2000 GMC Jimmy complaints

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ONCE THE AMOUNT OF GAS IS BELOW HALF A TANK. I HAVE A GMC 2000 MODEL. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET, YET NO RECALL. THE GAS NEEDLE EITHER STICKS, BOUNCES AROUND OR SHOWS A FULL TANK WHEN EMPTY. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE OR IF I WILL END UP STRANDED ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. I GUESS IF SOMEONE HAS A DEADLY ACCIDENT DUE TO THEIR VEHICLE CUTTING OFF DUE TO AN EMPTY FUEL TANK WITH A GAUGE READING FULL IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, SOMEONE WILL LOOK AT THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THEN. I HOPE THAT I AM NOT THAT PERSON. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS COMING TO A STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC TOOK OUT THE FUSE TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKES.

WHILE ON MYCARSTATS.COM I NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO MY 2000 GMC JIMMY JUMPING INTO 4 LOW. ONE PERSON WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN AT A STOP SIGN BUT IT HAPPENS WITH MINE A LOT. THE ODD THING IS WE HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENS THE MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS VERY HIGH. IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HEAR IT SWITCHING YOU CAN TRY TO CONTINUE MOVING AND PUSHING THE 2WD BUTTON FRANTICALLY. IF YOU AREN'T LUCKY ENOUGH TO CATCH IT, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED COMPLETELY, PUT IN REVERSE AND PUSH THE 2WD BUTTON CONTINUOUSLY. OTHER TIMES VEHICLE HAS TO BE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF?? I TOO AGREE THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS WHEN YOU CAN'T GO ANY FASTER THAN 5 MPH OR NEED TO PUT YOUR CAR IN REVERSE AT A STOP SIGN!!*JB

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ONCE THE AMOUNT OF GAS IS BELOW HALF A TANK. I HAVE A GMC 2000 MODEL. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET, YET NO RECALL. THE GAS NEEDLE EITHER STICKS, BOUNCES AROUND OR SHOWS A FULL TANK WHEN EMPTY. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE OR IF I WILL END UP STRANDED ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. I GUESS IF SOMEONE HAS A DEADLY ACCIDENT DUE TO THEIR VEHICLE CUTTING OFF DUE TO AN EMPTY FUEL TANK WITH A GAUGE READING FULL IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, SOMEONE WILL LOOK AT THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THEN. I HOPE THAT I AM NOT THAT PERSON. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V220000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 G

I HAVE A 200 GMC JIMMY PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2003. AT THAT TIME IT HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT. AT 42,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. IT CURRENTLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I LEARNED FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN SEEKING A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD ALSO BEEN REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES. I CONTACTED GM AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS FULLY BUT WAS GIVEN A 50/50 SPLIT. SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO IN ABOUT 30,00 MILES? *JB

DEFECTIVE DOOR HINGES ON THE 2000 GMC JIMMY.*MR THE DEFECTIVE HINGES CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE FRONT DOOR SAG AND ARE NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY TO THE STRIKER PLATE. *JB

WITHOUT WARNING, BALL JOINT FAILED RESULTING IN FRONT TIRE COMING PARTIALLY OFF VEHICLE. REPAIRED AT DEALER WHO CLAIMED IT WAS "NOT UNUSUAL" TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS FAIL.

I PUT MY 2000 JIMMY IN REVERSE AND HEARD A POP SOUND THEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL SO I PUT IT IN DRIVE A IT DID MOVE THEN BUT IT WINED SO I HAD TO CALL A WRECKER TO COME GET IT.I BOUGHT IT FROM A FORD DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE VALVE BODY IT WOULD COST 650.00 TO FIX BUT I ALSO BUT THE EXTENDED WARRENTY BUT IT WAS ALREADY OUT THE SAID 4 OUT OF 5 JIMMY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM

2000 GMC JIMMY MASTER CYLINDER BROKE WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. *MR *SC *JB

2000 GMC JIMMY EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT RIGHT HUB AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND OR WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE CONSUMER HAD RUN INTO A BRICK WALL AND BOUNCED INTO TRAFFIC. THE CHECK ABS SYSTEM LIGHT HAD IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND BACKED INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE LEFT FRONT HUB WAS REPLACED DAYS BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LOSING COOLANT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NO COOLANT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

