Wiring Problems of GMC Jimmy

Apparently there is a short in the windshield wipers. I was driving my car, and in the middle of a hail storm, suddenly the wipers stopped working. I had to pull over to a covered area, and jiggle the wires to get it going again. Now it doesn't work at all. I took it to my mechanic, and he said that many Jimmy's and blazers have had to have the wiper module replaced. I haven't been able to repair it yet, b/c apparently the part alone costs over $150. If so many of these SUV's are having this problem and it's a very dangerous problem, I was just wondering why there hasn't been a recall for this.

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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. 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.

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U. S. Department of transportation national highway traffic safety administration office of defects investigation nvs-210, 400 7th street, sw I am writing your agency because I feel there is a serious automotive safety issue I feel you are responsible for vigorously addressing. I recently bought a used 2000 Jimmy (59,000) miles and while browsing your web sight I thought I would check the recall history of the model. I found that there were two safety recall campaigns that seemed to directly apply to the car I purchased. They are identified as nhsta campaign id numbers 01v364000 (brake lights etc. ) and 00v228003 (seat belts). Following up on this I called gm (10/3/05) to find out if the car I purchased had the safety items fixed. I supplied the VIN ( 1gkdt13w2y2375066) number to the gm representative and she refused to give me any information at all, saying that she would not because I was not the original owner. I can not understand that rationale and it indicates to me that either the items were not fixed or gm has inadequate record keeping and doesn't even know. None the less you have seen fit to issue a recall for these safety items and I fail to see how gm's refusalto disseminate knowledge about the safety status of a vehicle they manufactured furthers the mission your are charged with. It certainly would take less time to tell me the status of my vehicle than the amount of time their representative spent stonewalling me. I am seriously concerned now and request that you follow up with gm so that I can have an affirmative answer that my vehicle meets mandatory safety standards. The representative I talked to identified herself as sara roberts at 1-866-952-4368, ext 57063 and was originally polite but then became increasingly arrogant. I informed her that I intended to take up the issue with NHTSA but that clearly was not of any.

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There was an electrical short behind the radio and underneath the dashboard which caused smoke and fire. Manufacturer was contacted by consumer. Vehicle was totaled.

Defective engine and throttle for a 1997 gm Jimmy, VIN 1gkcs13w9v2570916. While attempting to deactivate the cruise control, by pressing the brake pedal, the vehicle continued to accelerate. It was later determined that the cruise control module was the cause of the problem. The consumer had had other components of the vehicle replaced which include the brake pad sensor, brake pads, electrical wiring. On the day of delivery the vehicle's left front wheel assembly separated from the vehicle. This failure was due to the loss of four major bolt which held the assembly to the chassis.

Everytime I start my vehicle, all the panel lights comes on. I took it to the dealer and they stated the vehicle has a bad wiring problem. The vehicle have trouble cranking most times and the compressor has died for no apparent reason. This problem needs to be addressed before someone ends up in a fatal accident.

The paint of the car is chipping, the electical is not working (brake lights, turn signals, and interior lights), the windshield wipers are not working (motor), and the fuses keep breaking, and the seat beal buckles are not working as well.

The outside temperature display does not work it reads 0 degrees celsius at all times.

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Failure was intermittent. Gauges would fail,and all dash gauge lamps would light up. Stopped at dealer and asked if they knew of the problem. I was told its a known problem but if it wasn't fixed at any time it could go,and I would be stuck. Would not be able to shift the transmission, it would fail to start and all the gauges would fail. The problem is with a bad ground in the electrical asm behind the keylock and it would cost around $500 to fix. I think this should be a call back. I was told the part was hard to come by because they had to purge inventory of the old part. If the new upgraded part is so hard to get I would suspect that the problem is larger than is being let on. At this point I have a rental, waiting for the car to be fixed. This is similar to the Ford recall with the ignition switches that caused fires only they say this problem won't cause a fire. But what happens if it goes while driving at highway speeds,or any speed at that matter?.

Vehicle fire due to faulty wiring.

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