2000 GMC Jimmy Suspension Problems

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

NHTSA ID

10487301

Incident

Dec 1, 2012

Mileage

127,115 mi

STARTED OUT WITH A WOBBLE ON THE TIRE THEN MY BALL JOINTS UPPER AND LOWER LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT ALONG WITH MY TIE RODS INNER AND OUTER LEFT AND RIGHT MY LEFT BALL BARRING HUB WAS REPLACED ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT ALSO I STILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE STABILIZING FRONT BAR WHICH I WILL BE PURCHASING THIS WEEK OF SEPT 1ST. THIS ALL HAPPENED JUST THESE PAST TWO WEEKS AND NOW I AM FORCED TO PURCHASE 4 TIRES THAT I CANNOT AFFORD AFTER SPENDING ALL THAT MONEY TO FIX THE FRONT END. PLEASE HELP ME. I DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS THAT IS JUST FROM DRIVING TO WORK AND FOR PLEASURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10422987

Incident

Aug 20, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10186255

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

75,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10171396

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

Mileage

48,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10168799

Incident

Sep 20, 2006

Mileage

76,000 mi

HAD 2 SETS OF BALL JOINTS GO BAD. LOTS OF SQUEAKING WHEN GO OVER BUMPS. ALSO HEAR "BANG" SOUND WHEN TURN CORNERS TO THE RIGHT GOING SLOWLY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10164365

Incident

Jul 26, 2006

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

NHTSA ID

10135274

Incident

Aug 22, 2005

Mileage

80,005 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10122011

Incident

May 7, 2005

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

NHTSA ID

10114257

Incident

Mar 17, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

10107527

Incident

Jan 19, 2005

Mileage

61,642 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10107114

Incident

Nov 18, 2004

Mileage

53,111 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10105634

Incident

Dec 30, 2004

Mileage

41,665 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10102566

Incident

Dec 5, 2004

Mileage

72,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10081718

Incident

Jul 10, 2004

Mileage

62,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10072438

Incident

May 11, 2004

2000 JIMMY HAS HAD NOISE AND VIBRATION IN FRONT END SINCE IT HAD 4900 MILES ON IT. REPEATED COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER BUT THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM, SO NOTHING'S BEEN DONE. SOUNDS LIKE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF, AND VIBRATION IS FELT IN STEERING WHEEL, SEAT AND FLOOR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10065845

Incident

Apr 16, 2001

Mileage

4,989 mi

PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED, DRIVERS SIDE HAS FAILED TWICE NOW. CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE FRONT END TO ALIGN EITHER. BEEN TO 3 SHOPS AND IT STILL EATS MY TIRES. GOT A NICE EMAIL BACK FROM GMC SAYS THEY DON'T SHOW ANY CLAIMS THROUGH DTEALERSHIPS, I COULD BARELY AFFORD THE $400 BEARING MUCH LESS HAVE THEM BEND ME 90 DEGREES ON THE LABOR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10064590

Incident

Apr 5, 2004

2000 JIMMY ENVOY IS ONE BIG PIECE OF JUNK!!!!!*AK

NHTSA ID

10063967

Incident

Feb 12, 2003

WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY UNIT. *LA

NHTSA ID

10046784

Incident

Nov 11, 2003

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

NHTSA ID

10043680

Incident

Oct 27, 2003

LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE OFF FROM THE SUSPENSION 'A' ARM CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL AS WELL AS CATASTROPHICALLY DAMAGING THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM BY SEVERING THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE. *PH

NHTSA ID

10038879

Incident

Sep 14, 2003

Mileage

45,426 mi

FRONT SUSPENSION ON GMC JIMMY.WHEEL BEARINGS,UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS,SPO DRIVE SHAFT ALL WITHIN 1 MONTHS TIME, AND STILL NOT RIGHT CONTINUAL REPAIRS SINCE PUCHASE IN 2001...CRUISE CONTROL,MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH,BRAKE ROTORS,ABS PROBLEMS....NICKEL AND DIMED ME TO DEATH. *AK

NHTSA ID

10031180

Incident

Aug 9, 2003

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AT THE SAME TIME WAS HIT AT PASSENGER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER LOST THE MEMORY, AND DID NOT REMEMBER TOO MUCH ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, HOW IT HAPPENED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10032316

Incident

Aug 6, 2003

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025881

Incident

May 8, 2002

Mileage

55,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 SLT JIMMY WHICH HAS BEEN A PAIN. I'VE HAD LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED, UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED, MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, U JOINTS REPLACED, HUB AND WHEEL BEARING PROBLEMS, ALTENATOR FAILURE, A/C BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED, BROKEN BLEND DOOR WHICH CAUSED ENCODER MOTOR AND MODULE FAILURE, REAR WIPER MOTER REPLACED, BACK WINDOW LOCK REPLACED. TOO MANY THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. GMC SHOULD CONSIDER SOME SORT OF RECALL BECAUSE I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10025178

Incident

Jun 26, 2003