1995 GMC JIMMY Power Train Problems

I HAD BOUGHT A CAR WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NEW ONE JUST PUT IN. ABOUT 3-4 DAYS LATER THE CAR BROKE DOWN BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD. I GAVE THE CAR BACK TO THE PERSON I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE HE SAID HE WOULD FIX IT FOR ME ,AND IT HAS BEEN 8 MONTHS WITHOUT MY MONEY OR THE CAR, AND WON'T ANSWER MY PHONE CALLS. *AK

I PURCHASED A 1995 GMC JIMMY WITH 37,000 MILES IN 1997. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SHIFTING AROUND 50,000 MILES. I HAD NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH IT. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP. THE DIPSTICK WAS RUSTED VERY BADLY AND THE FLUID WAS MILKY AND BURNED. I HAD A TRANSMISSION SHOP CHECK IT THAT TOLD ME IT NEEDED AN ELECTRONIC SHIFT CONTROL MODULE. I HAD IT REPLACED BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. AT 67,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. I PURCHASED A GOODWRENCH TRANSMISSION FROM A DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN THINKING THIS WOULD BE THE BEST THING TO DO BECAUSE IT HAD A 3 YEAR 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION COST $1350 AND THE INSTALLATION COST $100. THIS WAS A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP. I ALSO REMOVED THE RADIATOR AND HAD IT COMPLETELY RODDED OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER REPLACED TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OK. AT 104,000 MILES, APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON THE GOODWRENCH TRANSMISSION, IT STARTED SHIFTING BADLY. I HAD THE FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED AGAIN. SAME THING, DIPSTICK VERY RUSTED AND FLUID MILKY AND BURNED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND MY WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT BY EXACTLY ONE MONTH. I CONTACTED THE GM CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE HAVING TO LET OUT OF THE THROTTLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR UNTIL NOW. NOW THIS TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. I CHANGED THE FLUID AND FILTER MYSELF THIS TIME TO SEE IF IT MIGHT WORK. THE FLUID WAS BURNED AGAIN WITH ONLY ABOUT 8 OR 9 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. I BEGAN RESEARCHING AND HAVE FOUND A LOT OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS I HAVE HAD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD GM HAS COME OUT WITH A NEW VALVE BODY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS TELLS ME THAT THEY KNOW THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIRST PLACE. IF YOU GO TO WWW.THECOMPLAINTSTATION.COM YOU WILL FIND MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. LARRY ROGERS, 707 CLAIRE ST., GADSDEN, AL. 35901, (H)256-546-2502

Mileage: 67,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 67,000 MILES. RUST ON DIPSTICK. TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNED. BOUGHT GOODWRENCH TRANSMISSION AND HAD IT INSTALLED. THIS COST $1450. NOW THIS TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WITH ONLY 40,000 ON IT. SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE, RUST ON DIPSTICK AND FLUID BURNED. WHEN I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I'M ASKING FOR HELP. I'VE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUST ON DIPSTICK AND IN TRANSMISSION. I'M AFRAID TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON THIS THINKING IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. PLEAS LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU. *NLM

Mileage: 67,000

95' GMC JIMMY SLT W/ 4.3 V6 AND 4L60E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE IS RUST COVERED ENTIRELY ON THE DIPSTICK AND I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE METICULOUSLY. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MORE GAS IS APPLIED TO MAKE A PASS, APPROACHING 3000 RPMS THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO "JUMP AND JERK" UNTIL U LET OFF THE GAS. *NLM

Mileage: 95,000

1995 GMC JIMMY SLS 4 DOOR 4WD VORTEC 4.3 L V6. WE HAVE HAD THIS THING FOR 7 YEARS AND NOTHING I HAVE EVER OWNED HAS TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT BEING A "SHADETREE" MECHANIC! THE LIST IS AS FOLLOWS, BREAK BOOSTER REPLACED 2 TIMES. EGR VALVE REPLACED 3 TIMES. FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AT LEAST 12 TIMES (THEY FAIL EVERY 1500 TO 1800 MILES!) BACK HATCH WONT OPEN. BOTH SET OF WIPERS, FRONT AND BACK DO NOT WORK( SAFETY ISSUE!) ENGINE OVERHEATS. WATER PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES. THERMOSTAT REPLACED 3 TIMES. LIGHTS FLICKER AS IF THE ALTENATOR IS GOING BAD,(RESULTING IN POLICE ASKING ME TO CHECK INTO THIS.) BATTERY REPLACED 4 TIMES (AVERAGE LIFE OF NEW BATTERY, 4 YEARS!) TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD WHEN ENGINE IS COOL/ HOT! STARTING TO SEE RUST IN TRANS, DIPSTICK. SOMETIMES CANT SHIFT FROM 2 WD TO 4 WD AND WHEN ABLE, TRANSFER CASE MAKES CLICKING SOUND. THIS IS NOT A PHONY COMPLAINT! I NEED HELP WITH THIS AS I NEVER SEE A RECALL, WARRANTY IS OUT AND I CANT AFFORD TO TAKE IT IN. I DON'T THINK I LEFT ANY THING OUT, BUT IM SURE MY WIFE WILL LET ME KNOW. YOU CAN GIVE MY NAME TO WHO EVER WHEN EVER IF IT WILL HELP US FIX THIS SITUATION. *NLM

