We, as the purchasers, did not know that the part was defective until we went to put gas and were stranded with a dry tank and the fuel guage reading half full. The estimated cost for repair is $1,000. The defect was present at the moment we drove the vehicle off the dealership lot. I have since discovered many other complaints concerning this compenet and its tendancy to easily fail. I feel this is dangerous beacuse if I run out of gas, through no fault of my own, someone could hit my vehicle causing injury to both parties, one of which would be my two year old son. I have had this car for 5 days and it has not worked properly for all 5 days!
1997 GMC Jimmy fuel system complaints
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Please be sure and cross-reference gmc jimmy with chevy blazer!! This is the 4th time the fuel pump has failed. I've had related trouble with the fuel gauge and system with no further info from the dealer. The last time it occured, I was driving when the engine failed. Good thing it was a side street and not the highway. This time, it was stopped and failed to start again. This situation is not only ridiculous but also dangerous.
Vehicle suddenly accelerated when idiling. Dealer has been contacted, and has replaced fuel injectors. Please provide further details.*ak the heating system malfunctioned due to heating core failure. The A/C was not blowing warm air. There was a clicking noise from the engine area because the power steering pump was leaking fluid. The vehicle leans to the left due to torsion bar out of adjustment. Front left and right axle seals were leaking. Transmission was leaking. Back window had air leak. The rear wiper sticks due to wiper motor failure. Front end makes clunking noise due to ball joint failure. There was clunk noise when shifting into gear due to rear d-shaft and u-joint failures. The intake gasket was leaking and was replaced. The throttle sticks. The serpentine belt failed and was replaced.
This vehicle has been a nightmare...unfortunately it was a spur of the moment purchase. Although used, with only 39,000 miles, I thought I would be ok since it had an extended warranty till 72,000. I have replaced both upper and lower ball joints, idler arm, alternator, belt tensioner, ignition switch, 4wd sensors, gas gauge sensor, left rear axle shaft and both rear axle bearings. At least these were all covered under the warranty, but not the rental cars for all the time the truck spent in the shop. Now the vehicle has 90,000 miles and the dealership is telling me that the recall for the ball joints does not pertain to my truck (the VIN # is not included), the transmission dipstick is rusted (I've seen several complaints but no recall), my accelerator pedal sticks severely (also numerous complaints), and I've already replaced (out of pocket cost of $1700) a complete rear end. I owe more than this vehicle is worth...but will need to get rid of it soon because I do not feel safe driving my son around in it. Many of these problems could have caused a serious accident...
My gas guage is not working. The mechanics at a local dealership informed me that the computer sensor is not working. My jimmy only has less than 45,000 when this sensor was non-functional. The part runs around $500.00 and to get it installed it was going to cost around $735.00. This faulty sensor could cause me to have a major accident on a freeway because I never know how much gas is in my tank. I have a cousin that has the same problem with his gmc truck. I believe that gmc better look at this sensor in the gas tank and should take action to recall and correct vehicles that have this problem. Please report this to gmc and post to see if any other individuals nationwide are having the same problem. Thank you.
My gas gauge is not working properly. I was informed today a sensor was needed at a cost of $536.70 for one part. The total cost for installation will be $762.00 + tax. I only have 46,815 miles on this vehicle. I feel this is an excessive amount for a part. With less than 50,000 miles on my jimmy, this gas guage should not have failed so soon. Curious to know if other gmc products are having the same problem. I know of one other gmc vehicle with the same problem. I would like to get this repaired, but am unemployed at the present time and cannot afford almost a $1,000. Repair bill. Last year I put almost a $1,000 in tires and a tie rod had to be replaced along with break replacements. This vehicle has been driven mostly long distance highway miles with no stopping. I still have sounds in my steering and a loud cluncking sound at times. Please respond to inform me if other gmc's are having gas guage problems. Thank you.
Injectors get clogged.
Abs brakes failed, vehicle lost control, resulting in a head-on collision. Upon impact, driver's/passenger's air bags failed to deploy, resulting in injuries. In addition, ignition locked up/fuel gauge and alternator failed.
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