NM

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE BALL JOINTS AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THERE WERE NHTSA RECALLS 01I018000 AND 01V200000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS DUE TO VIN. IN ADDITION, THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL. THE LEFT DOOR BROKE OFF WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE MALE JOINT OF THE DOOR BROKE WHEN SHUTTING THE DOOR. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. *AK

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE ACCURATELY AT LOW FUEL STATES. AS FUEL APPROACHES EMPTY (WITH 1/8 - 1/4 ACTUAL FUEL REMAINING IN TANK), GAUGE BEGINS TO ERRONEOUSLY INDICATE PROGRESSIVELY HIGHER FUEL QUANTITIES IN THE TANK UNTIL A POINT WHERE THE GAUGE IS INDICATING ALMOST FULL, WHEN IN REALITY, THE TANK IS ALMOST EMPTY. THE OBVIOUS IMPLICATION IS THAT A MOTORIST WHO IS NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION COULD BE LEFT STRANDED WITHOUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

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

BAD 3 VEHICKLE AUTO ACCIDENT ON I-96 IN MICHIGAN. A WHITE CAR STOPPED OR STALLED IN CENTER LANE OF HIGHWAY AND WAS THEN HIT BY A GREEN CAR AND WE HIT THE GREEN CAR "HEAD ON" IN THE REAR.. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A DIRECT HEAD ON HIT AT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. MY TRUCK WAS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS ARMS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS SENT TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN AND THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

THE HEAD LIGHTS KEEP SHUTTING OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME THEN IT WILL SWITCH OVER TO THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS, THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE AT NIGHTTIME WITH THE LIGHTS ON, WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SO WE HAVE NOT BROUGHT IT IN. *TR

I OWN THIS 1997 GMC JIMMY THAT I PURCHASED FROM MY MOTHER IN DECEMBER 2004. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS, THEY JUST QUIT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND AT THAT TIME NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS REASON. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AND ASSEMBLY. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR GMC AND CHEVROLET MINIVANS FOR THIS SAME REASON. IT IS MY FEELING THAT THE 1997 JIMMY SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OR A SEPARATE RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE MODELS USING THE SAME ASSEMBLY AS THE 1997 JIMMY.

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT MY WORK PLACE PARKING LOT AND BACKED ON TO MY SPARE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND SOMEONE BEHIND ME RUN INTO IT. I HAVE OWNED BLAZERS AND JIMMY'S FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. CHECKING OUT THIS WEBSITE I NOW KNOW THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I WILL TELL EVERYONE THAT I KNOW WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR

BAD 3 VEHICKLE AUTO ACCIDENT ON I-96 IN MICHIGAN. A WHITE CAR STOPPED OR STALLED IN CENTER LANE OF HIGHWAY AND WAS THEN HIT BY A GREEN CAR AND WE HIT THE GREEN CAR "HEAD ON" IN THE REAR.. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A DIRECT HEAD ON HIT AT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. MY TRUCK WAS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. *TT

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

OWNER WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL GOT STUCK, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. OWNER PUT THE VEHICLE IN O NEUTRAL, AND THE KEY WAS STUCK INTO THE IGNITION. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER.*AK

DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND THROTTLE FOR A 1997 GM JIMMY, VIN [XXX]. *BF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE REPLACED WHICH INCLUDE THE BRAKE PAD SENSOR, BRAKE PADS, ELECTRICAL WIRING. ON THE DAY OF DELIVERY THE VEHICLE'S LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE LOSS OF FOUR MAJOR BOLT WHICH HELD THE ASSEMBLY TO THE CHASSIS. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT MY WORK PLACE PARKING LOT AND BACKED ON TO MY SPARE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND SOMEONE BEHIND ME RUN INTO IT. I HAVE OWNED BLAZERS AND JIMMY'S FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. CHECKING OUT THIS WEBSITE I NOW KNOW THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I WILL TELL EVERYONE THAT I KNOW WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE I HAD MY 1997 GMC JIMMY IN CRUISE CONTROL. I TAPED TO BRAKE TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER RESUMING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE BEGAN PICKING UP SPEED MUCH TO FAST. I AGAIN TAPPED THE BRAKE AND SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I THEN HEARD WHAT SEEMED LIKE A FLAT TIRE, I BEGAN PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD. AS I LOOKED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR I COULD SEE FLAMES COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE I SAID TO MY MOTHER THE PASSENGER "THE VEHICLE IS ON FIRE GET OUT" AFTER SHE OPENED THE DOOR THE FLAMES TORNADOED AND CAME INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND STARTED EVERYTHING ON FIRE. I THEN PULLED MY MOTHER OVER THE CONSOLE AND DRAGGED HER AWAY TO SAFETY, THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *NM

NHTSA RECALL#03V117 REGARDING POSSIBLE SEATBELT FAILURE AND WE NOTIFIED OUR LOCAL GMC DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED.WE ARE CONCERNED OF A POSSIBLE CATASTROPHE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE PLACED THE GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE REAR SEAT THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH. SHE WAS ABLE TO USE ANOTHER BELT IN THE REAR . TWO DAYS LATER THE OTHER TWO REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THERE WAS NO FREE REMEDY OFFERED. THE DEALER WAS GOING TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA RECALL 96V142000 DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE 1991 JIMMY. *AK

THE TRUCK I HAVE IS 1997 GMC JIMMY 4X4 SLT MODEL I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2000 KNOWING IT WAS A PRE OWNED VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS THE VEHICLE WAS NICE BUT THE NEXT TWO YEARS I HAVE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES SO FAR WITH THIS VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED 1) IGNITION SWITCH THAT COSTED 700.OO 2) PULLEY 3) ALTERNATOR 4) HEATER CORE 5) COMPRESSOR FOR A/C IS GONE HAVENT REPLACED 6) FUEL PUMP IS GONE HAVENT REPLACED 7)WINSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO USUAL ON CLEAR DAYS BUT WHEN ITS STORMING THEY DONT WORK WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ME GETTING DRENCHED 8) TAILGATE DOENST WANT TO GO UP I HAVE HAD TWO YEARS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK AND STILL CONTINE TO DO SO I PURCHASED MY TRUCK WITH 21,252 MI AND I NOW HAVE 70,329 MI I NEED BALL JOINTS WHICH I HAVE NOT REPLACED IN MY OPINION THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNMED AND I BELIEVE EVER MADE. *AK

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK