1993 GMC JIMMY Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

17 complaints about Engine And Engine Cooling

17
Complaints
0
Crashes
4
Fires
0
Deaths

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All Engine And Engine Cooling Complaints (17)

Mar 14, 2003

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I HAVE TO CHANGE THE EGR VALVE EVERY SIX MONTHS, AND I ONLY RECEIVE A ONE MONTH WARRANTY ON IT WHEN PURCHASED? WE ARE NOT SURE IF OUR ABS HAS EVER BEEN SERVICED SINCE THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE CAN GET INFORMATION ABOUT IT, AND IF IT HAS NOT, IS IT TOO LATE TO BE SERVICED WITHOUT US PAYING FOR IT? *JB

Aug 12, 2002 Fire

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND VEHICLE'S PLASTIC TOP CONNECTOR INSIDE OF GAS TANK CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

May 20, 2002

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN, AND DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

Jan 17, 2002 Fire

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE TROUBLE, AFTER PULLING OVER ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IT EXTINGUISHED ITSELF, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *TT

Jan 17, 2002 Fire

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE TROUBLE, AFTER PULLING OVER ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IT EXTINGUISHED ITSELF, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *TT

Jan 11, 2001

VEHICLE STARTED IDLING VERY ROUGHLY AFTER IT HAD WARMED UP OR WHEN TURNING A CORNER, IT WOULD ALMOST CUT OFF. CONSUMER COULD SMEEL FUMES, TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND IT WAS A FUEL INJECTOR LEAK. FUEL INJECTOR AND EGR VALVE, AND ENGINE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE OR CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. *AK

Jan 11, 2001

VEHICLE STARTED IDLING VERY ROUGHLY AFTER IT HAD WARMED UP OR WHEN TURNING A CORNER, IT WOULD ALMOST CUT OFF. CONSUMER COULD SMEEL FUMES, TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND IT WAS A FUEL INJECTOR LEAK. FUEL INJECTOR AND EGR VALVE, AND ENGINE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE OR CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. *AK

Mar 9, 2000

EGR VALVE FAILED 3 TIMES, CAUSING OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, AND COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN. *AK

Oct 6, 1999

WHENEVER ENGINE GETS WARM VEHICLE WON'T START UP. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE 0F THE PROBLEM. *AK

Aug 19, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND CUT OFF DUE TO THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

Jan 12, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL STALL/IDLE AND DIES OUT. THE ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH. CONSUMER HAD THE EGR VALVE REPLACED, AND THE DEALER STATE'S THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE EXHAUST EGR VALVE. *AK

Jun 4, 1997

DRIVING VEHICLE UP NORTH; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON & OFF; VEHICLE WOULD THEN DIE OUT; HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK TO DEALER & FOUND NOTHING WRONG; DID CHANGE COMPUTER CHIP & CHANGED EGR VALVES; BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Apr 1, 1997

LINEAR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

Jan 2, 1997 Fire

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Dec 19, 1996

FLYWHEEL REPLACED.

Dec 19, 1996

SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED.

Mar 21, 1995

WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL OR STEEP AREAS CAR WILL BEGIN TO SMOKE FROM FLOOR AREA. TT