2001 GMC JIMMY Complaints

CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ROLL TEST, AND THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 54,722 MILES ON IT. *LA *JB

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 GMC JIMMY FROM PERFORMANCE (LEMON DEALER) PONTIAC IN SYRACUSE N.Y.. THE VEHICLE HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT AND 7 MONTHS LATER (PURCHASED 6/03) THE ENGINE IS SHOT. IT HAD A LEAK THROUGH EITHER A HEAD GASKET OR HEAD/BLOCK AND ANTIFREEZE HAD BEEN LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE OIL. MY VEHICLE NOW NEEDS ANOTHER ENGINE OR A COMPLETE REBUILD! *JB

2 BALL JOINTS COST $122.40 2 HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY $904.00 FRONT END ALIGNMENT $49.95 LABOR $246.00 TAX $70.84 TOTAL1401.69 MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED ALL BUT $50.00 THE WARRANTY COST ME $1600.00. WORK DONE BY STENGEL BROS.INC.WHITEHALL PA.18052. THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT .THOUGHT THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. AFTER A WEEK OR SO I BOUGHT A NEW SET OF TIRES, AND WENT TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED WHEN I WAS TOLD OF THE PROBLEM. THE STENGEL BROS. ARE WELL KNOWN FOR OUTSTANDING WORK!THEY ALSO TOLD ME IT LOOKED LIKE WATER GOT IN THE HUBS OR BEARINGS. NEVER USED MY JIMMY OFF ROAD. AND HELD MAINTENANCE EVERY 4 TO 5000 MI. AT MOST. ALSO HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH IT JUMPING IN TO 4X4 LOW. HAD IT REPAIRED 4 TIMES. ALONG WITH OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS. AS OF 5/14/03 I SOLD IT BACK TO THE DEALER ,AND LOST $5000.00 ON THE DEAL BECAUSE OF A SO CALLED SMART BUY. WHICH WOULD OF BEEN OK. BUT BECAUSE OF MILEAGE [51000] I WAS OVER FROM 36000[15000] MILES X 20CENTS A MILE, AND $2000.00 BECAUSE I TURNED IT IN EARLY .JUST FELT I COULD NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE ANY MORE. WALKED 5 MI. IN DARK ONE NIGHT AND WAS TOWED IN 3 TIMES. I LIKED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT COST ME $5000.00 TO GET RID OF IT WHICH I CAN'T EXPRESS IN WORDS HOW UN HAPPY THAT MAKES ME!! I WORK HARD FOR A LIVING ,5K DON'T COME EASY.

THE DASH LIGHTS WERE ON AS IF CAR WAS NOT RUNNING BUT CAR WAS RUNNING. ALL GAUGES WOULD NOT WORK. THIS WAS INTERMITTENT. THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION DURING ONE OF THESE INSTANCES. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH.*AK

MY VEHICLE HAS TWO PROBLEMS THAT I AM AWARE OF. THERE'S HEAT COMING FROM THE FLOOR HEATER WHILE THE HEATER IS OFF, AND IT BURNS MY FEET. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I ACTIVATE MY LEFT/RIGHT BLINKER MY DAY LIGHTS GO OUT, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING MY DAY LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTIVATED. I HAVE TO PLAY WITH MY BLINKERS TO MAKE THEN COME ON. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE REFUSES TO FIX EITHER PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS DESIGNED THIS WAY. *LA

I PURCHASED OUR 2001 JIMMY ON 2/05/01 (NEW). WE EXPERIENCED THE FIRST OF 7 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES ON 10/12/01. ON 10/12/01 THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. ON EACH OF THE THREE FOLLOWING DATES; 7/26/02, 6/18/03 AND 7/02/03 THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AFTER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OR STOPPED RUNNING DURING OPERATION. IT WAS TOWED TO A GMC DEALER ON EACH OF THOSE OCCASIONS. ON 8/08/03 THE VEHICLE AGAIN WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM THIS TIME WAS THE BATTERY. ON 8/23/03 THE FUSE BLOCK WAS REPLACED AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING DURING OPERATION. AGAIN TOWED TO A DEALER. AGAIN ON 10/10/03 THE FUSE BLOCK WAS REPLACED AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING DURING OPERATION. AGAIN TOWED TO A DEALER. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GMC JIMMY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INCLUDING IGNITION SWITCH, WHEEL BEARINGS, CLANKING NOISE, ROARING NOISE, WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WINDSHIELD WIPER HOSE FAILURE, BATTERY, A/C, AND SO ON. CURRENTLY, MY VEHICLE CLANKS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND MY A/C DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. DEALERSHIP CONSISTENTLY SAYS "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG" HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2+ YEARS AND I KNOW MY CAR. *LA

CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END - VERIFIED EXCESSIVE PLAY IN IDLER ARM & PITMAN ARM. *LA

FROM JULY OF 2002 UNTIL AUGUST 9, 2003 THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH MY 2001 GMC JIMMY - WHICH NOW HAS 46,000 MILES REGISTERED:7/02: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SLIPS FROM 2WD T O 4-WD LOW. DIAGNOSIS: TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MODULE SHORTED 7/02: WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION SLIPS RPM. DIAGNOSIS: NOT ABLE TO FIND SOURCE 8/02: AGAIN 4-WD LOW SHIFT FOR NO REASON. DIAGNOSIS: FOUND CODES LOSS STORED INFO. ALSO: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT WILL. DIAGNOSIS: COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM (THIS STILL HAPPENS) 8/15/03: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLES SLIPS INTO 4WD LOW BY ITSELF. DIAGNOSIS: INTERMITTENT SHORT. REPAIRED/REPLACED SWITCH 8/03: WHILE DRIVING CALL STALLS/DIES. DIAGNOSIS: RECALL NOTICE 01073. COMPLETED REQUIRED WORK 9/02: DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS STRANGELY. DIAGNOSIS: TECH SCANNED AND FOUND MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION CODES IN SYSTEM. INTERNAL SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED SWITCH, CLEARED CODES 11/12: REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL LEAKING. DIAGNOSIS: REPLACED SEAL 3/02: OIL LEAKS FROM OIL COOLER LINES. DIAGNOSIS: OUR OF WARRANTY, GOOD WILL PARTS REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER COOLER LINES LEAKING. R/R UPPER AND LOWER OIL COOLER LINES. COST: $210.00 FOR LABOR. 4/03: STRANGE GRINDING NOISE WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF OUR AREA. DIAGNOSIS: WHEEL HUB ON FRONT DISINTEGRATED. DIAGNOSIS: REPLACE WHEEL HUB WITH ABS SENSOR AND FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB - COST: $579.63 8/03: CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING. DIAGNOSIS: TOWED TO MECHANIC GARAGE (NOT GMC). FUEL PUMB DEAD. COST: $730.00. *AK

2001 GMC JIMMY SLE 47K MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALREADY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM TOLD THAT THEIR IS A SEAL THAT IS LEAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE ACCELARATION IN FIRST GEAR WHEN COLD.*AK