2001 GMC Jimmy

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

• 12/27/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V364000 CONCERNING BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

• 12/14/2004· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER PURCHASED A VEHICLE THAT WAS 3 INCHES TALLER THAN SAFETY REQUIREMENT. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. CONSUMER WAS PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS TOO TALL. VEHICLE WAS FINALLY IMPOUNDED BY HIGHWAY PATROL DUE TO SAFETY STANDARDS. *AK

• 12/02/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED FRONT BRAKES TO FAIL ON 11/30/2015 NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM THE FAILURE.

• 11/27/2001· POWER TRAIN

  3 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN 2 MONTHS. ONCE NEARLY COST ME MY LIFE. I WOULD LIKE ARBITRATION ACCORDING TO VA STATE LEMON LAWS.*AK

• 11/26/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMTY AND FULL WHILE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL,CAN'T DEPEND ON FUEL GAGE FOR TURE INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/26/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/22/2015· WHEELS

  MICHELIN TIRES XC LT4 P235 70S 15 PURCHASED 12/18/2010 THRU SEARS AND NOW HAVE 19,490 MILES USE AS OF 11/14/2015. PROBLEM IS SIDEWALLS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DRY ROT CRACKING. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO SEARS WHO STATED IT IS CAUSED BY DRY ROT, AGE, & WEATHER EXPOSURE. THIS VEHICLES AIR PRESSURE IS MONITORED ROUTINLY WITH TIRE ROTATION ABOUT EVERY 5 TO 6K MILES. OTHER BRAND TIRES I HAVE HAD WERE MUCH OLDER THAN THESE AND HAD NO DRY ROT.

• 11/18/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP ONCE FOR INSPECTION. ALTHOUGH AN ABS PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.*AK

• 11/15/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY SON ASKED ME IF I COULD TELL WHAT WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND INSIDE THE 2001 GMC JIMMY. WHEN CHECKING FOR TURN SIGNALS,LIGHTS, ETC, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WHAT LEAST WHEN THE CLICKING NOISE IS HEARD, THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. OTHER TIMES THEY WORK. DAVIS STANLEY DEALERSHIP SAID ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN FIXED. IF THE RECALLS WERE FIXED, THE REPLACEMENTS APPARENTLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ORIGINALS. I REALLY DO NOT LIKE THE IDEA THAT MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS BEING DRIVEN AROUND IN A CAR THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE OF A SAFETY ENGINEERING PROBLEM THAT GM ONLY HAD TO WORRY ABOUT REPAIRING ONCE EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN AFTER THE ORIGINAL REPAIR. IS THERE A SITE THAT WILL TELL WHO AND WHEN THE RECALLS WERE FIXED. THANKS *TR

• 11/11/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WAS TOLD BY STATE FARM THIS WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. THE OIL LINES LEAK FROM THE ENGINE DOWN TO THE FILTER THAT IS ON THE FRONT BUMPER INSTEAD OF ON THE ENGINE. *JB

• 11/09/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  REALLY BAD EXHAUST SMELL. NOT EGGS. NOT YOUR STANDARD STINK. BAD SMELL SINCE 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IN 2001. KEEPS THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC WAY BEHIND ME. HAD OXYGEN SENSOR CHECKED MANY TIMES. BUT I THINK ITS THE CAT. CONVERTER. *JB EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, I REQUEST A FIX. STILL NOT FIXED. SERVICE CENTER CAN'T DUP PROBLEM, WHY? I SMELL IT !! ALSO FLUX GAS GAUGE MOVEMENT IN PARK. ALSO NO HORN. HAD FIXED ONCE IN SUMMER 2005, AND 5 MONTHS LATER IT DOESN'T WORK AGAIN. THE FUSE IS FINE. COULD HAVE USED IT THE OTHER DAY. :-(*JB

• 11/09/2004· SUSPENSION

  SEVERE VIBRATION ABOVE 20MPH. CAUSE WAS PREMATURE FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS AT 54,000 MILES. REPLACED WHEEL HUBS AT OWNER EXPENSE FOR $1100.*AK

• 11/06/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I PURCHASED A 2001 GMC JIMMY. PROBLEM IS IGNITION LOCK. KEY STAYS IN LOCK, HAVE TO FIDDLE WITH IGNITION MOVE CAR, TURN WHEEL TO FIND JUST THE RIGHT PLACE. THOUGHT JUST MY CAR,BUT HAVE SEEN OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM, LOCAL DEALER SAID CAN FIX FOR ABOUT 100 DOLLARS THEY NEVER LOOKED AT VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY GM ON PHONE TO PUSH BUTTON ON COLUMN TO GET KEY OUT, I DON'T HAVE ONE WAS TOLD BOOK SHOWS ONE ANY SUGGESTION THE VEHICLE FITS MY NEEDS WAS REALLY SUPER LOW MILES. *TR

• 10/25/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 10/16/2006· SUSPENSION

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP OR WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL # 01I018000 OR # 01V2000000, FOR THE SUSPENSION: FRONT CONTROL ARM, UPPER BALL JOINT DUE TO THE VIN. BOTH BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND ONE OF THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WAS FRACTURED.

