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Tim & Linda
 
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Default 1998 GMC Jimmy - 12-28-2005 , 06:25 PM






A couple weeks ago in the morning, for some unknown reason my battery was
completely dead.

Today I noticed when I shut the car off, removed the key and got out I heard
the heater blower still running. I turned the key back on and off and it
quit. Its done it twice now and both times I have caught it. I think this is
what drained the battery and I did not hear the blower running that day. It
must of been on low speed.

Any ideas why the blower would stay on with the key off and removed?




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Jonathan
 
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Default Re: 1998 GMC Jimmy - 12-29-2005 , 07:56 AM






Greetings,

This sounds very much like a bad ignition switch that is still making
contact in the "Accessory" position even after the key is removed.

Cheers - Jonathan

"Tim & Linda" <lt.stoops (AT) askme (DOT) net> wrote

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A couple weeks ago in the morning, for some unknown reason my battery was
completely dead.

Today I noticed when I shut the car off, removed the key and got out I
heard the heater blower still running. I turned the key back on and off
and it quit. Its done it twice now and both times I have caught it. I
think this is what drained the battery and I did not hear the blower
running that day. It must of been on low speed.

Any ideas why the blower would stay on with the key off and removed?






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Tim & Linda
 
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Default Re: 1998 GMC Jimmy - 12-29-2005 , 10:05 AM



Replaced that less then a year ago.

It may be time to replace the Jimmy. I hate to say it but it may be a non GM
product.



"Jonathan" <Fire_Capt651 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

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Greetings,

This sounds very much like a bad ignition switch that is still making
contact in the "Accessory" position even after the key is removed.

Cheers - Jonathan

"Tim & Linda" <lt.stoops (AT) askme (DOT) net> wrote in message
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A couple weeks ago in the morning, for some unknown reason my battery was
completely dead.

Today I noticed when I shut the car off, removed the key and got out I
heard the heater blower still running. I turned the key back on and off
and it quit. Its done it twice now and both times I have caught it. I
think this is what drained the battery and I did not hear the blower
running that day. It must of been on low speed.

Any ideas why the blower would stay on with the key off and removed?








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The Adams Family
 
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Default Re: 1998 GMC Jimmy - 12-29-2005 , 12:04 PM



You have the typical (Jimmy/Blazer) problems. I had one, my daughter has
one, and anyone else that I know that has one have had the same problems. My
advice is to get rid of it. I put in three fuel pumps, the pump first pump
was lifetime warranty, but the labor is not. Alternator problems, wheel
bearings go bad, ignition switches, and not to mention the normal Dex-cool
problems plugging up the heater core, etc. I finally switched back to the
green anti-freeze.
Hope you have good luck finding a replacement vehicle, when GM's out of
business maybe they will wish they had made better vehicles. They were
selling so many SUV's back then I think they tried to cheapen them up a
little too much!


"Tim & Linda" <lt.stoops (AT) askme (DOT) net> wrote

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Replaced that less then a year ago.

It may be time to replace the Jimmy. I hate to say it but it may be a non
GM product.



"Jonathan" <Fire_Capt651 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
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Greetings,

This sounds very much like a bad ignition switch that is still making
contact in the "Accessory" position even after the key is removed.

Cheers - Jonathan

"Tim & Linda" <lt.stoops (AT) askme (DOT) net> wrote in message
news:Pq6dnSCrTpdksS7eRVn-jQ (AT) comcast (DOT) com...
A couple weeks ago in the morning, for some unknown reason my battery was
completely dead.

Today I noticed when I shut the car off, removed the key and got out I
heard the heater blower still running. I turned the key back on and off
and it quit. Its done it twice now and both times I have caught it. I
think this is what drained the battery and I did not hear the blower
running that day. It must of been on low speed.

Any ideas why the blower would stay on with the key off and removed?









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gobroncos
 
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Default Re: 1998 GMC Jimmy - 01-03-2006 , 08:05 PM



I'm with u. I bought one, and it seemed every 75,000 miles I'd have to
by new tires. You'd think GM would eventually learn.


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