1998 GMC Jimmy SLT from North America - Comments

Ball joints several times

4wd stopped working

Turn signal caught fire

Wheel bearings

Shocks

Passenger recline lever broke

Rear wiper stopped working

Coolant lines leaking

Oil leaking

Alignment

wheel vibration.

I have had this car since new and I have realized I hate driving it.

The wind noise in the cabin is intrusive and it is difficult to hold a conversation at hwy speed.

The truck wanders across the hwy and it is difficult to keep going straight. It needs constant steering corrections despite having it in for alignments numerous times.

Every time I bring it for service, it needs something else fixed.

The door leaks when it is raining.

Wandering while at highway speeds after alignments means your probably have a pitman arm that's broken, or other arms with blown joints/bushings. It's called regular maintenance. If you just do oil changes for 2 years then bring it in to the dealer, of course it'll cost you a lot to bring it up to snuff, because you let 2 years of things going all add up at once.

With SO MANY repairs, I don't think that the owner can be blamed for all of them. I think this is a perfectly plausible review for a typical Chevrolet vehicle.

I don't think it's fair to say "typical chevy vehicle" although these Chevy Blazers and GMC Jimmy's were notorious for ball joints and transfer cases. The Acura RX330 is just as notorious for transmission problems, but I don't hear people saying all Acuras are junk.

"The Acura RX330 is just as notorious for transmission problems, but I don't hear people saying all Acuras are junk."

I laughed out loud when I read this. I see people saying that ALL THE TIME.