2001 GMC Jimmy power train problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 GMC Jimmy — 11% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“When I got to work on tuesday morning, went to park car in space, put in reverse, clunk, no reverse, can't get out of first gear. I had to have my car towed 30 miles each way to my mechanic. Turns out the planetary gear went, need a new transmission, costing over $3000.00. After doing some research…”
filed Jan 23, 2009
“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…”
filed Jul 25, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities. The damage is being caused either in the removal process by the technician, or inadequate packaging or shipping. This…
24-NA-141 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 24, 2024
Power Train problems in other Jimmy years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Jimmy | 29 | 14% |
| 1999 Jimmy | 23 | 17% |
| 1998 Jimmy | 30 | 13% |
| 1997 Jimmy | 33 | 12% |
| 1996 Jimmy | 28 | 7% |
| 1995 Jimmy | 31 | 6% |
| 1994 Jimmy | 11 | 3% |
| 1993 Jimmy | 6 | 3% |
| 1992 Jimmy | 1 | 1% |
| 1991 Jimmy | 4 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 GMC Jimmy
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.