Table 1 shows 15 common electrical system related problems of the 1998 GMC Jimmy. The number one most common problem is related to the ignition switch (14 problems). The second most common problem is related to the electrical system (five problems).
Key gets locked in the ignition and I can't remove it, the dash lights and gauges do not work and transmission doesn't start off in 1st gear. This has happened 4 other times and everytime I have had to have the ignition switch replaced and this is in a 3 year period. Read details...
I was driving a 1998gmc Jimmy from oklahoma city, ok to walters, ok. Everything was great and the car was driving perfectly. I was on the he bailey turnpike on highway marker 30 - I could see the sign and pull off for the faxon exit and the big sign for walters. Read details...
Drive an 1998 GMC Jimmy with around 172,000 miles on it (I know this is a lot of miles). Had the local gm dealer work on my rear defroster (one of the clips fell off). After receiving the vehicle back from the dealer I turned my defroster on about two weeks later. Read details...