1999 GMC JIMMY Power Train Problems

WHEN UNDER ONE QUARTER (1/4) OF A TANK OF FUEL THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DECELERATING (READ: HARD BRAKING, BRAKING BEFORE A TURN) WITHOUT WARNING, DISABLING ALL POWERED CONTROLS INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. ISSUE WOULD OCCASIONALLY RESOLVE ITSELF AND THEN COME BACK AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

I BOUGHT MY 1999 GMC JIMMY WHEN I WAS 16, I LOVED IT 4X4 BUT THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING THE THING NOT TO READ HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE AND NOT ALLOWING IT TO PASS INSPECTION. YES ITS OLD BUT IT SHOULDN'T OF MADE THE E-VAP SYSTEM DO THAT AND THE PROBLEM IS WHEN IT DOSE DO THIS YOUR WASTING GAS LIKE CRAZY CAUSING YOU TO RUN OUT OF GAS IN DANGER SPOTS WHILE DRIVING. RECALL THE 1999 GMC JIMMY FOR THE E-VAP SYSTEM. COST TO REPAIR BY OWNER USED $499.00 NEW $699.00 WITH OUT LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 97,000

THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS OUT ON MY MODEL OF VEHICLE IN WHICH MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS BUT WHEN I RUN A CHECK ON THE YEAR VIN IT COMES BACK WITH NO RECALLS. HOW CAN I MAKE SURE THAT MY REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALLS. *JB

Mileage: 94,000

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

Mileage: 80,520

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.

Mileage: 80,520

2/2003 FRONT END COLLAPSED ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING AT 65MPG DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. BRAKES AND STERRING WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO CRASH INTO A HILL TO STOP VEHICLE. BALL JOINTS AGAIN FAILING ON 7/2005.

Mileage: 63,676

2000 MILES AFTER THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE SPUN #6 ROD BEARING AND DESTROYED THE WHOLE ENGINE. GM IS AWARE OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. OFTEN LEADS TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. ALSO FOUND RUSTED DEXCOOL BLOCKING THE HOSE TO THE RADIATOR RESERVOIR, WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 75,020

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

Mileage: 88,000

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

Mileage: 85,000

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

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

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

Mileage: 543

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

Mileage: 96,000

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT FIRST GEAR AT 5 MPH. DUE TO A FAILED TRANSMISSION. *JB

Mileage: 43,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE THE AIR PUMP FROZE, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING, FUEL PUMP, AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *AK *JB

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

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

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

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH WHEEL BEARINGS. ONCE BEFORE LEFT WAS REPLACED, AND RECENTLY RIGHT WAS REPLACED. THEY WOULD MAKE A GROWLING SCRAPPING NOISE WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKES. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AND MAKING NOISE WHICH INCREASED AS SPEED GOES UP. THE SHAFT SEALWAS REPLACED TWICE. *YH

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH WHEEL BEARINGS. ONCE BEFORE LEFT WAS REPLACED, AND RECENTLY RIGHT WAS REPLACED. THEY WOULD MAKE A GROWLING SCRAPPING NOISE WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKES. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AND MAKING NOISE WHICH INCREASED AS SPEED GOES UP. THE SHAFT SEALWAS REPLACED TWICE. *YH

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

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