1996 GMC JIMMY Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED.*JB

DURING A REPAIR OF A MAIN SEAL LEAK, MECHANIC REMOVED THE TRANSFER CASE AND DID NOT PUT ALL THE PARTS BACK TOGETHER, A SHORT WHILE LATER, CONSUMER NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND AFTER EXAMINATION FOUND THAT AN UNSECURED FUEL LINE HAD VIBRATED AGAINST THE PROTRUDING EDGE OF A BODY SUPPORT BRACE CAUSING IT TO SEVER AND LEAK, DEALER FOUND 2 SUPPORT BRACKETS MISSING AND 2 LARGE STEEL RODS MISSING THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN PREVENTING THE TRANSFER FROM CRACKING DURING EXTREME 4-WHEEL CONDITIONS, IF MECHANIC WOULD HAVE PUT ALL PARTS TOGETHER THIS INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL CAR COSTS AND COSTS OF REPAIRS. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING LEAK. *SLC

NEGELIGENCE DURING GMC FACTORY AUTHORIZED WARRANTY REPAIRS CAUSED SEVERAL PARTS NOT TO BE REPLACED. ABSENCE OF PARTS CAUSED SEVERING OF FUEL LINES. ATOMIZED FUEL SPRAYED ACROSS 2/3 OF UNDERCARRIAGE & WITHIN 6 INCHES TO 1 FOOT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL SMELL IS BEING RELEASED INTO CAB OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALL. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED FUEL LINE AT HIS EXPENSE. *SLC

FUEL SMELL IS BEING RELEASED INTO CAB OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALL. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED FUEL LINE AT HIS EXPENSE. *SLC

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT.*AK

I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE ENTIRE 1996 GMC- JIMMY SERIES MADE NEED TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE THE OWNER HAS TO MANY REPAIRS TO BE DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICES ENGINE LIGHT COMES VERY OFTEN TO INDICATE REPAIRS ON THE TRUCK AND THEIR ARE TO BE PROBLEMS WITH THIS 1996 JIMMY. I SUGGEST A TOTAL RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE AND THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. IT HAS A VERY BAD BRAKING SYSTEM ABS.*AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING BACKFIRING, HAVING TROUBLE STARTING IN COLD WEATHER, AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE, THE CONSUMER STATES SHE RECEIVED A RECALL ABOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM IN OCTOBER OF 99, HOWEVER THREW IT AWAY. (POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL) *SLC

METAL CHAFING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER HAS REPLACED INJECTOR /FUEL PUMP/OXYGEN SENSOR, AND PURGE VALVE, DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

FUEL TANK DOES NOT PRESSURIZE PROPERLY. SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ON.

DEFECT IN FUEL INJECTOR IS CAUSING ENGINE TO COMPLETLY DIE, LOSS OF BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING . DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR TWICE.GMC HAS STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STARTER, THE STARTER SOLENOID/THE ELECTRONIC BRAIN IN THE DASH/ THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STARTER, THE STARTER SOLENOID/THE ELECTRONIC BRAIN IN THE DASH/ THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL OUT. *AK

FUEL TANK FAILED, CAUSING LEAKAGE AT THE TOP OF TANK.

TANK FAILED CAUSING LEAKING AND FUMES.

FUEL INJECTOR DEFECTIVE.

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT REPLACED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

FUEL PRESSURE LINE CLIP BROKE TWICE, CAUSING GAS LEAK.

FUEL INJECTOR STICKS, CAUSING MISFIRE.

FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ON OCT. 26, 1996. SINCE THEN, THE GAS LEAKS OUT WHEN FILLING UP TANK. TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS UNDER RECALL AND TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK FUEL PUMP REPLACED UNDER RECALL, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER REPAIRS, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK , DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS A LOOSE GAS CAP, AGAIN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO STATED THE FILLER TUBE WAS SPLIT, REPAIRS WERE MADE, ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE FILLER TUBE HAD SPLIT AGAIN CAUSING GASOLONE TO LEAK, DEALER MADE REPAIR AGAIN, THAT SAME DAY IT LEAKED AGAIN AND THIS TIME DEALER STATED THAT TWO SENSOR TUBES WERE LEAKING, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. *SLC