2000 GMC Jimmy complaints

THE DOME OVERRIDE BUTTON WHEN PUSHED FOUR TIMES WITHIN 6 SECONDS DISABLES THE AUTOMATIC EXTERIOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS!. THE OPTION WAS WAS NOT LISTED IN THE USERS MANUAL. WE WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN I FOUND IT BY ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO TURN ON THE DOME LIGHT. GENERAL MOTORS ADMITS THAT THIS WAS OVERLOOKED AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2000 MANUAL. IT ALMOST GOT US IN AN ACCIDENT OR POSSIBLY WORSE. IF I FOUND IT BY ACCIDENT, SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE ELSE WILL TOO. THE NEXT TIME, IT MIGHT GET SOMEONE KILLED. PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE 2000 MODELS NEED TO MADE AWARE OF THIS OPTION. I SUSPECT THAT THIS OMITTED OPTION IS NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE 2000 JIMMY AND FEAR THAT IT MAY INVOLVE MANY, IF NOT ALL OF THE 2000 GMC VEHICLES WHICH HAVE THIS DOME OVERRIDE BUTTON. DT

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHEEL BEARINGS IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AT A COST OF $200 IN WARRANTY DEDUCTIBLES, AND MISSED WORK AS A RESULT. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND AM COMPLETELY APPALLED AT THE FACT THAT GM HAS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. DT

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT IS TO NARROW FOR THE CONSUMER TO FIT HER CHILD CAR SEAT IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED TS

THIS VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED NEW ALL FOUR WHEELS OUT OF BALANCE, OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AND A SEVERE DRIVELINE VIBRATION. THE CURE FOR THE DRIVELINE VIBRATION WAS TO REINSTALL THE DRIVESHAFT BECAUSE IT WAS A 180 DEGREES OUT! I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY OTHER JIMMY'S WERE DELIVERED LIKE THIS, BUT IT SURE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR US. SHAME ON GENERAL MOTORS!!!!! DT

THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE TURN INDICATOR, THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JG

THIS CAR HAS CONTINUALLY HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE ALSO STOPPED IN THE DEALER ON 2 SEPARATE TIMES ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC HOOKED UP A COMPUTER TO SEE THE PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER GIVEN A WORK ORDER SHEET FOR THOSE 2 TIMES. IT HAS ALSO BEEN RECALLED FOR SEAT BELTS & IGNITION SWITCH. MR

CONSUMER STATES WHY HE AND HIS SON WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK, SUDDENLY HIS SON FELT AS THRU HE HAD A FLAT TIRE, HE STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND LOOKED TO DISCOVER THAT THE WHEEL WAS LAYING INWARD TOWARD THE FROM OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES AFTER JACKING THE TRUCK UP TO REMOVE THE TIRE HE THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. HE ALSO STATES THAT HE IS HAPPY THAT THEY WERE DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT.

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH LOST ACCELERATION AND ALL GAUGES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH ON HIGHWAY LOST ACCELERATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A HUMMING NOISE. HAD VEHICLE CHECK OUT. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE, HAD THEM REPLACED, AFTER 33000 MILES, THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATED ,WHEEL ASSEMBLY LOST SUPPORT AND FELL INWARD AT THE TOP, LOST STEERING CONTROL, FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SOFT GRAVEL ROAD AT LOW SPEED . NO ONE WAS INJURED . THE ABS WIRE WAS CUT AT THE WHEEL AS A RESULT OF THE BALL JOINT FAILURE .ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR FACILITY THE WIRE IS NOT REPAIRABLE AS IT IS PART OF THE FRONT ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND MUST BE SERVICED AS A ASSEMBLY .*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE LOST STEERING. VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES AS A RESULT OF PEDAL NOT STAYING ENGAGED OR IN PLACE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND LACK OF LUBRICATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE JOINTS WITH GREASE FITTING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS BEARING NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

DASH AND INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT FIND A CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE IS PULLING TO RIGHT AT ALL TIMES, 5 ALIGNMENTS WERE DONE, PITMAN ARM AND ROTOR ARM WAS REPLACED. THEN, WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED.*AK

UNARMORED HARNESS PASSED FROM UNDERHOOD LOCATION TO SECURED POINT ON DRIVER FRAME RAIL. POINT OF ATTACHMENT ON BRACKET CUT THROUGH WIRE INSULATION, RESULTING IN A SHORTED CONDITION IN SEVERAL MAJOR SYSTEMS INCLUDING TRANSMISSION SHIFT POINTS ENGINE CONTROLLABILITY AND FUEL INDICATOR GAUGE.

