2000 GMC Jimmy

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  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

• 12/31/2001· POWER TRAIN

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

• 12/23/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE A TURN WHILE UTILIZING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AFTER THE TURN WOULD BE COMPLETED ALTHOUGH THE TURN SIGNAL WAS STILL ENGAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLES MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/22/2000· STRUCTURE

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

• 12/18/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 12/16/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST NHTSA FOR PERMITTING MANY AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS TO UTILIZE SO-CALLED HIGH-BRIGHTNESS ARC-LAMPS ON PASSENGERS VEHICLES. THESE LAMPS CAUSE TEMPORARY BLINDNESS AND UNWARRANTED GLARE FOR OLDER DRIVERS SUCH AS MYSELF. THIS IS AN ESPECIAL PROBLEM WHEN THE ARC-LAMP EQUIPPED VEHICLE COMES OVER A HILL OR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE POINT SOURCE NATURE OF THESE LAMPS RESULTS IN MUCH LOSS OF VISION IN DARK AREAS WITHIN THE FIELD OF VISION BECAUSE OF SCATTER DUE TO AGE HARDENING OF THE CRYSTALLINE LENSES OF THE EYE STRUCTURE. I AM AN INJURED PARTY ( I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS) SINCE THESE LAMPS DIMINISH THE ABILITY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I RECOMMEND THAT THEY BE OUTLAWED AS A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM A 63 YEAR OLD OPTICAL ENGINEER AND HOPE TO CONTINUE DRIVING FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME.*AK

• 12/12/2003· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. A MONTH LATER , THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WIPER STOPPED. *AK

• 12/10/2004· SUSPENSION,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 12/09/2002· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/04/2012· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 GMC JIMMY MY LEFT SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE. LUCKILY I HAD JUST CAME OUT OF A SHARP CORNER AND MY SPEED WAS ONLY ABOUT 25 MPH. A CAR HAD JUST PASSED IN THE OTHER DIRECTION WHEN MY VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT, HALFWAY INTO THE OTHER LANE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF IT. UPON INSPECTION, THE TIRE WAS LEANING INWARD AND MY BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERED. I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. *TR

• 12/02/2002· SUSPENSION

  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

• 11/29/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/27/2001· POWER TRAIN

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

• 11/23/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENTCrash

  WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 GMC JIMMY MY GIRLFRIEND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE CAME AROUND A CORNER AND HAD TO COME TO A QUICK STOP, WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND SHE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. AFTER THE INCIDENT I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THE STEM THAT COMES OFF THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD BROKEN OFF. HE CONTACTED THE NHTSA AND THE AGENT AGREED WITH HIM THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKE OFF. MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED SEVERELY AND IF THIS PART DID NOT BREAK AND THE PARTS WORKED CORRECTLY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. *TR

• 11/19/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  56,000 MILES-GMC ALTERED POSITION- CREATED PISTON SLAP- PREMATURE WEAR-NEEDS REBUILT ENGINE. *JB

• 11/19/2002· SEAT BELTS

  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

• 11/17/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/16/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 11/12/2003· SUSPENSION

  WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY UNIT. *LA

• 11/12/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  UPON INVESTIGATION OF BRAKE NOISE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WHERE CORRODED TO THE POINT OF BREAKAGE. VEHICLE HAS 41,000 MILES. *LA

• 11/08/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  UPON INSPECTION OF 2000 GMC JIMMY 4DR / 4WD BRAKE LINE DRIVERS SIDE OVER FRAME NEXT TO FUEL TANK HELD DOWN BY A CLIP LEADING TO REAR BRAKES RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION AROUND THE CLIP AREA THAT HOLDS THE LINE TO FRAME CAUSING TOTAL LOSS REAR BRAKES AND PROPER BRAKING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE RETURNING HOME TO PARK VEHICLE AT OUR RESIDENCE,.. LUCKILY AT TIME OF INCIDENT WE WERE ON OUR OWN RURAL PROPERTY IN DRIVEWAY WHICH IS (APPROXIMATELY 2/10 MILE LONG) AND NOT THE BUSY MAIN HIGHWAY WHICH WAS TRAVELED AT 55 MPH. THE TERRAIN WAS USED IN OUR DRIVEWAY TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. THANKFULLY NO INJURY'S TO OCCUPANTS (INCLUDING A 3 YEAR OLD CHILD) OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OCCURRED WITH THIS INCIDENT. *TR

• 11/07/2005· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/07/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/07/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 11/05/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SWITCH WON'T RETURN TO THE OFF POSITION AFTER BEING STARTED. *TR

• 11/04/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 11/03/1999· TIRES

  THE SPARE TIRE IN THE VEHICLE IS BLOCKING THE VEIW OF THE CONSUMER TO THE REAR WINDOW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/27/2003· SUSPENSION

  BALL JOINTS UPPER AND LOWER.I HAD THEM REPAIRED ONCE, AND NOW NOT EVEN SIX MONTHS LATER THEY NEED REPAIR AGAIN. *AK

• 10/26/2002· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 10/25/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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

• 10/21/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND MY HEADLIGHTS (WHICH ARE AUTOMATIC TYPE USING A LIGHT SENSOR) WENT OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THEY CAME BACK ON. THEY DID IT A 2ND TIME FOR A SHORTER TIME PERIOD ON THE SAME DRIVE AND HAVE FLASHED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS TEMPORARILY ON A FEW NIGHTS SINCE THEN. THE INTERIOR DASH/SWITCH LIGHTING INSIDE THE CAR DOES NOT GO OUT, JUST THE HEADLAMPS. *TR

