Check Engine Light On Problems of GMC Jimmy

GMC Jimmy owners have reported 3 problems related to check engine light on (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Check Engine Light On problem of the 1996 GMC Jimmy

Failure Date: 05/05/2007

I was driving down I-65 going to work, 70 mph. I looked in my rear view mirror and notice a large amount of smoke coming from my 1995, GMC Jimmy, 104000 miles. I looked at my gauges and saw that I had no oil pressure and the check engine light was on. Fortunately I was right at an exit. I got off the interstate and stop at a gas station. All of these events happen in less than 5 minutes. When I go out I noticed engine oil on the outside of my vehicle, driver's side. I open the hood and checked the oil. No oil on the dip stick. Look under the vehicle and notice a large puddle of oil on the parking lot. I call a wrecker and had my truck towed to my mechanic's shop $85. Mechanic told me that one of the oil lines running to the filter and cooler had failed where the fitting is crimped to the line and that my engine was almost depleted of oil. My mechanic replaced the line and fill the vehicle back up with oil. He said it took over five minutes for the valves to quit rattling. The repair cost $212. We debated on whether to change the other set of lines. We decided to wait a few weeks to see if any damage to the vehicle shows up. I am out almost $300 to date, with another $250 repair waiting or a engine trashed from the first event. My after the fact web queries indicate that this is a common failure mode occurring in almost all jimmies and blazers. Why hasn't there been a recall on this problem? coated the highway and a parking lot with engine oil. Had I not seen the smoke I was headed for a catastrophic failure at 70 mph. I consider myself extremely lucky to have survived this incident. I' was very upset knowing that there many vehicles on the road every day that will have this problem sometime in the vehicle's life cycle.

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2 Check Engine Light On problem of the 2000 GMC Jimmy

Failure Date: 05/10/2004

While driving at 45 mph, the check engine light came on. The dealer examined the vehicle and claimed that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The consumer was driving at the same speed and all of the lights illuminated on the dash. The consumer pulled onto the shoulder and the vehicle was smoldering under the hood.

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3 Check Engine Light On problem of the 1996 GMC Jimmy

Failure Date: 08/26/2000

When towing my 3000lb travel trailer the engine will make pre-ignition noises and the check engine light comes on. Light will stay on for days afterward, then go off. Coolant was changed when I purchased it used because it was black. Within 25,000 miles it's black again.




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