1997 GMC Jimmy Fuel system Problems

“Fuel gauge would read full or half full even though tank would be empty. I set my trip mileage for more than a year and would put more gas in about every 300 miles. Dealer charged me $400 to remove the tank and replace a sensor that sits on top of the tank. Had vapor lock problems a few days after that.”

“Fuel gauge does not indicate accurately at low fuel states. As fuel approaches empty (with 1/8 - 1/4 actual fuel remaining in tank), gauge begins to erroneously indicate progressively higher fuel quantities in the tank until a point where the gauge is indicating almost full, when in reality, the tank is almost empty. The obvious implication is that a motorist who is not paying close attention could be left stranded without fuel in the vehicle.”

“Transmission failure / replaced transmission - upper & lower ball joint failure / replaced upper & lower ball joints - rear window wiper failure / inoperable at this point - extremely expensive replacements with no old parts available at this point. Events leading up to failure I can only attribute to severely poor manufacturing of products, there was no operating misuse or abuse. Also other parts that have failed and have since been replaced are the: alternator, fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator and cooling system failures.”

“Dt: on 5/24/05 caller was driving at 40 MPH on level ground on the highway and the spare tire fell out from underneath the vehicle. The cable that holds the spare onto the vehicle broke and allowed spare to break away and fell onto the highway. The windshield wipers have caused many problems in the past as well. The wipers would start and stop unannounced and had to be repaired and the blinkers would come on and go off on their own. The consumer believed there was a general problem with the electrical system. The car was regularly maintained. …”

“Fuel pump on 97 Gmc replaced at cost of over $600. This is second fuel pump for Gmc Jimmy that I replaced...first at crawford Gmc in el paso, tx at cost of over $400 back in 1997. The design flaw of this fuel pump is that it is located inside the fuel tank and the gas acts as a cooling fluid for the pump...Gmc nor chevy ever mention that fuel tanks must be maintained at a minimum of 1/4 tank of gas or the pump will over heat & eventually fail...this item should be a recalled for poor design, faulty engineering, and potential for over-heating inside fuel tank! …”