• 10/16/2006· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, HOWEVER IT KEPT RUNNING AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED EXCEPT THE HEAD LIGHTS. THE DEALER APPOINTED THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION ON OCTOBER 18TH 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO PROMISED TO CALL BACK OCTOBER 19TH (DIDNT CALL BACK) AFTER THE RESULTS OF THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTION HAD BEEN DELIVERED TO THEM. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED IN THIS ELECTRICAL FAILURE SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY. UPDATED 11/9/2006 - *NM

• 10/15/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  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

• 10/10/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ABS BRAKE SENSOR NOT WORKING. FROM ONLINE SEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 GMC JIMMY AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR THE PAST YEAR THAT THE ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL COME SOMETIMES BUT AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL BE OFF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SENSOR IS BAD AND IT WOULD COST OVER $700.00 TO FIX. SINCE THIS IS A BIG ISSUE I WISH YOU WOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND HAVE GM ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

• 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

• 10/08/2003· STEERING

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

• 10/04/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE 2001 GMC JIMMY WAS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE SPEED VARIED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 2003. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EIGHT TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALER TEST DROVE, SCANNED AND LOOKED THROUGH MANUALS TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO GAVE HER A CARD SO THAT SHE WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE EXPENSES. *AK

• 10/02/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  2001 GMC JIMMY RECALL NO.01073 STOP/HAZARD LAMPS THIS WAS REPLACED ON MY JIMMY BEFORE I OWNED IT . I T WENT BAD AGAIN . I CONTACTED A CHEVY/GMC DEALER AND GMC AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS SO I HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE PART WHICH COST ME $265.31 I THINK I SHOULD GET A REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY RECALL.EVEN IF IT WAS REPLACED ONCE ,IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 08V231000 MFR'S REPORT DATE :MAY21,2008 NHTSA ACTION #RQ08001 I AM HOPING YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND ALLOW ME A REFUND. GMC GAVE ME A CASE # 71-762-63641. *TR

• 09/30/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE KNOCKING- DESCRIBED BY GMC AS AN OIL CAVITATION NO KNOWN FIX AND ONLY CERTAIN TRUCKS ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM

• 09/25/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE HAS NON-ENGAGING TRANSMISSION AS AT TIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS OUT IN 2ND AND THEN DROPS DOWN TO 1ST. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 3 OCCASIONS AS THERE WERE EMISSIONS PROBLEMS. FRONT END MAKES CONSTANT POPPING NOISE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN LUBED ON 3 OR MORE OCCASIONS AS WELL AS COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND LUBED. BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A RUPTURE IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

• 09/14/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE. CO-WORKER HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH 2001 BLAZER. *AK

• 09/09/2004· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE DOME LIGHTS, THEY WILL TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING AND THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT THEM OFF IS PUSH THE DOME OVERRIDE BUTTON. ALARM SYSTEM HAS ALSO GONE OFF BY ITSELF WITH NO ONE NEAR THE VEHICLE OR TRYING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND THE TWO MULTIPURPOSE PLUGS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. INTERMITTENT WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK AND OTHER TIMES MAY STOP WHILE IN USE. IT APPEARS THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE SYTEM CAUSING THESE ISSUES.*AK

• 09/05/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING VOLTAGE REGULATOR GOES DOWN, AND HEADLIGHTS GO DIM. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER FEELS IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 09/01/2014· STEERINGCrash

  ON HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY RAIN, VEHICLE LEFT ROADWAY ALONG SLIGHT CURVE BY FAILING TO TURN FRONT WHEELS AND HYDROPLANED STRAIGHT OFF PAVEMENT. VEHICLE THEN LEFT THE GROUND FLYING DOWNHILL, SMASHED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER INTO AND THROUGH 10+ INCH TREE, SPUN 90 DEGREES CLOCKWISE BEFORE SIDE IMPACTING TWO 25+ INCH TREES AGAINST DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND REAR WHEEL, BEFORE COMING TO A STOP (ON STEEP HILL HELD BY THE TREES), TOTALING THE JIMMY. TOP OF VEHICLE HAD TO BE CUT OFF TO FREE DRIVER. POLICE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT ACCIDENT WAS FATALITY. VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED FAILURE TO TURN AFTER BRAKING LIGHTLY, LIKE BEFORE ENTERING DRIVEWAYS OR PARKING SPACES. STEERING WOULD LOCK IN STRAIGHT POSITION AND CAR HAD TO BE SHIFTED TO PARK AND RESTARTED BEFORE WHEEL COULD BE TURNED AGAIN. WHEN TAKEN TO WELL KNOWN AUTO SHOP FOR THIS STEERING ISSUE BEFORE ACCIDENT, SHOP STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS LOCATED IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND WAS THEN REPAIRED. *TR

