The engine continually misfires. There is a tsb bulletin #00-06-04-003b. Deposit buildup on popped valve ball &/or seat, causing it to stick. There is a recall because of this but only in california. I live in alaska. I got an estimate of $1200 bucks to fix this problem. Because of this, I only get 5-7 mpg, and have little power. Also, my ABS light turns on and the ABS activates at low speeds on dry ground. My electrical system is totally messed up. My right clicker just the sound not light) goes off when driving. It is completely erratic and unpredictable. My speakers turn off and on sporadically. *ak my driver side seat adjuster broke off with little pressure. My steering wheel continuously pulls to the right. This many problems in a vehicle is ridiculous. What a lemon. Especially since I have seen the same exact complaints all over this sight about this specific vehicle.
GMC Jimmy pulling problems
32 of the 2,668 owner complaints about the GMC Jimmy describe pulls to one side, most of them for the 1998 model year.
- owner complaints
- 32
- worst model year
- 1998
- typical mileage
- 99,305
By model year
Often reported together
ABS 6Ball joint 5No deployment 2Wipers 1Won't shift 1Spongy pedal 1Misfire 1Grinding brakes 1
What owners say
Vehicle constantly pulls to the right. Has pulled to the right since bought. According to other complaints, alignment will not fix problem either.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving in normal conditions, the vehicle pulls to the left or right. The vehicle was taken to the local independent repair shop for alignment. The repair personnel discovered the upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced on the front of the vehicle. Both the upper and lower ball joints were replaced after the first incident. The problem returned two additional times, but only the lower ball joints were replaced during these incidents. Updated 3/9/2006 -
Dt: the front and rear windshield wipers began to intermittently work. This was over a period of three months and later stopped working all together. Consumer did not take the vehicle to a dealer for any repairs because it was no longer under warranty. The transmission did not shift properly after acceleration for a period of about thirty seconds, and then it shifted into gear. The ABS was delayed when applying brake pressure. The brakes locked, and then the vehicle slid. The brakes pads were replaced every three months, this has been ongoing for the last two years. The steering wheel pulled to the right continuously, an alignment was performed a year ago but it did not correct the problem. In january 2004 the vehicle was involved in an accident, it struck a parked car at a speed of about 30 MPH and the air bags did not deploy. This was front impact. The consumer has numerous complaints about the vehicle. *ak.
Vehicle started making loud noises when turning wheel to left, but because the vehicle wanted to pull to the right, the wheel was almost always turned to the left. Thought it was a problem with the alignment, but after I hit a deer, my vehicle was taken in for body repairs and they informed me that the problem was with my hubs and wheel bearings on both sides of the vehicle and that I was very lucky to have hit the deer because my tires would have likely fallen off very soon. I have read many stories on this site almost exactly like mine. Gm needs to do something about this as my car has always been well maintained and there is no reason this should have happened so soon.
While driving at any speed the vehicle would pull to the right. The vehicle was taken to an independent shop, and the mechanic determined that ball joints needed to be replaced. *ak *sc
2 ball joints cost $122.40 2 hub and bearing assembly $904.00 front end alignment $49.95 labor $246.00 tax $70.84 total1401.69 my extended warranty covered all but $50.00 the warranty cost me $1600.00. Work done by stengel bros.inc.whitehall pa.18052. The vehicle was beginning to pull to the right when I first noticed it .thought the front end was out of alignment. After a week or so I bought a new set of tires, and went to have the front end aligned when I was told of the problem. The stengel bros. Are well known for outstanding work!they also told me it looked like water got in the hubs or bearings. Never used my jimmy off road. And held maintenance every 4 to 5000 mi. At most. Also had a lot of trouble with it jumping in to 4x4 low. Had it repaired 4 times. Along with other minor problems. As of 5/14/03 I sold it back to the dealer ,and lost $5000.00 on the deal because of a so called smart buy. Which would of been ok. But because of mileage [51000] I was over from 36000[15000] miles x 20cents a mile, and $2000.00 because I turned it in early .just felt I could not trust the vehicle any more. Walked 5 mi. In dark one night and was towed in 3 times. I liked the vehicle, but it cost me $5000.00 to get rid of it which I can't express in words how un happy that makes me!! I work hard for a living ,5k don't come easy.
I bought this 1999 gmc jimmy used with 33000 miles. I noticed after buying that when you turned loose of the wheel that the vehicle would swerve to the right. Thinking I had an alignment problem I took it to my tire dealer and that's when he told me that the wheel bearing assembly needed to be replaced. Also he told me that this vehicle was not the only gm vehicle he had seen with that problem. After replacing the humming ,pulling to the right wheel bearing assembly, the problem was corrected. I have noticed on several sites that this is a common problem that gm will not admit to or fix. Bottom line is I should not have to replace that part at 37000 miles. Also the dealers mechanics should have caught it instead of playing dumb like they don't know this problem exist.
Vehicle is pulling to right at all times, 5 alignments were done, pitman arm and rotor arm was replaced. Then, wheel bearings were replaced.
The vehicle wanders while driving, the dealer has replaced ball joints, tie rods, steering box, tires and shocks but the problems still exist, dealer has also performed 6 alignments. Nlm
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The model years with the most reports are 1998 (13 complaints), 1994 (5 complaints) and 1997 (5 complaints).
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