1998 GMC Jimmy

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.

NOTED ISSUES WITH MY 98 JIMMY (PURCHASED 12/97)THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR WHICH I BELIEVE WERE DEFECTIVE PARTS: 1) 10/00 MILEAGE=57248 REPLACED FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO DASH BOARD LIGHTS NOT WORKING 2) NOT REPAIRED TO DATE: WIPERS HAVE HAD OCCASIONS THEY DID NOT WORK. I USUALLY CAN GET THEM WORKING BY TURNING THEM ON/OFF A FEW TIMES. INTERMITTENT MODE TAKES A LONG TIME(3-10 SECONDS) TO START RUNNING IN BEST SCENARIO. 3) BOTH FRONT RECLINING SEAT LEVERS BROKE OFF(BRITTLE METAL ROD)WITHIN FIRST 3 YEARS OF USAGE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED DUE TO COST OF REPLACING COMPLETE SEAT ASSEMBLIES IS ONLY FIX. 4) 12/04 MILEAGE=129,518 THROTTLE CHOKE PLATE ASSEMBLY DISINTEGRATED PARTIALLY AND JAMMED THROTTLE OPEN. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS COULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING. AFTER BROKEN PIECE WORKED ITS WAY PAST THE VALVES I NEEDED $1900 IN CYLINDER HEAD REPAIRS. *JB

THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN BULLETIN #990602012D OCCURED WITH MY COOLANT SYSTEM ON THE INCIDENT DATE. I HAD THE WHOLE SYSTEM FLUSHED AND NEW COOLANT ADDED. ON 5/21/03, I HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AGAIN AND NEW DEX-COOL ADDED. AS OF TODAY'S DATE 7/14/03, I NOTICED WHILE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR CONDITIONING, WHICH MAY BE RELATED, THAT THE DEX-COOL IS ALMOST COMPLETLY EMPTIED OUT OF THE OVER-FLOW. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING SIGNIFICANTLY WRONG WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! A 5-YEAR ANTIFREEZE SHOULDN'T ONLY LAST 2 MONTHS. *AK

LAST WEEK TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND I COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION,ONCE ALL POWER WAS BACK KEY CAME LOOSE.I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MUFFLER SINCE 1ST MONTH SOUNDS LIKE A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST AND MAKES A LOUD PING SOUND ,DEALER JUST TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE MUFFLER.WHEN IN REVERSE AND BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY A LOUD CLUNK SOUND FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE.HAVE LOST POWER 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURN ANYTHING ON IN THE CAR I AM LOSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POWER .THIS INCLUDES BLINKERS,RADIO,A/C ,IF THEY ARE ALL ON MY VOLTS DROP TO ALMOST 11.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATES, DRIVER?S WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN, ALL DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES WILL STOP WORKING, MUFFLER HAS HOLE IN IT AND MAKES LOUD NOISE, MUFFLER AND PIPE EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED, AND WHEN CRANK SOMETIMES BACKFIRES AND SHIFTS HARD, SERVO MAKING BANG SHIFT, INSTALLED SERVO AND 2 SYNOLIDS. *YD