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1996 GMC Jimmy cooling system problems

26 complaints about cooling system have been filed for the 1996 GMC Jimmy, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
26 4% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

None of the cooling system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

The dealership had done all the service work since I owned the vehicle,at 47,000 miles the anti-freeze had the consistency of syrup and was clogging up.after much complaining the dealer pulled the radiator had it flushed and refilled.approx. 30,000 miles later the same thing.they flushed and filled again.it's doing the same thing again in less then a year.they refuse to correct the problem.they informed me I had to pay for it myself.it was never corrected to begin with.

May 1996

Engine and engine cooling:cooling system. Engine coolant has broken down at 60,000 miles 10/1/2001, 70,000 miles 6/1/2002, 79,000 1/30/2003 and has became sludge. Owner's manual states 100,000 mile maintenance. Dealer (GMC)wants to replace thermostat, radiator, heater core at my expense. System has been super flushed, cleaned and new dex-cool coolant per dealer recommendations. Dealer even states coolant is bad. GMC states iit is my fault.

Reported at 60,000 miles, January 2003

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