2000 GMC JIMMY EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH START UP AS WELL AS WITH THE GAS GAUGE ON THE DASHBOARD. *MR THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AN EXTREMELY COLD MORNING IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING FROM EMPTY TO FULL. THE CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM REPLACE THE PCM MODULE (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) FREE OF CHARGE. THE ENGINEER SUGGESTED THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR IF THE WEATHER IS VERY COLD. *SC THE PASSENGER SIDE WEATHER STRIP FAILED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENABLE ON THEIR OWN. IT MAKES VEHICLE HARD TO STOP PROPERLY. IT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET, THE COST WAS APPROX.$450.00 TO CORRECT

1ST 3 TIME NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON FOR THE SAMR THING SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.IT WAS JUST A BAD SENSOR ITS STILL DOING IT.THEY WANT 140. JUST FOR PARTS TO FIX IT. 2ND I SPENT ABOUT 1000.00 TO FIX FROUNT BRAKES ROTORS PADS ANDWHEEL BERRINGS.THE OWNER OF THE GARAGE SAID THAT HE FIXED ABOUT 50 OF THESE A YEAR MY SUV WAS ONLY 2 AT THE TIME 3RDI ALSO SPENT ALMOST 3000. 00 ON A TRANNY LAST YEAR BECAUSE I LOST ALL GEARS I ONLY HAD DRIVE.I HAD RECOMENED THE GMC JIMMY TO AT LEAST 8 TO 10 FRIENDS 7 BOUGHT THEM 5 HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I HAVE WITH TRANNY AND BRAKES NOW MY BRAKES ARE SQUEEKING FROUNT AND BACK NOT GRINDING NOTHING WRONG WITH BACK BRAKES EVER HAD THEM CHECKED THEY SAID THEY ARE FINE.BUT VERY SQUEEKY THAT IS VERY ANNOYING.WHEN WE LOST REVERCE WE WAS BACKING UP AND IF THE CAR BEHIND US DIDNT BACK UP WE WOULD HAVE HIT HIM.I THOUGHT I WOUL LET YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPING TO MYSELF AND FRIENDS THE LAST THING WE FIXED WAS THE TRANNY.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 83,000 MILES . TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THEY SAW ALOT OF THESE JIMMY WITH SAME PROBLEM, LOST REVERSE FIRST, THEN DROVE IT TO SHOP , IN FIRST GEER. 1 WEEK AND ABOUT $2000.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *AK

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

PIN IN DRIVER DOOR HING BROKE

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

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

I OWN A 2000 JIMMY AND HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND AT THIS TIME THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINTS WENT AGAIN. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS? THIS IS COSTLY TO REPAIR, AS WEL AS DANGEROUS, AFFECTING THE STEERING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IMPROVMENTS ARE BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND IF IT IS A COMMON OCCURANCE AMONG OTHER GMC SUV'S. THERE SHOULD NOT BE DISPOSIBLE PARTS PUT ON THE FRONT END OF ANY VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS COLLIDED INTO THE REAR BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE . UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. *AK

PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY (RAINING) AND ENGAGED THE HAZARD SIGNAL BRIEFLY AND DISENGAGED AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. MECHANIC CHANGED ALL BULBS THAT WERE BURN OUT. HAZARD LIGHTS AND BRAKING LIGHTS ARE STILL NOT OPERATIONAL.*AK

1) CAR WOULD START, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTATED BACK AND FORTH WHILE PARK AND NEUTRAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED (IN EXCESS OF $1000+ *AK

INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD BE HARD TO START THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 23, 2004, I WENT TO RED HOLMAN PONTIAC TO REPLACE A HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY ON THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL OF MY GMC JIMMY 2000. A GRINDING AND METALLIC NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND I HAD TO HAVE DONE AT THE DEALER. TWO YEARS AGO, THIS SAME HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT 48000 MILES. NOW, THIS VEHICLE HAS 75000 MILES AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE RIGHT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. THIS MEANS THAT THIS PART ONLY LASTED 48000 MILES AND THE REPLACEMENT PART LESS THAN 27000 MILES. ON BOTH INSTANCES, THERE WAS ALSO A FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE OWNED OVER THE YEARS MORE THAN 11 GM CARS WITH VARIOUS MILEAGES AT TRADING TIME AND I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A BEARING. WHEN THE FIRST REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY WAS PUT IN, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A HAZARD AND FOR THE OTHER WHEEL, THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FACT THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD ON MY INVOICE IF THESE PARTS POSE A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF GMC OWNERS, WHY IS GMC INSTALLING PARTS WITH MATERIAL DEFECTS? I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART CARRIES ONLY A 12000 MILES WARRANTY AND THE PRICE IS ABOUT $460 AND LABOR $124.00. LUCKILY, THE FIRST REPAIR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS TIME I HAD TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE DEALER AND I HAD TO PAY $284.00. I BELIEVE THAT THESE PARTS SHOULD LAST LONGER SINCE THERE IS NEITHER MAINTENANCE NOR ANY FACILITY TO DISASSEMBLE THE UNIT. I SEE NO FAULT WITH THE DEALER; RATHER I SEE A MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THIS REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE GMC RE