• 08/29/2001· TIRES

  MY PICKUP HAD A RECALL (#01021) TO CHANGE THE RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE . THE PRESSURE WENT FROM 55PSI IN THE FRONT AND 80 PSI IN THE REAR TO 35 PSI ON ALL TIRES. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY TOLD ME THIS PRESSURE WAS UNSAFE AND THOSE TIRES SHOULD HAVE NO LESS THAN 58PSI. THE NEW STICKER MAKES NO MENTION OF INCREASING THE AIR PRESSURE IF A LOAD IS BEING CARRIED. THE RGVW FOR THAT TRUCK IS 6084 LBS, AND THE TIRES ARE EACH RATED TO CARRY 3042 LBS AT 80 PSI. A LOWER AIR PRESSURE DRASTICALLY REDUCES THE LOAD BEARING CAPABILITY OF THE TIRE, WHICH IS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR BY GMC. MY DEALER AGREES THAT THE PRESSURE IS TO LOW AND HAS RECOMMENDED I REMOVE THE TAG AND USE THE PREVIOUS RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. I AND THE DEALER HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND CAN GET NO ANSWER ON WHY THEY CHANGED THE PRESSURE AND WHETHER IT IS SAFE. I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHER OWNERS WILL NOT REALIZE THERE IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN WITH OPERATING THESE TIRES AT SUCH A LOW PSI. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75)

• 08/28/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  UPON APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL INTO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/23/2024· STRUCTURE

  Driver and Passenger door will not stay shut while driving, I almost fall out the passenger door while my boyfriend was driving the car from Fett's city motor in omaha nebraska when we bought it the door wouldnt shut we have to lift the doors and slim them shut and lock them and that doesnt even work. My Little 15 year old baby brother and his girlfriend was riding with me while driving down [XXX] and the both doors flew open and i didnt have anywhere to pull over to shut the doors my little brother fall out and his girlfriend. I put down $500 on [XXX] and when we bought the car Fette's motors knew the Driver and Passenger doors wasn't shutting the correct way and they still let me buy the car and that is a health hazard and dangerous. Fett's Motor shouldnt be allowed to sell cars or at least sell cars that isn't a a dangerous zone or safety hazard. My 15 year old baby brother had to go to the ER because he and his girlfriend fall out the passenger door and driver door. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 08/23/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ROUGH BRAKING THAT BECAME WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE CONTROL WAS QUESTIONABLE. GMC DEALER ADVISED THAT ROTORS ON ALL 4 WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. INSPECTION OF ROTORS INDICATED THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PAD CONTACT AREA ON THE ROTORS. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO THEN BE APPLIED OVER A WASHBOARD TYPE SURFACE WHICH ALMOST ELIMINATED FUNCTIONALITY. ALL PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON THIS GMC JIMMY VEHICLE WHICH ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES. DEALER RETAINED PARTS AND BILLED $725.

• 08/22/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER HEARD ABOUT A RECALL TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHECK VEHICLE FOR RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/19/2003· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 08/13/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN PUT IN DRIVE AND GENTLY GIVING ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING, GAS PEDAL WILL GET STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

• 08/11/2006· STRUCTURE

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BEGAN TO SAG WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE DOOR HINGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

• 08/08/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  NHTSA RECALL 01V364000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01073 FOR MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE. BRAKES LIGHTS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY GONE OUT. BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS THAT VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. FOR THE MULTI SWITCH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN 3 TIMES TO DEALER BEFORE RECALL WAS ISSUED. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/08/2001· SUSPENSION

  SPORADIC POPPING SOUND IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHEN BREAKING, TURNING, AND AT TAKE OFF. 5 TIMES TO DEALER PROBLEM STILL NOT CORRECTED.*AK

• 08/08/2001· SUSPENSION

  SPIRATIC POPPING IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHILE BREAKING, TURNING, AND ACCELERATING. VEHICLE IN SERVICE DEPT FOR 5TH TIME RIGHT NOW. SERVICE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FILLING LEMON LAW PAPERS WITHIN THE WEEK.

