Faults:

Alternator (stranded on the side of the road).

Water pump leak, and at the same time replaced a clogged radiator because the Dex Cool coolant turned into sand.

A/C compressor froze up (stranded on the side of the road again).

Replacing the front brake pads at 35,000 miles; seemed kind of early and was going to be needed again before the truck was traded in.

General Comments:

The good:

Engine power and smoothness from the 4.3 was very adequate. 4 speed automatic was also super smooth.

Being a 2 door, the exterior had a striking appearance to it. Was in a class of its own, looking far different from most SUV's of the time. Fuel economy also wasn't too bad.

Inside the seats were fairly comfortable. Too much hard plastics used on the dashboard, but the setup of everything including full gauges was a nice touch.

The bad:

All the problems listed above. The ride quality was harsh but got better at higher freeway speeds. Being built on the S10 chassis, the turning radius was terrible and the overall vehicle width was too narrow. Hated the spare tire in the back storage area creating a blind spot.

Shouldn't have the above listed problems under 65,000 miles in any quality built SUV. Being the second year of this style shouldn't have mattered. The body and interior was all new. Most of the mechanicals were close to 10 years old. Also not the easiest engine compartment to service. Everything was crammed in there.

Never had the front suspension fail, like some of these did.

Up to date all my ownerships are GM vehicles; most were superb, this one was not.

Faults:

Mostly minor things.

Rear wiper motor failed.

Front window regulators fell off track. $500 each at dealership to repair, not replace.

Heater core and radiator just last year.

Plugs, wires, shocks, brakes, general tune up stuff.

General Comments:

The Jimmy is one tough truck. I use it to its max limit, and have nothing but confidence in its ability to handle the job.

But sitting in the passenger seat is unbearable for more than a few minutes. Very uncomfortable.

The paint is still like new though.

Faults:

I recently bought my first car. A 1996 GMC Jimmy SLT 4x4. I have had to replace a ball joint, a belt pulley, and that's about it. It has 131,000 miles on it.

The brakes are weird, the windshield wipers work when they want, and a few other things. I recently found out they are all recalls, and they weren't fixed when they came out, so my local GM dealer is fixing them for free.

General Comments:

Very nice first car.

Faults:

I had to charge the air, cost $21.

Flushed the tranny, cost $39.

Power mirror fuse blew, cost $0.30.

General Comments:

I bought this SUV because I'm sick and tired of paying out the nose for import parts (oh yes, you need them for imports also), in fact the Honda this Jimmy is replacing is STILL sitting in my driveway with bad bearings, seized air compressor, some freaky electrical problem that causes it to just STOP running AS YOU'RE DRIVING IT (pile of import junk if you ask me).

Now don't get me wrong, all these things can and should be fixed on the Honda, but why? The Jimmy is by far cheaper to maintain, looks better, drives better, any part I might need doesn't need a trip to the bank to dip into my saving account, and anybody that doesn't own their own creeper and grease gun shouldn't own a car in the first place. So you all go out and get your Honda SUV, and WHEN they puke on you and you can't afford what Honda thinks their parts are worth, just line it up behind my Honda, but hurry, my brother just towed his Civic over and I'm running out of room for the "more money than brains cars"