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2000 GMC Jimmy engine and engine cooling problems

25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2000 GMC Jimmy12% of all complaints for this model year.

25
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
12%
share of all complaints
56,624 mi
median reported mileage
1 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Engine system: oil cooling lines: oil ( dripping) loss first noticed november, 2010 at 90,000mi- drip became progressively worse over several weeks creating potential engine damage and fire danger. Oil cooler lines replaced first week january, 2011 at 94,000 miles. Replacement of the oil cooler…

    filed Jan 10, 2011

  • Noticed a unusual odor coming from the engine area in late december, 2008. We took our jimmy in for routine service (1/21/2009) it was recommended that the engine oil cooler lines were leaking and need to be replaced. We found out that the oil was dripping on the exhaust system causing the unusual…

    filed Jan 22, 2009

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains…

    16-NA-383 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 13, 2024
  • This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil Cooler Lines and Oil Tank if the engine was replaced where large amounts of debris has flowed throughout the…

    22-NA-074 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 22, 2024
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Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Jimmy years

YearReportsShare
2001 Jimmy1010%
1999 Jimmy129%
1998 Jimmy208%
1997 Jimmy3814%
1996 Jimmy5313%
1995 Jimmy7615%
1994 Jimmy288%
1993 Jimmy146%
1992 Jimmy43%
1991 Jimmy22%
Jimmy engine and engine cooling problems by year →

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.