• 08/07/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND BEING WARPED. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK

• 08/05/2003· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 08/01/2002· SEAT BELTS

  THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT TIGHTENS UP CONTINUOUSLY WHEN WORN. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE BELT IS USELESS AND UNUSABLE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO NO AVAIL. I KNOW OF TWO OTHE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER TELLS ME THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFICEIENCY AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ON THIS VERY HIGH VOLUME VEHICLE (SUBURBAN, DENALI, TAHOE ETC..)

• 07/30/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF RECALLS FOR THE 2001 GMC JIMMY, MAINLY RECALL #01073A & B STATING EXT. LIGHTING BRAKE SWITCH/ NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. I'M TOLD THAT THE SERVICE WAS APPARENTLY COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE IN 2002, BUT ANOTHER RECALL CAME OUT IN 2008 STATING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM CANADA IS REFUSING TO DO THE NECESSARY RECALL ON MY TRUCK STATING THAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED AND THAT MY VEHICLE IS OVER A DECADE OLD, SO IT'S MY PROBLEM. I WON'T BE PURCHASING ANOTHER GMC IN THE FUTURE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING AND ITS THE SWITCH THAT NEEDS REPLACING. THANKS FOR NOTHING GM! YOU JUST LOST A LONG TERM CUSTOMER OVER A RECALL PART. DEC 2001 - RECALL #01V364000 MAY 2008 - RECALL #01V364 / 01073B

• 07/25/2005· POWER TRAIN

  ABS AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS REAL BAD THEY SAID THAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD COST 425.00 DOLLARS TO FIX HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET VEHICLE HAS 63135 MILES ON NOW BUT WHEN IT WAS INSPECTED IT HAD 55512 ON IT AND THE GARAGE SAID THERE WAS SOME PLAY IN THE FRONT BUT THOUGHT IT WAS IDLER ARE PLAY WHICH WAS IN LIMITS FOR PA NOW I DON'T KNOE ABOUT THAT KNOW

• 07/22/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SWITCH

• 07/18/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE: I WAS STUPID ENOUGH TO BUY THE LEMON IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE FAILURE (S) OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS. I BOUGHT THIS 2001 GMC JIMMY IN 2004. AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR. IT HAD 38,075 MILES ON IT. I DIDN'T HAVE IT A MONTH BEFORE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT. SHORTLY AFTER THE POLLUTION CONTROL AIR PUMP WENT OUT. THEN IT WAS THE AIR FILTER PUMP AND HOSES TO THE REMOTE FILTER. NEXT CAME REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS. ALL OF THIS BEFORE 40,000 MILES. NEXT CAME THE FUEL PUMP(APRIL 2006).A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT WAS THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND FUEL SENSOR. THEN IT WAS REPLACING THE 2WD/ 4WD SELECTOR MODULE IN THE DASH. NEXT IN LINE WAS A NEW ALTERNATOR. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IT WAS ANOTHER NEW ALTERNATOR,A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO IT WAS ANOTHER NEW FUEL PUMP. THERE ARE AT LEAST A DOZEN OTHER THINGS THAT WERE REPLACED. I ONLY MENTIONED THE REALLY COSTLY ITEMS. I HAVE SPENT JUST A LITTLE OVER $5000.00 ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK. CONTACTING GMC CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS IS A BIG WASTE OF TIME. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GMC ANYTHING. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD PULL THE PLUG AND LET GMC CLOSE DOWN FOREVER. *TR

• 07/17/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CABLE FAILURE FROM DEAD START. ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR: RUNAWAY TRUCK, HALTED.*AK

• 07/15/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCrash

  DT: 2001 GMC JIMMY, FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO BE REAR END, LATER THE CONSUMER FOUND THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN RECALLED. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INFORMED THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MANUFACTURER FIXED THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT REMEMBERISE THE CONSUMER FOR THE OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS. *AK *JB

• 07/11/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC JIMMY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH YET, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 08/30/11

• 07/11/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 2 OTHER FAILURES REFR TO ODI NUMBER 748064 THIS TIME MY DOME LIGHT STAYED ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF I PUSHED THE DOME OVERRIDE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES TO SHUT THE LIGHT OFF WHEN I DID ALL OF MY HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD TO USE THE OVERRIDE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO TURN ON MY LIGHTS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ORDERED A NEW HEADLIGHT SWITCH. AS OF THE PRESENT TIME THEY HAVE REPLACED MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, MY IGNITION SWITCH, AND NOW WILL BE REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. I FEEL THESE PROBLEMS COULD ENDANGER OTHER OWNERS. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW IF I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS HAVING PROBLEMS SO I CAN TELL IF THIS IS JUST MY VEHICLE OR ARE OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS. THANK YOU, YOU MAY CALL DURING THE DAYTIME AT MY WORK. AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP *TR