I have a 2000 gmc jimmy 4wd. It has a hd towing package. At 84,300 miles my 4le60 transmission went out. The sun gear went bad. The sun gear is the main gear in the transmission. I have never raced the truck, or towed a trailer, or went 4-wheeling with it. I paid 1,400 dollars to have it rebuilt. By looking online it seems that this is a common failure to this transmission. What recourse do I have?
2000 GMC Jimmy: complete transmission failure
5 of the 211 complaints about the 2000 GMC Jimmy describe complete transmission failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 30 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Complete transmission failure by model year
- 20011
- 20005
- 19993
- 19973
- 19953
- 19941
- 19932
What owners say
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.
Automatic transmission failure at 83,000 miles . Transmission shop said they saw alot of these jimmy with same problem, lost reverse first, then drove it to shop , in first geer. 1 week and about $2000.00 for parts and labor.
I purchased a 2000 gmc jimmy with 34000 miles on it and at 38000 miles the transmission failed. The sun shell granaded as the service people at gmc dealership put it. Now with 83000 miles the transmission did the same thing. Is there something wrong with the sun shells? Is anyone else having this problem. All of my miles are highway miles and I have all my maintanence records to prove that I do scheduled maintanence on my vehicle. I also do not abuse my vehicle and do not tow anything. I'll go broke if the vehicle requires a new transmission every 40000 miles. Each time it cost approx. $4,000.00 to fix. Can anyone help? Thank you
Transmission failed slipped between 1st. And 2nd. Lost reverse.
Service bulletins that may apply
- GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities
- The service bulletin advises the tech of a normal transmission shift condition and the delay in throttle...
- This diagnostic tip advises the tech not to separate the flexplate from the torque convertor or damage my...
- Power train
- Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
- Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter
- Power train
- Power train: axle assembly
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 GMC Jimmy transmission failure
Is complete transmission failure a common problem on the 2000 GMC Jimmy?
5 of 211 owner complaints about the 2000 GMC Jimmy (2%) mention complete transmission failure. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 GMC Jimmy?
There are 0 recalls and 30 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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