2001 GMC JIMMY Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

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 ON THE INTERNET I SEE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON SOMETHING CALLED THE SUNSHELL GEAR 4160E THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM ON MANY OF GMC PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. I EVEN CAME ACROSS A SERVICE BULLETIN THEY PUT OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT NEVER ANY RECALL ON SUCH A PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2001 GMC JIMMY. THE SERVICE BULLETIN RUNS IN AUTOS FROM 1993-2005. NOW, I WONDER, WHY NO RECALL ON SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM. I MEAN IT'S THE MOST COSTLY THING TO REPAIR AND HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY...

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2001 GMC JIMMY. BATTERY - WAS LEAKING & RUNNING DOWN ENGINE COMPARTMENT - (UNDER WARRANTY) DEALER WAS GOING TO REPLACE BATTERY & FIX WHERE ACID HAD EAT UP PAN, UNDER COATING,WIRES, ETC. DEALER DID NOT DO ANY OF THIS - ALL THEY DID WAS SUPER GLUE BAD BATTERY CONNECTOR BACK TO BATTERY. I WENT BACK TO DEALER TO COMPLAIN & WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO EVEN LOOK TO VERIFY THAT NOTHING WAS DONE. WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 DAYS LATER. GO FIGURE! BRAKES - HAVE GONE THRU 2 SETS OF PADS ALL AROUND - HAD TO REPLACE 2 ROTORS SO FAR- AS THEY WERE EAT UP COMPLETELY - NOTHING LEFT ON ONE SIDE. MAKES CONSTANT GRINDING NOISE LIKE BRAKES ARE BEING RIDDEN. LIGHTS - HAD TO HAVE EMERGENCY SWITCH REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.( HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS) TRANSMISSION - ALWAYS REVVING UP OR DROPPING DOWN. FRONT...

LOST 2ND GEAR AND REVERSE. FEELS LIKE A BROKEN GEAR. 56K MILES, SO FAR GM IS RESISTANT TO DOING ANYTHING. I HAVE OWNED MANY GMS, THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST.*AK

FROM JULY OF 2002 UNTIL AUGUST 9, 2003 THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH MY 2001 GMC JIMMY - WHICH NOW HAS 46,000 MILES REGISTERED:7/02: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SLIPS FROM 2WD T O 4-WD LOW. DIAGNOSIS: TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MODULE SHORTED 7/02: WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION SLIPS RPM. DIAGNOSIS: NOT ABLE TO FIND SOURCE 8/02: AGAIN 4-WD LOW SHIFT FOR NO REASON. DIAGNOSIS: FOUND CODES LOSS STORED INFO. ALSO: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT WILL. DIAGNOSIS: COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM (THIS STILL HAPPENS) 8/15/03: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLES SLIPS INTO 4WD LOW BY ITSELF. DIAGNOSIS: INTERMITTENT SHORT. REPAIRED/REPLACED SWITCH 8/03: WHILE DRIVING CALL STALLS/DIES. DIAGNOSIS: RECALL NOTICE 01073. COMPLETED REQUIRED WORK 9/02: DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS STRANGELY. DIAGNOSIS: TECH SCANNED AND FOUND MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION CODES IN SYSTEM. INTERNAL SHORT IN...

2001 GMC JIMMY SLE 47K MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALREADY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM TOLD THAT THEIR IS A SEAL THAT IS LEAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE ACCELARATION IN FIRST GEAR WHEN COLD.*AK

VEHICLE HAS NON-ENGAGING TRANSMISSION AS AT TIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS OUT IN 2ND AND THEN DROPS DOWN TO 1ST. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 3 OCCASIONS AS THERE WERE EMISSIONS PROBLEMS. FRONT END MAKES CONSTANT POPPING NOISE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN LUBED ON 3 OR MORE OCCASIONS AS WELL AS COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND LUBED. BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A RUPTURE IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

3 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN 2 MONTHS. ONCE NEARLY COST ME MY LIFE. I WOULD LIKE ARBITRATION ACCORDING TO VA STATE LEMON LAWS.*AK