1999 GMC Jimmy SLT from North America
Summary:
Consumer Choice should rate this GMC Jimmy 1999 SLT as a bad purchase
Faults:
Fall of 2003 - the heating coil was clogged. (Dealership cleaned out the clog, but forgot to clean the radiator)
Cost $1100 to fix.
Fall of 2004 - heater stopped again - had a leak in the intake manifold and the water pump - the vally pan was mixing with oil and antifreeze. Cost $1300 to fix.
Due to a previous owner accident - was unaware that the factory sunroof was leaking - causing my 4 wheel drive computer to burn up. No 4x4 on this vehicle currently - as it cost up-wards of $900 to fix.
General Comments:
Over all - the first year I had my Jimmy I loved it! It was a great car - had the works on it - 4x4, leather and heated seats, power everything, 6 disk CD changer...
The end of the second year of owner ship - the vehicle started to have a lot of issue - the 4x4 computer burned up. Then the heater stopped working and after fixing it last year - had to fix it all again this year. For only have 75K miles on it... that is ridiculous. I HATE this car! It was the worst purchase I could have made. Buyer be ware! The dealership was awful - and the car is costing more than it is worth.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 29th December, 2004
31st Dec 2004, 11:09
Response to the comments...
My family had all owned GMC and Chevy products before.
No I didn't get a carfax - before purchasing this vehicle - I did later and found taht it had been in a minor accident.
What is minor to you or me might be major to someone else.
No visible damage. The vehicle looked good - at the dealer.
No - nothing dropped on my noggin' from the sun/moon roof it all ran down into the car - not me - not visible.
Again - this is a lemon - as you can read many others agree. It is a bad purchase and it is only getting worse. Can't wait to pawn it off onto a dealer and move on with a NEW car.
Good luck to all of you.