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1999 Gmc JIMMY Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	504206
Internal NHTSA #	10091218
Manufacurer	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Brand	GMC
Model	JIMMY
Model Year	1999
File date	19/07/04
Component	WHEELS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was traveling down rt 33 in pa near near the snydersville exit when the car started shaking uncontrolably. It became very difficult to control the car. I pulled off to the shoulder. I walked around the car & saw that the hub cap was missing. The wheel was barely being held on the car by two posts with none of the nuts on them. Three posts had broken off. I learned from the tow truck driver that this is not an unusual problem with aluminum wheels. I mentioned the incident to my cousin and he told me it had happened to him twice. Evidentally, what happens with aluminum wheels is if all nuts are not tightened properly the aluminum vibrates losening the other nuts. I was towed to the dealership and they fixed the car for free. The manager of the dealership acknowledged that this does happen and that there's nothing that can be done to prevent this 100% of the time due to human error. He acknowledged that this does not happen with steel wheels. The wheel could have fallen completely off doing much more damage to the undercarriage. The axel could have dug in and i could have flipped. I could have lost control and hit another vehicle causing damage to that vehicle. More vehicles could have been involved. People could have been hurt or killed. The material needs to be changed to eliminate these vibrations or some system of locking the nuts be devisedso they can't unscrew unless it is intended. This happens way too often and from what learned from the dealership and the tow driver. There is no way to see this coming with the way wheels are designed the nuts are covered. Something needs to be done here to take out human error or to make more leeway for such error. Changing the materials used or the design could accomplish this. I called 911 and dale chan of dc towing, telephone number 570. 992. 4311 was sent. I don't remember the date of the incident. I think it was july or august. The date i put in was just to get through the required fields. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	79000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PEN ARGYL, PA
VIN pattern	1GKDT13W0X2XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	22/11/99
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	55
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Dealer's name	JONES PONTIAC BUICK GMC
Dealer's telephone number	717.394.0711
Dealer's city	LANCASTER
Dealer's state code	PA
Dealer's ZIP code	17601-3123

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1999 Gmc JIMMY Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1999 Gmc JIMMY Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects

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