REAR AXLE GEARS FAILED- GEARS SHEARED-NEW UNIT INSTALLED. *AK

WHEN THE STEERING IDLER ARM FELL OFF THE FRONT LEFT SIDE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COME THROUGH THE HOOD! AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM!!*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING OR AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE CUTS OFF, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAVING TOTAL LOST OF POWER,VEHICLE TAKES A LEAST 2-3 MINUTES TO START BACK UP. NLM

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MECHANISM USED TO RECLINE SEAT BROKE OFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECLINE SEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HANDLE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE VEHICLE IS A TWO DOOR. IN AN ACCIDENT REAR PASSENGER WOULD BE TRAPPED, UNABLE TO GET OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE HUBS.*AK *YD

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

FAILURE IN BRAKE LIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, DEALER REPLACED MULT-I FUNCTION SWITCH.*AK

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH, PEDAL FELT NORMAL, BUT NO BRAKING ACTION, VEHICLE HIT A TREE, NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $9000.00. ON 30 DEC 2001 WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL FELT NORMAL, NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. CONSUMER NOTICED ON BRAKING THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL NOISE.*AK. CONSUMER STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND APPLIED THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS ON ICE.*JB

I AM FRUSTRATED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER STATED NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON PANEL THAT SHOWED INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM. ALSO, VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH, LIKE ENGINE IS RACING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED SLIPPED BETWEEN 1ST. AND 2ND. LOST REVERSE. *AK

THE STOP LAMPS (SWITCHES/RELAYS) FAILED 3 TIMES SO FAR. THIS POSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR FAMILIES SINCE THIS COMPONENT FAILS REGULARLY LEAVING THE OCCUPANTS WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP(S) WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOTED THAT GMC DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS WIDESPREAD. I TEND TO DISAGREE SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED REGULARLY FOR US. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY 2000 JIMMY OWNERS ON THE ROAD AND UNAWARE OF NON-WORKING BRAKE LIGHTS.*AK

THERE WERE NO LIGHTS IN GEAR SHIFT BOX LOCATED ON FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. ANY ADDED PARTS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK *YH

WHILE TRAVELING, THERE WERE TREES LINING THE ROAD, CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE AN INTERSETION OR LIGHT, CONSUMER THEN TRAVELED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND CONSUMER WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN HEAD-ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO FRONTAL COLLISIONS IN ONE ACCIDENT, THE FIRST COLLISION WAS AT 40 MPH AND THE SECOND WAS AT 5 MPH, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY BOTH TIMES, 2 CONSUMERS WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT, AN INSPECTOR STATE AIRBAGS NOT A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THEN, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, AND HE HIT A LIGHT POLE ,AND BOUNCED OFF THE POLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

CONSUMER WAS GOING 30MPH ON A DIRT ROAD AND SUDDENLY APPLIED BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING AN ANIMAL. VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, AND WHEELS LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WENT TO 1 DEALER, WHO SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH REAR BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A DIRT DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP. WHEEL LEFT TRACTS IN DIRT. CONSUMER DECIDED TO GET A 2ND OPINON ON PROBLEM. AFTER PLUGGING THE VEHICLE, IT SHOWED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM. DEALER EXPLAINED HOW THIS WAS FIRST YEAR THAT VEHICLES HAVE THE INTEGRATED ABS, AND WERE HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THEM. ALSO, REAR ROTORS WERE FROZEN AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THERE HAS BEEN 7 BRAKE REPAIRS, CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING ABS PROBLEMS. CENTER LINK AND IDLER ARM WORE AND WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS. *SLC

WHEN DRIVING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE SMEARING UP THE CENTER PORTION OF WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTATCED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED BLADE AND ARMS ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK THERE IS A GAP IN THE REAR TAILGATE WINDOW, HOWEVER IT CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED BECAUSE THE HINGES ARE WELDED IN PLACE BY A ROBOT. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES POOR GAS MILEAGE, HOWEVER DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL. *SLC

THERE IS A LOUD POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 1 TIMES, LUBED STEERING. SAID DID NOT HEAR POPPING SOUND.*AK

TOOK IN FOR AN ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. CONSUMER STATES OTHER DEALERS STATED THAT THEY HAVE A LONG LIST OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT BALL JOINTS.*AK

DRIVERSIDE MIRRIOR HAS DOUBLE VISION, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

"COMPLETE" BRAKE FAILURE -GEARED DOWN,SWERVER INTO PARKING LOT-HEART PATIENT AND DISABLED VIETNAM VET. 100% - DEALER VERY HO-HUM ABOUT THIS "LIKE IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE" ??*AK

ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. DEALER CANT FIND CAUSE. *AK DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP ALL THE WAY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO IT WAS MISALIGNED. UNDERHOOD LIGHT BULB BROKEN, DEALER REPLACED BULB. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC

THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAILER WHEN THE TRAILER BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED ON THE SIDE AND STRUCK THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY DUE TO TRAILER HITCH FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS

INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING, THIS HAPPENS ONLY ON WARMER DAYS WHEN THE AC IS ON, DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. CJ

APPEARS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAILED AND CAUSING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL TO TURN FASTER THAN THE RIGHT WHEEL, THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO TURN SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. *SLC

HEAD LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER COME ON WHEN MOTOR WAS NOT RUNNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE, DEALER COULDN'T FIND CAUSE. ALSO, DRIVER'S, PASSENGER'S, AND BACKSEAT SQUEAKED/AIR CONDITIONER HAD MILDEW IN EVAPORATOR CASE, AND WARPPED BRAKE ROTORS. CONSUMER TRYING TO RETURN VEHICLE TO GMC. *AK

PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS TRIGGERED VERY EASILY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN FOR 10 MINUTES. THERE IS NO OVERRIDE BUTTON WHEN VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHICH IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY CONSUMER CANNOT START VEHICLE.*AK PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS FAILED AGAIN BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT FEEL IT WAS SAFETY CONCERN. *YH

GMC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER HAS CREATED A FILE #C02457422. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK