1997 GMC Jimmy

I WAS DRIVING ON GA400 HWY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY GOT FASTER AND FASTER AS IF I WERE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE FASTER THE SPEED, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP ME. WHEN I MASHED THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD NOT GO DOWN BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS WIDE OPEN AT THIS POINT. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL UNTIL I COULD GET OFF AT AN EXIT. I OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT PULL OVER ON THE HWY BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS PUTTING ALL OF MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM FLIPPING AS I MADE THE SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT TO EXIT. OTHER CARS GOT OUT OF MY WAY AS I SWERVED THROUGH TRAFFIC. I FINALLY PULLED INTO A PIZZA HUT RESTAURANT AND RAMMED INTO A PARKING SPEED HUMP AS I WAS PUSHING IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND STANDING ON THE REGULAR BRAKE. THE SPEED HUMP STOPPED ME. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO NEWTON CHEVROLET IN CHATTANOOGA FOR REPAIR. A PIECE OF THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUALLY BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO THE MANIFOLD. THE PIECE WORKED ITS WAY DOWN INTO THE HEAD AND MESSED UP THE VALVES. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AFTER I GOT THE REPAIR BILL FOR $1900.00. I WAS TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE THROTTLE BOTTLE BREAKING APART, THAT THERE WERE NO BODILY OR PROPERTY DAMAGES. THE WEEK OF THE INCIDENT WAS SPRING BREAK FOR THE ATLANTA SCHOOL SYSTEM SO THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHTER THAN USUAL. IF NOT FOR THIS, I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CAR PILE UP BECAUSE OF THE BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC IN ATLANTA. I GUESS AT LEAST THAT WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE CAR. I TOLD THE REP. FROM GM THAT I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH HIS ANSWER AND WANTED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE HIGHER IN AUTHORITY. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS THE END OF THE LINE AND THAT THE DECISION WAS MADE AND WOULD NOT BE REVERSED. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE A NICE DAY... I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH JIMMY THROTTLE PROBLEMS, BUT NONE AS SEVERE AS MINE. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS A HISTORY OF "SHIFTING HARD" BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND, ESPECIALLY WHEN WARM. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, MECHANIC NOTICED A "RUSTED TRANS DIP STICK". THOUGH PROTESTED BY GM AS A DEFECT, EXTENDED WARENTY COVERED. I HAD TO GO ELSEWHERE FOR TRANS FLUSH, DEALER DID NOT HAVE EQUIPMENT. PROBLEM PERSISTS THROUGH 2000. TRASMISSION OVERHEATED ON HWY CAUSING OVERFLOW AND SLIPAGE. DEALER FOUND "RUST IN RADIATOR" AND "DEBRISE IN TRANS". HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR/FLUSH ENGINE AND TRANS. AT MY EXPENSE 1/2001. NOW, WITH WARMER WEATHER, TRANS. OIL IS "VARNISHED" AND SHIFT HARD BETWEEN 1 & 2ND AGAIN JUST 5000 MILES LATER. ENGINE LITE ON. FOUND MULTIBLE SIMULAR COMPLAINTS AT HTTP://WWW.THECOMPLAINTSTATION.COM/G/GM_TOC.HTM. GM IS NOT RECOGNIZING WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN EXPENSIVE, CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND ASSOCIATED COOLING COMPONENTS. I AM NOT PREPARED TO SPEND ANOTHER $1-$2K ON A $30K THAT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR WHEN GM KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SENT LETTERS TO GM DIRECTORS AND GOT NO INTELLECT OR SYMPATHY ASSIGNED TO MY CASE. PLEASE READ THE WEB SITE, THERE ARE MANY CASES OF 1995-1997 JIMMY/S10/BLAZERS WITH THE EXACT SYMPTOMS.*AK