Mileage: 7,000

THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE SYSTEM. NLM

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 1996, THE EGR VALVE HAS FAILED FIVE SEPARATE TIMES (WAS REPLACED ONLY ONCE UNDER WARRANTY) AND WE'VE JUST RECENTLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT WHEN THE EGR VALVE FAILS AS WE HAVE NO WARNING AND LOSE ALL BRAKE FUNCTION.*AK

THE DRIVESHAFT JOINT BOOTS NEEDED MASTER CYLINDER. *YH

FLAW IN SLIP DIFFERENTIAL CAUSES RT REAR TIRES TO WEAR BEFORE OTHERS, POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO WRONG. THIS HAPPENED BUT NO ACCIDENT RESULTED IN OUR BLAZER ALSO. THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS.

AFTER ABS BRAKE RECALL WAS FIXED EXPERIENCED MAY PROBLEMS. BATTERY AND ALTENATOR FAILURE WITHIN A WEEK AND 4-WHEEL SWITCHES DO NOT WORK, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE.*AK

AFTER ABS BRAKE RECALL WAS FIXED EXPERIENCED MAY PROBLEMS. BATTERY AND ALTENATOR FAILURE WITHIN A WEEK AND 4-WHEEL SWITCHES DO NOT WORK, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE.*AK

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION RELATED FAILURES, IT EXPERIENCES A HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER FAILED PUTTING WATER INTO TRANSMISSION AND RUINING TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (G99041-S) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *MJS

MOISTURE HAS GOTTEN INTO TRANSMISSION VIA FLUID DIPSTICK, FLAW IN SEAL WHERE THE DIPSTICK SITS, CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *ET

DURING OIL CHANGE, TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME MY TRANSMISSION DIP STICK, IT WAS RUSTED ENTIRELY AND RUST PARTICLES ARE GETTING INTO MY TRANSMISSION, HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. SAID THE DIPSTICK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED AND REPLACED. THIS WOULD COST APPROX. $100 NOT INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF DIP STICK. CAN YOU HELP? I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS DONE, SINCE THE DIP STICK SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING OUT . THANK YOU. *AK

FRONT TRAIN FAILED. NLM

TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE LEAKING FLUID. NLM

FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 42,000 MILES WHICH MAY CAUSE THE WHEEL TO FALL AND CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE SHUDDERS/VIBRATES ON TAKE OFF AND SLOW DOWN. HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ADVISED DEALER, BUT AM TOLD UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAVE HAD TRANSMISSIONS SERVICED, BALL JOINTS GREASED, NOTHING HELPS. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ON EVERY TAKE OFF OR SLOW DOWN, BUT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, IT IS A VERY ODD FEELING. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES ARE HARD, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALMOST LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKE POWER. ALSO, TRANSMISSION RUNNING VERY ROUGH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR SERVICE, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETE-RMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR UNTIL THE ENGINE RPM'S ARE VERY HIGH. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT, IT WILL SHIFT VERY HARD, AND CLUNK INTO 2ND. THIS HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH FOR APPROX. 1HOUR.

UPPER AND LOWER OIL COOLING LINES FAILURE. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY LEAKING OIL.

TRANSMISSION ALWAYS BREAKS DOWN ON WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AKTHE REAR BRAKE ARE WET WITH DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR AXLE SEALS FAILED ALLOWING BRAKE SHOES TO GET WET, REAR BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE TO THE RIGHT OF THE CAR AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SLID SIDEWAYS UNTIL IT HIT CURD AND STOPPED AGAINST FENCE. *NLM

REAR WINDOW WOULD NOT LOCK--BOLTS HOLDING THE LOCK NEEDED TIGHTENING. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING. ENGINE OVERHEATS. TIRE BLOWOUT. FRONT BRAKES FAIL. ENGINE STALLS. OWNER WANTS TO BE REFUNDED FOR CAR.

TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN ENGINE TEMPERATURE RISES TO A POINT MIDWAY ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE.

TRANSMISSION GEARS OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO ENGAGE.

TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. *SD

WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE IT JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLS BACK. TT

DIFFERENTIAL LET GO, MAKES VERY LOUD NOISE, NO PART, DEALER HAS TO ASSEMBLE PART. TT

DRIVESHAFT OUT OF BALANCE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.

DRIVESHAFT OUT OF BALANCE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *AK