2000 GMC JIMMY Complaints

SLOWLY THE DOOR HAS BEEN GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO CLOSE. THEN THE DOOR PANEL STARTED POPPING OFF EVERYTIME YOU CLOSE THE DOOR AND NOW THE DOOR WONT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. WAS TOLD JIMMYS ARE WELL KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR HINGES... *TR

RECALL NUMBER 08V231000 CONCERNING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN. 2000 GMC JIMMY IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL AND GM SAYS THE PART WAS REPLACED BACK IN 03 PER THEIR RECORDS BUT IF IT ACTUALLY WAS REPLACED, THE PART THAT REPLACED IT IS FAILING JUST AS THE RECALL INFO DESCRIBED AND COULD LEAD TO LIGHT FAILURE. MY CONCERN IS THEY ARE REPLACING DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS AND ARE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN! *TR

NOTICED DAMPNESS AROUND THE LEFT REAR BRAKE HOSE TO REAR BRAKE CALIPER. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE ARE "2" COPPER WASHERS THAT ARE CAUSING THE LEAK AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM. IF THIS WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE LEAK CONTINUED, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE LOSS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

NOTICED A UNUSUAL ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA IN LATE DECEMBER, 2008. WE TOOK OUR JIMMY IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE (1/21/2009) IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES WERE LEAKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE OIL WAS DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING THE UNUSUAL ODOR. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE OR INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS IF IT WAS NOT NOTED BY THE DEALER TECHNICIAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPIDER PORT INJECTOR WAS LEAKING GASOLINE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE ENGINE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE, BUT NOT FOR THE 2000 JIMMY. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE DEALER STATED THAT GASOLINE LEAKAGE WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT THAT GASOLINE LEAKING ON A HOT ENGINE MAY CAUSE A FIRE. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 GMC JIMMY MY GIRLFRIEND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE CAME AROUND A CORNER AND HAD TO COME TO A QUICK STOP, WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND SHE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. AFTER THE INCIDENT I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THE STEM THAT COMES OFF THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD BROKEN OFF. HE CONTACTED THE NHTSA AND THE AGENT AGREED WITH HIM THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKE OFF. MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED SEVERELY AND IF THIS PART DID NOT BREAK AND THE PARTS WORKED CORRECTLY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. *TR

I CONTINUE TO HAVE CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 GMC JIMMY. FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE GAS GAUGE JUST STARTED MESSING UP. GIVING FALSE READING. I RAN OUT OF FUEL TWO TIMES BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED I HAD HALF OF TANK OF GAS AND APPARENTLY IT WAS EMPTY. LEAVING ME SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAY OUT IN THE COUNTRY. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED IT COST ME MY CURRENT JOB. MY EMPLOYER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT MY GAS GAGE WOULD GIVE SUCH FALSE READINGS! *TR

1. NORMAL DRIVING 2. ABS LIGHT ON. 3. NEW WHEEL BEARINGS. THEY ARE NOT CHEAP TO HAVE THEM INSTALLED TWICE!!!! LIGHT STILL ON. NO ABS BRAKES!!!! BUT I HAVE BRAKES. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2000 JIMMY FROM OAK MOTORS. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 5 MONTHS. IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, 3 PULLEYS, SERPENTINE BELT. THE BRAKES ARE GOING OUT, POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT, ENGINE IS TAPPING. I TOOK IT BACK AFTER HAVING IT FOR 10 DAYS BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY WANTED 175.00 TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THAT I HAD TO PURCHASE THE WARRANTY FOR 995.00, I THOUGHT THIS WAS TO COVER ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. IT DOESN'T. THEY NOW WANT 540.00 TO FIX IT. PLEASE HELP. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2000 JIMMY BEGAN FLUCTUATING WILDLY IN JANURAY 2008. WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED IT REGISTERED FINE BUT AFTER SOME GAS WAS CONSUMED THE GAUGE PROVED GROSSLY INACCURATE. I HAD TO WATCH MY TRIP ODOMETER TO GAUGE THE AMOUNT GAS LEFT IN THE TANK. I WENT TO SEVERAL MECHANIC'S AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE SENSOR. HOWEVER, FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, THE SENSOR AND GAS PUMP ARE BOTH CONNECTED AND SUBMERGED IN GAS. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND LUCKILY IT WAS ONLY THE SENSOR. IT COST MORE THAN $400. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE UNIT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH THE PUMP AND SENSOR. THIS IS NOT A COMFORTING EXPERIENCE. I ASSUME THERE IS NO DANGER FROM FIRE, BUT I WOULD EXPECT THE GAS GAUGE TO WORK AND IT DIDN'T. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT ANOTHER PERSON EXPERIENCE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, ONLY EARLIER. *TR