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT END VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. DEALER STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

UPON HEARING THE WEAR INDICATOR ON FRONT BRAKES OF MY 2000 GMC JIMMY WITH 24000+ MILES ON IT, I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR EXPECTING ONLY PAD REPLACEMENT AND MAYBE MACHINING OF THE ROTORS. AS IT TURNED OUT, ALL 4 ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO LARGE AREAS OF DEEP CORROSION THAT, ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO AFFECT BRAKING, AND THUS, PAD WEAR, LEADING TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF THESE CRITICAL COMPONENTS. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO MACHINE ONE ROTOR TO GET PAST THE CORROSION, BUT THE CORROSION WAS TOO DEEP AND WOULD LEAVE THE ROTOR TOO THIN. THE REPAIR SHOP IS BEGINNING TO SEE THIS PROBLEM ON LATE MODEL GM VEHICLES, AND AS SUCH, PROVIDED ME WITH ALL THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED (4 ROTORS AND ALL PADS) AS WELL AS AN ITEMIZED LIST OF NEW PARTS USED IN ANTICIPATION OF SOME SORT OF FOLLOW-UP ACTION FROM GM OR THE GOVERNMENT.*AK

LOUD HUMMING SOUNDS, AND FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE HUB BEARINGS FAILED. BOTH HUB BEARING KITS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST OF ALMOST $1100.00. THIS VEHICLE HAD JUST TURNED 70,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROADING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE CONSUMER PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS SMOLDERING UNDER THE HOOD. *JB *NM

ENGINE NOISE: THIS 2000 JIMMY WITH THE 4.3 VORTEC IS QUITE NOISY. WHEN STARTING COLD ,ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER A LIFTER WILL START TO RAP, THEN WILL GO AWAY AND THEN BACK. AFTER COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY, SEVERAL LIFTERS WILL GET LOUD. NOW, I HAVE HEARD 4 1998-2000 4.3 IN BLAZERS AND JIMMYS DO THIS. THEN DALERSHIPS SAY THIS IS NORMAL...TECHNICIANS SAY THERE IS A VALVE TRAIN ISSUE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL NOISE..INA DDITION, WHEN LOADING THE VEHICLE, LIKE GOING UP A STEEP HILL, ONE OR TWO LIFTERS SOUND LIKE THEY ARE READY TO LET LOOSE.....CAUSE OF PROBLEM? *AK

MY FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT FLOATS BACK AND FOURTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY. HOW SAFE CAN THIS BE? ALSO I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS NOT ROLLING UP AND DOWN AND MY BACK GLASS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE REAR OUTSIDE BUTTON. *AK

MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2000 JIMMY. BOUGHT IT USED FROM CARMAX AT 18K MILES ON JAN 2003, GOT EXT. WARRANTY, BUT SOON AFTER, FRONT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED, REPLACED BY CARMAX FOR FREE, BUT 6 MOS LATER BRAKES NEEDED REPLACED. WAS ADVISED THAT REAR ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE ALMOST AT END OF LIFE. 9 MOS LATER, REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR, SPENT $450 AS WELL AS REPLACING SERPENTINE BELT AND FLUSHING BREAK FLUID, TOTAL COST $650. PROBLEMS WITH SUNROOF STARTED IN APR 2003, IT FINALLY STOPPED WORKING AND WAS REPLACED AT 43K MILES UNDER EXT WARRANTY, HAD TO GET NEW BATTERY, NOISE IN UNDER CARRIAGE ON DRIVERS SIDE, DETERMINED TO BE PROBLEMS WITH HUB BEARINGS AND IDLE ARM, INNER TIE ROD, ALL REPLACED UNDER EXT WARRANTY, TOTAL COST WOULD HAVE BEEN $750. *NM

TOOK CAR IN FOR INSPECTION WAS TOLD LOWER BALL JOINT WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY GM DEALER CAR ONLY HAS 23,330 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED 9/03. DID NOTICE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WOULD MAKE A LOUD "POPPING" NOISE WHEN IT WAS TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION SINCE I PURCHASED CAR. THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS CHEAKED OUT BY DEALER