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Old 10-25-2018, 06:17 AM
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I have a little problem with my 00 jimmy the voltage drop down when I shift to reverse its become 9 to 10 volt and become rough running but at D or N everything is OK.

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Do both reverse lights work? The neutral safety and back up light switches are the same component in your auto trans.
 
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Do both reverse lights work? The neutral safety and back up light switches are the same component in your auto trans.
yes both reverse lights work, I forget to inform that my car have dual electric fan for radiator and 2 more for ac condenser.
 
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There are 4 electric fans in your 2000 gmc jimmy? I'm sorry but if it's been altered that far from factory my long distance guessing may not be worth much.
 
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I still like the neutral safety/back up switch for causing the problem. It's possible that a broken one could kill your truck half to death when in reverse.
 
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Originally Posted by jimmy_for_ever View Post
Hi everybody

I have a little problem with my 00 jimmy the voltage drop down when I shift to reverse its become 9 to 10 volt and become rough running but at D or N everything is OK.

Thank you
Start with checking into Your underhood fuse box if none of the fuses has been altered.
It hardly makes sense You're having such a voltage drop and no fuse blowns or wires burned. That drop may be normal while cranking only. So either You have such a drop, because Your battery is dead (how is Your starter cranking btw? All good?) or You have some grounding connection problem. Check with a voltmeter connected directly to a battery if You have such a drop for real.

 
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Check the motor mounts too, in reverse the motor could be shifting and pinching a wire grounding it out - been there done that
 
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Check the motor mounts too, in reverse the motor could be shifting and pinching a wire grounding it out - been there done that
Thank you but motor mounts are new

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Start with checking into Your underhood fuse box if none of the fuses has been altered.
It hardly makes sense You're having such a voltage drop and no fuse blowns or wires burned. That drop may be normal while cranking only. So either You have such a drop, because Your battery is dead (how is Your starter cranking btw? All good?) or You have some grounding connection problem. Check with a voltmeter connected directly to a battery if You have such a drop for real.
Tomorrow I will check it thank you
 
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