1995 GMC Jimmy

BATTERY HAS GONE BAD/DIED DUE TO LEAKING ACID, CONSUMER NOTED BURNING ACID IN THE UPPER CORNER OF THE BATTERY TOWARDS THE ENGINE. THE ACID WAS EATING UP THE WIRING. ALSO, AROUND AXLE AND WHEEL CHASSIS THERE WERE ACID BURNS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. EA-00-013. WIRING HARNESS TAPED AND INSPECTED BY DEALER. SOME WIRES BURNT THROUGH TO EXPOSE METAL AND ALLOW FOR SHORTS. *AK *ML

WITH THE FIRST EVENT THEY REPLACED-BATTERY NAD SERB BELT. THE NEXT EVENT HAPPENED 2 MONTHS LATER. THE NEXT EVENT OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN SO ROUGHLY THAT THE BRAKES WOULD BARELY STOP THE CAR. THAT TIME THEY REPLACEDAN EGR VALVE. WITHIN THE WEEK A THIRD EVENT OCCURED. THE CAR WOULDN'T START BECAUSE OF A DEAD BATTERY. THE PROBLEMS WERE FINALLY TRACED TO A LEAKING BATTERY AND CORRODED BATTERY CABLE. SO FAR I HAVES SPENT A TOTAL OF $935.86 HAVING THE THINGS FIXED THAT EVENTUALLY WAS TRACED TO THE BATTERY/BATTERY CABLE LEAKAGE

THE OEM BATTERY DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK. THE HIGHLY CORROSIVE FLUID DRIPPED ONTO SEVERAL BRAKE LINES AND THE ACTUATOR CABLE FOR THE 4WD TRANSFER CASE. THE CORROSIVE DESTROYED THE CABLE AND BEGAN TO EAT AWAY AT SEVERAL BRAKE LINES THAT RUN TO THE FRONT BRAKES. IF I HAD NOT FOUND THE LEAK IN TIME, THE BATTERY CORROSIVE WOULD HAVE EATEN THROUGH THE BRAKE LINES CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE BATTERY ACID ALSO CORRODED THE RIGHT FRONT FRAME MEMBER. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT OTHER GMC TRUCKS (NOT JIMMY/BLAZER) HAVE HAD THE SAME/SIMILAR PROBLEM WHICH TRIGGERED A NHTSB PRODUCT SAFETY ALERT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED GMC AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS...THEY SEEMED INDIFFERENT. I TRIED TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE PRODUCT SAFETY ALERT FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TO THEIR YUKONS & SUBURBANS BUT GMC WOULD NOT CORROBORATE MY INFORMATION. THE FILE NUMBER GMC ISSUED FOR MY COMPLAINT WAS 00048689. THANK YOU. *AK

VEHICLE PLAGUED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF FAULTY COMPONENTS FIRST FAILING WITHIN THE 36,000 MILE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY PERIOD: 070396 (SEE 033199)-LEAKING CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR REPLACED @ DEALER; SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS NOTED 091897, 042098, 112198, 022399. 091897 (SEE 030998): SMOKE & FLAMES FROM DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER HOOD-CONNECTION @ JUNCTION BOX REPAIRED @ DEALER. SLOW START ALSO NOTED (SEE 033199). 030998 (SEE 091897): WIRES UNDER HOOD SMOKED-IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT & REPLACED @ INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. ALSO NOTED WIPERS NOT WORKING (SEE 112198). 042098: PINION SEAL LEAKING/REPLACED @ INDEPENDENT FACILITY/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON-ROUGH START (SEE 033199). 060198: HEAT/SMOKE @ DASH & ALARM MALFUNCTIONING-SHORT IN DRIVER SIDE SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORT SWITCH WIRING REPAIRED @ INDEPENDENT FACILITY. 112198 (SEE 030998): WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED @ INDEPENDENT FACILITY/HARD STARTING ALSO NOTED (SEE 033199). 022399: EGR VALVE REPLACED @ DEALER BUT 0699-CODE 32 ON COMPUTER @ INDEPENDENT FACILITY (EGR VALVE); DEALER ADVISED CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR LEAKING (SEE 070396) . 033199: CENTRAL PORT INJECTOR REPLACED AGAIN, @ INDEPENDENT FACILITY (ORIGINALLY REPLACED 070396, REPORTED FAULTY 091897, 042098, 112198, 022399). 070499: ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED @ 65 MPH, RESULTING IN TRIPPED ROLLOVER & 3 INJURIES-VEHICLE TOTALLED; WHEELS LOCKED, SKIDDED 300' ON STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD (WET/DRY). INJURIES INCLUDED SEVERE LACERATIONS FROM BROKEN GLASS, CONTUSIONS, SEAT BELT BURN @ NECK (SEAT BELTS NON-ADJUSTABLE), AND ABRASIONS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED (072299).

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH VEHICLE DIES OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. WHEN CONSUMER GETS INTO THE VEHICLE AND SHUTS THE DOOR, SHE CAN HEAR ALL TYPES OF NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP NINE TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALARM SYSTEM/ WINDOWS/HEAD LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK