2000 GMC JIMMY Complaints

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT BEHIND THE RADIO AND UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD WHICH CAUSED SMOKE AND FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *BF *NM

VEHICLE GOES INTO 4-WHEEL LOW DRIVE WHEN IT IS RAINING. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DID A DIAGNOSTIC, AND TOLD THE OWNER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS DEFECT WOULD HAVE TO OCCUR WHILE PLUGGED INTO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WHICH WAS IMPOSSIBLE. *AK TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ON 03/05/2005, THEY PLUGGED IN AND NO CODE FOUND IN THE COMPUTER. THEY ALSO SAID VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 4 WHEEL LOW PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN. *BF *NM

THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3X'S, U-JOINTS 2X'S, ALSO FUEL PUMP, HEATER CORE(WHEN THIS WAS REPAIR MY DASH WAS BOWED, WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS WORPED...BUT IT WAS FINE BEFORE THEY DID THE HEATER CORE REPAIR AND DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY), MULTI-FUNCTION SWICH, PINION SEAL, SWAY BAR RADIATOR, THE POWER MIRRORS ARE BROKE FOR THE 2ND TIME AND HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS DOOR HINGE 3 TIMES AND NOW THE MANIFOLD SEAL IS LEAKING. ALSO WHEN IT GETS BELOW A CERTAIN TEMP, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD THESE ARE WHAT I CAN THINK OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. WHEN THE BREAK SWITCH WENT I FELT IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD AND SAFETY ISSUE CUZ THE BREAK LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF SO THE FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED AND HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP WITH NO BREAK LIGHTS. WAS ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE I PULLED THE FUSE AND THE BACK LIGHTS WERE VERY HOT AND IT WOULDN'T TAKEN MUCH LONGER FOR THE TO CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS 100,000 MILES BUT THEY ARE EASY MILES AND MOSTLY HIGHWAY. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE. THIS TRUCK HAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PIECES OF JUNK I"VE EVER OWN, WOULD LIKE TO GET RID OF IT BUT CAN'T AFFORD CUZ EVERYTIME I GO TO REPAIR IT ALL REPAIRS ARE BETWEEN $400-600. I CAN SAY THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN GOOD WERE THE TIRES AND BREAKS OF WHICH I GOT $70,000 MILES OUT OF BUT THAN THE BREAKS WERE $$ MAINTENANCE REPAIR CUZ NOW WE REPLACE EVERYTHING INSTEAD OF TURNING THE ROTORS AND THE BREAK BRADES ARE VERY NOISY.*AK

DASHBOARD LIGHT DIMMER BECOMES VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHEN DASH LIGHTS ARE SET ON LOW. *AK

NO RECALL? MY SPEEDOMETER AND ALL MY GAUGES CUT OUT WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING. THIS CAUSE MANY DIFFRENT ELCTRONIC DEVISES IN MY CAR TO NOT WORK CORRECTLY.*AK

I AM WRITING TO ADVISE THE NHTSB OF A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE GM 4L60-E TRANSMISSION AND TO REQUEST THE NHTSB OPEN AN INVESTIGATION TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE SAID DEFECTS. MY REQUEST IS IN REFERENCE TO THE REACTION SUN SHELL, A PART WITHIN THE 4L60-E TRANSMISSION PRONE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. I OWN TWO GMC JIMMY 4X4 SUVS. MY FIRST JIMMY IS A 2000 WITH 60000 MILES AND THE SECOND IS A 2001 WITH 50000 MILES. WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, THE REACTION SUN SHELL IN BOTH OF THE VEHICLES HAS FAILED, RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE 4L60-E TRANSMISSIONS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED DURING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN BOTH CASES, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A PENDING FAILURE. BOTH SUVS EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF 2ND, 3RD, OD, AND REVERSE GEARS, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DEGRADATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLES AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED THE OPERATORS ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLES. FAILURE OF A SINGLE TRANSMISSION IN ANY VEHICLE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES. HOWEVER, IDENTICAL FAILURES IN MULTIPLE 4L60-E TRANSMISSIONS STRONGLY INDICATE A SYSTEMATIC FAULT IN DESIGN AND/OR QUALITY. BOTH VEHICLES EXPERIENCE ONLY LIGHT DUTY OPERATION AND ARE VERY WELL MAINTAINED. GMC HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES VERBALLY AND IN WRITING. THUS FAR, GMC HAS REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULT IN DESIGN AND/OR QUALITY AND HAS STATED IT IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ITS MAGNITUDE AS EVIDENCED BY GMC TSB 00-07-30-022. ANY TIME THERE IS A SUDDEN AND DRASTIC CHANGE IN THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, THE OPERATOR IS PRESENTED WITH A DANGEROUS SITUATION THREATENING THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATOR, PASSENGERS, AND FELLOW DRIVERS. WITH THIS IN MIND, IT IS MY HOPE THAT THE NHTSB WILL INVESTIGATE THE GRIEVANCE I HAVE PRESENTED, IDENTIFY THE FAULT AS A SYSTEMATIC FAILURE ON THE PART OF GMC, AND ISSUE THE APPROPRIATE RECALL NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON OUR HIGHWAYS. *AK *SC

AT 50,000 MILES, BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED, AS THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD AS IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WORE BECAUSE OF NO GREASE. NOW AT 61,000 MILES, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING, AND THE OIL LINES ARE ALSO LEAKING. THE DEALERSHIP ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS AT WELL OVER $1100 DOLLARS. THIS IS A 2000 GMC JIMMY, AND ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES. *NM

WHILE HAVING THE FRONT END ALIGNED MECHANIC NOTICED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE WORK PERFORMED. THEN, ON 01/06/2005, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING A CORNER, CONSUMER THOUGHT VEHICLE SUSTAINED A FLAT. GOT OUT, AND SAW THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS TURNED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK....CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT, AND REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS. *AK

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO START OUT BY SAYING I ENJOY GM VEHICLES. THEY ARE ALL I DRIVE, BUT SOMETIMES THEY HAVE LITTLE PROBLEMS. LIKE MY 2000 GMC JIMMY SLS. THE RECLINE HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEAT KEEP FALLING OFF AND STRIPPING THE BEAR METAL. I NEVER PULL ON THEM SO THEY DONT GET PULLED ON. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU INTEND TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WHEN. NOW THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE SUV BUT MINOR THINGS DUE TO AGE. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU INTEND TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK MICHAEL DIEMERT

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE, CAUSING BOTH FRONT WHEELS TO LOOSEN ON THE HUB, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO ME MECHANIC WHO STATED BOTH WHEELS WERE READY TO FALL OFF. UPON RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF THESE VEHICLES DO TO DESIGN FLAW OF FRONT SUSPENSION. THE SUSPNSION IS NOT DESIGEND FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE NEWER MODELS JIMMY. *AK