Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||||
| PIT-3046E | 08/01/2008 | 10026704 | Gmc: fuel gauge fluctuation in park or neutral, causing the low fuel light to illuminate. *pe | 12/04/2008 | |
| 3046A | 3046B | 10009382 | Fuel gauge fluctuation in park or neutral. *tt | 09/27/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 09/01/2007 | 93000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 gmc jimmy. the contact stated that the spider port injector was leaking gasoline between the firewall and the engine. there was a recall for the previous year, make, and model vehicle, but not for the 2000 jimmy. the contact smelled gasoline in the vehicle and took it to a personal mechanic. the dealer stated that gasoline leakage was a common failure. the contact feels that this is very unsafe due to the fact that gasoline leaking on a hot engine may cause a fire. the failure was noticed while driving 25 mph. the current mileage was 115,000 and failure mileage was 93,000. | |||
| 06/20/2008 | 150135 | 1 | |
| I continue to have constant problems with my 2000 gmc jimmy. first thing that happened was the gas gauge just started messing up. giving false reading. i ran out of fuel two times because the gas gauge showed i had half of tank of gas and apparently it was empty. leaving me sitting on the side of the road way out in the country. the second time this happened it cost me my current job. my employer did not believe that my gas gage would give such false readings! *tr | |||
| 12/13/2006 | 78000 | 4 | |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 2000 gmc jimmy. the vehicle vibrated loudly when being started. the repair shop replaced the wheel cylinder for a third time. also, the fuel sensor needed to be replaced. the failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 87,000. *ak | |||
| 02/06/2006 | 9999 | 05/01/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/15/2005 | 1 | 06/10/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| 04/08/2003 | 49588 | 1 | 02/11/2000 |
| I have a 2000 gmc jimmy with 49500 miles. my gas gauge started to malfunction, and was displaying inaccurate readings. i was quite concerned since this was a fuel related problem. it turns out an electrical component in the fuel sending unit gm part number 25314231 had failed. from what i was told by the gm dealer, this component is submerged in the gas tank of the vehicle. i am reporting this to you for investigation as a possible safety related issue. *nlm | |||
| 5 | |||
| 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 | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 06/01/2005 | 90000 | 1 | 07/01/2002 |
| 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 | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 11/01/2004 | 75000 | 4 | 10/12/2002 |
| The entire car is defective, though it does not state it is a lemon. i purchased it used. i have replaced many major parts that are not considered routine maintenance, such a driver's door hinges and bearings, hood release cable, steering arm (twice) hubs (twice) the wiring system is faulty. i have gone through 4 alternators in under 2 1/2 years. *jb | |||
| 05/23/2006 | 112000 | 1 | 05/10/2001 |
| Faulty fuel pump system. *jb | |||
| 03/15/2006 | 4 | 01/28/2003 | |
| 2000 gmc jimmy has had 4 fuel pumps in last year and a half just stopping while driving in traffic and 2 transmissions same as fuel pumps stopping while in heavy traffic. wiring harness very brittle. *nm | |||
| 04/10/2004 | 1 | 10/21/2002 | |
| My vehicle ran fine, all of the sudden the fuel pump goes bad. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 12/05/2004 | 72000 | 3 | 10/20/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||
| 02/12/2003 | 7 | 09/22/2001 | |
| 2000 jimmy envoy is one big piece of junk!!!!!*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 11/01/2006 | 80000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns 2000 gmc jimmy. the stated that while driving her vehicle it just shut off because no fuel was going in. the vehicle had to be towed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they diagnosed that it had a faulty fuel pump. the contact stated that the failure occurred several times resulting on having to replace it. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage is 138,000. pm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||
| 01/18/2008 | 62000 | 1 | 09/05/2000 |
| My fuel gauge in my 2000 jimmy began fluctuating wildly in januray 2008. when the tank was filled it registered fine but after some gas was consumed the gauge proved grossly inaccurate. i had to watch my trip odometer to gauge the amount gas left in the tank. i went to several mechanic's and was told that it was the sensor. however, from what i was told, the sensor and gas pump are both connected and submerged in gas. i had it repaired and luckily it was only the sensor. it cost more than $400. i was told that if the unit was severely corroded, i would have to replace both the pump and sensor. this is not a comforting experience. i assume there is no danger from fire, but i would expect the gas gauge to work and it didn't. i find it interesting that another person experience the exact same problem, only earlier. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2006 | 128000 | 1 | 02/18/2001 |
| For the past two years my 2000 gmc jimmy has had continuous malfunctioning fuel gauge which is not reliable. the fuel quantity needle fluctuates and is un reliable. the dealer says the repair is expensive and is not covered, due to the vehicle being out of warranty period. the vehicle mileage is tracked to determine approx fuel quantity. i am submitting this report to urge the odi to effect a vehicle recall to fix this wide spread problem with the 2000 my gmc jimmy vehicle. *tr | |||
| 10/11/2006 | 89000 | 1 | 01/10/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 06/17/2005 | 1 | ||
| Fuel gauge has not worked for the last year. it goes from full to 3/4 of a tank and stays there. sometimes it will go all the way to e then bounce around. have been counting miles between fill ups to avoid running out of gas. *jb | |||
| 06/06/2006 | 3 | ||
| Fuel guage does not work. must watch odometer to guess when gas needed. abs engages at slow speeds. replaced once already. doors must be slammed violently to close doors. | |||
| 10/13/2005 | 9999 | 09/20/2003 | |
| 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 | |||
| 01/05/2004 | 1 | 03/06/2003 | |
| 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 | |||
| 05/28/2004 | 1 | 01/20/2001 | |
| 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 | |||