• 10/20/2006· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT...THEN, I HAD TO REPLACE A BALL JOINT...NOW THE OTHER ONE HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THESE REPAIRS ARE NOT CHEAP AND PREMATURE! PRIOR TO HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT I HAD IT PUT ON THE MACHINE AND IT SENT OUT SEVERAL DIFFERENT CODES THAT HAD TO BE CORRECTED...NEVERTHELESS, WE STILL HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION...ALSO, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE GETS STUCK PERIODICALLY. *NM

• 10/18/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 10/14/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEAT BELTS

  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

• 10/14/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  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

• 10/12/2005· STRUCTURE

  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

• 10/12/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  ON 9-6-00 I HIT A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE BASE APROX 3FT HIGH & 2FT ACROSS.WITH MY 2000 GMCJIMMY I WAS GOING APROX 35MPH AT THE TIME THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF . THE INPACT WAS DEAD CTR & STRIGHT ON .THE ROAD WAS DRY .I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AN NOT HURT THERE WAS $10,000+ DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK I WOLD LIKE TO KNOW IF & WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF THANKYOU

• 10/11/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. STATES FULL WHEN VEHICLE IS EMPTY AND THEN DROPS TO EMPTY AFTER YOU RUN OUT OF GAS. I HAVE TO USE MY ODOMETER TO TRACK HOW MANY MILES I HAVE DRIVEN TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL TANK AGAIN. *JB

• 10/11/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 10/10/2001· STEERING

  MODEL 6500 GMC TOP KICKS OR KODIAKS HAVE CAUSED EXTREMELY HARD STEERING EFFORTS IN THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY, AND THEN WILL LOCK UP WITH NO WARNING. THEY CHANGED ALL THESE UNITS, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *YH

• 10/05/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 10/04/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS

  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)

• 10/04/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 10/04/2001· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 09/30/2002· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS

  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

• 09/25/2001· TIRES

  SIDEWALL SIDE OF TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73 TIRESIZE: P26575R16)

• 09/25/2000· SEATS

  THE FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER HANDLE HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME. UPON REVIEW OF THE PART IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IT HAS FAILED UNDER A TORSION LOAD. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE PART, THE BOS THAT PROTRUDES FROM THE SEAT AND THAT THE RECLINER HANDLE ATTACHES TO IS THE ITEM THAT FAILED. THE BOSS ITSELF APPEARS TO BE MADE FROM POWDER METAL. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE PART IS MADE OUT OF POWDER METAL. A SLOT IS CUT DIRECTLY THROUGH THE CENTER OF THIS BOSS AS TO ACCEPT THE HANDLE SCREW. THE HANDLE SCREW SLOT PROBABLY WEAKENS THE BOSS EVEN FURTHER. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A PART THAT HAS REPEATED LOADING WOULD BE MADE OF SUCH A MATERIAL SINCE SOME OF THE PROPERTIES OF POWDER METAL DO NOT INCLUDE THOSE REQUIRED FOR REPEATED TORSION. AS I CAN SURMISE, THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS PARTICULAR PART IN MY VEHCILE. THE PART WAS REPLACED BY JIM CAUSLEY GMC, JUNE OF 2000. I AM CONCERNED THAT A REAR OCCUPANT COULD BECOME TRAPPED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE LEVER IN QUESTION CONTROLS THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT BACK. YOUR FOLLOW UP ON THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. REGARDS KEN KECK. *AK

• 09/24/2002· WHEELS

  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.

• 09/20/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY 1998 ENVOY HAD THIE SAME ISSUE (WHICH I BOUGHT NEW) AS THE USED 2000 GMC DIAMOND EDITION JIMMY I BOUGHT TO REPLACE IT AFTER I WAS T-BONED IN AUG 2009... FUEL GAUGE IS TOTALLY FAULTY AND I HAVE TO RESET THE TRIPOMETER EVERY TIME I FILL UP OR WILL RUN OUT OF GAS DUE TO FALSE READINGS. AS A SINGLE MOMMY WITH TWO KIDS I AM SCARED OF THE IDEA OF GETTING STUCK ON A DARK HIGHWAY HEADED IN OR OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE OF THIS. IF THE TRIPOMETER EVER GOES I WILL BE AT A LOSS. THE KEY STICKS IN IGNITION AND I HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OF AND ON SOMETIMES 30 OR 40 TIMES WHILE OTHERS ONLY TWICE OR SO... WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE WEB... )AND THAT IS ONLY AT FIRST GLANCE) I HAVE SEEN WITH THESE KNOWN ISSUES I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

• 09/20/2006· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD HUMMING NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND FRONT HUB BEARING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DRIVERS SIDE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 2/20/03 (NOTE: I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND VEHICLE HAD 27,000 MILES WHEN PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED). SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON 3/15/04 THAT TIME ON PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE HUB BEARING ON 3/15/04 AND COST WAS SPLIT 50/50 WITH GM AND MYSELF (NOTE: 46,000 MILES ON VEHICLE). SAME PROBLEM RECURRED ON 9/15/06 ON PASSENGER SIDE HUB BEARING. DEALER STATES THAT HUB BEARING IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WHICH IS A $500 REPAIR JOB. FURTHERMORE THIS PROBLEM NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED OR ANY OTHER NON-JIMMY OWNERS THAT I KNOW OF. FROM REVIEWING YOUR COMPLAINTS AND TALKING TO OTHER JIMMY OWNERS, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD RECURRING PROBLEM AND A KNOWN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM. *JB