1999 GMC Jimmy Transmission Problems

1999 GMC JIMMY. TRANSMISSION ISSUES. NEW TRANNY NEEDS TO BE REBUILT BY 80,000 MILES. SEATS AND STRUCTURE OF HANDLES BREAK EASILY AND LAST FOR MAYBE 35,000, NEW HUBS REQUIRED BY 40,000, BAIL JOINTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING CREATING SERIOUS ROAD HAZARDS, ALTERNATOR FAILURE, UJOINT FAILURE. ALL PARTS REPLACED BETWEEN 35,000 AND 80,000 TO THE TUNE OF $11,000 YET NO RECALLS DESPITE MECHANICS CLAIMING THESE ARE RECURRING PROBLEMS IN THESE VEHICLES. NEVER BUY A GMC AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310271

Incident

Jun 16, 2006

TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLANT LINES FROM TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR LEAKING AT THE TRANSMISSION CONNECTION STEAMING FLAMMABLE TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS. CONNECTIONS OF LINES AT THE TRANSMISSION LEAK DUE TO INADEQUATE ALLOWANCE FOR NORMAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND FIXED TRANSMISSION CONNECTION. *NM

NHTSA ID

10130591

Incident

Jul 25, 2005

Mileage

80,520 mi

TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLANT LINES FROM TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR LEAKING AT THE TRANMISSION CONNECTION STREAMING FLAMMABLE TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS. CONNECTIONS OF LINES AT THE TRANSMISSION LEAK DUE TO INADEQUATE ALLOWANCE FOR NORMAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID

10130160

Incident

Jul 25, 2003

Mileage

80,520 mi

THE 4L60E TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE RUNNING HOT DURING WARMER SUMMER WEATHER & WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS TOWING A TRAILER. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SEEMS TO BE SHIFTING ROUGH DURING WARMER SUMMER MONTHS TOO. THERE IS A SHUDDER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE DURING LOW SPEED TURNING. NOW THERE IS A NOISE CONSISTENT WITH A SPEED AROUND 55 MPH. *JB

NHTSA ID

10093109

Incident

Sep 23, 2004

Mileage

88,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SWITCHES TO 4WD HI ON ITS OWN AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO SWITCH BACK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10060654

Incident

Feb 15, 2004

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LOST REVERSE, 1ST AND 3RD GEAR. *LA THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10059496

Incident

Mar 27, 2002

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

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 4TH GEAR AND YET THE 3 AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS CAN NOT LOCATE A PROBLEM! EACH ONE HAS REPLACED A PART OR 2 BUT THEY ALL SAY IT IS NOT THE TRANSMISSION NOR THE COMPUTER BUT NONE OF THEM CAN FIX IT. I JUST KEEP GETTING PASSED DOWN TO ANOTHER SHOP SO THEY CAN GET THEIR $200.00 TO $300.00 FROM ME. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM WILL NOT EVEN CALL ME BACK TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM AND I HAD PAID AN EXTRA $1800.00 FOR AN ADDITIONAL WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GMC AGAIN! *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023170

Incident

Apr 15, 2003

Mileage

96,000 mi

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION SLIP, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON DAYS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARSHLY INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN STARTED FROM A STOP, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 70 DEGREES THE TRANSMISSION RUNS FINE. NLM

NHTSA ID

786037

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

WHILE IN MOTION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE MAKE A SMALL SHUDDER, APPROX. 30 SECONDS LATER ANOTHER SHUDDER WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE CENTER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHELL FRACTURED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. *JG

NHTSA ID

786010

Incident

May 29, 2002

MY SON WAS ALMOST HIT BY MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT KEEPS POPPING OUT OF GEAR IN PARK. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, AND THE MECHANICS THAT IT WENT TO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

NHTSA ID

757287

4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR SWITCHED TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW ON ITS OWN. 1ST TIME WAS

NHTSA ID

729554

Incident

May 11, 2000

CONSUMERS HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NEW TRANSMISSION IS CONTINUING TO SLIP IN REAL HOT TEMPERATURES. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW THE CAUSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

866508

Incident

Sep 2, 1999