2000 GMC JIMMY Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ABS ACTIVATED. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW-SPEED APPLICATIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME.*AK UPDATED 1/4/2005 - THE FAILURE OF THE ABS DID NOT RESULT IN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT A GMC DEALER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM

WAS SLOWING AT LOW SPEED, BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY, ALMOST HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, WAS TOLD I HAD BAD WHEEL HUB/SPEED SENSORS, DUE TO CORROSION, HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES, I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP , THERE IS OPEN RECALL ON GMC TRUCKS, SAME PROBLEM WITH GMC JIMMY. *JB

WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN RAN OUT OF GAS, CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE I SLOWED ALL OF A SUDDEN, GAS GAUGE SHOWED I HAD HALF TANK, GAS GAUGE BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH, IT WAS A BAD FUEL SENSOR, I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE CONSUMER IS NOT AWARE HOW MUCH GAS THEY HAVE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THEY RUN OUT ALL OF SUDDEN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT INTO 4WD LOW, COULD NOT GET VEHICLE OUT OF 4 LOW, HAD TOWED TO DEALER, WAS FOUND HAD A FAULTY 4X4 SWITCH AND MODULE, HAD REPLACED THREE TIMES, CAUSE IS WATER INTRUSION, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN VEHICLE SLOWS ALL OF A SUDDEN. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS GM RECALL 01073 ON THE EXTERIOR HAZARD LAMP SWITCH AND THE BREAKING LIGHT SENSOR. THIS RECALL WAS FIXED IN 2001. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND UNDER THE DASHBOARD, AND THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE HAZARD LAMP SWITCH THAT WAS BAD AGAIN, AND THAT IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. HE NOTICED THIS ON 8-6-05. GMC WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FIXED BEFORE. ALSO, HE TALKED TO GMC AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AGAIN FOR FREE.*AK *NM

CONSUMER FEELS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN RECALL 01V364000. *TS THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF 2 RECALLS HE DISCOVERED HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT RELEASE ANY INFORMATION TO THE CONSUMER BECAUSE HE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *JB

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ONCE THE AMOUNT OF GAS IS BELOW HALF A TANK, THIS OCCURS IN MANY OTHER GMC JIMMYS IN THE 2000 MODEL YEAR, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, YET NO RECALL. THE GAS NEEDLE EITHER STICKS, BOUNCES AROUND OR SHOWS A FULL TANK WHEN EMPTY, THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ENOUGH GAS TO GET TO WHERE YOU NEED TO GO AND CAUSES PEOPLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE ON THE ROAD. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC ENVOY DIAMOND EDITION WHICH HE BOUGHT NEW WITH MAJOR GUARD PROTECTION. CURRENTLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT, AND TWO YEARS LEFT ON MY MAJOR GUARD INSURANCE. A SAFETY PROBLEM SURFACED. THE TOP HINGES ON THE TWO FRONT DOORS CRACKED , CAUSING DOORS TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT DOORS WERE SAGGING AND NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY WITH STRIKER PLATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. . HE LOOKED FOR TSB BULLETINS FOR 2000 JIMMY ENVOY. HE SAID THERE WERE NO BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON THE DOOR HINGES , BUT NOTICED THEY HAVE CHANGED FROM WELDED HINGES BACK TO BOLT ON HINGES, AND THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT COVERED BY GM OR MAJOR GUARD PROTECTION PLAN. FOR APPROXIMATELY $700-$800 THEY COULD CHANGE THE HINGES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SHOP > VEHICLE RESOURCES > VEHICLE OWNERSHIP > VEHICLE RECALL SEARCH RECALL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" FROM THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA). RECALL NOTICES FOR 2000, GMC JIMMY YEAR: 2000 VEHICLE MAKE: GMC VEHICLE MODEL: JIMMY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 01V364000 SUMMARY: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED. POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES: THE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND REAR HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND/OR IS STOPPED AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH CARRIER. OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE BEGAN APRIL 15, 2002, WITH MAILINGS TO OWNERS OF 2000 AND EARLY 2001 VEHICLES. THE SECOND MAILING PHASE WILL BE TO REMAINING 2001 AND 2002 VEHICLES. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537. *NM

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION NVS-210, 400 7TH STREET, SW I AM WRITING YOUR AGENCY BECAUSE I FEEL THERE IS A SERIOUS AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY ISSUE I FEEL YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VIGOROUSLY ADDRESSING. I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2000 JIMMY (59,000) MILES AND WHILE BROWSING YOUR WEB SIGHT I THOUGHT I WOULD CHECK THE RECALL HISTORY OF THE MODEL. I FOUND THAT THERE WERE TWO SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGNS THAT SEEMED TO DIRECTLY APPLY TO THE CAR I PURCHASED. THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AS NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 01V364000 (BRAKE LIGHTS ETC.) AND 00V228003 (SEAT BELTS). FOLLOWING UP ON THIS I CALLED GM (10/3/05) TO FIND OUT IF THE CAR I PURCHASED HAD THE SAFETY ITEMS FIXED. I SUPPLIED THE VIN [XXX] NUMBER TO THE GM REPRESENTATIVE AND SHE REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION AT ALL, SAYING THAT SHE WOULD NOT BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THAT RATIONALE AND IT INDICATES TO ME THAT EITHER THE ITEMS WERE NOT FIXED OR GM HAS INADEQUATE RECORD KEEPING AND DOESN'T EVEN KNOW. NONE THE LESS YOU HAVE SEEN FIT TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE SAFETY ITEMS AND I FAIL TO SEE HOW GM'S REFUSALTO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SAFETY STATUS OF A VEHICLE THEY MANUFACTURED FURTHERS THE MISSION YOU ARE CHARGED WITH. IT CERTAINLY WOULD TAKE LESS TIME TO TELL ME THE STATUS OF MY VEHICLE THAN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEIR REPRESENTATIVE SPENT STONEWALLING ME. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED NOW AND REQUEST THAT YOU FOLLOW UP WITH GM SO THAT I CAN HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER THAT MY VEHICLE MEETS MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS. THE REPRESENTATIVE I TALKED TO IDENTIFIED HERSELF AS SARA ROBERTS AT 1-866-952-4368, EXT 57063 AND WAS ORIGINALLY POLITE BUT THEN BECAME INCREASINGLY ARROGANT. I INFORMED HER THAT I INTENDED TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE WITH NHTSA BUT THAT CLEARLY WAS NOT OF ANY. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)