1999 GMC Jimmy Interior & seats Problems

THE FRONT DOORS DO NOT STAY OPEN WHEN ON AN INCLINE, SUCH AS MY DRIVEWAY. YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT CATCHES BEFORE YOU GET OUT, BUT THEN IF YOU DON'T GET OUT REAL SLOW IT WILL CLOSE ON YOU. THE CATCH IS NOT DEEP ENOUGH. I HAVE HAD MY LEG SLAMMED IN IT MANY TIMES. I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS A PLACE TO REPORT IT UNTIL I CAME ACROSS THIS SITE LOOKING FOR CHILD CAR SEAT SAFETY REPORTS. MY HUSBAND HAS LISTENED TO ME COMPLAIN ABOUT IT EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10244093

Incident

Aug 11, 1999

SEAT BACK ADJUSTMENT LEVER BROKE OFF ADJUSTER MECHANISM. LEVERS FROM BOTH FRONT SEATS BROKE OFF WHILE ADJUSTING SEATBACK, RENDERING THE SEATBACK INOPERABLE, CAUSING UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING CONDITIONS THEREFORE CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION. REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN MADE. THIS REPAIR REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT FRAME AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10114562

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

60,000 mi

1-NORMAL CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF THIS VEHICLE.2-THE DOOR HINGES FAILED ON BOTH FRONT DOORS, NEEDING EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT.3-BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES FAILED AT 85,000 MILES, COSTING $700.00PLUS TO REPAIR. BOTH FAILURES ARE UNACCEPTABLE!*AK

NHTSA ID

10072798

Incident

May 16, 2004

Mileage

85,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 1999 GMC JIMMY FOR MY DAUGHTER. ALL THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS THAT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED.THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, PARTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE HAVE FALLEN OFF, THE ANTENNA HAS FALLEN OFF,THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (HEATING AND COOLING) HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY,THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS AND WINDOWS HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY,THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BUZZED WHEN THE RADIO IS ON, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BANGING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED-DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBELM-HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN 2 WEEKS AGO-SAME CONDITION STILL EXISTS. THEY FINALLY FOUND THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE COMING APART-REPLACED THEM-BUT NOISE (LOUD SOMETIMES) IS STILL THERE. HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS SINCE I BOUGHT IT-HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE VEHICLE OVER 30 DAYS IN THE WARRANTY PERIOID. NOW-AFTER BREAKING DOWN TWICE AGAIN IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS (A CONDITION I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THEM FIX SINCE 11/01) DUE TO NO POWER WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS-IT'S GOING IN AGAIN. IT IS 2 HOURS ONE-WAY TO THE DEALER (SILVIERA, HEALDSBURG, CA) FOR ME. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING-BUT I THINK THIS VEHICLE IS REALLY NOW, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LEMON. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS NOT DEPENDABLE (NEVER HAS BEEN). AFTER ALL THESE TIMES IN FOR SERVICE-TAKING A DAY OFF WORK EVERY TIME TO GET IT TO THEM, I'VE HAD IT. MY DAUGHTER (COLLEGE STUDENT) WHO I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR (I WANTED HER TO HAVE SOMETHING RELIABLE FOR COLLEGE), NOW USES MY CAR-SO SHE WON'T GET STUCK ALL THE TIME. I AM READY TO PUT THE LEMON LAW INTO EFFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030767

Incident

Nov 11, 2001

Mileage

543 mi

FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS BREAKAGE CAUSING FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF AND IMPROPER ALIGMENT-STEERING, BATTERY PROBLEMS, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BREAKAGE.

NHTSA ID

10008048

Incident

Dec 23, 2002

Mileage

42,000 mi

WHILE ADJUSTING DRIVER SEAT HANDLE OF SEAT RECLINER BROKE.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012688

Incident

Mar 1, 2002

PASSENGER'S SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN TRACKS AND IS CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE CONSTANTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

8010269

Incident

Apr 13, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE CAUSING SEAT TO SURGE FORWARD. NLM

NHTSA ID

8007998

Incident

Apr 13, 2002

WIRES FOR LUMBAR SEAT WENT OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND WIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8004929

Incident

Mar 3, 2002

SHAFT TO THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT (FRONT) BROKE OFF RENDERING THE BACK OF THE SEAT UNADJUSTABLE AND OUT OF THE COMFORT AND SAFETY ZONE.

NHTSA ID

9005667

Incident

Jun 30, 2001

ON MONDAY, APRIL 30,2001, I DROVE MY 1999 GMC JIMMY INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME. I STOPPED THE CAR WITH MY FOOT BRAKE TO LET MY HUSBAND GET OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO MAKE THE GARAGE DOOR GO UP SO HE COULD GET IN. HE DIDN'T DUCK FAR ENOUGH AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE BOTOM OF THE DOOR. IT STUNNED HIM AND HE SPUN AROUND AND BACK TOWARDS THE CAR AND SLUMPED OVER THE HOOD OF THE CAR (HEAVILY ENOUGH TO MAKE A DENT). I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO HELP HIM. I PUT MY BACK AGAINST THE CAR AND PUSHED HIM UP. HE SEEMED OK SO I HELPED HIM INTO THE HOUSE. WHEN I WAS SURE HE WAS FINE, I WENT BACK OUT TO PUT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. IT WAS STILL WHERE I LEFT IT WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND THE DOOR OPEN. I PUT MY RIGHT FOOT UP ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AS I REACHED OUT FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO HOLD ONTO WHILE I MOVED THE REST OF MY BODY INTO THE CAR. HOWEVER, BEFORE I COULD DO THAT, THE CAR SEEMED TO JUMP INTO REVERSE. BECAUSE THE WHEELS WERE STILL POSITIONED IN THE SAME PLACE AS THEY WERE WHEN I MADE THE RIGHT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR CAME TOWARDS ME QUICKLY. I TRIED TO JUMP ON MY LEFT FOOT FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO AVOID THE CAR, BUT T WAS COMING QUICKLY IN MY DIRECTION AND KIND OF COLLECTED ME INSIDE THE DOOR AND FINALLY PUSHED ME DOWN ONTO MY BOTTOM AND RIGHT HIP. THEN MY HEAD SLAMMED ON THE BRICK PAVERS. THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING OVER ME AND CAUGHT MY FEET UNDER THE TIRE. BY NOW THE REAR TIRES HAD REACHED THE SLIGHT CULVERT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY. BETWEEN THAT AND THE SHOE THAT HAD MADE A PERFECT WEDGE UNDER THE TIRE, THE CAR STOPPED. MY SCREAMS BROUGHT HELP TO PULL ME FROM UNDER THE CAR WHERE I WAS WEDGED. I HAD A TRIMALLEOLAR FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ANKLE, A BADLY BRUISED AND SPRAINED RIGHT LEG, TWO BROKEN RIBS, A MISPLACED PELVIS, A HEMATOMA ON THE HEAD AND VARIOUS OTHER INJURIES WHICH ARE REQIRING ONGOING THERAPY.*AK

NHTSA ID

748486

Incident

Apr 30, 2001

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTIMG TO STOP, THE CONSUMER PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THEY ENGAGED AND THE TRUCK FINALLY STOPPED. *YH

NHTSA ID

561196

Incident

Apr 11, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAYAND AS SHE WAS APPROACHING A GASOLINE STATION, SHE WENT TO PULL OUT OF THE GASOLINE PARKING LOT, AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN. PASSENGER SCREAMED. CONSUMER LOST HER PURSE, AND ALSO THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING THAT DOOR WAS OPEN. *AK

NHTSA ID

866039

Incident

Jun 10, 2000

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

846608

Incident

Feb 15, 1999