1997 GMC Jimmy Reviews - Page 4 of 7

Bought the car used from the dealer. The vehicle had one previous owner. The problems when bought where the following: plastic piece on dash broken, rear brakes worn out, fuel gauge was non functional and rear tires seem to wear faster than front. In addition, the side passenger mirror is loose (not attached securely). Interior condition seems excellent so far.

Good engine. Reasonably comfortable. Handles well in the wind. Reasonably quiet.

I have probably paid more on repairs than what the truck is actually worth.

Replaced the alternator at 80,000 miles.

Also had to replace the brakes a few times.

The belt in the engine squeaks when it rains or in the morning.

Also had to replace the ball joint once before and it is starting to make noises again.

This SUV is pretty good with cornering and steering.

The inside is like an older style, but the seats are pretty comfortable.

The tinted windows can be a small problem though.

I bought the car October 2002.

My transmission blew at 100,000.

The wiper motor was recalled.

116,000 miles Check engine Soon light appeared: upon inspection idler arm needs replacement.

I love my Jimmy.

I would not trade it, I have had some normal problems with the car.

Nothing major other than the transmissing.

Although whipping around turns is not an option in this, it does have a great pick up.

Very little has gone wrong with this truck over the 7 years that I have owned it. Some of the body moldings have faded from sun-exposure, but a recent re-paint on a few of the problem areas has corrected this. This vehicle is not garaged, but looks better than many that are. No problems with the engine or transmission.

This is no ordinary '97 GMC "JIMMY"! This is a "special" limited-edition (approx 1000) luxury "ENVOY" prototype designed by STARCRAFT under contract with GM. In appearance, the truck looks like a cross between a "TYPHOON" and a custom show-rod designed by Barris or Starbird. It is my daily driver, and looks better today than it did when I first purchased it off of the dealer's lot. The truck performs and looks even nicer with the addition of a BORLA all-stainless "CAT-BACK" exhaust, VIBRANT dual stainless exhaust tip, HYPERTECH "POWER-PROGRAMMER", 160 degree HYPERTECH "POWERSTAT", and K&N air filter. The beautiful cameo white exterior with gold accents, and beige two-tone leather interior really sets this truck apart from everything else on the road.

Driver side window intermittently will not close.

Rear wiper fluid leaks into car.

Water pump corroded. Had to replace at 70K miles.

Rusted oil dipstick.

Wiper control board failure. Wipers only work when it's not raining.

Gas gage sending unit failure. Gas gage reads full to 3/4 at all times.

Speed sensing unit failure at 115K miles caused the transmission to stop shifting. Mechanic (not dealer) replaced the transmission which didn't fix the problem. Had to argue with the dealer mechanic to have them look further into it and replace the speed sensing unit. Dealer wanted to rebuild recently replaced transmission.

Replaced failed alternator at 100k miles.

Newly replaced transmission skips from OD to 3rd erratically. Valve body needed rebuilding at 120K Miles.

Driver side door hinge worn, water now leaks into car.

Air conditioning system leaks. Dealer cannot find the leak to fix it.

CD player failed, replaced with aftermarket player.

2wd light does not come on.

The car outperforms many other vehicles in it's class.

The only SUV I've driven and liked better was the BMW X5.

But my Jimmy is simply a nightmare of electrical problems.

The engine is powerful and the torque is great.

But I would not buy another American made car.